MANY TEACHERS IN THE REGION are preparing for a school year with fewer than 100 students in kindergarten. That would be fine if small kindergarten classes were what most school districts were built to...

DEAR ABBY: When I was 16 and my sister “Daisy” was 18, I found out she was in a sexual relationship with my boyfriend, “Tyler” (also 18). I broke it off. She then asked if I minded her dating him. I’m...

Happy Birthday: Money and emotions won’t mix. Spending for the wrong reasons leads to stress and denial. Face situations head-on, and you’ll discover you have opportunities to flourish if you choose d...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have been dating my boyfriend for six months. Most of the time, he is a really great guy. He takes me out on thoughtful dates and is a great communicator. However, sometimes when I a...

INDEPENDENCE DAY and the extended weekend off for many is a great time to celebrate, but no American holiday results in more horror stories. Thousands of people are treated in emergency rooms for fire...

The tentative “memorandum of understanding” with Iran has caused glee on the Left and furor among many on the Right. The Left might welcome “peace,” but surely not as much as it enjoys infighting on t...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN local government and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has received renewed attention during the second Trump administration. Immigration enforcement has prompted protests, ...

Every time I get asked by a TV anchor what I think about the drama of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, my favorite “historical” headline from the Onion comes to mind: “World’s Largest Metaphor Hi...

Congratulations to the Monessen Police Department, the Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission and the Mon Valley Opioid Coalition for hosting another successful Night Out community event on Wednesda...

GOVERNMENT REQUIRES TRUST. The people give a lot to the government. They invest power to act in the public good. They invest the authority to speak with the people’s name. They also turn over the mone...

“President Trump Lost This War” headlines a New York Times editorial. The New Yorker reports on “The Spectacular Failure and Ruinous Costs of the Iran War.” Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, ...

This July 4 marks the 250th birthday celebration of the United States. It’s also the day we may begin federal taxpayer funding of the abortion-giant Planned Parenthood again. I know, I know. You may b...

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government ‘Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States,’ painted by Howard Chandler Christy in 1940. U.S. Capito...

Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks The U.S.-Mexico beef market has taken a massive hit from the screwworm parasite, which has spread from Mexi...

Should you swim in Pittsburgh’s rivers? A water researcher breaks down the answer Pittsburgh’s three rivers are monitored for water quality under federal Clean Water Act standards. pawel.gaul/E+ colle...

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later The colonists’ complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence are sti...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Duane Mitchell has big plans for the United States’ 250th anniversary. Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he r...

IMAGINE SOMEONE PICKED the lock on your back door and walked inside. This person went through your mail, took your data and stole invasive and private images. It was all traded away to others, without...

By a number of conventional measures, the Republican Party should be headed for a huge loss in this November’s House midterm elections. But some experts think the results will be much closer than orig...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The complexities of the American story aren’t hard to miss. Just steps into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the gavel used by Nancy Pelosi when she became the ...