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Amanda Gillooly is a 2002 Point Park University graduate and former reporter for The Valley Independent, The Beaver County Times and Observer-Reporter newspapers. She was also a freelance writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, www.pa2010.com and The Innocence Institute of Point Park University.

Amanda has been dubbed a "crazy cat lady" by her friends because of the three felines who share her home.

Amanda also has the distinction of being the Best Aunt in the Universe for the past nine years straight. The award, bestowed by her nephew Nicholas, 9, and her niece, Lilly Belle, 3, is on her mantle next to her Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editor's first-place award for enterprise reporting, a Pennsylvania Keystone Press second-place award for a special project, and a Pittsburgh Press Club Golden Quill award for culture writing. She was also a national finalist for an investigative reporting project she co-wrote for the Innocence Institute.

Amanda enjoys humor, cheesy horror and kung fu flicks and is a jukebox champion.

 

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Canonsburg News You Can Use

Sure, you heard about the restriction on parade chairs. But here's what else happened at Canonsburg's meeting Monday.

Canonsburg News You Can Use
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Animal Response Team Raises Cash

Members of the Washington County Animal Response Team held a boot drive this past weekend—see how much they were able to raise in just four hours.

Animal Response Team Raises Cash
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Letter: Grading the State Budget on Education

A TEACH (Tell Everyone All Cuts Hurt) representative from Steel Valley School District takes a look at the state budget priorities.

Letter: Grading the State Budget on Education
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Reader: Can't We Compromise On Parade Chairs?

'Do we really want to dampen people’s enthusiasm for an event that brings together 50,000-60,000 spectators for a single day? Should we even allow chairs to have that kind of power over our lives?' this reader writes.

Reader: Can't We Compromise On Parade Chairs?