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Sweet music for tone-deaf legislators

Musicians regularly oil their instrumentsëƵ valves to reduce friction and ease play ëƵ much as private interests regularly oil some state politicians for roughly the same reason.Even Pennsylvanians who donëƵt know the difference between brass and woodwinds are wise to invest, through the ...

ThereëƵs a desert on our doorstep.Of course, itëƵs not the desert where you would find lots of sand, snakes or cacti. What weëƵre talking about is a ëƵmaternal care desert,ëƵ where women of childbearing age do not have nearby access to obstetric care, birth centers, certified midwives or ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> There are precious few animal shelters or rescues in Fayette County, so it was exciting to hear that county officials plan to reform the board and again open the Fayette County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The shelter ...

Susan B. Anthony once said, ëƵSomeone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.ëƵAnthony fought for the right of women to vote in the 19th century, and didnëƵt live long enough to see that right guaranteed across the United States in 1920. The expansion of voting rights across two-and-a-half ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The recent passage of a bill aimed at protecting those who drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should bring drivers a bit of relief. Passed by the state House and state Senate, the bill forces the stateëƵs Turnpike Commission to notify ...

Over the last decade or so, copious amounts of ink have been spilled and many pixels have been rearranged to explain the vast and growing gulf between AmericaëƵs slow-growing or declining rural communities and its flourishing cities.Much of the divide ëƵ and itëƵs become an issue in other ...