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The trials and tribulations of the modern veteran

Elmer Weimer has had many titles throughout his life. Son. Father. Sailor. Criminal. Hero. Husband. Veteran. Addict. Survivor. Though comparatively it might seem extreme, Weimer’s journey is tragically similar to many of the newest generation of combat veterans who served in the ...

Author, New Yorker staffer discusses his work, career at Peters library event

When Patrick Radden Keefe was in high school in the early 1990s, he had a singular ambition – to write for The New Yorker. When he revealed to an English teacher that he wanted to join the staff of what could very well be America’s most prestigious magazine, it was met with a little bit of ...

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End of the road: Lady Commodores’ season closes with loss in PIAA semis

NORTH HUNTINGDON – The Frazier girls volleyball team had a lot of momentum heading into the fifth and final set against Greensburg Central Catholic in Tuesday’s PIAA Class A semifinal at Norwin High School. After losing the first two sets by the same score, 25-23, the Lady Commodores kept ...

Top of the leaderboard: Leopards’ Mocello earns honors as area’s top golfer

Belle Vernon junior Jordan Mocello was the final qualifier in the WPIAL Class AAA championship first round and won a playoff in the district championship final round for the last berth into the state tournament. Mocello finished tied for 28th in the state final and also led the Leopards into ...

Ace in the hole: Lady Warriors’ Morgan area’s top girl golfer

Elizabeth Forward’s Mya Morgan finished the season on the top step of the podium with the junior winning her first PIAA Class AAA individual golf title. Morgan won the WPIAL silver medal and helped the Lady Warriors to a section title with the best record in program history. Those ...

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Cheers & Jeers

Cheers to Home Depot. Working in any service-sector job is not easy. The pay is low, the hours can be long, the demands on the body can be punishing, schedules can be irregular and customers can be a handful. That being the case, Home Depot deserves credit for a new initiative that mandates ...

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Living in Southwestern Pennsylvania

I woke up this morning hearing Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born in the USA”. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...

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