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The right to keep and bear arms is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, though you have to wonder if the founders would have added some caveats if they could have foreseen a day when battlefield weapons that can mow down 50 people in just a minute or two would be readily available.There are ...

High price of racial profiling

For the second time in five years, state police have settled a lawsuit alleging racial profiling in traffic stops and unlawful immigration enforcement.This week, Pennsylvania state police agreed to an $865,000 settlement regarding 10 traffic stops of Latino drivers for alleged traffic ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> After more than a year, it seems that there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for reopening a district judgeÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s office and a restaurant at the Greene County Airport. A March 24, 2021, fire in the radio room led to smoke and water ...

As of a couple of years ago at least, Pennsylvania was ranked No. 1 in the nation for beer barrels produced, pretzel consumption and mushroom production.More recently, and much more worryingly, Pennsylvania has been ranked No. 1 in the United States for hateful, white supremacist and racist ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> As pandemic concerns continue to subside, Empty Bowls Greene has returned to help those in the county who experience food insecurity. The program, held April 6 at Waynesburg University, raised money by selling soup in handmade bowls that ...

Pa. Turnpike needs more transparency

It has been about eight months since an internal Pennsylvania Turnpike report disclosed that more than $104 million in tolls went uncollected in 2020 ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ information that Turnpike officials initially concealed from the public.That reluctance by the TurnpikeÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s hierarchy was due to ...