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Over the last 21 centuries, there have been more than 260 popes. Some have lasted fewer than 20 days on the job, a couple were just in their 20s when they ascended to the VaticanÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s top job, and one particularly ill-tempered pope so detested cats that he ordered them to be killed, unwittingly ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The <em>ÎÞëÊÓÆµ-Standard</em> was pleased to share the news this week that the Fayette County Cultural Trust will again bring The Wall That Heals to Fayette County later this year. ÎÞëÊÓÆµœThis is the areaÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s ...

If Pennsylvania legislators ever wonder why they might not be seen as completely trustworthy, they need only to look to their track record of how they govern others versus how they govern themselves.The most infamous example is always the 2005 pay increase ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ passed at 2 a.m. without any ...

Shooting someone to death in the parking lot of a strip mall is a heinous act.ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s also a very public act. And that being the case, the public has a right to know the identity of suspects and why they are being held.That didnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t happen, however, following the murder of Boyke Budiarachman in ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> First responders are to be commended for their efforts and teamwork in the wake of last weekÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s windstorm that ripped through the area, damaging buildings, toppling trees and power lines and leaving more than 22,600 without power for hours, ...

ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s great to make the top half of a list.If youÎÞëÊÓÆµ™re talking about public school test scores or high net income, thatÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s the place to be. Even on a more frivolous topic, you get a little thrill seeing your name at the head of the class.Pennsylvania, for instance, is right up at the top when ...