People who don鈥檛 know Pennsylvania can be forgiven for associating it primarily with its big, vibrant cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Those areas are indeed economic engines and cultural hubs.But Penn鈥檚 Woods, the state鈥檚 vast outdoor resources, still are fundamental to the ...
Pennsylvania is the second-largest producer of natural gas in the nation, with Texas out in front.Texas and Pennsylvania are, unfortunately, ranked first and second in another area: the number of challenges made to library books.According to a report released this month by the American Library ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to Barry Couser and Judi Wyndroski, who have turned their morning strolls through Belle Vernon Cemetery in North Belle Vernon into a quest to honor military veterans. A month or so ago, Couser noticed a damaged flag on one of the graves ...
In approving the new state budget, lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro took a pass on complying with the historic Commonwealth Court decision earlier this year, which found that the government鈥檚 distribution of education funding shortchanges poorer districts and is unconstitutional.The 15-member ...
Once upon a time, life was pretty quiet in Pennsylvania on Sundays.This was mostly the result of so-called 鈥渂lue laws鈥� that prohibited many different types of activity on Sunday so that people could rest and turn their attention to religious observance. The first of the commonwealth鈥檚 ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> With school back in session and colder weather looming over the horizon, that means that the number of respiratory illnesses circulating is bound to increase 鈥� including COVID-19. While the pandemic has largely passed, people are still ...
