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‘Cancer doesn’t have me’

Three years ago, Susie Anderson’s doctor called to tell her they needed to speak in person. She knew something was wrong. A routine mammogram had detected a lump in the Uniontown woman’s left breast; a biopsy revealed it was cancer. The 69-year-old mother said she cried as she ...

84 Lumber builds duplex on National Mall

84 Lumber has capitalized on an opportunity to help people in need while enhancing its reputation in central Washington, D.C. The North Strabane-based company partnered with a familiar partner, Structural Building Components Association, to erect a 3,000-square-foot, two-story duplex that was ...

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Burns learned the true meaning of ‘student-athlete’ early on

Jim Burns Jr. learned early on in his life that he was never going to be an athlete if he wasn’t a student first. That expectation is not surprising when your father is the superintendent of schools. Burns’ father, Jim Burns Sr., had a passion for sports, but also education, as he was ...

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High school football roundup: Scotties rout Yough, remain unbeaten under Shoaf

Dustin Shoaf still has yet to taste defeat as a head coach. Southmoreland upped its record to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Class 3A Interstate Conference in Shoaf’s first year at the helm with a 41-0 win at his alma mater Yough on Friday night in Week Six football action. Jackson Mickens had ...

Electric 18

JEFFERSON — Jefferson-Morgan pushed its regular-season winning streak to 18, but there wasn’t much celebrating after a 37-19 victory over Beth-Center on Friday in Class A Tri-County South Conference play at Parker Field. The Rockets improved to 4-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall, and ...

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OP-ED: A fact-based look at America’s violence problem

Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...

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Best and worst places to live

AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...

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