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Safety requires firms to have rules to follow

The August 2025 explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works didn’t happen because employees weren’t following the rules. It happened because there weren’t rules to follow. This week, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released its report on the tragedy that killed two employees — Timothy Quinn, 39, and Steven Menefee, 52 — and injured 11 others. A series of three explosions caused $52.5 million in damage to the facility. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied 10 violations and $118,000 in fines. The Chemical Safety and Hazard ...

GOP must shine light of freedom

How can anyone escape the irony that in this year, as we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the American Declaration of Independence, the principles of that declaration are being challenged? When Americans should be basking in the light of our hard-fought-for freedoms, standing guard on our God-given rights noted in that declaration, there are Americans ready to turn their back on them. Candidates advocating socialism, the antithesis of “all Men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” are winning elections. Michigan Democratic candidate for ...

Are mainstream Dems taking the wheel?

You couldn’t find a wackier candidate than Francesca Hong, the Democratic Socialist vying to become the governor of Wisconsin. She wanted to defund police and abolish ICE, topping it all off with a call to end Thanksgiving. “Saturday Night Live” couldn’t have made her up. Hong lost the Democratic primary but left behind some sobering thoughts. She finished second by only a hair and against a sterling Democrat with relevant experience. The winner, David Crowley, is the Milwaukee County executive and an African American born into poverty. Crowley will face off against ...

Husband missing contact from children

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our 70s, and he is experiencing depression from lack of contact with his children. I don’t mean Facebook, because he sees them on there. They do not call like they did in the past. I am sure they feel that since he can actually see them on the screen, he knows what they are up to and what they are doing. Thus, they think this is all we need to do. We do not text either. We used to FaceTime but not anymore. When he calls them, usually he can only leave a message because they rarely answer the phone. If he does get hold of them, the typical response ...

Man wants to treat arthritis with GAE

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 74-year-old male who’s in otherwise excellent health. However, I have severe arthritis in my knees to the point where it keeps me up at night. I keep reading about this treatment called GAE (genicular artery embolization), and since I only have about a good 10 years or so left on this planet, I wanted to know your thoughts on this treatment. A full knee replacement requires a year of physical therapy, so I’d rather not do one. — P.C. Answer: GAE uses biologically inert material (absorbable gelatin microspheres) to block specific abnormal blood vessels in ...

Horoscope: Monday, August 17

It’s your Roaring Era, lively with a liberated self-expression, convention-defying choices and inner strength. Aries (March 21-April 19) You know better than to act on every feeling just because you have it. Feelings are information, not instructions. Today, you’ll notice your feelings and hear them out, but you won’t let any one of them have absolute authority. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Just as another person’s good fortune doesn’t cancel yours, the hardship of others doesn’t erase your own difficult experiences. But not everyone is mature enough to know this. Be careful ...