top of page


Aug. 9, 1974: “It’s Nixon Resignation Day! Remember when we thought nobody could ever be worse?"
… “which, my fellow Americans, is frightening”” In 1974, I had left a job in which I had seen a number of Watergate criminals enter the...
hughconrad52
Aug 12, 20214 min read


Outrage: Americans pay the highest price for drugs and seniors want change
“Seniors Would Cross Party Lines to Vote for Candidates Who Support Medicare Drug Price Negotiation” … have to break the ties of Big...
hughconrad52
Aug 11, 20213 min read


My ambitious Summer Reading List 2021 has suffered from two joyous additions to my life
I have planned on doing a great deal of reading this summer, but that ended in June for two reasons: My return to teaching and a joyous...
hughconrad52
Aug 9, 20212 min read


Did Penn State’s expansion of its branch campuses lead to the destruction of the state universities?
… PSU says no, some experts say yes The truth is that for students looking for the best bargain for a college education in Pennsylvania,...
hughconrad52
Aug 8, 20214 min read


RIP: Former St. Francis Red Flash football player Kevin Grodzki exemplified class and dignity
... A class act wherever he went, and he rose quickly in the corporate world after showing tenacity and grit on the football field....
hughconrad52
Aug 7, 20214 min read


Biden created almost 1,000,000 new jobs in July, but anti-vaxxers are trying to destroy the recovery
… created 2.4 million jobs over three months As President Joe Biden strode to the podium in the White House on Friday, many expected him...
hughconrad52
Aug 7, 20214 min read


My trip to Pa. resulted in losing 11 Covid-induced pounds since May, and swimming was the key
… back to my high school weight Numbers do not lie, so when the scale on Tuesday read a tad over 175 pounds, I was ecstatic. Those 11...
hughconrad52
Aug 6, 20211 min read


My former PSU classmate Richard Trumka, was a former coal miner who fought hard for them
… fierce advocate for unions and blue-collar workers In my first conversation with Richard Trumka in 1971, we bonded for one reason: He...
hughconrad52
Aug 5, 20214 min read


Question for TSA-Johnstown: Was it really necessary to go through the bag of a 74-year-old white guy
… justifying their jobs? When I returned from a long, arduous trip of approximately 928 miles that took me more than 15 hours, I just...
hughconrad52
Aug 5, 20213 min read


Democrats will force Cuomo out for sexual harassment after scathing report
… his denials sound like Donald Trump The report released today about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is devastating, illustrating that the...
hughconrad52
Aug 3, 20213 min read


Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland, and Al Gore had strong cases for arguing election unfairness
… Trump actually has no case The United States’ system for electing presidents is unusual and often unfair, but it has usually been right...
hughconrad52
Aug 1, 20215 min read
“TV as Birth Control”? Some researchers found some astounding numbers
How to defuse the population bomb: Provide people with a steady diet of soap operas and reality TV shows that depict modern, urban...
hughconrad52
Jul 29, 20213 min read
This day in history, July 27, 1974
This day in history: July 27, 1974 House begins impeachment of Richard Nixon This was the impeachment that never was — though it could...
hughconrad52
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Color me skeptical, Ben! “Steelers maintain Super Bowl expectations despite turnover”
Perhaps it is because I still remember the first quarter of that playoff game earlier this year when the supposedly lowly-Browns were...
hughconrad52
Jul 26, 20212 min read


Melatonin can help prevent Covid-19
Cleveland Clinic: Use of melatonin may help prevent Covid-19 Photo … an interesting finding Melatonin is something that each of us has...
hughconrad52
Jul 26, 20212 min read
Goodbye, Big Brother Google
Well, Big Brother Google locked my blogs on blogspot. They claim it is not something I wrote, but that I violated their terms of...
hughconrad52
Jul 25, 20211 min read


hughconrad52
Jul 21, 20210 min read
bottom of page