This weekend we mark the Labor Day holiday. Its roots go back to Sept. 5, 1882, when Peter J. McGuire loosely organized a march in New York City to honor and call attention to the laborers and unions who were building this country in the Industrial Age. Some 10,000 workers took unpaid leave to ...
Imagine sitting at an outdoor concert, enjoying the evening鈥檚 warm summer breeze, your attention fixed on the musical act performing on stage. Your favorite artist starts the second song of his set, and you begin to sing along. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an object is hurled in your ...
Cheers: A big shout-out is extended to Dr. Charles Machesky, who has retired after spending 50 years as an educator and administrator in the Uniontown Area School District. 鈥淚t was a productive and fulfilling career,鈥� he told the newspaper earlier this week. 鈥淏ut I鈥檝e started to slow ...
Pennsylvania drivers deserve better from their Turnpike Commission. While families struggle with 17 consecutive years of toll increases and rising costs of living, the commission recently approved $367,107 in raises for top executives, including an $86,000 increase for CEO Mark Compton, ...
After watching the very hyped summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin recently, the spectacle reminded me of a country song from long ago. There we had the president of the United States welcoming an international war criminal and murderous dictator to our country for an opportunity ...
Local pharmacies need help You may have heard a lot about the pharmacy closures that have hit our area hard. Spotlight PA did a great article a few weeks ago highlighting many of the challenges. We have had a tremendous influx of new patients. Unfortunately, we could not help many due to the ...
