Given the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission鈥檚 history of cost and corruption, it鈥檚 not easy for another government body to make it look good. But the state Legislature has risen to the challenge.The commission announced recently that, in January, it will raise turnpike tolls for the 16th ...
In May 2022, state Sen. Doug Mastriano secured the Republican nomination for governor with 44% of the vote, beating by more than 2-to-1 his closest challenger, former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta.It was an impressive victory for Mastriano, but the fact that he received 44% of the vote means that 56% ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> Fair season in the region officially kicked off last week with the start of the Jacktown Fair in Greene County and continued Thursday with the start of the Fayette County event. From now until the West Alexander Fair wraps up on Sept. 9, area ...
The idea of being sent to the principal鈥檚 office has caused chills to go up the spine of many a student over the years. No one wants to go to there.It turns out, according to a newly released Penn State study, that as much as students don鈥檛 want to be in the principal鈥檚 office, a number ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> Those of us who feel like we鈥檝e fulfilled our daily requirement for exercise by taking a brisk, hour-long walk in the morning can only feel a sense of admiration toward the Beaver County Boy Scouts, who recently hiked 100 miles to get to ...
Some young people are unhappy about men and women returning to the workforce after years, months 鈥� or even days 鈥� of retirement.When asking a formerly retired individual why he or she decided to give up on a less-demanding, presumably less-stressful life, the questioner often remarks that, ...
