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<strong>Cheers:</strong> Nearly 1,100 donors supported Fayette Gives this year, raising $575,516 for 88 local nonprofits. The outpouring of donations during the Community Foundation of Fayette CountyĢƵ 12-hour day-of-giving event is a heartwarming reminder of how ...

Sweet music for tone-deaf legislators

Musicians regularly oil their instruments’ valves to reduce friction and ease play — much as private interests regularly oil some state politicians for roughly the same reason.Even Pennsylvanians who don’t know the difference between brass and woodwinds are wise to invest, through the ...

ThereĢƵ a desert on our doorstep.Of course, itĢƵ not the desert where you would find lots of sand, snakes or cacti. What we’re talking about is a “maternal care desert,” where women of childbearing age do not have nearby access to obstetric care, birth centers, certified midwives or ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> There are precious few animal shelters or rescues in Fayette County, so it was exciting to hear that county officials plan to reform the board and again open the Fayette County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The shelter ...

Susan B. Anthony once said, “Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.”Anthony fought for the right of women to vote in the 19th century, and didn’t live long enough to see that right guaranteed across the United States in 1920. The expansion of voting rights across two-and-a-half ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The recent passage of a bill aimed at protecting those who drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should bring drivers a bit of relief. Passed by the state House and state Senate, the bill forces the stateĢƵ Turnpike Commission to notify ...