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HIT: We’re frequently told that one event or another is a once-in-a-lifetime experience when, in actuality, it is something that might well happen again in somebody’s lifetime. But the solar eclipse that is set to happen on Monday, April 8, lives up to the once-in-a-lifetime hype. As a ...

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MISS: If you’ve never heard of Amos Miller, he is an Amish farmer from the Lancaster area whose plight has become a cause celebre for libertarians and free-market fundamentalists because he has been selling raw dairy milk to customers without a permit. The Pennsylvania Department of ...

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MISS: Industries like airlines and hotels have what is known as “dynamic pricing,” where prices are adjusted based on demand. For instance, prices for hotel rooms in cities like Cleveland and Erie in the first weekend of April are going to be much more expensive than they typically are ...

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HIT: All too many children in this region and throughout the United States suffer from food insecurity, but 10 community organizations and school districts in Washington, Fayette and Greene counties have been honored by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for their efforts. Child Hunger ...

Answers needed on why City Mission request was pulled from LSA list It’s the time of year when the Washington County Board of Commissioners approves grants to municipalities and local nonprofits from the local share account that is filled each year with gambling revenue from the Hollywood ...

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HIT: On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro stopped in Mt. Lebanon to talk about how the proposed budget he unveiled last week would help small businesses. At Empire Music on Washington Road, he said that a new program, Main Street Matters, would boost commercial corridors in communities around the ...