→ Did you know about the conjoined twin sycamore trees on Bergman Street in Sheraden? These trees have been notable community icons since the late-1930s, when William Sheraden Bockstoce, the…
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Fabricator’s Forge: A gamer’s gathering place
Dom Metzger, an IT contractor based in Crafton, used time saved working from home during the coronavirus lockdown to set up a gaming store in Coraopolis. Fabricator’s Forge offers a…
Service and sacrifice are always costly
Reflecting on the events of 9/11 brings added poignancy this year as we watch Afghanistan fall back into Taliban hands. It’s hard to find anything redeeming in the thousands of…
Lawmakers should be in touch with the needs of those they represent
There can be times when I am at the Capitol, and I think we as legislators are in a bubble. Time after time, bills are proposed that may appear to…
As 9/12 demonstrated, Americans are still more united than divided
As we approach the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, I’ve had numerous friends tell me they want the America we saw on the day after the attacks. On Sept.…
Labors of love keep the world turning
Labor day is back again. My union-loving friends love to point out that the holiday wouldn’t exist without unions fighting for it, and I suppose that’s true… but we shouldn’t…
Anti-blighting efforts spurred on by $2.3 million grant funding
Government officials gather with local stakeholders in front of the former Bank of McKees Rocks site at 602 Chartiers Ave. during an Aug. 20 press conference. Efforts to rehabilitate the…







