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Norma Gentry emerges from her baptism by the Rev. Paul Abernathy on July 14, 2018, at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District. (Nate Guidry/The Post-Gazette)
For some years, I had heard of the work of FOCUS Pittsburgh, an Eastern Orthodox charity based in the Hill District. From distributing food and clothing to deploying trauma ... Read More and CommentPublished on Thursday, 13 December 2018 3:00 pm by
Earlier this year, Pittsburgh's Stephen Foster statue was removed amid the nation's wider reassessment of other public art, especially Confederate statues and similar monuments to institutional bigotry.
This week saw two such historical reckonings down the Ohio River in the state that Foster lionized in "My Old Kentucky Home." (Incidentally, that is ... Read More and CommentEarly Returns Feed:
Thirty years later, 'The Front Runner' explores mystery, fascination with Gary ...
Published on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 9:00 am by
Writer and director Jason Reitman says the film speaks more to our public fascination with one man’s downfall than with the man himself....Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2018/11/21/Front-Runner-movie-Jason-Reitman-Gary-Hart/stories/201811070130 Read More and CommentPublished on Monday, 01 October 2018 11:56 am by
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Scott Wagner's campaign is sharply denouncing a controversial pastor who gave the invocation at his meet-and-greet campaign event in Pike County this past weekend....Read more http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/07/10/Scott-Wagner-governor-republican-campaign-Hyung-Jin-Sean-Moon-controversy-pennsylvania/stories/201807100099 Read More and Comment
Published on Thursday, 24 May 2018 12:00 am by
I really hope the midterm elections stick it to cowardly republicans who won't stand up to Trump or defend the rule of law. Disgusting.
Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 12:00 am by
Unconventional Braddock Mayor John Fetterman has won the democratic nomination for Lt. Governor and will run with incumbent Governor Tom Wolf in November.
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The NRA argument that school shooters should be met with school shooters is ridiculous. Let's enact some sensible gun laws. It won't solve all the school massacres (this time the guns were legally owned by the parents) but it will certainly help reduce the overall number of fatalities.
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Another mass shooting at a school. Another chance for Congress to run and hide.
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The Pennsylvania congressional reps old boys club is coming to an end. Several women have survived the primary and are moving on to the general in November. At least one woman, but probably several, will represent Pennsylvania in Congress. Nice.
Read More and CommentPublished on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 12:00 am by
Trump is getting angrier and angrier about the leaks coming from the White House. The most recent leak concerns the horrible comment one of his staffers made about John McCain. If only Trump were angry enough to show some integrity by firing the person or by offering an apology.
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Trump is pretty much insuring that there will be no peace between Israelis and Palestinians ... ever.
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Trump is hoping his triumphant return of the hostages from North Korea will somehow erase all of his other sins. Good luck with that.
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Unlike Roy Moore in Alabama, Don Blankenship did not make it past the GOP primary in West Virginia. I guess child molestation beats killing 29 in a coal mine explosion.
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Despite the fact that Iran was complying and despite the protests of our European allies, Trump went ahead and scuttled the Iran Nuclear Deal simply as a way of sticking it to Obama. Real smart.
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Penguins fans are still reeling after an overtime loss to the Capitals in game 6 in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Republicans are worried about a blue wave in November because they think if the Dems take over the House they will push for impeachment. Meanwhile, the GOP is pushing to impeach Rosenstein, fire Mueller, jail Hillary, etc.
Read More and CommentPublished on Sunday, 06 May 2018 12:00 am by
Rudy Giuliani has landed a job on the Trump team: Chaos Creator. Rudy won't last long because Chaos Creator is Trump's job and he hates when people upstage him.
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Mosquitoes, ticks and fleas are predicted to be especially dangerous this year in terms of carrying disease.
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