Gas prices, war in the Mideast, yo-yoing stock market got you down? You might benefit from a little 鈥渇orest bathing.鈥� The Japanese wellness practice has nothing to do with showering in the woods but is intended to provide a digital detox, an opportunity to disengage from urban trappings ...
Everybody has a story. Had it not been for his great-niece, we couldn鈥檛 have shared the one about Jimmy Rasel in last Sunday鈥檚 newspaper. The 79-year-old Lone Pine man was beloved to all who met him, and Amanda McWreath knew it would resonate with readers. And not because he achieved ...
As we march ever closer toward a cashless society, the time is now to ramp up security at the checkout. Credit card fraud is on the rise and the most common form of identity theft. The statistics are staggering 鈥� and somewhat surprising: 鈥� 63% of U.S. credit card holders have been ...
There鈥檚 good news and bad news on the measles front. First, the good news: Of the 12 confirmed cases of measles in Pennsylvania, none, thankfully, were in Washington, Greene or Fayette counties. Now for the bad: It鈥檚 only a matter of time before the highly contagious, once-eradicated ...
In the midst of this Lenten season, many in our area abstain from meat on Fridays. A number of groups offer fish fries as a way for Catholics to adhere to that religious obligation, though many others enjoy attending them. Among the many groups that prepare and sell fish sandwiches, pierogies, ...
Kudos to the Washington County commissioners. In a rare unanimous vote on a major decision by the politically divided three-person board, the commissioners have appointed a committee of seven community members to decide which programs should be subsidized with the county鈥檚 share of the ...