On the Post-Gazette Picket Line

By Vince Guerrieri, Belt Magazine Of course, the irony here is that 30 years ago, the Post-Gazette found itself in the midst of a similar strike. And it’s the only reason the Post-Gazette is still…

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The feds make it too hard for formerly…

By Jeffrey Abramowitz and TJ von Oehsen, Pennsylvania Capital-Star In Pennsylvania, far more people with disabilities have been incarcerated than are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This comes as no surprise to reentry advocates, who…

Sharpsburg, PA – Past, Present, Future

The past, present, and future coexist simultaneously in Sharpsburg, and for the moment, one hasn’t pushed the other out. By Emma Riva- Belt Magazine If Paris had its salons where artists and writers gathered to…

What to do to make sure your mail-in,…

by Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star With Election Day only one week away, Pennsylvania voters planning to cast their ballot by mail or absentee should return them by hand to make sure it arrives on time,…

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Report: U.S. government failed to properly count deaths…

The Dept of Justice failed to enforce the Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, which requires states that receive federal funding to report prison and jail deaths to the agency by Ariana Figueroa, Pennsylvania Capital-Star…

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In debt and underfunded, Pa.’s student debt crisis…

by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden’s announcement last month that the administration will forgive some of the student loan debt carried by millions of current and former federal borrowers provoked fresh debate over the spiraling…