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Don’t let your guard down against COVID

COVID-19 vaccines and newly developed treatment options have made significant inroads into defeating this health enemy.When that victory might happen is unclear, but hope is now discernible amid what was overwhelming despair, particularly during the spring and summer of 2020.But there is new ...

If you’ve driven past a child care facility in recent weeks, it’s likely you’ve seen “Help Wanted” signs outside.And it’s likely the same if you travel past a nursing home.There’s a lot dividing Americans, but everyone should be able to agree that young children need quality care ...

State should help brewers diversify, expand

Gov. Gifford Pinchot – who was a visionary in other respects – disagreed with Prohibition’s repeal in 1933. He devised a system making it difficult to buy alcoholic beverages, and the commonwealth has had a long, torturous journey toward consumer choice that characterizes the rest of the ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The Sheepskin Trail in Fayette County continues to expand, with the newest part opened earlier this month. The 1.4-mile stretch runs from Point Marion to Springhill Township’s Nilan community, and expands the Sheepskin to 34 miles. There is ...

Pennsylvania needs to test schools for radon

Radon could be almost anywhere.You can’t see it like smoke. It is colorless and transparent. You can’t smell it like a gas leak. It gives off no telltale scent. You can’t feel it in the air like the moisture of a foggy day. It is as stealthy as it is dangerous.And it is definitely a ...

Earlier this week, the <em>Observer-Reporter</em> in Washington reported on the large number of people who turn up at LeMoyne Community Center in the city on the second Saturday of every month for food distribution that is carried out in a partnership with the ...