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Check homeowners for flood coverage Watching neighbors on Linn Drive in Washington Township haul ruined furniture and appliances to the curb after this month's storm is a difficult reminder that a normal homeowners policy is not built to handle water like this.
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OP-ED: The Capitol, once beautiful, can be again

Just before the July Fourth holiday, Atlantic magazine online ran a short article entitled "The Capitol City is a mess" in which the writer, Matt Viser, commented on the many eyesores awaiting visitors to Washington, D.C., as the nation celebrated its 250th birthday. According to Viser, the ...

OP-ED: Remembering the man who made me who I am today

My dad was born with personality. Pure, unfiltered personality. The kind that made strangers feel like old friends and old friends feel like family. If he walked into a room, he quickly owned it. We were close, he and I. The kind of close where you don’t have to explain things because the ...

OP-ED: Christopher Gist died to make us free

In the coming days, National Park rangers may find visitors asking about the location of Christopher Gist's grave somewhere near Fort Necessity, this following the release of the splashy new film, the heavily advertised "Young Washington." A production of Angel Studios, the movie depicts a ...

Jacktown Fair ‘always brings good cheer’

The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...

EDITORIAL: Let’s get America’s party started!

It’s go time! After years of planning and preparation, we toast our nation’s semiquincentennial! And what a star-spangled spectacular is in store locally and on the national stage for the 250th! From Canonsburg, Pennsylvania – home of the beloved Fourth of July parade – to Coney ...