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Opioid settlement committee long overdue

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 ...

A generous example

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, ...

Exercise caution as temperatures rise

Southwestern Pennsylvanians survived the noteworthy snowstorm that passed across the region last month. And, while meteorologists warned of additional snow heading into this weekend, the severity of the storm and resulting accumulation were nowhere near what we had Jan. 24-25. Given the frigid ...

Sunshine Law issue needs resolved soon

An article published earlier this month by Center Square began with two paragraphs that are deserving of elaboration. First, the paragraphs in question: — “In December, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision ruled that with a majority vote, government entities could add anything to a ...

A small way to save lives

If your New Year’s resolutions included finding small ways to do good more frequently, the American Red Cross has some ideas for you. You — yes, you — are needed, right now. A glance at the organization’s website reveals an alert that there is a "severe blood and platelet shortage" ...