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Remembering the final signer of the Declaration of Independence

NASHUA, N.H. — John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence, but Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry, N.H., has the distinction of being the last delegate to leave his mark on one of AmericaĢƵ greatest documents. Born in Northern ...

PA Local Heroes: The award-winning elementary teacher making math fun

PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PAĢƵ weekly newsletter that takes a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Madeline Loring ...

Picture perfect career

That guy in the Dos Equis beer ads might be the Most Interesting Man in the World, but Michael Zagaris could well be a close second. He was at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on the night in 1968 when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and slipped on KennedyĢƵ blood. He lived with Peter ...

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Year of the Rockets

When a team with high expectations not only reaches but surpasses its goals, that makes for a special year. Jefferson-Morgan was such a team this past boys basketball season. The Rockets not only achieved their quest to earn a section championship for the first time since 2001 and win a ...

Local calendar

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Belle Vernon at Charleroi, 4 p.m. Beth-Center at Carmichaels, 4:15 p.m. Trinity Christian at Geibel Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Waynesburg Central at McGuffey, EQT Park, Washington, 7 p.m. FLAG FOOTBALL Uniontown at South Allegheny, 5:30 ...

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Playoff party

Pat Livingston didn’t want to know the score of the Belle Vernon-Elizabeth Forward game, as he guided Laurel Highlands to a 6-0 victory over West Mifflin in Section 2-4A action on Monday at West MifflinĢƵ softball field. The Mustangs knew the scenarios for qualifying for the WPIAL ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the ĢƵĢƵ annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. ItĢƵ not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...

Outdoors

Opt for green instead of screen

An interesting story in the spring issue of National Wildlife magazine begins with the writerĢƵ favorite slang expression, “touch grass,” which refers to kids who use it to refer to friends who are spending too much time online and have lost touch with reality. With those two words they ...

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