“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” — Malcolm X The way Pennsylvania schools are funded has been deemed…
Baby Boomers are our future
In our article about Age-Friendly Coraopolis and the work that organization is doing to try and make society more equitable for the aging, we throw out some intense statistics. The…
McKees Rocks and its fire company of 40 years
McKees Rocks residents have experienced uncertainty with their fire department the past few weeks, culminating in the borough’s decision to commission 24-hour service with the Presston Volunteer Fire Department. Many…
Pretending won’t make the coronavirus go away
Going into the new year, the COVID-19 pandemic is still having an impact on us as a culture, despite the lockdowns ending. In our last issue, we covered the increase…
EDITORIAL | There’s no ‘Sunshine’ in Kennedy Township
It’s that time of year – the days are getting shorter, there are holiday decorations everywhere and townships and boroughs are passing annual budgets for the coming year. We at…
Cultural shift: Protect the people who protect us
It’s clear the U.S. military is suffering a severe mental health crisis. In 2014, an estimated 22 veterans and active service personnel committed suicide every day, Numbers from 2019 from…
What’s a fair price for the safety of our youth?
The Sto-Rox School District is entering into an agreement with BusPatrol to install recording equipment on buses which will catch drivers violating the Bus-Arm law. That’s the law which states…



