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Why local journalism matters

I kick off every morning by checking the local and regional sports scores in a newsletter emailed to my smartphone by my hometown newspaper. I then scroll through a feed of breaking news. This information matters to my family and me. It is a compilation of Pittsburgh-area news I cannot get ...

I ran for Congress in PennsylvaniaĢƵ 14th Congressional District for many reasons: to return the health care decisions of women to them; to strengthen unions; to make education affordable; and, as a veteran myself, to advocate for my fellow service members. After winning the Democratic ...

As the 13th-century Italian poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri ("Dante") once wrote, “From a little spark may burst a flame.” We are here at a time when we have access to every piece of information ever compiled. We hold our electronic devices that beam transmissions into outer space ...

Is Donald Trump stupid or cynical?

Donald Trump is not your usual politician, and unfortunately that is not a compliment. Politicians speak a lot in public and sometimes make mistakes or purposefully spin the truth, so there will be times when a politician says things that are not true. But most politicians, when caught ...

Remembering those fat Sunday newspapers

Sunday print newspapers were big and fat, and my job was to deliver them. When I buy a new suit, my left arm hangs longer than my right arm from carrying those papers. They were so big that it was often a challenge for my elderly customers to lug one of them from the front porch to the kitchen ...

In praise of the gig economy

As a kid, I went to school full-time, but I also delivered newspapers, earned money for cutting grass, tips for delivering groceries, received cash for being an altar server for funeral masses and weddings, and earned money for cleaning up my auntĢƵ storeroom at her little bodega-type ...