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EDITORIAL: Baby, it’s cold outside

“Weather” you like it or not, the cold is here, and if this past week was a harbinger of things to come, we’ll be bundling up a lot. With the chilly temps (this week, some days will be in the single digits or teens) and snow come health risks for many. During last year’s cold snap, ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: A couple of area students were among those high-stepping through the streets of Manhattan last week as part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lucas Salaway and Graciana Grimes, seniors at Frazier High School, performed in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, joining an ...

Financial literacy requirement makes sense

McGuffey students got a reality check earlier this month during a financial reality fair. The event, hosted by two local credit unions, was well worth the hours invested, given the reaction of some of the high-schoolers. “I didn’t realize how expensive it will be to live on my own and ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Despite the impending closing of Penn State Fayette, higher education may still be offered at the Eberly Campus. Fayette County commissioners voted last week to create the Fayette County Educational Authority, which will study ways to continue to use the property after it closes. “Our ...

EDITORIAL: They’re ready to help

Later this week, many of us will gather around the table with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. It will be a day full of turkey, stuffing and all of the trimmings for some. Sadly, others will struggle to put food on the table. We recognize that Thanksgiving is not just about ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign is in full swing, and donations are even more important this year, given the delay in funding for rent and utility assistance and SNAP funding due to the shutdown of the federal government. Christine Bell, director of the Uniontown ...