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September 22, 2025
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The Old Dirigo State. The Lumber State. Down East. The Switzerland of America. The Polar Star State. The Pine Tree State. Vacationland. But in recent weeks, an even more appropriate ...
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By By MEG KINNARD Associated Press 
September 22, 2025
Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and poli...
Politics
September 20, 2025
By THOMAS BEAUMONT AND LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was co...
Politics
September 20, 2025
News that the impending sale of the Corelle plant in Charleroi to German glassmaker Sediver has been terminated was just another gut-punch to the hundreds of Valley residents who lost their jobs there...
Politics
September 20, 2025
To the Editor: The day after Charlie Kirk was murdered, I read PSALM 94 and it saddened me to think of what is going on in our country, especially when I read verses 20 and 21. In PSALM 94, the proud,...
Politics
September 19, 2025
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK about hate right now. In the wake of the shooting of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, it’s everywhere. It is amplified, but it isn’t new. Hate has been a growing topic of...
The divider-in-chief
Politics
September 19, 2025
For presidents of both parties, one of their primary roles has always been consoler-in-chief, healing wounds, lifting hearts and unifying the nation in times of tragedy. Think of Ronald Reagan, comfor...
Migrant crime and the Dallas beheading
Politics
September 17, 2025
Add this to the list of terrible crimes committed by illegal immigrants in the United States: In a Dallas hotel last week, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a Cuban in the U.S. illegally, was cleaning a room w...
Tourism’s impact in Washington County
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September 17, 2025
Washington County’s tourism industry is a major driver for our local economy, and its impact was again highlighted by a study from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED...
The four horsemen of the Western apocalypse
Politics
September 16, 2025
E urope is plagued by a number of existential crises. Yet they are all self-inflicted — and by a dominant, therapeutic culture that embraced utopian but lethal bromides. These suicidal wounds are now ...
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By By TOM FONTAINE TribLive 
September 16, 2025
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is scheduled to speak about political violence at Tuesday’s Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Downtown Pittsburgh, less than a week after a gunman assassinated conservativ...
Politics
September 16, 2025
WESTMORELAND COUNTY Commissioners are putting the brakes on spending. That makes sense. The county is not exactly swimming in cash. In December 2023, commissioners pivoted toward a last-minute tax inc...
Pisciottano seeks to reform RACP process
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By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
September 15, 2025
His bill would make the bidding more transparent. State Sen. Nick Pisciottano recently introduced legislation aimed at improving transparency and closing loopholes in the Redevelopment Assistance Capi...
Could our current leaders pass the citizenship test?
Politics
September 15, 2025
The overhaul of American attitudes toward immigration has many fronts. One is the border, both the southern and northern frontiers. Another is workplaces — Mexican restaurants, manufacturing plants li...
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By By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer 
September 15, 2025
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas operatives in ...