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Put safety first when you swim

Editorials

Swimming season is here, and the sounds of people enjoying the water are a sure sign that the summer is really heating up. But the fun of playing in the water can quickly turn tragic. It’s a reality that hit home on Monday, when 13-year-old Reese Hanshaw of Burgettstown lost her life after drowning while swimming in the Ohio River near the Veterans Memorial Bridge. Almost 400 children younger than age 5 drown every year in swimming pool accidents across the country, and more than 3,200 go to a hospital emergency room after a near drowning, statistics show. A child can drown in ...

Some of life’s little moments we all seem to share

Local Columns

Life often gives us little moments. Moments when we experience something ... unique, something out of the ordinary. Something that makes us wonder if we are cursed or simply have a run of bad luck. And it makes us ask ourself if there is anybody else out there who has ever had these unfortunate instances happen to them. Times when we think, this kind of thing can’t possibly just be happening to me, can it? Now, I’m not referring to moments when we play the lottery and come away with only a losing ticket to show for our dollar. Nor am I talking about being late for work ...

Lots of things to do

Local Columns

There’s been some talk during the past several months that there are not a lot activities for area residents to participate in. If you take a good look around, you’ll find that’s far from the case. Whether you like to enjoy live music in an outdoor venue surrounded by your friends and family, enjoy learning more about the history of the Tri-State Area or want to partake in some classic summer treats, there’s plenty to do across the region. Several of the area’s major events already have taken place. It’s a list that includes Frontier Days at Historic Fort Steuben, ...

Guest column/Outdated wireless regulations fuel criminals

Local Columns

Overseas crime rings are profiting from the trafficking of U.S. wireless devices because of an outdated FCC rule that prevents providers from controlling their phones. Repealing it should be a no-brainer for the FCC and the Trump administration — get rid of the wasteful and harmful cell phone unlocking rule. When the FCC adopted its C Block rules in 2007 — the same year the iPhone debuted — it was an era of nascent innovation, budding excitement, and deep uncertainty in the wireless space. The Apple iPhone was new, and was only available on AT&T’s network. And the app economy ...

Guest column/Collaboration is the most underrated strategy

Local Columns

In an oversaturated marketplace where attention is fragmented and authenticity is under a microscope, brands are looking for more than awareness. They’re looking for resonance. And increasingly, they’re finding it through something simple but strategic — collaboration. Not the buzzword version. The business version. Real brand partnerships are not product giveaways or cute Instagram tie-ins. They’re serious business strategies that combine platforms, perspectives and momentum to create something neither party could achieve alone. The best recent case study? “The White ...

Spirit of 1776 remains alive

Editorials

We cannot describe the spirit of freedom any better than those who created the document which led the nation toward the actions which we celebrate on Friday. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should ...