A caravan from America 250 PA celebrating the country鈥檚 semiquincentennial this year is swinging through southwestern Pennsylvania this weekend to kickoff a patriotic party. Members from the legislatively-created organization tasked with promoting the 250th anniversary of independence are ...
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. HARRISBURG 鈥� Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the ...
Jessica and Pedro Espitia first met 24 years ago when they were taking their trash to the dumpster at the Rolling Rock Motel in Duncansville, where they were both living 鈥� she with her infant daughter, he as a drywall hanger and finisher working in the building. Not long after, as they sat ...
Last week鈥檚 reversal of cuts to a federal organization behind miner safety programs drew praise from labor leaders. About 1,000 employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 鈥� representing about 90% of the agency鈥檚 workforce 鈥� were placed on administrative ...
Pastor Dennis Stich stood at the front of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday afternoon and asked, 鈥淗ow many of you have heard of Claudette Colvin?鈥� A few people raised their hands. 鈥淗ow many have heard of Rosa Parks?" asked Stitch, pastor of First Christian ...
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