Breaking News
July 31, 2025
The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
Jobs
Nov 30, 2021
The first days at a new job can be a total whirlwind. You’re meeting people, doing piles of onboarding paperwork, and making all sorts of notes for yo...
Jobs
Mar 16, 2020
Handing over a list of references to a potential new employer can feel like tricky business. If you don’t have a job offer in hand, you might be worri...
Jobs
Feb 19, 2020
Regardless of the industry you’re in, whenever you start a new job your mission is clear—make a great initial impression and reinforce the notion that...
Jobs
Dec 18, 2019
As work starts to wind down for the year, it may be time for the yearly tête-à-tête with your boss: your annual performance review. Whether formal or ...
Jobs
Aug 21, 2019
Congratulations! You are working at your dream job, doing the very thing you’ve always wanted to do in order to earn a paycheck. But wait a minute, so...
Jobs
Aug 08, 2019
Regardless of job title or industry, the work world is full of challenging situations—both on the job and around it—and those among us who climb the c...
Jobs
May 07, 2019
When you’re applying and interviewing for a new job, everyone’s on their best behavior. You’re (professionally) dressed to kill and making eye contact...
Jobs
Nov 06, 2018
Authority and power are complex issues that come with the task of being a manager. In the workplace, the ability to hire, fire, and give raises sets t...
Jobs
Oct 26, 2018
Those of us who have spent any time in the workforce—from newcomers to seasoned veterans and across all industries and positions—have learned the valu...
Jobs
Oct 02, 2018
Every job has a secret component that never appears on a job description or annual review: managing your relationship with your boss. Unless you’re at...
Jobs
Jul 05, 2018
In a perfect world, since you spend such a large chunk of your life at work, you’d be friends with all of your colleagues. But when it comes to your m...
Jobs
Jul 02, 2018
Anyone who’s ever been employed and has had to answer to a boss—whether you have one destined for the great boss hall of fame or one who’s the devil i...
Jobs
May 30, 2018
Thanks to innovations in technology in recent years, the work world is changing at breakneck speed—and many of these changes are affecting how we perf...
Jobs
May 28, 2018
There’s an unspoken truth in the world of work—although we usually get to pick our jobs we don’t get to pick our bosses. If we’re lucky, we get to wor...
Jobs
Mar 14, 2018
I quit. J’arrete. Ich gebe auf. Me rindo. Whatever the language, the sentiment is the same: I'm outta here. However, as a professional person, you nee...
Jobs
Mar 09, 2018
There are lots of potentially difficult situations that arise in most workplaces—anything from annoying coworkers, to incompetent people on a project ...
Jobs
Feb 05, 2018
Let’s be honest: if you have a job, you have boss issues. Even if you like your boss, even if you work well with your boss, even if you are pretty hap...
Jobs
Jan 04, 2018
The job search can be a bit weird if you already have ajob—everyone does it, or no one would ever have a new job. But it has to be done in a top secre...
Career Advice
Nov 30, 2017
When I was twenty years old my mom told me, “Before you get married look at your girlfriend with both eyes wide open. Once you get married close one e...
Career Advice
Jul 27, 2017
Here’s an “Aha” moment in the employment business. Most people are looking for a new job because they’re unhappy with their current circumstances. The...
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
July 31, 2025
According to rankings released by U.S. News, Pennsylvania is the 41st “best state,” positioning itself at 39th in education and 38th in its overall ec...
Local News
July 31, 2025
Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department, along with Mount Jewett and Kane ambulances, were dispatched at 8:54 a.m. Thursday to a reported tractor...
Local News, PA State News
As budget stalemate hits a month
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania's schools and human services will be d...
Local News, PA State News
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG – Just over a year ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law a state budget which would support the establishment of an Alzheimer...
Local News, PA State News
July 31, 2025
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency announced upgrades to its flood warning and observation system on Wednesday. The Pennsylvani...
Outdoors, Sports
July 31, 2025
I arrived at camp Rack & Feather early. The cell phone rang; it was Jim Acker. His wife, Carla, was preparing a large dish of lasagna and a salad for ...
