OPINION: ‘The Vision of the Soon to be Vacated Promises’
In his Gains & Gleanings column, Rev. James Hogan shares his opinion on plans by the Allegheny County Housing Authority to rebuild the Hays Manor housing complex. Read more.
Living kidney donor needed for longtime Stowe firefighter
Longtime EMT and firefighter with the Stowe Volunteer Fire Department is in need of a live kidney donor. Could your kidney be the one? Read more.
Pirates Owner Bob Nutting is bad for Pittsburgh
The message is the same as it's been for all the accidental/draft luck phenoms who come to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is AAA+ baseball, not major league. Read more.
Gazette 2.0’s digital successor brings back ‘Gains & Gleanings’
When the necessary decision to shut down Gazette 2.0 was made, the fiscal realities were familiar across the newspaper landscape. Everyone is losing money, and papers Read more.
Did Allegheny County Housing Authority beat the fight out of McKees Rocks?
Since just after WWII, McKees Rocks has been a dumping ground for ACHA’s housing projects, accumulating more government-imposed poverty than any town in the state Read more.
Sometimes heroes don’t wear capes, they wear tie-dye shirts | FAREWELL
In 1892, newspapers were the only media. No radio, no TV, no internet. That made newspapers essential and useful for a large segment of the populace. It was in that… Read more.
God’s at work, even when we don’t see it
A few years ago I caught jury duty and dutifully, if begrudgingly, showed up to the San Diego County Courthouse. Then, despite my best efforts, I was seated on a… Read more.
Time picks its battles, so make sure to live in the moment
There’s an old saying that youth is wasted on the young. Maybe… but when you’re young and full of recklessness and fiery bravado, most of us made a bunch of… Read more.
The future of American politics is quite the slippery slope
Back when Barack Obama was president, Democrats frustrated with the process to get Senate ratification of judicial appointments decided to do away with the filibuster Read more.
GAINS & GLEANINGS | Even at his worst, his bark was way worse than his bite
Our friend Ben Perez passed away. It was unexpected and we don’t have medical report, but even if we had more answers, it would still be jarring. Ben was a… Read more.