Stories from Tuesday, October 23, 2012

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN Usually, not always, the peace party wins. Gen. Sherman's burning of Atlanta and March to the Sea ensured Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864. William McKinley, with his triumph over Spain and determination to pacify and hold the Philippines, easily held off William Jennings Bryan in 1900...

By OLIVER NORTH HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- "Don't either of them even know we're still fighting over here?" That question was posed by one of the U.S. Marines with whom we have been keeping company in southwestern Afghanistan. His query followed this week's presidential debate at Hofstra University, during which the word "Afghanistan" was uttered only once during the 90-minute exchange between the two men bidding to be commander in chief...

By REG HENRY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette To those nauseated by an unremitting diet of politics, today's column is designed as an antacid. It is a so-so column that only mentions politics in passing and then in a non-partisan fashion. Wow! Really? Really. It is about how the language we speak is forever changing with nuances nudging comprehension in unexpected directions...

The 5th and 6th Grade Center has named the September Students of the Month. Representing the sixth grade are: Christian Gloyd, son of Robert and Alleesha Gloyd, was nominated by Ms. Badgley who said: "Christian is an excellent citizen and takes pride in the work he does in class...

The Butler County Genealogy Society met Sept. 27 at the home of Earl and Mary Pennington with 17 members and guests attending. Mr. and Mrs. Pennington shared the history of their home with members as they led them on a tour of the historic home, which is about 150 years old and originally was the Sparkman family home. The Sparkmans were early settlers in the county...