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Traffic death toll needs to be reversed

Hardly a week goes by when you don’t see disturbing video on a television newscast of a passenger having a meltdown on a commercial airliner, ranting and frothing and needing to be restrained, usually because they are required to wear a mask or endure some other ridiculously mild ...

When a business hands out pink slips, they sometimes say they are “right-sizing” their enterprise, if only because it sounds a lot less harsh and more forward-looking than saying they are sending a portion of their workers to the unemployment line.So, even though the term “right-sizing” ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Eva K. Bowlby Public Library in Waynesburg will unveil its newly renovated Exploration and Creative Studio during an open house March 4. The studio, located in the libraryĢƵ former garage area, will contain STEM materials for childrenĢƵ ...

Turnpike must collect unpaid debt

It is laudable that the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee has approved bills aimed at avoiding another uncollected-tolls debacle like the one that has cost the Pennsylvania Turnpike $104 million since the toll road converted to all-electronic tolling.One bill – Senate Bill 1053 – ...

When a business hands out pink slips, they sometimes say they are “right-sizing” their enterprise, if only because it sounds a lot less harsh and more forward-looking than saying they are sending a portion of their workers to the unemployment line.So, even though the term “right-sizing” ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> We salute state Rep. Pam Snyder, who last week announced plans to retire when her term expires at the end of November. The only current Democratic representative or senator in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties, Snyder, 66, of Jefferson, ...