As I approach an age that is significantly older than dirt, I realized that even though I know more about everything, I actually know a lot less about anything. When I was younger, I thought wisdom would be the reward for staying alive this long. Instead, it feels more like a flickering ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
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My wife has a cold. That鈥檚 not normal. Here鈥檚 the worst part, it is a 鈥淣ick cold.鈥� You know, the kind where I usually try to dislodge a lung and crack a few ribs before it finally clears up. But, since this is about me, here鈥檚 where things got miserable. She asked me to go shopping. I ...
Parents and others concerned about educational outcomes and the rising generation may want to take a look at the Belle Vernon School District. A national survey released Wednesday suggests the district is doing something right while many others are not. According to the Educational Opportunity ...
There is something quietly powerful that happens 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in your community. Every day, hundreds of people walk through the doors of your local hospital and step into a calling that has defined this community for generations. They show up to take care of their neighbors. ...
