Education faces a lot of criticism, some with good cause. The U.S. ranks low in reading and math compared with other developed nations. A recent trend to combat our shortcomings is to “assess” students regularly. These reforms began in K-12 education with renewed emphasis on ...

This is Pennsylvania Local Government Week. It should not be the only time we celebrate and thank our local elected officials. Many evenings, while most of us are at home with family and friends, those who have stepped up to run for a local office, head to public meetings throughout our ...

At this year’s PIAA indoor track state championships on March 2, young ladies from across the state traveled to State College for their shot at gold, something they had been working their entire lives towards. However, as they prepared for their events, they noticed that there were two males ...

As President of the Juniata Valley Audubon Society, I stand with many who believe in protecting the natural world we depend on — our parks, wildlife and air. In my experience, this is a shared value of both my Republican colleagues and Democrat colleagues. These wonders must be preserved, ...

I grew up in Claysburg and learned the importance of my political voice at an early age. As a kid, I would walk with my grandparents down our rural road to the Greenfield Township Building to cast our vote. Of course, I was too young for my vote to count, but the poll workers, amused by my ...

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as every American should happily honor our first chief executive. Washington was a man for the ages. Born a ...