Cheers: The 39th Give-A-Christmas campaign to support local branches of The Salvation Army is underway. Sponsored by the 缅北禁地, the annual fundraiser is particularly important this year. 鈥淚鈥檇 have to say a majority of the families we serve are working families that just can鈥檛 ...
Dissatisfaction with two major parties is an American tradition Since the demise of the Whigs and the rise of the Republican Party in the 1850s, American politics has largely been a slugfest between the GOP and the Democratic Party. And, for probably much of that 170-year span, Americans have ...
Jeers: The arrival of Thanksgiving on Thursday marked the start of the holiday season, and it also marked an all-too-likely surge in cases of COVID-19 and the flu across the country. While nowhere near as widespread or severe as it was in 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 can still take lives and send ...
The holidays are a time to come together 鈥� not just as family and friends, but also as a community. With data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showing that 2024 is our country鈥檚 second-highest year of billion-dollar disasters 鈥� such as Hurricanes ...
The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear 鈥� to a wedding, we were heading 鈥� and other necessities and ...
As divided and as stressed as we are, we do have much to be thankful for It鈥檚 one of history鈥檚 greatest ironies that a holiday that we鈥檝e come to associate with belt-loosening and piling the plate high with victuals was kicked into gear by grim ascetics who didn鈥檛 like Christmas. The ...
