Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
Every time we lace ’em up and hit the road, there’s a decision we have to make before we step out the door:...
In June of 1859, John Brown secretly arrived in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was already a polarizing national figure, wanted for multiple murders...
I didn’t expect the house to be so quiet. I knew it would be a little strange, but this is almost cacophonous in...
You’ll have to excuse Kirk Herbstreit. His not-so-well-thought-out rant on eliminating college football bowl games now that the College Football Playoff has expanded...
Sylvester Snyder lived 99 productive years with intent eyes focused on Waynesboro. The mechanical engineer turned hobbyist photographer compiled an outstanding body of...
I see you. Yes, you. The person who puts the food out for me every night. The person who somehow, through human wizardry,...
My year in running, as the kids say, was kind of just mid. Don’t get me wrong, there was nothing wrong with my...
In the middle 1600s, when the British Crown was handing out land grants in North America, the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the...
In the middle 1600s, when the British Crown was handing out land grants in North America, the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the...
You gave up on him. Turned him away like he was nothing. They tell me he was covered in urine and fleas when...