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Schools grapple with chronic absenteeism

Albert Gallatin Area School District Superintendent Christopher Pegg knows what happens when students miss class. “Students who are chronically absent are always playing catchup. They are not receiving in-person classroom instruction and support, and it becomes difficult for those students ...

Leaders object to mine safety cuts

By Garrett Neese newsroom@heraldstandard.com Cuts to mining safety oversight and research, most recently Tuesday’s cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, drew criticism from mine workers and local officials. The NIOSH layoffs, expected to reduce the size of ...

Savage Capitalism vs. Social Democracy

Capitalism recognizes individual effort, private ownership, and the pursuit of financial independence through hard work, innovation and competition. Unregulated savage capitalism prioritizes profit over social well-being. A ...

Pothole pains: Crews take to streets to begin patching

As winter turns to spring, back to winter and into spring again, it is prime time for potholes to begin forming on local roadways. The state Department of Transportation’s District 12 will spend more than $1.8 million and use about 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across Washington, ...

Bridge replacement begins in Monongahela Twp.

Crews began work Monday on replacing a 95-year-old bridge over Whiteley Creek on Route 88 in Greene County. Daily short-term single-lane restrictions are in place on either side of the bridge in Monongahela Township, between Sigsbee Road and Fifth Street. Precautions will include flagging, ...