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Hit: Hoping to improve academic success and reduce chronic absences, a high school in Mansfield, Ohio, is piloting a new curriculum to teach teens how to get a good night’s sleep. "It might sound odd to say that kids in high school have to learn the skills to sleep," Mansfield health teacher ...

OP-ED: Equip first responders for synthetic opioid age

When I started my career in law enforcement, I took an oath to serve and protect my community. Now, as executive director of the PA Chiefs of Police Association, I see that oath being lived by my fellow law enforcement colleagues throughout the state. Our members represent every type of ...

OP-ED: Tariffs produce chaos, uncertainty

President Trump really seems to misunderstand tariffs and international trade. He seems to think tariffs are what foreign companies are willing to pay the United States government to sell products in the U.S., and since we have the largest market in the world, most countries will pay a lot to ...

OP-ED:Trump’s unwarranted harm against America

In my lifetime, three individuals have been responsible for bringing the stock market and the world economy to its knees. The first individual had bad intentions. On Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden unleashed terrorists who crashed two planes into the World Trade Center, killing 2,996 people. ...

EDITORIAL: Read while you still can

During a 1953 commencement address at Dartmouth College, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged graduates not to become “book burners.” “Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book,” he told them. Mt. Lebanon Public Library is trying to make sure patrons have an easier ...

Hits and Misses

Miss: After months of uncertainty and turmoil, the final noontime whistle sounded last week at the World Kitchen Plant in Charleroi. After the last piece of glass came off the production line last Friday, the American flag on the pole at the Eighth Street entrance was taken down and replaced by ...