Pennsylvania

dusty trails

(174 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 04:01 PM Jul 2013

Looking back at PA from a distance [View all]

I grew up in PA in the 50's and 60's.
Life, jobs, and my road in life took me away.
I love the state and thought of retiring there; but my health and physical condition made me move to
where the weather was more palatable....New Mexico. Milder winters and low humidity.

It saddens me to see how the downtown of New Kensington (where I graduated high school in '64)
has become mostly a ghost town; and to see how the tea party GOP has taken over the state.

In my day (I'm old enough I can say that now), we had a GOP Governor - Bill Scranton.
Today he'd be called a RINO.

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Looking back at PA from a distance [View all] dusty trails Jul 2013 OP

I think the same about Ohio. I left the state in 1977 and seeing where sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #1

It really is a shame about New Ken. blue neen Jul 2013 #2

I live near Jeannette and ebbie15644 Jul 2013 #3

I hear ya! blue neen Jul 2013 #5

A couple pieces ebbie15644 Jul 2013 #7

People always refer to the steel mills when talking of the industry in western PA, blue neen Jul 2013 #8

I know I loved to go to the factory store! We were very poor ebbie15644 Jul 2013 #9

Citizens General Hospital, a large employer, closed. dusty trails Jul 2013 #4

Small world, huh? blue neen Jul 2013 #6

Herman's Chocolates! dusty trails Jul 2013 #13

Herman's Chocolates Pattijune Sep 2013 #17

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #18

Looking at a distance is better Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #10

Having four seasons is so nice! I would miss it. ebbie15644 Jul 2013 #11

Not me....I hate winter. Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #12

"...all the trees and green" dusty trails Jul 2013 #14

Yep, we have too much humidity. Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #15

The Lehigh Valley has changed for the worse Number9Dream Jul 2013 #16