When you write these commentaries long enough, issues from the past will often resurface. In March 2021, I received a phone call from now-deceased district attorney Eugene Vittone who told me about his efforts to save the Washington Drug and Alcohol Commission (WDAC) from the county's plans ...
The colorful packaging bears trippy names like ZaZa, Neptune’s Fix, Pegasus and Purple Magic. Sold as an elixir or in pill form, the products promise feelings of “euphoria,” “happiness” and “bliss,” and are marketed to grab the attention – and cash – of young and old ...
The commemoration of Law Day is a high point in the Washington County Bar Association's yearly calendar, and one of the cornerstones of our community outreach programming. Our annual collaboration with the judiciary, county and local government, service organizations, schools, and other friends ...
Fire companies need our help This letter is intended to bring attention to what I feel is often ignored throughout the state, and that is the "volunteer" fire and rescue companies throughout. The key word here is "volunteer." These people dedicate their lives and energy to serving the ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed, and the state House has passed, a measure to raise the Keystone State’s minimum wage to $15 an hour to begin 2029. But a researcher at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy says the detriments of such an increase (if adopted by the state Senate ...
For those who want to start their day on a positive note, I have a suggestion. As you rise out of bed, do not turn on the news to catch the latest 8 a.m. press conference from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Do not go to a financial channel to learn how the stock market will open. Instead, ...
