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Charleroi council votes to expand authority board

Charleroi council has taken action that could eventually lead to an expansion of the board of the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi (ABC). Council voted Wednesday to amend a resolution to alter the ABC board representation to include six members from the borough of Charleroi, as well as ...

‘So 1984’: Waynesburg U celebrates Banned Books Week

The books spread around the Skylight Room of Waynesburg University’s Eberly Library had one thing in common: Somewhere, they’d been pulled off the shelves. The university held a reading and discussion as part of its celebration of Banned Books Week, created by the American Library ...

Just ducky: Grandpa Joe’s reveals it’s behind mysterious Canonsburg ducks

In spectacular fashion, the culprit behind the Canonsburg rubber ducks has revealed itself: Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop. Wednesday night into Thursday, 14-foot-tall inflatable rubber ducks sprung up on the rooftops of businesses along Pike Street in what Grandpa Joe’s owner Christopher J. ...

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Steelers continue home dominance of Browns

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers knows the Pittsburgh Steelers are hardly a finished product five games into the season. Yet the parts are starting to come together, and they were on full display over four bruising quarters in a 23-9 victory over Cleveland that ...

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Steelers taking nothing for granted against Browns

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is no stranger to rivalries. The four-time MVP spent nearly two decades in Green Bay, where he led the Packers past the Chicago Bears so often he once famously — or notoriously, depending on your perspective — proclaimed part ...

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Penn State fires Franklin amid midseason freefall

By Travis Johnson Associated Press STATE COLLEGE — From the day he was hired more than a decade ago, James Franklin stressed the importance of creating a family atmosphere at Penn State. Over the course of 11-plus seasons in Happy Valley, that approach helped the Nittany Lions churn out ...

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OP-ED: Random thoughts about man’s stupidity

I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...

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Bentworth celebrates 50th reunion

The Bentworth Class of 1975 recently celebrated its 50th class reunion at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows. The classmates – the first to graduate from the then-newly built Bentworth High School – also attended an assembly with current Bentworth High students and toured the school. Other ...

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