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Jeer: After more than 20 years of delays, REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday without much impact to the flying public. In the days leading up to the deadline, long lines were the norm at the stateĢƵ Department of Transportation license centers after people were told, ad nauseum, that ...

It's low-hanging comedic fruit, ripe for the picking by late-night television talk show hosts. Folks out shopping or strolling a city street are stopped at random and quizzed on their knowledge of civics, democracy and American history. An excerpt from an actual interview: Question: ...

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Jeers: Nonprofits rely on donations, so when someone steals those funds it can be a devastating loss. When itĢƵ someone charged with safeguarding donations, that loss is even worse. On Wednesday, Antoinette Hodge was sentenced to 31 months to 10 years for stealing $112,000 from Youghiogheny ...

A customer takes a number in a driverĢƵ license center, sits down, and settles in for a long wait. ItĢƵ a familiar trope in movies and television, and at the moment, itĢƵ a reality at most centers in Pennsylvania as residents clamor to get REAL IDs. With 10 days to go until the ...

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Cheers: Hoping to improve academic success and reduce chronic absences, a high school in Mansfield, Ohio, is piloting a new curriculum to teach teens how to get a good nightĢƵ sleep. "It might sound odd to say that kids in high school have to learn the skills to sleep," Mansfield health ...

EDITORIAL: Read while you still can

During a 1953 commencement address at Dartmouth College, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged graduates not to become “book burners.” “Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book,” he told them. Mt. Lebanon Public Library is trying to make sure patrons have an easier ...