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<strong>Cheers:</strong> Fair season in the region officially kicked off last week with the start of the Jacktown Fair in Greene County and continued Thursday with the start of the Fayette County event. From now until the West Alexander Fair wraps up on Sept. 9, area ...

The idea of being sent to the principalÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s office has caused chills to go up the spine of many a student over the years. No one wants to go to there.It turns out, according to a newly released Penn State study, that as much as students donÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t want to be in the principalÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s office, a number ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Those of us who feel like weÎÞëÊÓÆµ™ve fulfilled our daily requirement for exercise by taking a brisk, hour-long walk in the morning can only feel a sense of admiration toward the Beaver County Boy Scouts, who recently hiked 100 miles to get to ...

Some young people are unhappy about men and women returning to the workforce after years, months ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” or even days ÎÞëÊÓÆµ” of retirement.When asking a formerly retired individual why he or she decided to give up on a less-demanding, presumably less-stressful life, the questioner often remarks that, ...

Remember how your mother always told you to be careful crossing the street? That advice is more relevant than ever right now.While the overall number of traffic fatalities is starting to inch back down following an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of pedestrian deaths in the ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Andy Negra, a 99-year-old Brownsville native, made his first visit to France in 1944 when he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy. Along with fighting in France during his 29-month stint in the U.S. Army during World War II, Negra fought in ...