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  • Oct 8, 2025
    Signing on to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education offered by the Trump administration would end the school's ability to determine its own future.
  • Oct 8, 2025
    Politics is ugly. Elections can be the worst expression of that ugliness. In recent years, the voting process has become riddled with skepticism, distrust and hostility. But does it...
  • Oct 6, 2025
    Lately, it’s been about the three-months-overdue budget. Discussions on the contentious spending plan are an all-too-familiar battleground. It’s a long-running soap opera...
  • Oct 6, 2025
    Sometimes kids put off their homework too long. That book report seems like it’s a million years away. There’s plenty of time to read the book, think about it, highlight what’s...
  • Oct 3, 2025
    Laurel: To more on the menu. Western Pennsylvania shoppers will have more grocery options with Wegmans and Meijer coming in. Despite the ubiquitous presence of Giant Eagle plus...
  • Oct 1, 2025
    Partisan gridlock hasn’t just held up Pennsylvania’s budget for a humiliating and damaging three months: It has also kept popular, effective,...
  • Sep 19, 2025
    The Community College of Allegheny County is seeing its enrollment rise. The student population is climbing by about 9% over last school year. ‘This is probably the largest...
  • Sep 17, 2025
    A pension is different from a retirement fund. With a 401(k) or an individual retirement account (IRA), there is a simple mathematical transaction. It may have a few more strings...
  • Sep 15, 2025
    Westmoreland County Commissioners are putting the brakes on spending. That makes sense. The county is not exactly swimming in cash. In December 2023, commissioners pivoted toward a...
  • Sep 12, 2025
    PittsburghRegional Transit should follow the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in requesting access to state Department of Transportation...
  • Sep 10, 2025
    Trials should happen as soon as possible after the defendant is arrested. The U.S. Constitution spells this out in the Sixth Amendment, the first of several rights afforded. “In...
  • Sep 5, 2025
    Pennsylvania’s undated ballots are still disputed after years of lawsuits.