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WTAE was wrong to fire Bell

WTAE did exactly the wrong thing when it fired Wendy Bell. The station should have kept her on the air.HereĢƵ the reason why:Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, like the rest of the country, needs a meaningful discussion about race, and having Bell anchor that discussion could have been ...

No real change in Donald

They tell us that Donald Trump is turning over a new leaf.That since heĢƵ well on the road to his nomination, heĢƵ going to mix a little Dr. Jekyll with his Mr. Hyde.HeĢƵ hired some skilled campaign vets to help him temper his, well, his temper, so that he can show that he can become more ...

Pennsylvania stepping into the spotlight Tuesday

Well, itĢƵ finally happened. After years of sitting on the sidelines watching other states get a stab at nominating candidates for president, Pennsylvania steps into the spotlight on Tuesday, primary election day.Before cheering the stateĢƵ good fortune, consider this: for Pennsylvania ...

Jackie Robinson was a true leader

I thought that I knew all there was to know about Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson until last week.Thanks to Ken Burns’ comprehensive portrait of the man during his two-part, four hour PBS series, simply titled “Jackie Robinson,” I realized how complex his life story had been.I’d ...

Write-in campaign a possibilty

ItĢƵ too bad that in the entirety of PennsylvaniaĢƵ 9th congressional district, not a single Democratic had the gumption or the wherewithal to file papers to run for Congress.It is true that the district, which takes in all or parts of 12 counties, including Fayette, Washington, ...

War on drugs aimed at blacks

The cover story in this monthĢƵ edition of HarperĢƵ Magazine reveals a damning bit of American history.That aside from that scallywag Richard Nixon having made attempts to circumvent the whole U.S. Constitution, he left an even darker legacy.The articleĢƵ writer, Dan Baum, highlighted a ...