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Month: January 2021

Tracking a chance for snow today

TODAY: Mostly cloudy throughout the morning with highs in the low 30s. Light snow could begin to the west in the early afternoon and move through the area over the evening. Accumulation is expected to be between a dusting and 1/2″. SUNDAY: Clearer skies and warmer temperatures with highs approaching the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Warmer

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12 books we’re excited about this year

Pandemic reading means different things to different people. Some of us like to escape our Blursday monotony with a breathless page-turner. Others seek out nonfiction to better understand the complex, chaotic world around us. And some of us just can’t stop doomscrolling on our phones. Now is not the time to judge anyone’s literary tastes

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This year’s list of ‘banished’ words and phrases are all about Covid-19

You’ve undoubtedly seen and heard the phrases in commercials since the pandemic began. “We live in unprecedented times.” “In these challenging, difficult times.” “Out of an abundance of caution.” “We’re in this together.” According to one university, that’s gone on for long enough. In its annual review, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie,

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A bake-off between two dads turned into a movement that delivered thousands of cookies to essential workers

A cookie competition between two dads turned into a heartwarming effort that has resulted in over 18,000 cookies being delivered to essential workers across Pennsylvania. The effort, now known as “Cookies for Caregivers,” began in April when Scott McKenzie was furloughed from his job as an athletic director in Huntingdon because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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READ: Ruling dismissing Gohmert’s lawsuit against Pence

Federal Judge Jeremy Kernodle on Friday threw out a lawsuit from Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to Donald Trump when Congress meets to count the Electoral College votes. Read the ruling here: cnn.com/2021/01/01/politics/read-gohmert-pence-lawsuit-dismissal-electoral-college/index.html

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