While it is far-fetched to even be thinking in the following way, the main point of that thought process has a worthy objective behind it for the city of Altoona. Here goes: How wonderful it would be if some Altoona lottery player were to win a hundreds-of-millions or a billion-dollar ...

When hundreds of thousands of people descend on Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft in April, they should be greeted by a spruced-up Steel City. The landmark fountain at Point State Park has recently undergone a $3.4 million upgrade. Market Square is in the midst of a $15 million face-lift. And ...

An article published in the Mirror’s Jan. 12 edition began with two paragraphs that are deserving of elaboration. First, the paragraphs in question: — “In December, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision ruled that with a majority vote, government entities could add anything to a meeting ...

On this day each year honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there are many people who expend too much time recalling the details of his death rather than appreciating the hard, challenging work in which he engaged in what was a very different America than today. It was an America too ...

Pennsylvania’s judicial-retention balloting last year was an eye-opener, but not because of which candidates’ retention bids were successful. Rather, what was remarkable — and troubling to many people of this commonwealth — was the total amount in cash and the value of other support ...

All considered, especially that they put their lives at risk every time they report for work to protect and serve, police officers never really are compensated adequately for their work. No doubt, there are residents of Allegheny Township who believe their municipality’s police starting ...