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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: After a two-year hiatus of the marker program, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) will erect a new historical plaque to commemorate the 1786 Whiskey Riot. While the location is not yet known, the recognition highlights a significant chapter in Washington County ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheer: A new tourism report issued last week revealed a few things we already knew: Southwestern Pennsylvania offers plenty of things for visitors to see and do. The 2024 Pennsylvania Tourism Office report showed the overall economic impact for Fayette, Greene and Washington counties has ...

EDITORIAL: Charleroi deserves some answers

Much like the iconic Thunderbolt roller coaster at Pittsburgh’s Kennywood Park, the past year has been packed with stomach-dropping dips for the Charleroi community. The ride has been a bumpy one, rife with uncertainty and unfulfilled pledges, particularly for the 250-plus employees of the ...

EDITORIAL: Violence is never the answer

Political disagreements should never lead to physical violence. That seems an obvious thing to say, but the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is evidence that it must. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 when 22-year-old Tyler Robinson fired a single ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Cheers to Dustin Shoaf for beginning his high school football head coaching career by guiding Southmoreland to a perfect 4-0 start this season. It wasn't that long ago when Shoaf, one of the youngest coaches in the WPIAL at 24 years old, graced the cover of the Ãå±±½ûµØ Football ...

EDITORIAL: The burden rests with all of us

Renesmay Eutsey loved mermaids, unicorns and strawberry ice cream cones. She was a little girl with a radiant smile whose favorite colors were pink and purple. We don’t know much more about the 9-year-old with special needs whose tiny body – marred by suspected signs of abuse and frail ...