2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (8+ words) Small changes can lower water, heating bills'Observer-Reporter...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1053+ words) A bill that would ban student cellphone use in Pennsylvania schools during the school day has moved a step forward. The state Senate last week passed a bipartisan bill, 46-1, requiring public schools to implement "bell-to-bell" bans on student cellphone use…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (765+ words) My thoughts on data centers coming to the region are complicated. If I am wearing my stock market hat, where I am invested in corporations on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, my thoughts are positive. On the other hand,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (659+ words) Much of the public conversation about artificial intelligence focuses on software and futuristic applications. Yet the foundation of the digital economy is physical infrastructure. Behind every AI model, cloud platform, financial network, and digital service sits a facility filled with…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (238+ words) Last week's column about phone use drew some reactions. Here are a few of the emails/texts I received: Mary Jo's Response: Thank you for taking the time to email me and let me know. Communication works! I'm very pleased....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (688+ words) Despite the topic not appearing on the agenda, South Strabane residents turned out in big numbers Tuesday to voice concerns about a potential AI data center in the township. The public comment portion of Tuesday's meeting lasted nearly an hour,…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1001+ words) It is midday on Saturday, and a half-dozen members of WACOM (Washington Amateur Communications), an amateur radio club, are sitting inside the historic log cabin near the observatory of Mingo Creek County Park, a hodgepodge of cables, radios, and transmitters…...