As we wish for our own family and friends we wish for our dear readers: Be safe and be smart, please, whether on the roads amid the season’s first storm, or in the coming days during hunting season here in Pennsylvania. No, you should not drive your normal speed when there’s ice and ...
One hundred years ago yesterday, the conflict many hoped was “the war to end wars” drew to a close. For decades, Nov. 11 each year was observed as Armistice Day. Now, we know it as Veterans Day, honoring those among us who have served at any time in the armed forces. Though the last ...
It really is a question about how much children mean to us. Are they precious enough for us to pay just a little bit of attention while we are driving? Not for some people. We doubt there is a school bus driver in our area who has not watched in shock, fear and anger as motorists ignored ...
Election day falls just before the people of this country turn their attention to another important day this month — Veterans Day, Nov. 11. In the event you’ve never really connected the dots, there is a very strong correlation between the two. Veterans Day is a time to not only ...
In what has become far too commonplace in our country, another mass shooting occurred last weekend — this time, here in Pennsylvania — as a man obviously filled with hate rampaged through the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, killing 11 and injuring several ...
We’re heading into winter, time again to remind everyone about fire safety as people light up the stoves and fireplaces. Seven times each day, someone in the United States dies in a home fire. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, cooking fires account for 47 percent of ...
Orange, yellow, red — or brown? Many of us look forward to the turning of the leaves every year. It’s a sign...possibly THE sign...of fall and all it represents, as well as a simultaneous invitation and warning that, as some say, “Winter is Coming.” But what governs the vibrancy — ...
As the end of October creeps closer, so, too, do trick-or-treat nights for local children. How many who are now adults remember the excitement that came with putting on that Halloween costume and canvassing the neighborhood knowing you’d return home with a sack or bucket so full of candy ...
We want you to consider which of these options should be required for high school students in Pennsylvania to graduate: 5 Meet a state Education Department-driven composite score on three exams, but require students to achieve a proficient score on at least one exam and at least a basic score ...
People of the 76th House Legislative District — our region — are fortunate to have two young people step forward to seek election to serve them in the Pennsylvania State Legislature. We’re talking about Michael Hanna Jr. and Stephanie Borowicz. We take the glass-half-full approach by ...
Unless the FBI uncovers facts to back up allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, members of the U.S. Senate should vote to confirm him. The situation is that simple. Senate Democrats who oppose Kavanaugh have perfected the art of the moving target. First, they insisted ...
Someone please explain how the U.S. Supreme Court can support a ruling that “dark money” groups must disclose the identities of some anonymous donors, when in 2010, the high court ruled in the infamous case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission that tax-exempt “dark money” ...
Give people something they like (but don’t need) and they’ll want more ... and more. We use that adage to describe the trend, i.e. the growing addiction taking place nationally with e-cigarettes. As we reported recently, federal law precludes the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under ...
here he was, standing on the sidewalk outside of a local business. He had a broom in one hand, and a garbage bag tied to the same hand. He was in full work uniform. It was late morning during a weekday. His obvious job? Sweep up litter around the business, which is one of the busiest ...
We are honored to host a “Time Out” (RSVP) open house this evening in partnership with the Clinton County Economic Partnership. We appreciate the consideration we get from our readers as we work to earn their respect and trust. We greatly value the business we receive from and our ...
It’s hard to believe it has been this long already, but 17 years ago today — on Sept. 11, 2001 — our nation suffered a terrorist attack on a scale unprecedented in our history. Thousands of Americans and citizens of other countries died when hijackers flew commercial airliners into each ...
Suffice to say, our area has dodged flooding this summer in the face of incessant rainfall. Our neighbors to the east have suffered. Who’s next? Maybe ... as rain started Saturday here and hasn’t ended .. yet. This so-called summer, with its way-above-normal rainfall, suggests that ...
We hear a lot about unemployment rates, the gross domestic product, business inventories and a variety of other economic indicators. But among the most interesting are productivity reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In essence, productivity data compares the value of goods ...
We believe it’s safe to say area public school districts are learning a lesson from the overly wet summer. Schools all over Pennsylvania have delayed the start of school or suspended classes because of excess moisture causing mold. The latest in our area is Keystone Central, where ...
Labor Day Weekend gives Americans across the country a three-day weekend to rest, travel and celebrate our freedom to labor. Our jobs increased by two million people in 2017 and have continued to climb in 2018. Hourly wages have seen gains and the stock market has seen twenty months of ...