<strong>Cheers:</strong> Nearly 1,100 donors supported Fayette Gives this year, raising $575,516 for 88 local nonprofits. The outpouring of donations during the Community Foundation of Fayette County鈥檚 12-hour day-of-giving event is a heartwarming reminder of how ...
Musicians regularly oil their instruments鈥� valves to reduce friction and ease play 鈥� much as private interests regularly oil some state politicians for roughly the same reason.Even Pennsylvanians who don鈥檛 know the difference between brass and woodwinds are wise to invest, through the ...
There鈥檚 a desert on our doorstep.Of course, it鈥檚 not the desert where you would find lots of sand, snakes or cacti. What we鈥檙e talking about is a 鈥渕aternal care desert,鈥� where women of childbearing age do not have nearby access to obstetric care, birth centers, certified midwives or ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> There are precious few animal shelters or rescues in Fayette County, so it was exciting to hear that county officials plan to reform the board and again open the Fayette County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The shelter ...
Susan B. Anthony once said, 鈥淪omeone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.鈥滱nthony fought for the right of women to vote in the 19th century, and didn鈥檛 live long enough to see that right guaranteed across the United States in 1920. The expansion of voting rights across two-and-a-half ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> The recent passage of a bill aimed at protecting those who drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should bring drivers a bit of relief. Passed by the state House and state Senate, the bill forces the state鈥檚 Turnpike Commission to notify ...
