County Primary: Progressive Democrats shut down politically-connected opponents
By The Editorial Board Election day held some surprises in Allegheny County as more progressive Democratic candidates won their primaries...
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- May 24
- 5 min
GUEST COMMENTARY | Shell’s good neighbor claims an insult to Ohio River communities
By Daniel Rossi-Keen About 10 years ago, my neighbor’s woodshed caught on fire in the middle of the night. Just before going to bed, my...
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- May 24
- 4 min
Time to sue? ACHA's track record for making pretty promises, walking away continues
By J. Hogan When I was approached about Allegheny County Housing Authority proposing a broad new, nice, mixed-income,...
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- May 24
- 3 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to ‘Grow Our Own’
By Rep. Anita Kulik As I write this article, it is Teacher Appreciation Week. The school districts that comprise the 45th Legislative...
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- May 11
- 3 min
Don’t forget the bloody trail to the ballot box: Vote
By The Editorial Board If you haven’t switched to mail-in ballots, and since you are reading this newspaper, we can guess you may have...
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- May 11
- 2 min
GAINS & GLEANINGS | The master has gone but there's something to be learned
By J. Hogan Like many who grew up with icons of music whose careers spanned decades, I’ve come to terms with the truth that time steals...
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- May 11
- 3 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Constituents from throughout the Commonwealth visit during Advocacy Week
By Rep. Anita Kulik The House of Representatives and the Senate were back in full swing the week of April 24. The Capitol was filled with...
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- May 11
- 1 min
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Reader shares info on mysterious writer K. C. Constantine
Dear Editor, I enjoyed the article written by Elizabeth Perry about Carl Kozak in your April 13 edition very much. I would like to add to...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
EDITORIAL | Taxpayers shouldn’t pay to prevent catalytic converter theft
By The Editorial Board Catalytic converters are a valuable commodity–and theft of the pricey car parts has risen since the pandemic. In...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | PA gears up for US Semisquincentennial celebrations
By Rep. Anita Kulik The Pennsylvania House of Representatives held a session the week of April 24. The House will be considering bills...
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- Apr 26
- 4 min
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Unfairly stained: Declarations should be built on more than assumption
By J. Hogan One of the reasons I can’t stand the cavalier use of cries of racism when something doesn’t go a person’s way is because it...
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- Apr 13
- 2 min
EDITORIAL | Crossing guards deserve to be recognized for all they do
By Editorial Board Dorothy Bennett is a hero. For more than 48 years, Dorothy Bennett has braved bad weather, worse drivers and gunshots...
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- Apr 13
- 3 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Gov. Shapiro provides first budget address to joint session
By Rep. Anita Kulik On March 7, Gov. Josh Shapiro gave his first budget address to a joint session of the House and Senate. It was a...
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- Apr 13
- 2 min
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Grievance rarely pays the bills, so stop complaining and get to doing
By J. Hogan In this oddly hyper-sensitive era where so many things are determined by how folks feel about something, the ground is...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
GUEST COMMENTARY | This is a love letter to 'The Rocks'
“We’d argue and fight, but don’t you dare step to one of us and think for one moment we didn’t have each other’s backs. This town wrapped...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Wind and water don’t respect state lines
By Rep. Aita Kulik Majority Committee Chairs were appointed and, as has been previously reported in the last issue of the paper, I’ve...
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- Mar 29
- 4 min
GAINS & GLEANINGS | There's more in store than you could imagine
By J. Hogan About 20 years ago, I dropped my friend Robert Bradshaw off in New London, Connecticut for a class at the Navy Chaplain...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
It's 'Sunshine Week’ and we see some peeking through the clouds in Kennedy
By The Editorial Board In December, the editorial board wrote about a local township that was having a little trouble following the...
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- Mar 16
- 3 min
HARRISBURG UPDATES | Recent legislative elections include several firsts for women
By Rep. Anita Kulik History is made every day at the capitol through the passage of bills or other legislative events. But sometimes...
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- Mar 16
- 3 min
GAINS & GLEANINGS | When normal ain’t normal anymore what then?
By J. Hogan The term “new normal” gained traction in 2009 when then President Barack Obama used it in an attempt to lower economic...