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A thanks to the laborers who came before us

A recent Facebook post claims that most of the benefits won for laborers by the blood and sacrifice of unions were instead a gift to his employees by Ford founder and owner, Henry Ford. I have read and researched Mr. Ford’s historical triumphs, and it’s true he was years ahead of the auto ...

With breath-taking scenery, dozens of trails for biking and hiking, and wildlife spread over more than 20,000 acres, Ohiopyle State Park ranked first among state parks across the U.S. for “great value stays” The HomeToGo 2025 State Park Index ranked the top 100 parks on affordability, ...

The value of career/technical education

A lot of what we read about today concerns educating our young with guidance toward becoming productive, happy adults. Of course, ideas and opinions are as numerous as the population. Education is a moving target for trends and movements like new math, open classrooms, online education, magnet ...

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Allison Christian Church, 452 East Ave., Allison is holding a youth group meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17. Young people from any denomination are welcome. Call Denise at 724-322-8522 or email allisonchristianchurch1@gmail.com with questions. Stepping Stones Bereavement ...

Our Attic Stairs

By Roy Hess Sr. It was just a small ad selling a shoulder mount of an eight-point buck in the local paper. But reading it unearthed memories of an event that terrorized my childhood for a short period. After my older siblings had married and moved, it left just me and my youngest sister ...