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Carnegie Free Library offers programs for all ages

In the early 1900’s, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was known not only for his success with the Carnegie Steel Company but also for his passion for reading and education. He established 3,000 public libraries across in the United States and other countries. The ...

Hang onto your hats: Strong winds blow through SWPA; temperature drops

Strong gusts of wind swept through southwestern Pennsylvania on Monday morning, causing scattered power outages in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties and ushering in a plummet in temperatures. The drop started early Monday, after some areas in western Pennsylvania hovered around 60 ...

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C-M’s Dreshman a giant on first day of Powerade

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com CANONSBURG -- Good things come in small packages. Just ask Lee Dreshman, a 107-pound wrestler for Canon-McMillan. Dreshman proved an unstoppable force in Monday's first day of the Powerade Christmas Wrestling ...

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Last-second basket gives C-H tournament title at Avella

Brody McCrerey had a game-high 21 points, including a game-winning basket with 1.5 seconds remaining to propel Chartiers-Houston past tournament host Avella, 51-49, in the championship game of the Eagles’ tournament Monday night. The Bucs inbounded the ball with eight seconds remaining and ...

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Brazeau has hat trick as Penguins rout Blackhawks, 7-3

CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Brazeau recorded first NHL hat trick, Bryan Rust scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins rolled past the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Sunday night. Anthony Mantha had a goal and assist and Noel Acciari scored as the Penguins won their second game in three, but ...

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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 ...

Living

An ‘exorcising of demons’

Many people think writing a book is driven by lightning bolts of inspiration that propel an author forward. Katherine Mansfield isn’t one of them. “There are definitely points when something comes out of the ether and rests on your brain … but I think true creativity is just ...

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