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Miller departs from literacy council

After serving for seven years as executive director of the Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Brandi Miller is stepping aside. Miller is not leaving the nonprofit sector, though. Earlier this week, the West Pike Run Township resident was named executive director of Mission of ...

Houston Pumpkin Festival draws large crowds

Houston hosted its 42nd annual Pumpkin Festival over the weekend, which saw huge crowds and warm weather. The event ran from Friday to Sunday and had dozens of vendors, food trucks and attractions. On Saturday morning there was a “Pumpkin Parade” along Pike Street, and Pittsburgh band ...

While searching for a late summer getaway, an article in the Wall Street Journal provided an intriguing prospect. Why not fly into Albuquerque, New Mexico, and also visit Santa Fe and Taos? The state is proudly called “the Land of Enchantment” to reflect its rich history, cultural ...

Lost Horizon

I’ve had a whole lot of cars. By choice, chance or design, motorized vehicles have played a significant role in most stations of my existence. I’m sure I’m not an anomaly. When the needs of society took the population off of horses and put it on wheels, life changed dramatically. My ...

A thanks to the laborers who came before us

A recent Facebook post claims that most of the benefits won for laborers by the blood and sacrifice of unions were instead a gift to his employees by Ford founder and owner, Henry Ford. I have read and researched Mr. FordĢƵ historical triumphs, and itĢƵ true he was years ahead of the auto ...

The value of career/technical education

A lot of what we read about today concerns educating our young with guidance toward becoming productive, happy adults. Of course, ideas and opinions are as numerous as the population. Education is a moving target for trends and movements like new math, open classrooms, online education, magnet ...