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Hollywood. Washington. Ukraine.Violence is breaking out all over, in places we thought we’d never see it: on the Academy Awards stage, in the Capitol and a war in Europe.Are these ugly events somehow connected?LetĢƵ take the Academy scene first. Will Smith struck Chris Rock across the face. ...

What makes us better?

Once again, let me preface this with “I don’t know if it will work, but I just know that it will.” If I remember correctly, there are well over 100 different types of autoimmune diseases. These diseases are basically a manifestation of our immune systems attacking our own bodies. My ...

Change or die

Alan Deutschman wrote a book several years ago with that exact title, “Change or Die.” In the book he posed the question, “What if you were given that choice to change or die, and if you didn’t change, your time would end a lot sooner than it had to?” The question then becomes, could ...

Partners: John Murtha and G.H.W Bush

Longtime lawmaker John Murtha was an important foreign policy figure in Washington. The Johnstown congressman, who died 12 years ago at the age of 77, was a force to be reckoned with, even by presidents.A Democrat who at one time or another represented Fayette and portions of Washington County, ...

Food aid could slip as demand rises

State officials are reporting a steady rise in need for food aid, while lawmakers and activists sound alarms on a soon-to-expire food program for children.Elected officials in Washington and Harrisburg are seeking to move beyond the worst phase of the coronavirus pandemic, with many ...

As if the challenges wrought by weak population and anemic economic growth and the coronavirus pandemic have not been enough for Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), now comes the reality of inflation and the specter of international hostilities.“The war in Ukraine and its impact on fuel ...