At my current height and weight, I am overweight. If I gain 10 more pounds, my Body Mass Index (BMI) will reach the big 3-0. That would place me in the obese category. Since the 1990s, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen behind other developed nations. This decrease in life expectancy is due ...
Lawmakers need to support more funding for Penn State Fayette Penn State University recently announced the possible closure of several campuses including Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Many factors have combined to produce this peril for the Fayette campus, including declining ...
There is a permanent light at the end of the tunnel for the 4,200 customers who rely on water provided by East Dunkard Water Authority. Earlier this month, the state Public Utility Commission approved the EDWA鈥檚 sale to Pennsylvania American Water Company. By later this year, the $5 million ...
Cheers: Cheers to Belle Vernon senior baseball player Parker Lind for throwing the first no-hitter among local baseball teams this season in the Leopards' 14-0, five-inning win at McGuffey Tuesday. It was an impressive first game for Belle Vernon, which was one of the area's most successful ...
Recent legislation across our nation appears to respond to attacks on Christianity. As these debates unfold, I believe it's important to reflect on what religious freedom means in America. The United States unquestionably bears the imprint of Christian values and traditions. We remain one of ...
Richard Robbins鈥� March 10 column about the Franklin Roosevelt spirit was quite one-sided. He had such high praise for that Roosevelt spirit, but used Donald Trump as his foil to compare. And he, as any typical Democrat, couldn't find anything positive about the 47th president, only disdain. ...
