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Teachers have become easy prey for criticism among those claiming today’s classrooms represent a liberal free-for-all.Much of that noise comes from those who digest an overabundance of division from their media of choice, but haven’t set foot in a classroom in years.There is no doubt, ...

Electoral College should be abolished

Perhaps you’ve heard that a presidential election is coming up next year.Odds are, we’ll be seeing quite a bit of whoever the Democrats or the Republicans put forward. One or both candidates might very well make a stop in Washington, Pa.We can safely predict, however, that neither of the ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to Frazier senior Nixen Erdely for winning the WPIAL Class AA Individual Golf Championship by rallying on the final three holes to shoot a 1-under 70 and overtake Quaker Valley’s Ethan Dai on Monday. Erdely trailed by two strokes ...

The more people vote, the more votes count.It shouldn’t matter what party someone joins. It shouldn’t matter whether someone picks no party at all. Ideally, everyone would cast a ballot. Everyone would have their say.That should be a point on which everyone agrees. But there are no points ...

When the news came in February that Jimmy Carter was entering hospice care, it was widely assumed that the announcement of his death would be coming within days, maybe even hours. A recent story in The New York Times noted that some members of Carter’s family made the same assumption.And, ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to Brownsville’s football team for snapping a 33-game losing streak, which was the longest among WPIAL-area teams. The Falcons defeated Carrick 36-30 in overtime at George K. Cupples Stadium last Friday afternoon. The Falcons trailed ...