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LETTER: Don’t be afraid to be honest

Don't be afraid to be honest. Thank you, Observer-Reporter, Cecil Township, Range Resources and everyone who participated in the Observer-Reporter’s “Shale Revolution” coverage. And thanks to everyone who participated in meetings for expressing various views on health, safety and ...

Why limit what can be done to old Canonsburg school building?

Through a right-to-know request, I recently obtained a copy of the proposed agreement for the sale of the older Canon-McMillan Middle School. The proposed sales agreement contained this condition: “The property cannot be used as a public, private or charter school for vocational ...

Uniform clearance checks help protect all children

“We make our own criminals, and their crimes are consistent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that people get the kind of political leadership they deserve. I think they also get the kinds of crimes and criminals they create.” These are quotes from Margaret ...

Stop blaming things on acts of God

Don’t we think it’s about damn time we stop blaming things on acts of God, specially when science and nature are involved? After all, our Lord gave us all the right, just, fair and wonderful things that come with science and nature. Please, stop blaming our Lord for things that ...

Learning about character through sports

Congratulations to the Penn State men's wrestling team and the Canon-McMillan High School girls wrestling team and each team’s coaching staff for making national history and for helping to develop players with more character. Now, for my story: I have been writing letters to editors and ...

Canonsburg deserves federal money

Thank you, Observer-Reporter, for the news in two recent articles. In one article, the federal government announced $83 million being put toward air quality monitoring. In another article, it was reported that the federal government announced $4 billion for capping gas and oil wells ...