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Pennsylvania’s community health centers provide affordable quality health care, including primary medical, behavioral, and dental care, vision services, pharmaceutical services, and other critical health-enhancing services to 1 million Pennsylvanians annually in 54 counties through nearly ...

A great place to grow up

Our address was the corner of Water and Maple streets in East Liberty. Well, the mailing address was Dickerson Run, but everyone who lives there knows it’s East Liberty. Liberty for short. Even the elementary school I attended had the name East Liberty Elementary carved directly into the ...

In the blink of an eye, millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – are becoming too old to be considered young adults. The title now belongs to Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012. I often try to place myself in the shoes of these twentysomethings. However, my younger brother, ...

The healing power of humor

“I told my doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to stop going to those two places.” George Burns As a former, non-traditional hospital administrator, I have found people like Norman Cousins and Dr. Hunter “Patch”Adams to be inspirational medical heroes. Neither was famous ...

On May 14, the Washington County Bar Association, along with several other organizations, sponsored a well-attended public forum at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. The program focused on state and local elections and voting rights. The diverse audience included advocates for expanding ...

“Stupid is as stupid does.” – Forrest Gump "The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence." – Adolf Hitler "War does not determine who is right — only who is left." - Bertrand Russell "I hate war as only a soldier who has ...