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Anyone who drives has probably seen a car in front of them swerving on the road at some point. Thirty years ago, the assumption was that the driver was intoxicated.While thatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ still a reason far more often than it should be, in 2020, there is also a different factor at play that causes ...

In 1950, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) established a pension plan to give miners a modicum of financial security after they retired. Another pension plan was set up in 1974, and the two eventually merged. With multiple companies paying into the fund and coal enjoying an unassailable ...

New vaping ban kind of confusing

The Federal Drug Administration has recently put a ban on the sale of some flavored products that are used by e-cigarettes and other vaping devices in an effort to dissuade teenagers from continuing or starting the habit.The ban includes fruit- and mint-flavored products, which reportedly ...

Keep moving forward in 2020

For most, the holiday hoopla is over.Those of us off from work for the holidays spent this week getting back into the groove of responsibility and reality, too.Hopefully the break from routine was relaxing and peaceful, and the holidays offered a respite from the often hurried pace of life.If ...

In the last 12 months, we’ve had our share of good and bad times here in our region.As another year draws to a close, we have the opportunity to look back. We are still faced with the struggles on the local level concerning the opioid crisis that is still exacting a tragic toll. We look at ...

Improved DUI laws necessary

The Southern Alleghenies region is no stranger to repeat drunken-driver arrests, and that doesn’t mean a single repeat offense.There have been drivers here who have compiled even five or more DUI arrests, convictions and/or guilty pleas, but have continued to drive, whether alcohol- or ...