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OP-ED: Christmas with Mrs. Claus

Back when shopping was an event, my old mentor John Gunter ran the legendary Penn Traffic Department Store in Johnstown. JohnĢƵ motto was simple: Go big or go home. And when it came to Christmas, he went mega-big. That store was a winter wonderland with wreaths the size of a 1968 Chrysler ...

Important fields facing shortages get no help from government

U.S. Department of Education officials missed the mark badly when they decided, purportedly in a revision that is part of the Big Beautiful Bill, to eliminate nursing, physical therapy, public health and other fields from those graduate study fields in which students are able to borrow loans up ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Canon-McMillan High School varsity golfer Henry Manciu deserves a big shout-out for turning himself green to raise some green for a childrenĢƵ charity. Outfitted in green fur, Santa suit and hat, the high school sophomore transforms himself into “The Golfing Grinch” to raise money ...

OP-ED: A journey through Bosnia

In the late 1990s, I somehow found myself on a plane bound for Bosnia, proof that Congressman John Murtha and Don Zucco, then the mayor of Johnstown, could talk me into anything. Our Johnstown delegation, led by Zucco, was headed to Brčko, a city still reeling from the war. As we descended ...

EDITORIAL: Baby, itĢƵ cold outside

“Weather” you like it or not, the cold is here, and if this past week was a harbinger of things to come, we’ll be bundling up a lot. With the chilly temps (this week, some days will be in the single digits or teens) and snow come health risks for many. During last yearĢƵ cold snap, ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: A couple of area students were among those high-stepping through the streets of Manhattan last week as part of the MacyĢƵ Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lucas Salaway and Graciana Grimes, seniors at Frazier High School, performed in the MacyĢƵ Great American Marching Band, joining an ...