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OP-ED: Democracy depends on trust

Trust in American institutions has been dissipating for over a half a century. Long before we had the COVID-19 arguments over masks, we already had Watergate, Vietnam, and Iran-Contra. Each of those made us wonder if the folks in charge knew what they were doing or were lying to our faces. For ...

EDITORIAL: Offer empathy, not judgment

The fights next door are loud. Sometimes they happen often; other times there are weeks or months between them. No matter the frequency, the pattern remains the same: An argument. A scream. A thump. Tears. The neighbors hear it all, but don鈥檛 help. Instead, they raise their eyebrows, shake ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Kudos to Connor Basinger and the Connellsville hockey team. Basinger, a freshman, sparkled in his first varsity game by recording a hat trick in the Falcons' 4-2 victory over Central Valley at CFS Bank Arena in Rostraver Township last Thursday. Basinger's first goal was unassisted ...

OP-ED: Thursdays with Carl and Ethel

It was a different time. In fact, the crazy fun we had in the 鈥70s was like a spin-off from the fun sitcom 鈥淒elta House鈥 or the movie 鈥淎nimal House.鈥 Every Thursday night, we had a standing invitation from our friend Jim to go to Carl and Ethel鈥檚 basement. Jim didn鈥檛 live there ...

LETTER: More than pumpkins

October is more than a season 鈥 it鈥檚 a signal. The air turns crisp, the hills come alive with brilliant reds and golds, and communities gather under Friday night lights for high school football. It鈥檚 the season of pumpkin patches, hot cider, and those first frosty mornings that tell us: ...

Do more than wear pink this October

If today鈥檚 pink newspaper isn鈥檛 enough of a reminder, we鈥檙e dedicating this space to drive home an important message: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Why should you care? Because had it not been for the early detection campaign鈥檚 inception 40 years ago, a loved one 鈥 your ...