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LETTER: Glue traps inhumane

On Aug. 15, columnist Beth Dolinar wrote about trying to catch a mouse in her house. Even though she said she didn't like glue traps because they didn't put the mouse out of its misery immediately, she used one anyway. Fortunately she didn't catch it in the glue trap. Glue traps are ...

LETTER: Signature prevents fraud

Signature prevents fraud Mail-in voting results in the polls having an actual physical signature done with an individual voterĢƵ pen on the stateĢƵ envelope, which would be the most secure evidence available to check any voting fraud. Donald Trump, under the guidance of that expert on ...

LETTER: A thanks to labor unions

This weekend we mark the Labor Day holiday. Its roots go back to Sept. 5, 1882, when Peter J. McGuire loosely organized a march in New York City to honor and call attention to the laborers and unions who were building this country in the Industrial Age. Some 10,000 workers took unpaid leave to ...

Can’t we all just get along?

Imagine sitting at an outdoor concert, enjoying the eveningĢƵ warm summer breeze, your attention fixed on the musical act performing on stage. Your favorite artist starts the second song of his set, and you begin to sing along. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an object is hurled in your ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: A big shout-out is extended to Dr. Charles Machesky, who has retired after spending 50 years as an educator and administrator in the Uniontown Area School District. “It was a productive and fulfilling career,” he told the newspaper earlier this week. “But I’ve started to slow ...

LETTER: Pa. Turnpike executives’ salaries bloated

Pennsylvania drivers deserve better from their Turnpike Commission. While families struggle with 17 consecutive years of toll increases and rising costs of living, the commission recently approved $367,107 in raises for top executives, including an $86,000 increase for CEO Mark Compton, ...