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A number of opinions have been aired recently regarding the recent firing of federal government employees, spearheaded by Elon Musk and Donald Trump. As is often said, you can have your own opinions but not your own facts. Facts inoculate the rational mind from charlatans by teaching us to sort ...

As a mother who raised two children here in the Mon Valley, I care deeply about fresh air, clean drinking water and the well-being of our communities where we live, work and raise our families. Recently, Greene County marked an important yet quiet milestone that may not have made headlines ...

OP-ED: Health care and Humpty Dumpty

As egg prices are still a lead story in this country, the nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty jumped into my mind. But my version is about the U.S. health care system. According to my observations, the “system” is precariously sitting on that same potentially crumbling wall where Humpty ...

OP-ED: The problem with subsidizing airlines

After struggling to reach the pre-pandemic passenger counts of 2019 in 2024, the Allegheny County Airport Authority agreed to a $600,000 subsidy for low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Separately, the state announced a $2 million grant to the ...

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about. Scientists estimate that, depending on the grain size and density, a single cubic yard of sand might have billions of grains. ThatĢƵ a lot of sand – and thatĢƵ ...

If you’re often uninspired by the candidates on your ballot, now may be the time to throw your own hat into the ring. Democracy is not a spectator sport. From the very founding of our nation, citizen involvement has been the backbone of the American government. Active participation sustains ...