Employee considers taking new job offer
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
August 28, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: I recently received a job offer from another company that comes with a significantly higher salary than what I’m currently making. The role is in a field I’ve been wanting to move into...
Mother-daughter rift puts dad in a tough spot
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August 28, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Violet,” lives about two hours away. She and her mother (my wife) do not get along. Violet was always a rebellious, independent wild child, as well as the source of a lot of f...
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
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August 28, 2025
By The Associated Press Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big ...
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August 28, 2025
• Customer appreciation day, 10 items of clothing for $1, Care & Share thrift store, California United Methodist Church, 227 Third St., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Shortbread City Mercantile sale, Penn Highlan...
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Carnegie library’s Wise
August 28, 2025
Free Indeed Ministry, 401 Second St., Monongahela, will host an outreach car wash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Dierken’s Pharmacy parking lot, across from Sheetz in Monongahela. The donation...
Wife’s view of herself shrinks after discovery
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August 27, 2025
DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagu...
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By By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer 
August 27, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall books mean more than literary fiction. The top releases this season range from a fairy tale newly told to memoirs about a famous writer’s indomitable mother and life after marriag...
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August 27, 2025
• Peach festival, West Newton Lions Field House, 511 Pittsburgh St., West Newton, 4 to 7 p.m., held by West Newton First Church of God. • Customer appreciation days, 10 items of clothing for $1, Care ...
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McKeesport Rib Festival set for Labor Day weekend
August 27, 2025
The monthly Young Adult Book Club will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela. The club is typically for ages 13 and older and focuses on what interests ...
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VALLEY CLUB NOTES
August 27, 2025
This year marks the 250th birthday anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. The August meeting of the Mon Valley Leathernecks was called to order by Commandant Mike Sowko at VFW Post 1409 in Bla...
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August 27, 2025
ST. NIKOLAUS, Germany (AP) — Santa’s elves start early in Germany. Three postal workers set off Aug. 9 on their nearly 1,860-mile bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the small town of Rovan...
Helping Children Manage Big Emotions
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August 27, 2025
LFAMILY FEATURES ittle children experience big emotions. When things don’t go as planned or they feel overstimulated or face new experiences, children may respond with anger and frustration, fueled by...
Getting More Than You Give
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How students can support veterans in their communities
August 27, 2025
For those who have served in the U.S. armed forces, transitioning back to civilian life can be a challenge. However, community support can help make the transition easier for many veterans and provide...
Donora’s 98th annual Kennywood Day winners announced
Around The Valley, Features
August 26, 2025
Donora’s 98th annual community picnic was held in honor of Terrance Gnora. For the MVI The Donora Smog Commemorative Committee welcomed the 98th annual Donora Kennywood Day community picnic on Aug. 13...
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LIBRARY DONATIONS
August 26, 2025
The Monessen Public Library shelved the following: Memoriams Frank J. ‘Bucky’ Rizzuto Sr. “Silver Elite” by Dani Francis, presented by Vito Beneccio “Sisters Murder Investigations” by James Patterson,...
Intense, unrequited feelings make it hard to move forward
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August 26, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with something that feels both silly and painful. I’ve developed intense feelings (maybe even “limerence”) for a man I know, and no matter how hard I try, no one else seems t...
Boy won’t stop pulling neighbor’s flowers
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SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
August 26, 2025
DEAR HARRIETTE: My neighbor’s young son has developed a habit of coming into my yard and picking flowers for his mom from my garden, which is right on the border of our two lawns. She always laughs an...
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By By BEN RICE Travelbinger 
August 26, 2025
Dublin, Ireland, will be the backdrop this weekend for a unique event: the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Tourism Ireland announced in a press release that it plans to leverage this event and pr...
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August 26, 2025
• Story time with Sheryl Resnick, author of “A Friend for Ruby,” Monongahela Area Library, 813 W. Main St., Monongahela, 11 a.m. • Doggie paddle, for dogs over 30 pounds, $5 a pup, Mon Valley YMCA, 10...