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Lori Falce Columns

Charity begins at home. It cannot end there

I was on SNAP. The real problem is how we judge those who need it
Politics isn't a kids game
Why do new Pentagon press rules matter?
Holding our friends responsible is maybe more important than calling out enemies
What's left for pregnant women?
How a movie star made people want to be journalists
Finding a solution to political violence is science fiction
Who wants to be a Powerball billionaire?
26 years of thoughts and prayers
Museums must be honest repositories of history
Why do ICE officers need masks?
Texas redistricting rips up the rules
Trump's interest in interest rates
The difference between debate and argument
Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the unexpected consequences of encouraging supporters
The lessons of Abraham Lincoln and a house divided
UPMC decision slams door on trans youths
Lee's words about Minnesota victims must be remembered
Los Angeles confrontations are becoming less about immigration than First Amendment
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Joseph Sabino Mistick Columns

Trump continues to play hunger games

Pittsburgh needs a fresh start with next mayor
What can we do in the face of hate? Look to Roosevelt.
Our disciplined, dignified military
DOMI's latest folly — bike lane in the Strip
Ryder Cup — a good walk spoiled
In politics, friends are hard to come by
Free speech, voting and finding our way back
Partnership key for Pittsburgh's Renaissance III
Trump shows he's no fan of fair fights
Taking a bite out of justice
Pittsburgh steel families built a nation
Moreno the underdog candidate for Pittsburgh mayor
Local radio stations show how to fight back in tough times
Cruelty the theme of Trump administration
A good turn and a bad one from McCormick
Joseph Sabino Misick: Competitive authoritarianism trickling in
Eradicating hate is a worthy cause
In NY, another wild-card candidate challenges status quo
The American flag belongs to all of us
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Paul Kengor Columns

'President Fetterman'? The commendably independent Pa. senator

Teaching 'No Kings' nonsense
Tipping is getting ridiculous
Are you smarter than a senator?
Baseball Karen and ballpark vulgarity
Pittsburgh scores a big win — Dr. John Byrd
100 years ago, when the KKK was dominant in Western Pa.
A nation of slobs
Trump assassination tragedy still on minds of many
Route 30 traffic danger
Our nation's founding, an American miracle
The silliness of 'No Kings'
Trump’s big deal for steelworkers
The 'least American' but 'very American' pope
Ruining America’s national pastime
The pope of surprises
Trump’s trade policies creating chaos and political realignment
The ACLU’s religious ignorance
Slow down and move over for tow-truck drivers
Is Trump the next Neville Chamberlain?
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Colin McNickle Columns

Keeping the AI revolution powered up

International passenger and cost red flags at PIT
A dubious expanded Pittsburgh sick-leave policy
The job growth question of AI
Pittsburgh’s Downtown office malaise continues
A misguided proposal to redirect liquor tax revenue
Again, PRT, first help thyself
How Pa. can best support the AI revolution
Calculating those NFL Draft economic benefits
Five things Pittsburgh’s next mayor must do
PRT must help save itself
The problem with Pittsburgh’s ‘Esplanade’ project
A better way to bolster the property tax rolls
The problem with subsidizing airlines
PPS’ continuing chronic absenteeism crisis
How to pare Allegheny County’s next budget
Questioning Downtown Pittsburgh’s redevelopment plan
Right-sizing Pittsburgh Public Schools
Allegheny County can, and must, pare its budget
Challenges abound converting offices to residential
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Jonah Goldberg Columns

Has Trump already lost the Latino vote?

Can socialism ever be more than just a fad in America?
Donald Trump isn't a dictator, but his goal may actually be worse
Despite infighting, Democrats can still unite around 1 common goal — Trump
Lasting peace requires accepting Israel's right to exist
Mad about politics? Blame Congress.
Why everyone is rushing to label themselves an 'independent'
Trump now has the NRA standing up for trans rights
What makes Trump’s power grab different?
Republicans won't let hypocrisy get in the way of a little tyranny
Trump's overtures to Putin have gained us nothing and cost the Ukrainians dearly
Tariff 'Mission Accomplished' hype is just that
Kamala Harris won't cure what ails the Democratic Party
Why MAGA's ideologues can't always get what they want
Stephen Colbert’s swan song is zeitgeist moment
Yes, Mr. President, they’re still talking about Jeffrey Epstein
Elon Musk's America Party is a long shot
Is bombing Iran deja vu all over again?
Maybe the latest Democratic disarray means they're coming to their senses
Trump deploys, protesters respond. This will not end well.
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Editor's Picks

The Calling to headline Light Up Night in Pittsburgh

Costco looks to sell beer and wine at Cranberry store — a 1st in Pa.
Bill Crawford leaving WDVE's Morning Show
TV Q&A: Why did CBS kill off a lead character on ‘Fire Country’?
Clouds could prevent Western Pa. from seeing northern lights
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S.E. Cupp Columns

Zohran Mamdani’s rise from nowhere to City Hall

Donald Trump isn’t joking about a third term
Trump’s excesses enrich only him, not Americans
NYC mayoral debate anything but decisive
The politics of Donald Trump’s war on cities
MAGA says no to Trump and Kennedy’s junk science
In NYC, Zohran Mamdani makes politics fun
Kirk assassination shows that America is broken
It’s Trump against America and Americans now
Cracker Barrel’s total surrender to the attack
Trump wrecks the crucial U.S.-Canada partnership
Trump BLS pick is partisan, unqualified and MAGA
To Trump, ‘truth’ is only what he wants it be
The Democratic Party has to grow up and go young
Cupp's anti-Trump campaign
We are obsessed with Coldplay’s kiss cam couple
Sorry, Jeffrey Epstein isn’t going to destroy MAGA
Trump the pirate demands tribute from the media
Where is the truth on Iran?
Loyalty to Donald Trump overrides basic decency
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Gary Franks Columns

Gary Franks: Black history and the Holocaust

Gary Franks: Biden and Trump pardons overshadow Inauguration Day
Gary Franks: The return of Donald J. Trump
Gary Franks: This is not your ‘Leave it to Beaver’ America
Gary Franks: Those we lost in 2024 — a governor, senator and congresswoman
Gary Franks: Lincoln's pardon and Trump's victory
Gary Franks: Sports superstars should help make America better
Gary Franks: Pardon me, Mr. President
Gary Franks: Hispanic Americans and Black men got the message, contributing to Trump’s victory
Gary Franks: Is it 1968 all over again, and will the results be the same?
Gary Franks: Identity politics — Bad for America, but good for Democrats
Gary Franks: If not mentally fit, Biden must go now
Gary Franks: For now it’s Kamala Harris
Gary Franks: For Trump – God is good… Trump’s work is clearly not finished
Gary Franks: Biden helps Trump increase his lead
Gary Franks: Trump’s best choices for VP
Gary Franks: Recalling Biden vote to support a sitting president guilty of a felony
Gary Franks: A June presidential debate? Johnson, Carter, 1968 hold answers
Gary Franks: And the Oscar goes to … DEI participants
Gary Franks: Having student loan debt is almost like being a sharecropper — really!
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