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Matthew T. Mangino: Aging prisoners: An American crisisMay 07, 2015 11:00 pm - America's prisons are facing a growing crisis. The number of elderly and infirm inmates are on the rise, as are related prison healthcare cost. According to the Washingt...
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Public Safety Committee discusses sergeant testingMay 07, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester Police, Fire and Public Safety Committee met during regular session on Wednesday and the reestablishment of the sergeant's position generated much...
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James Jackson: Who's driving your fear?May 07, 2015 11:00 pm - "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt This sentence spoken by President Roosevelt at his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933,...
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Religion News: Vatican newspaper denounces Muhammad cartoonsMay 07, 2015 1:01 am - WEEK IN RELIGION The Vatican's official newspaper denounced Muhammad cartoons earlier this month, calling depictions of Islam's prophet "blasphemy." The Vatican's remark...
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OBITUARY: Bobbie C. MooreMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Bobbie C. Moore, age 76 longtime resident of Shawneetown died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Bobbie was born in Harlan County, Ky., on Ma...
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OBITUARY: Geraldine Randolph CookMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Geraldine Randolph Cook was born Dec. 24, 1924, in Harrisburg to Hiram and Omah Jackson Randolph. She attended Dorrisville Grade School, graduating with the class of 193...
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OBITUARY: Edna Marie AbneyMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Edna Marie Abney, 90 of Harrisburg, passed away at 10:54 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado. Edna was born in Mitchellsville on Friday, Nov. 28,...
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Antionette Kerr: Mother's Day founder challenged commercialismMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - It is a little-known fact that while Americans will collectively spend nearly $20 billion this year, Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day, would disapprove of our ch...
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Breathe easier with whole-house air purificationMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the air inside our homes may be anywhere from 2-5 times as polluted as the great outdoors. Today's tightly sealed, ener...
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OBITUARY: Judith Ann “Judy” MaloneyMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Judith Ann "Judy" Maloney, 62 of Harrisburg, went to be with the Lord peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home 6:10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. She was...