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LETTER: Keep legal ads in newspapers

The editorial by William Cotter published in the ÎÞëÊÓÆµ-Standard on Sunday, June 22 is right on point and a reason for concern. If you have not read this editorial, you should. The bill it references, SB 194, was introduced by Doug Mastriano, and is a direct attempt to limit what the ...

Neighbors helping neighbors

While last weekendÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s flash flooding and torrential rainfall exacted punishment on homeowners and motorists here, the storms proved deadly for our neighbors to the southwest, in nearby Ohio County, W.Va. And the stories coming out of the Wheeling area in the days after the disaster are ...

EDITORIAL: Higher ed pricing itself out of business

Picture this: An eager 18-year-old heads to a car lot in search of his first set of wheels. He sees a moderately priced used car that has low mileage and is in good condition. ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s a steal at $10,000. Heading into the dealershipÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s business office, heÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s practically giddy. With nothing to ...

OP-ED: Boomers need to take some blame

In the mid-1980s, I proudly told my wife I had fit into a pair of LeviÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s that were a size too small. Proof of my never-ending youth. Without a word, she slid a copy of Newsweek across the kitchen counter. On the cover? A man in LeviÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s. The headline? ÎÞëÊÓÆµœLeviÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s Now Pear-Shaped to Fit the ...

Cheers & Jeers

Cheers: Cheers to Greene County's baseball and softball teams this spring for their success. Although both fell short of a title, Carmichaels' teams reached the WPIAL baseball and softball finals. Jefferson-Morgan and Waynesburg Central both saw their baseball and softball teams qualify for the ...