Career Advice
May 29, 2014
Finding a career is even tougher than finding a job. When I was 14, the school counselor asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Are you headed t...
Career Advice
May 15, 2014
When you prepare for a job interview, you should anticipate the questions you might be asked so you can rehearse your answers. A 30-second Internet se...
Career Advice
May 01, 2014
Comedian Steve Harvey has the following theory: 25 percent of the people you meet don’t like you no matter what you do; 25 percent aren’t sure, but co...
Career Advice
Apr 17, 2014
Even though I’m 60ish, I realize — whether young or old — experience with the latest technologies available is important, and it’s critical to underst...
Career Advice
Apr 03, 2014
Why do companies hire people from the outside and pay them more than their current employees? I don’t understand why they would do this. Let’s assume ...
Career Advice
Mar 20, 2014
Personally, I could never consider sales as a career path because I don’t deal well with rejection. At this year’s Academy Awards, “Dallas Buyers Club...
Career Advice
Mar 06, 2014
Question: I’m 55. I’ve had five interviews but no job offers. I know there are laws against age discrimination, but you couldn’t prove it by me. Is my...
Career Advice
Feb 20, 2014
If you’re in the business of managing people, you have a difficult job. When I ask a room full of managers to tell me what keeps them up at night, the...
Career Advice
Jan 23, 2014
Here is a scenario and a question I hear often: Some people have the “gift of gab” and do really well in job interviews. Unfortunately, that’s not me....
Career Advice
Jan 10, 2014
Who would turn down a promotion? It’s a good thing, right? My friend Sheryl is a great accountant who was offered a promotion to be the department man...
Lifestyles
July 21, 2025
DEAR ABBY: I became ill a few months ago and spent 10 days in the hospital before moving to a rehab center to recover. My husband worked at the facili...
July 21, 2025
Dear Heloise: I travel through Texas a lot with my husband. I notice most convenience stores we stop at while on the road have numerous pieces of chew...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 21, 2025
Over the last decade, Pennsylvania has lost population and businesses to more competitive states. But this outmigration offers clues on how Pennsylvan...
Business, Local News
July 21, 2025
Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 20, 2025
Many Americans believe that if the MAGA movement fails, American culture and values will be destroyed and we will truly become another third world cou...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 20, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It's not a coincidence that the person who delivered the biggest economic development coup in recent Pittsburgh history, and finall...
