Staff writer’s note: Sonja Reis gave me a chance to work in journalism after I had to take a break from the industry for years. I’m incredibly grateful that she…
At this point in the paper, you’ll be well aware that our run has come to an end. As someone who has been working for the local Gazette for almost…
I don’t suppose my expectations were high when I saw that ad for a part time staff writer at a strange newspaper I’d never heard of in McKees Rocks. But…
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…
Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, “Were it left to me to decide if we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment…
To provide the Gazette 2.0 team with a chance to say farewell, we created a Question and Answer format for writers, designers and photographers. Some, including longtime reporter and former…
Editor’s note: We didn’t quite make it to the end of 2023 in order to initiate our Person of the Year voting process. Typically, we leave that nomination up to…