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Now the trouble with dogs is …

We had a dog once upon a time – this would have been Riley – who took an instant liking to me. I walked in the house from work one day to discover a dog happily wagging its tail and following at my feet around the kitchen.I didn’t pay much attention. We already had a dog – good, ...

Sheriff to be commended for transparency

In a time of ever-increasing distrust of law enforcement officials, Fayette County residents should have pride in the recent actions of their elected county sheriff.Jim CusterÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ swift and total transparency last week may well have quelled a whole lot of discourse.When a man came to the county ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Jeers:</strong> The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian has left more than 100 in the U.S. dead. Many others have found their homes, cars and possessions destroyed. In the face of this, good-hearted, generous people have stepped forward to donate to complete ...

Should West seek off-ramp in Ukraine?

How does the war in Ukraine end?This is precisely the question no one is supposed to ask these days. The supposition by our thought leaders seems to be that if we keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, he’ll fold and go home; his threats to use tactical nuclear weapons on the ...

The healing hillside

Dr. Wayne London, a Harvard trained medical doctor, had visited town for his 50th high school class reunion. The next day we received a call from one of his classmates suggesting that he be invited to visit Chan Soon-Shiong/Windber Medical Center. As his classmate explained, he had some very ...

Stop saying there is a polio emergency

No, polio is not a threat to the vast majority of Americans. ThatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ because the vast majority has received a very effective polio vaccine. And thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ also why public officials should stop turning a concern centered on a few under-vaxxed communities into everyoneÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ problem.But Gov. Kathy ...