We鈥檝e joked in the newsroom that folks from our neck of the woods are frequently connected to major news stories or events. We're adding the origin of Father鈥檚 Day to the list. Here's why. The first known tribute to honor dads arose out of the worst coal mining disaster in U.S. history ...
Everyone has a story. We started sharing some of them on Monday as part of 鈥淢y American Story,鈥� the newspaper鈥檚 monthlong series launched to celebrate America鈥檚 250th birthday. The daily series was conceived as a way to pay tribute to our wonderfully diverse Western Pennsylvania ...
As another school year comes to a close, we wanted to offer some words of wisdom to our new high school and college graduates. We looked to a few notable keynote commencement addresses for inspiration. Some are poignant, others, irreverent, but all are memorable. 鈥� From the late Steve Jobs ...
Rocky Bleier said it well last year on Memorial Day. 鈥淭his day is meant to be a time for reflection or contemplation more than celebration,鈥� he told the crowd assembled for the annual tribute to the members of the armed forces buried at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Cecil ...
This morning, moms everywhere are waking to breakfast in bed, and, hopefully, being shown how much they are loved and appreciated by their families. And we owe it all to Anna Jarvis. Anna advocated relentlessly for the national holiday on the second Sunday in May to honor the legacy of her ...
The colorful packaging bears trippy names like ZaZa, Neptune鈥檚 Fix, Pegasus and Purple Magic. Sold as an elixir or in pill form, the products promise feelings of 鈥渆uphoria,鈥� 鈥渉appiness鈥� and 鈥渂liss,鈥� and are marketed to grab the attention 鈥� and cash 鈥� of young and old ...
