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  • No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Homestead Strike

    No Strikes for Mr. Donner — The Homestead Strike

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    Andy McPhee

    Pertinent History, William Donner
    December 3, 2020

    William Donner, the founder of Donora, never liked unions. He was a businessman seeking ever-increasing profits, and unions tended to cut into them. Donner had grown into his wealth during a time of…

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  • Blasts (Furnaces) From the Past

    Blasts (Furnaces) From the Past

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History
    November 28, 2020

    Who was Opechancanough, and what did he have to do with blast furnaces in Donora?

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  • Founder of Donora Biked ‘High’

    Founder of Donora Biked ‘High’

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 24, 2020

    Who was Prince Wells, and how did he get the great William Donner so blinkin’ high? William Henry Donner, founder of Donora, was an astute, no-nonsense businessman. He became business partners with some of the wealthiest men in history, including Henry Clay Frick and the Mellon brothers, Andrew and Thomas, owners of US Steel. He…

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  • The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 2: Donner Vertically Integrates Donora Mills

    The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 2: Donner Vertically Integrates Donora Mills

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    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 23, 2020

    The second part of two posts linking Donora’s founder with the industrial titan Andrew Carnegie.

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  • The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 1: Frick Shows Carnegie Value of Vertical Integration

    The Carnegie-Donora Connection, Part 1: Frick Shows Carnegie Value of Vertical Integration

    By

    Andy McPhee

    Donora History, William Donner
    November 18, 2020

    William Henry Donner, founder of Donora, was never a titan in the mold of Rockefeller, Carnegie, or the Mellon brothers were, but he learned a great deal from them all. Including how to build his mills in Donora.

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  • Should Chadwick Boseman Have Worked During His Cancer Treatment?

    Should Chadwick Boseman Have Worked During His Cancer Treatment?

    By

    Andy McPhee

    Just Me
    September 3, 2020

    Could he have survived if he hadn’t worked so hard?

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  • I’m Not Dead Yet!

    I’m Not Dead Yet!

    By

    Andy McPhee

    Just Me
    August 26, 2020

    Once a great while it happens that death can fool even experienced healthcare professionals. It did me, certainly.

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  • The Pain of Dying Alone

    The Pain of Dying Alone

    By

    Andy McPhee

    Donora Death Fog, Just Me
    March 24, 2020

    One of the saddest days of my nursing career happened when I made shift rounds and found that an elderly patient was in the throes of death, alone. I didn’t know him, but I stayed with him until his final breath. No one should have to die alone. But with COVID-19, they are and will…

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  • Writing in the Time of Coronavirus

    Writing in the Time of Coronavirus

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    Andy McPhee

    Just Me, Writing
    March 19, 2020

    My writing life hasn’t changed while I’m in social isolation, but my mind sure has.

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  • Was There a 21st Victim of the Donora Death Fog?

    Was There a 21st Victim of the Donora Death Fog?

    By

    Andy McPhee

    Donora Death Fog, Donora Smog Event
    February 12, 2020

    I thought I had determined the final count of victims from the Donora Death Fog. I was wrong.

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