Only two countries on Earth let drug companies pitch their products directly to you and me: New Zealand and the United States. Canada dabbled in these direct-to-consumer ads but quickly tightened up their rules. The European Union, back in 2008, took one look and said, 鈥淣ope 鈥� not here.鈥� ...
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Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban 鈥渁ssault weapons,鈥� defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Earlier this year, the Today Show named Greene County, PA, one of the 鈥淓asiest Places to Buy a Home.鈥� As someone born and raised there, I found that headline a bit jarring. While it is possible to buy a house in Greene County, living there and building a future are different matters ...
As president of the Pennsylvania State Grange, I hear the same concerns from families, farmers, and small business owners across our state: Prescription drug costs are too high, and the system that influences those prices is too complex and unfair. People are tired of being squeezed at the ...
By the time September rolls in, Uniontown has its own kind of clock. The cicadas fade, the air gets that first cool edge, high school football lights glow on Friday nights, and the last yard sales of the season pop up like mushrooms after a rainstorm. I like yard sales. Not because I need ...
