There’s 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’s 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, ...
I am sure that Lady Liberty is hanging her head in shame. Our country, this beautiful land of the free, is sinking slowly into autocracy. This is not what our Founding Fathers envisioned when they wrote the U.S. Constitution. The present administration needs an education as to what is in the ...
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’s share of the ...
The statistics are somewhat startling. Teens receive as many as 237 notifications on their smartphones daily and spend close to eight hours a day on screens, with an average of 1 1/2 of those hours during the school day. Let that sink in for a moment. Now, imagine the frustration of the ...
Some days, it seems like all we hear is news of death, destruction and divisiveness. Amongst those grim stories, however, there are also ones of hope and help - especially in our communities. Over the several weeks, fires have ravaged the homes of individuals and families in Washington, ...