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Cheers and Jeers

Jeers: Librarians across Pennsylvania have been on tenterhooks in recent weeks as state funds for libraries have been held up due to wrangling between lawmakers in Harrisburg. A “code bill” that would allow the money to be dispersed has not been approved because the House and Senate are ...

Veterans deserve proper burial

Later this month, the cremated remains of four veterans whose bodies were unclaimed when they died will be buried at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies near the border of Washington and Allegheny counties. This is happening due to the efforts of volunteers who are working to make sure ...

Cheers and Jeers

Cheers: Cheers to the Belle Vernon football team for winning a second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA championship and its third district title overall. The Leopards defeated Avonworth, 26-0, at Acrisure Stadium last Friday, the same team they beat in last year's WPIAL final, 24-7. While the ...

Officials in Greene County are looking for a new elections director, and it’s become an all-too-familiar task. The latest elections director, Eric Finch, lasted in the job for just a month. During that brief time, his office had to deal with the fallout of mistake-riddled ballots being sent ...

It wasn’t that long ago that the distinctive odor of cigarette smoke – and the way it would burn the throats of nonsmokers – was an everyday part of life. People smoked in restaurants. They smoked on planes. They smoked at concerts of all types. They smoked at shopping centers. They even ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to the California Area High School football team for earning its first WPIAL playoff victory since 2017. The Trojans, behind the strong running of seniors Jake Layhue and Spencer Petrucci, demolished Jeannette, 44-6, last week to ...