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On Nov. 1, a letter from Washington County Commissioner Nick Sherman was published in this newspaper criticizing Allegheny County for its home-rule system of government. Sherman also praised his efforts in being a conservative watchdog of taxpayer dollars. Sherman said nothing to update ...

OP-ED: Building a sense of community

In the words of Coretta Scott King, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” At a recent meeting, some facts came to my attention that were both disturbing and alarming. And only you can help lessen the challenge presented ...

The election: Good news for democracy

The results are in, Donald Trump will return to the White House, and so democracy works, right? You betcha, and the fact that Trump is in and Kamala Harris is out should satisfy even the most skeptical election deniers that the 2020 election was on the up and up, too. After all, if the ...

OP-ED: We’re going back

Within her noble and honorable campaign for president, Kamala Harris' consistent mantra was "We're not going back." She was wrong. We are. The country is embarking upon a time in which we were overwhelmingly white and Christian, an era in which men expected women to be confined to the ...

OP-ED: The election: Good news for democracy

The results are in, Donald Trump will return to the White House, and so democracy works, right? You betcha, and the fact that Trump is in and Kampala Harris is out should satisfy even the most skeptical election deniers that the 2020 election was on the up and up, too. After all, if the ...

OP-ED: After the election

“Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” –Winston Churchill By the time this is published, almost a week after Election Day, we should know who will occupy the White House for the next four years. Whatever ...