It鈥檚 time for state lawmakers to expand a program that would keep the records of formerly incarcerated people out of public view.For too many Pennsylvanians, a criminal record from decades ago can be the primary obstacle separating them from a job, a livelihood, and a chance at a fresh ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> A sports-centered program implemented by Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern Pennsylvania has become a new way to coach young women about the importance of healthy relationships. Coaching Girls Beyond the Game has been adopted at ...
Anyone old enough to recall the devastation wreaked by Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972 can appreciate flood-control efforts that were undertaken in the aftermath of that wide-scale weather calamity.Similarly, people who experienced fear and/or destruction from this month鈥檚 heavy, persistent ...
The horrific mistreatment meted out to Native Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries has been well-chronicled, whether through a long list of broken treaties, forced relocation and even the killing of buffalo as a means of starvation and submission.Perhaps less well-known, however, is the way ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> A new acting troupe has taken root in Greene County. The Carriage House Players, headed by Bret Moore, are bringing community theater back to the county. Inspired by the Carriage House space in the Denny House in Waynesburg, the former ...
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision, not yet final, that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling recognizing abortion rights for women, will continue to dominate the nation鈥檚 attention for months, if not years.Within hours after the decision was leaked, certainty already was cemented in ...
