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My American Story

‘Really proud to be here’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final story in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Myndi Tran recently returned from a cross-country roadtrip. It wasn’t the first time Tran ...

Heart of a servant

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. At times, small-town life can feel stifling, but for Maddy Loughner, growing up in Waynesburg has ...

The Gen Z POV

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Gen Z may get painted by the media as an entitled, chronically online generation, but there’s a ...

‘Roll with the punches’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Whenever Jean Turcheck would travel — for work meetings in the United States, or her 17 trips for fun to ...

A passion for geneaology

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. The story of America is the collective narrative of every American. It is, perhaps, a smaller-scale notion ...

‘It’s my purpose’

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. DeeDee van Fredenberg opened the door to Main St. Cafe and followed her three children inside, where the ...