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Compromise necessary for progress

No matter when and/or how PennsylvaniaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ budget impasse ends, members of the General Assembly need to exercise an examination of conscience into why they allowed the current fiscal embarrassment to persist for so long — now having passed the three-month mark for a basic budget-preparation ...

Communities split on forming Northern Washington County Regional Police Department

Four municipalities recently voted on forming a regional police department, but only Mt. Pleasant Township and McDonald are currently moving ahead with the idea. Mt. PleasantÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ board of supervisors approved a charter for the Northern Washington County Regional Police Department at their Oct. ...

Agencies make adjustments to compensate for lack of state, federal funding

The lack of a state budget and the shutdown of the federal government continue to have wide-ranging local effects. Some agencies have had to alter services of lay off staff. Others have stepped up to try to fill the void and aid those in need. About 2 million Pennsylvanians are among the ...

Assaying the revolt that changed everything

By Richard Robbins Not often does a magazine edition come along that begs both reading and keeping. In the dusty archives of my home work room are several such numbers: A Life and a Look, both devoted to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; and, most conspicuously, the 40th ...

Mon Valley officials say collaboration key for business development

This is a prime time for business development in the area. That was a prevailing theme at FridayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Mid-Mon Valley Economic Symposium. Rich Fitzgerald, executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission and former county executive for Allegheny County, served as the keynote ...