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McCarthy’s ouster and the road ahead

The House of Representatives was on the verge of a governing majority last week. And then it wasn’t. The gulf between the two parties was too great and antagonisms between lawmakers too severe to admit to real cooperation.Thus, Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the speakership by eight renegade ...

Electoral College should be abolished

Perhaps you’ve heard that a presidential election is coming up next year.Odds are, we’ll be seeing quite a bit of whoever the Democrats or the Republicans put forward. One or both candidates might very well make a stop in Washington, Pa.We can safely predict, however, that neither of the ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to Frazier senior Nixen Erdely for winning the WPIAL Class AA Individual Golf Championship by rallying on the final three holes to shoot a 1-under 70 and overtake Quaker ValleyÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Ethan Dai on Monday. Erdely trailed by two strokes ...

OP-ED: Windber Medical Center making a difference in cancer care

As the population of Johnstown continued to cascade downward after the 1977 flood, Mercy Health System decided to discontinue its association with JohnstownÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Mercy Hospital. This happened in 1992 and, as a relatively new vice president with limited experience in health care administration, I ...