Conemaugh Hospital Some members of Congress are attempting to improve the American health care system by eliminating ownership of hospitals and nursing homes by organizations that they believe have been destroying the system. This would have a tremendous impact in the state of Pennsylvania, including in Johnstown, Pa., where the sole hospital was taken over more than a decade ago by a group financed through a private equity firm. Questions about the future of this organization have abounded...

The United States made tremendous sacrifices during World War II, and without them, the world could have been under the control of two authoritarian despots named Hitler and Hirohito. However, arriving there was a treacherous road. The country had been dominated by isolationists in the 1930s, men like Charles Lindbergh and Father Charles Coughlin who were opposed to any kind of action in foreign wars. Coughlin was a Catholic priest with a tremendous national radio following who had worked...

The Birthrighter: “A Golden Generation” of US Soccer”? First, I have to make an admission. I have never watched a World Cup game in my 79-year history. I played it as a youngster at a summer camp in Pennsylvania and enjoyed it, but I know none of the rules — except for the red card. I realize that it is played with a round ball and you have to kick it through a goal. That is the depth of my knowledge. However, with the interest in the World Cup, I thought that maybe I should learn a little...