U.S. Department of Education officials missed the mark badly when they decided, purportedly in a revision that is part of the Big Beautiful Bill, to eliminate nursing, physical therapy, public health and other fields from those graduate study fields in which students are able to borrow loans up ...
Cheers: Canon-McMillan High School varsity golfer Henry Manciu deserves a big shout-out for turning himself green to raise some green for a children’s charity. Outfitted in green fur, Santa suit and hat, the high school sophomore transforms himself into “The Golfing Grinch” to raise money ...
In the late 1990s, I somehow found myself on a plane bound for Bosnia, proof that Congressman John Murtha and Don Zucco, then the mayor of Johnstown, could talk me into anything. Our Johnstown delegation, led by Zucco, was headed to Brčko, a city still reeling from the war. As we descended ...
“Weather” you like it or not, the cold is here, and if this past week was a harbinger of things to come, we’ll be bundling up a lot. With the chilly temps (this week, some days will be in the single digits or teens) and snow come health risks for many. During last year’s cold snap, ...
Cheers: A couple of area students were among those high-stepping through the streets of Manhattan last week as part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Lucas Salaway and Graciana Grimes, seniors at Frazier High School, performed in the Macy’s Great American Marching Band, joining an ...
McGuffey students got a reality check earlier this month during a financial reality fair. The event, hosted by two local credit unions, was well worth the hours invested, given the reaction of some of the high-schoolers. “I didn’t realize how expensive it will be to live on my own and ...
