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“I’m healthy. I’m not worried about getting the coronavirus.”If thatĢƵ your personal situation, we are truly overjoyed for you.But there are plenty who aren’t in your position, including thousands in Fayette County alone who are in the “high risk” categories for serious COVID-19 ...

Like it or not, Americans love burgers, tacos and pizza, and 1 in 3 Americans visit a fast-food restaurant every day.And many of the workers who work at the cash registers, prepare the meals or clean tables have no paid sick leave. ItĢƵ inevitable that some will trudge into work so they ...

Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a proposed education budget plan that would earmark $218 million of the stateĢƵ $6.9 billion basic education budget to area public schools.Hundreds of millions sounds like an impressive amount of money, doesn’t it? It certainly would be, except ...

Every year, students in school districts across the country observe a day in January to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his advocacy and leadership in the American civil rights movement.And each year, the month of February is dedicated to black history, an opportunity for ...

Talk cheap on property tax reform

As surely as Pennsylvania General Assembly legislative sessions come and go, so does the issue of property tax reform.Property tax reform jumped out of its state capital slumber again on Jan. 7 as Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson, was speaking with reporters.Scarnati, ...