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Fading light, heat lead to brilliance

How quickly the days grow shorter. Sunrise and sunset on the first day of fall is 7:06 a.m. and 7:16 p.m. By the end of October, sunrise will be 6:48 a.m. and sunset 5:17 p.m. Lesser amounts of sunshine in October also take a toll on our average temperatures, as they decline from a high and low ...

Region has reason to note Public Lands Day

Yesterday was National Public Lands Day, an event that merits observation here in the Laurel Highlands. Our regionÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ appeal to outdoor recreationists can be attributed largely to our abundance and diversity of public lands.People choose to visit places where natural features are protected and ...

Styles has quite a run going

When A.J. Styles won the WWE title from Dean Ambrose last Sunday at Backlash, it continued the whirlwind of a 2016 for Styles.Had anyone told me a year ago, or even on New YearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, that Styles would debut in the WWE, have the best match on numerous WWE PPVÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, pin John Cena twice, and win the ...

Equal light and darkness: The first day of autumn

September continues to be a great weather month. The heat and humidity have dissipated and we continue to see a lot of sunny pleasant days and nice cool mornings.In the woods, the mixture of sunshine and shade produces a beautiful pattern of dappled light that dances whenever there is a bit of ...

Mancuso was two-sport star at Connellsville

Joe Mancuso had great guidance as a young athlete, and he took the life lessons he learned and used them as a coach and educator.Mancuso was a two-sport athlete at Connellsville High School, playing football and basketball.He was a quarterback and defensive back for some very good Falcon ...

WWE Backlash on the air tonight

Smackdown presents Backlash tonight on the WWE Network, and the show is proof of how thin the brandÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ roster is.I have said in this column for weeks how one-sided the WWE draft was, and it will only get worse with the cruiserweight division debuting next week.Dean Ambrose defends the WWE ...