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Corporal punishment causes more harm than good

LetĢƵ say you own or manage a business and thereĢƵ an employee who just annoys the heck out of you.They show up late. They make fun of and belittle other employees and frequently defy you. The quality of their work is shoddy.One day you call them into your office. You get out a wooden ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The natural splendor of the Laurel Highlands was recognized once again as one of the top destinations in the United States for leaf peeping. For the third consecutive year, the region was voted one of the top 10 fall foliage destinations in ...

Single moms in economic pain: Where are the dads?

We regularly encounter stories of Americans struggling to stay financially afloat, buffeted by the dayĢƵ economic challenges. So many focus on a woman who is identified a quarter of the way in as a “single mother.” SheĢƵ often portrayed facing impossible demands of holding a paying job ...

Are you looked down upon? Do you care?

ItĢƵ a commonplace gripe in Trump world and aligned planets that “elites look down on me.” The elites are usually described as college-educated liberals living in big cities.The complainers are not always wrong, but they exaggerate how much their alleged “betters” are even thinking ...

Our cybersecurity in a cyberwarfare age

<em>EditorĢƵ note: Diane Dimond is on sabbatical. The following is from 2021.</em>The Department of Homeland Security has declared the United States has 16 “critical infrastructure sectors.” Translated, that means these enterprises are crucial to a safe and ...

Fix medical marijuana loopholes

Pennsylvania has a marijuana problem.The state legalized weed for medical use in 2016. Dispensaries started opening their doors two years later, with the government picking up a 5% tax on sales. That translates to millions in revenue for the public coffers.Dispensaries were barely opened when ...