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EDITORIAL: Like it or not, we live in a surveillance society

The movie version of “The Godfather” has a scene where mob boss Vito Corleone is shot and wounded by two anonymous hit men decked in fedoras and trench coats. They swiftly carry out their deed and then blend back into the hurlyburly of New YorkĢƵ Little Italy. That scene unfolds in ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Cheers to West Greene wrestler Colin Whyte, who claimed the gold medal at the Chartiers-Houston Invitational on Saturday. Whyte, a junior in Class AA, defeated Class AAA Mt. Lebanon senior Ben Lloyd, 1-0, in the championship bout at 285 pounds. Lloyd was a state qualifier last season. ...

EDITORIAL: The value of standardized testing needs to be evaluated

Before Thanksgiving, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced the results of three statewide student assessment tests, and the results were not so bad. Proficiency rates crept up from or stayed near the results from the year before. Math proficiency moved up to 40% from 38%, and ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: The 39th Give-A-Christmas campaign to support local branches of The Salvation Army is underway. Sponsored by the ĢƵ, the annual fundraiser is particularly important this year. “I’d have to say a majority of the families we serve are working families that just can’t ...

Cheers & Jeers

Jeers: The arrival of Thanksgiving on Thursday marked the start of the holiday season, and it also marked an all-too-likely surge in cases of COVID-19 and the flu across the country. While nowhere near as widespread or severe as it was in 2020 and 2021, COVID-19 can still take lives and send ...