Column: an ode to 2011

The year that was in verse, for better or worse By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com One year and several pounds ago you were sitting somewhere with your friends eagerly anticipating the arrival of midnight. You remembered that ushering in the New Year is a time of renewal: reshaping of the mind, body, and spirit in a monumental effort to improve yourself or your world in some...

It appears the joke is on us

New Congressional districts slice and dice area, make 2012 elections kind of pointless By Mike McGann, Editor, CoatesvilleTimes.com In case you missed it, the final phase of the 2012 Congressional elections are going to be held next week. And the results, it appears, are already in. Turn out, considering it was such a key election in Pennsylvania, was surprisingly light. Less than 300 votes, as it...

Column: Is Rock Dead?

Bad Karma, Part 3 By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com If you’re like me then you have hard time finding the right dress slacks. But if you’re like me you’re also moved by the awesome, face-melting power that is Rock and Roll. The very thought of it conjures up images of long haired barbarians in leather pants, shredding furiously upon their axes to appease the Rock gods...

Column: Tweet this

Or, how technology is wiping out our ability to communicate like humans By P.J. D’Annunzio, Staff Writer, CoatesvilleTimes.com Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not here to be your friend. That is unless you want to Facebook me…yeah that’s okay. Or maybe Google Plus; I hear that’s a good one too. You’ll just have to get your request in before I post my daily Twitter feed. I do it every...