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I’m studying to be a teacher. We must make it more affordable to enter the profession | Opinion
Bills now before the state House will help -- and they deserve lawmakers' support.
Broadband access for all starts with transparent data | Opinion
Decision makers should use every resource available to make informed choices about which areas of the state need broadband grant funding.
‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines
Pa. leads the nation in abandoned mine lands. It doesn't have to be that way.
What is Memorial Day? Why do we celebrate it? The holiday’s history, explained | Opinion
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country.
Don’t ever believe ‘it won’t happen here.’ Schools must be ready for mass shooters | Opinion
The first step to any complete safety plan is the hiring and training of armed school resource officers.
I’m an independent. Here’s what Republicans get wrong about the student debt crisis | Opinion
It is infuriating to see Republican leadership continually attempt to render the student debt crisis a partisan issue.
We’re Pa. college students. Let’s fix the broken primary system we’re inheriting | Opinion
College-aged voters register as unaffiliated voters at disproportionate levels. But we're shut out of the primaries.
Pgh’s worsening office vacancy rates are the wrong kind of growth | Opinion
“It doesn’t appear the upward trend is going to change anytime soon,” Frank Gamrat, the Pittsburgh think-tank's executive director, concluded
May is National Nurses Month. In Pa. and beyond, they make a difference in your care | Opinion
The best way to celebrate nurses and underscore the important contributions they make to health is to support their careers.
We’re weaponizing fear into violence. Jordan Neely paid the price | Opinion
If Americans want to end this epidemic on the streets, don’t lash out at the victims of systematic marginalization.
The time is right to build a national model for senior care right here in Pa. | Opinion
There is a tremendous opportunity to help all aging services providers and their employees build a comprehensive senior care system.
Expanding clean slate creates real second chances, alleviates workforce shortages | Opinion
Expanded record clearance will help facilitate employment, putting more money in the pockets of consumers and communities.