In the 1950s, American psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of the things people need to thrive. The premise is straightforward. To flourish, human beings first require that their basic needs – like having enough to eat – are met. Our federal lawmakers are failing an ...
Cheers: Thanks to the generosity of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, Washington High School students have a new resource to help them dress for success. Last week, Heyward and his mother, Charlotte Heyard-Wesley, were on hand for a ribbon cutting to open “Craig’s ...
No matter when and/or how Pennsylvania’s budget impasse ends, members of the General Assembly need to exercise an examination of conscience into why they allowed the current fiscal embarrassment to persist for so long — now having passed the three-month mark for a basic budget-preparation ...
Jeers: Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who depend on food assistance are beginning to feel the effects of the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced last week that benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program will not be ...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, in every store you go. Prelit and flocked trees, ornaments, 20-foot-tall inflatable snowmen and jingling bells made an appearance in both brick-and-mortar and online retail stores well before Halloween. To quote The Grinch, "Hate, hate, hate. ...
Cheers: Jayden Mickens of Connellsville saved his best performance of the football season for the Falcons' rivalry game against Uniontown for the “Old Coal Bucket” trophy that is given annually to the winner of the local showdown. Mickens rushed for 200 yards with touchdown runs of 1, 45 ...
