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Teen Center hopes to raise $45,000 during See-Saw Marathon

The Common Ground Teen Center, located at 92 N. Main Street in Washington, lost over 50% of its funding in September 2020. Dr. Mary Jo Podgurski, SW PA Teen Outreach Director, was determined to continue providing this safe space for young people. In response to the financial loss, the Teen ...

Rep. Kail faces Speicher in 15th state House race

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories featuring key races in the upcoming Nov. 3 election. Four-term incumbent state Rep. Joshua Kail, R-Beaver, is facing a challenge in the Nov. 3 general election from Democratic candidate Sydney Speicher of Midway. The 15th State House District ...

Reschenthaler, Bradstock vie for 14th Congressional District seat

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories featuring key races in the upcoming Nov. 3 election. At the approach of elections in even-numbered years, political prognosticators eye all 435 congressional districts throughout the country, and make forecasts on whether they are “Solid ...

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After being nudged into law, Noble takes center stage

The unintended life of John Noble is a study on finding your way and your niches, and excelling at each one. Noble, 70, was an athletic force at Dubois High School in football and wrestling. He became a football player and – despite his protestations – a wrestler at Washington & ...

WVU takes winning streak into much-needed bye week

West Virginia football went to Fort Worth and picked up the win over TCU, 24-20, on a last-minute defensive stand. The win gave the Mountaineers back-to-back wins, moving them to 5-3, heading into the long-awaited bye. WVU is one of the few remaining teams in college football who haven’t had ...

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California coach Woods downplays school wins record

California’s hard-fought, down-to-the-wire 24-18 football victory at Avella last Friday night was cause for a two-pronged celebration. First, it kept the Trojans undefeated in the Class A Tri-County South Conference at 6-0 to set up a first-place showdown at Beth-Center this Friday ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

Living

Maggi reappointed by American Legion to national law enforcement committees

Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi was recently reappointed by the National Executive Committee of the American Legion to serve on the Youth Cadet Law Enforcement and the Law and Order & Homeland Security committees. The Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Committee oversees, organizes and ...

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