by Donald Cohen The recently passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will provide desperately needed federal dollars to fix our roads, water systems and other public infrastructure. […]
Opinion
With guns, safety must come first
Pennsylvania is among the 14 states that do not, on a statewide basis, require a permit to carry a firearm openly, but do require a permit to […]
The best of America: Welcoming refugees
by Steven Roberts While you’re giving thanks this week, take a moment to express your gratitude to the generous folks who are helping to receive and resettle […]
Bear grease’s cultural imprint still relevant thanks to Newcomb
ARKANSAS — Clay Newcomb is on a personal mission to explore things forgotten in a digital world that moves past people and experiences at the speed of […]
If Rittenhouse had stayed home, two men would be alive
For weeks, the nation’s attention was on the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for the deaths of two protestors in Kenosha, Wis., and the wounding of a third. […]
Black Friday deals not cutting it? Wait
by Tara Lachapelle To snag some of this year’s Black Friday deals, a car won’t do you much good — try an ocean liner. Plenty of would-be […]
Drug crisis worsens in West Virginia
In March 2017, a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on the drug problem in America. The hearing focused on what committee members identified as the […]
Gratitude is as much a practice as an emotion
It’s as much a Thanksgiving tradition as turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce: Naming the thing — or things — you are grateful for. (After all, it […]
For caregivers, the menu or venue shouldn’t define Thanksgiving
by Peter Rosenberger While the public face of Thanksgiving projects a Norman Rockwell painting, stress and sadness better describe the holiday for many of America’s millions of […]
‘True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar’
Abraham could have asked for anything. The Make-A-Wish folks stood ready to make a dream come true for the 13-year-old boy, who has aplastic anemia, a life-threatening […]
