Lori Falce
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Community engagement editor, TribLive/Tribune-Review. Mom, foodie, Pittsburgh sports enthusiast.
Why we changed how we elect the president and vice president. Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Test, evaluate, correct
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Test, evaluate, correct
Construction doesn’t always go as planned. Sometimes it takes time for the problems to show. A basement drainage problem, bad wiring, whatever it is — sometimes you have to go back to the ...
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Editorial: The price of bridging the gap
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Editorial: The price of bridging the gap
Driving on the parkway is one of those necessary evils of Pittsburgh living. Whether it’s the inexplicable traffic stacking up at a tunnel or a death-defying lane change to reach an exit, the hu...
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Editorial: Namdar track record not reassuring for Gateway Center
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Editorial: Namdar track record not reassuring for Gateway Center
In 2024, mortgage foreclosure proceedings began for Gateway Center, the 1.5 million-square-foot office complex in Downtown Pittsburgh. Wells Fargo Bank said in court documents that Hertz Gateway Cente...
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3 days ago
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Editorial: The grand experiment
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Editorial: The grand experiment
America is often described as a grand experiment. That’s true. The hypothesis of the Founding Fathers was unlike anything found in the monarchies of Europe. It was new and exciting. It took Brit...
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9 days ago
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Editorial: Civilian stings don't save children from predators
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Editorial: Civilian stings don’t save children from predators
No one is on the side of child predators — except, presumably, other child predators. People have a visceral response to crimes against children. They want to protect. They want to avenge. They ...
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11 days ago
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Fayette County shapes American history: George Washington, a Civil War orphanage and a World War II general
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Fayette County shapes American history: George Washington, a Civil War orphanage and a World War II general
The stories of America’s birth are often distilled to its schoolbook moments: Boston. Philadelphia. New York. But the journey from colony to superpower is not just a story of cities. In what would bec...
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11 days ago
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Editorial: Follow the rules for changing the rules
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Editorial: Follow the rules for changing the rules
The rules are the rules because they have been codified and agreed to. Sometimes that’s not convenient, but it’s true nonetheless. The United States didn’t end Prohibition by pretend...
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15 days ago
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Who actually has “phenomenal cosmic power” - and who is giving it away? Lori Falce: Is Congress granting wishes or governing?
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Lori Falce: Is Congress granting wishes or governing?
The most important question asked in Washington this week didn’t come from a journalist or in a news conference. It came from a sitting senator. He didn’t ask it in a hearing. It wasn&rsqu...
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16 days ago
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When a plea deal completely negates the worst aspects of the crime. Editorial: Exploitation is more than just hacking
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Editorial: Exploitation is more than just hacking
Imagine someone picked the lock on your back door and walked inside. This person went through your mail, took your data and stole invasive and private images. It was all traded away to others, without...
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18 days ago
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Editorial: The hidden value of senior centers
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Editorial: The hidden value of senior centers
The idea of a senior center can feel stuffy and old. It brings to mind bingo and bridge. It shouldn’t. A senior center can be like “Cheers,” the place where everyone knows your name....
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19 days ago
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: The more things change
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: The more things change
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a project exploring the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Construction projects require change orders. Most contractors will tell you what sta...
https://triblive.com/opinion/lori-falce-constitution-under-construction-the-more-things-change/
21 days ago
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Editorial: Candidates should welcome questions
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Editorial: Candidates should welcome questions
Politicians come in two varieties. There are the ones who have never met a camera or a microphone they didn’t want to monopolize. They will appear at ribbon-cuttings and groundbreakings with gle...
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21 days ago
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Editorial: Education as economic investment
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Editorial: Education as economic investment
College is many things to many people. It may be the next logical step after high school. It may be a career change. What we often focus on is the financial weight of it. College comes with an increas...
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22 days ago
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Editorial: Pennsylvania's skill game limbo is in lawmakers' hands
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Editorial: Pennsylvania’s skill game limbo is in lawmakers’ hands
Did a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling just change the game for Pennsylvania’s gambling industry? No, lawmakers did. Skill games are gaming machines that might look at home in an arcade or a ca...
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23 days ago
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Editorial: Custody means responsibility, not just confinement
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Editorial: Custody means responsibility, not just confinement
Custody is about responsibility. There is a chain of custody for evidence, showing who was in possession at any given time. A bank might have custody of a financial asset. And someone under arrest or ...
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29 days ago
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Lori Falce: Maybe I just need an update
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Lori Falce: Maybe I just need an update
I am not exactly what you would call tech savvy. While I enjoy using my phone and my iPad, and I have an almost heroin-like addiction to social media, I am well aware of my shortcomings. When our IT d...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: What counts in addiction
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Editorial: What counts in addiction
The easiest math is a tally — the simple accountability of adding up like things. That is what makes baseball standings and bank accounts work. We can look at the numbers and see who has the mos...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: The short and winding road
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Editorial: The short and winding road
Pittsburgh is full of roads. There are major routes like the parkways. There are defining ones like the Boulevard of the Allies. There is the famously steep pitch of Canton Avenue in Beechview. But th...
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about 1 month ago
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Marking the boundaries
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Marking the boundaries
Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of a project exploring the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Before anyone picks up a hammer, before a shovel of dirt is turned, before a plan is...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: Recess teaches an important lesson
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Editorial: Recess teaches an important lesson
Everyone needs a break. You need to get some water. You need a little snack. You just need to not stare at your computer for a few minutes. If you sit at a desk all day, you want to get up and move ar...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: Filling Rite Aid vacancies doesn't change need
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Editorial: Filling Rite Aid vacancies doesn’t change need
Buildings don’t just change hands. They change uses. Over time, a structure might start as a church, become a school, transition to a restaurant, and end up as a bed and breakfast. This isn&rsqu...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: Preserving humanity amid AI revolution
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Editorial: Preserving humanity amid AI revolution
Artificial intelligence seems to have found its way into almost everything. Schools are trying to balance using it in some areas while weeding it out in others. Some universities are returning to hand...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: Schools are more than buildings
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Editorial: Schools are more than buildings
Little kids walk through the doors clinging to a parent’s hand, not sure how to navigate this strange new world of letters and numbers. By the time they walk out for the last time, they have mad...
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about 1 month ago
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Lori Falce: The firsts and lasts of graduation
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Lori Falce: The firsts and lasts of graduation
The firsts are easy to identify. We write down things like a baby’s first word. We take pictures of the cake smashed in tiny fists at a first birthday. A first tooth, a first haircut, a first Ch...
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about 1 month ago
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Lori Falce: The firsts and lasts of graduation
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Lori Falce: The firsts and lasts of graduation
The firsts are easy to identify. We write down things like a baby’s first word. We take pictures of the cake smashed in tiny fists at a first birthday. A first tooth, a first haircut, a first Ch...
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about 1 month ago
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Editorial: Lawmakers should present case for receiving gifts
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Editorial: Lawmakers should present case for receiving gifts
For years, Pennsylvanians have been making the argument to Harrisburg that the state needs a gift ban. It needs a firm, unimpeachable prohibition against anyone who wants something wrapping it up in p...
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about 2 months ago
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Editorial: Sealed records, closed doors, unanswered questions
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Editorial: Sealed records, closed doors, unanswered questions
When government acts on behalf of the people, it is supposed to be clear. That’s why meetings are open. It’s why records are searchable. It’s why the Sixth Amendment guarantees a pub...
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about 2 months ago
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Editorial: Political violence demands coordinated response
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Editorial: Political violence demands coordinated response
Government responds to the threats that are expected. In California, that means building codes anticipate earthquakes. In Florida, emergency management plans for hurricanes. And now, Pennsylvania must...
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about 2 months ago
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Editorial: The practical price of paid parental leave
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Editorial: The practical price of paid parental leave
The idea that longer parental leave would be best for people is not up for debate. The data is unimpeachable. Longer leave with guaranteed pay after welcoming a child improves outcomes for parents and...
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about 2 months ago
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Editorial: Do Wecht, Fetterman, Catena point to changing Democratic party?
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Editorial: Do Wecht, Fetterman, Catena point to changing Democratic party?
In 2025, as Pennsylvania’s most contentious judicial retention campaign ever burned across the state, Pittsburgh native David N. Wecht was one of three Supreme Court justices fighting to remain ...
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about 2 months ago
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Lori Falce: Why I'm not abandoning ship
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Lori Falce: Why I’m not abandoning ship
Has there ever been a vacation that polarized people more than a cruise? On the one hand, you have the enthusiasts. They are often stereotyped as retirees in Hawaiian shirts, but that’s a bit si...
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about 2 months ago
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Editorial: Asphalt, oil and the high cost of smooth roads
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Editorial: Asphalt, oil and the high cost of smooth roads
Planning a government budget — large or small — requires a little clairvoyance. Not only does it demand looking back at the history of what was needed, but there also has to be a crystal b...
https://triblive.com/opinion/editorial-asphalt-oil-and-the-high-cost-of-smooth-roads/
about 2 months ago
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Sometimes being there is all you can do. Editorial: The courage to reach out
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Editorial: The courage to reach out
There are times when it seems there is nothing to do — when something terrible has happened and all there is to offer is helpless despair. The five-car crash Wednesday near Fort Duquesne Bridge ...
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2 months ago
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: 2 paths to justice
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: 2 paths to justice
Editor’s note: This is part of a series exploring the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and how they have shaped and changed our country. A large public building often has a sense of scale abo...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: Rising electric bills leave Pennsylvanians powerless
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Editorial: Rising electric bills leave Pennsylvanians powerless
Electricity isn’t a luxury. It’s a critical part of daily life — especially in a state where many people rely on it for heat. Losing power is disruptive. People are reminded of that ...
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2 months ago
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Yes, we have no bananas. Editorial: Losing single carrier Spirit is bananas for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
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Editorial: Losing single carrier Spirit is bananas for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Gros Michel bananas may have been the perfect fruit. They were not just tasty. They grew in bunches ideal for shipping, with thick skins that protected the creamy white flesh all the way to American t...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: The civic value of a little night market
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Editorial: The civic value of a little night market
The lack of foot traffic in downtown areas is something many Pennsylvania communities are facing. It’s hard to attract visitors to a place where storefronts are dark and the conversation revolve...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: If Zappala would just say it, why seal it?
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Editorial: If Zappala would just say it, why seal it?
Prosecutors often attempt to keep portions of an investigation under wraps. It is a routine part of the job and, at times, a necessary one. That was the argument the Allegheny County District Attorney...
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2 months ago
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Lori Falce: A king's lessons about democracy
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Lori Falce: A king’s lessons about democracy
King Charles III did not arrive in Washington this week with a fully armed battalion to remind Americans of his love. He did, however, show up with some cheeky side-eye and what passes for clever quip...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: Was NFL Draft a failed fundraiser or a promotional bargain?
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Editorial: Was NFL Draft a failed fundraiser or a promotional bargain?
OK, the 2026 NFL Draft was a week ago. It’s time to ask the big question. Was it worth it? That depends on two things: perspective and expectation. According to the NFL, the Pittsburgh draft was...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: Security should not be political
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Editorial: Security should not be political
Yet again, political violence is demanding attention. In 2025, an arsonist scaled a fence, slipped past security and set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg while Gov. Josh Shapiro an...
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2 months ago
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Editorial: Do rigid public comment rules help?
3 months ago
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Editorial: Sen. Fetterman pushes for SNAP chicken change
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Editorial: Sen. Fetterman pushes for SNAP chicken change
Chickens are not inherently political, but they can be dragged into politics clucking and crowing. French King Henry IV is believed to be the first to wish “a chicken in every pot” for his...
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3 months ago
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Editorial: Mergers don't fix the math at PennWest
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Editorial: Mergers don’t fix the math at PennWest
The old saw tells us you can lead a horse to water. You just can’t make it drink. It’s not about farm animals. It’s about effort and outcome being two different things. No matter how...
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3 months ago
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Trial by checklist
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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: Trial by checklist
Some architectural ideas are elaborate and grandiose feats of engineering. Some are marvels of craftsmanship and skill. And some are checklists — quiet, methodical safeguards that make sure ever...
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3 months ago
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Editorial: Can Pittsburgh afford compassionate catering?
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Editorial: Can Pittsburgh afford compassionate catering?
There is something about a funeral that makes people want to give comfort with food. Showing up with a casserole or a cake is so common, it is the stereotypical expression of support. But that is how ...
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3 months ago
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Editorial: Rolling out the welcome mat for the NFL Draft
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Editorial: Rolling out the welcome mat for the NFL Draft
There is a moment in “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy opens the door of her uprooted Kansas cottage and steps from black and white into the glorious technicolor of a new world. Thousands of...
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3 months ago
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Editorial: Good start, Harrisburg. Now finish the budget
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Editorial: Good start, Harrisburg. Now finish the budget
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is giving people reason to be optimistic. The lawmakers gave their approval Tuesday to the 2026-27 budget. The good news? This is the earliest a budget has mo...
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3 months ago
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Editorial: How long is too long? A question of term limits
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Editorial: How long is too long? A question of term limits
There are some jobs you just can’t have forever. In Pennsylvania, that’s written into law in some places and left entirely to voters in others. Governors are limited to two terms. That was...
https://triblive.com/opinion/editorial-how-long-is-too-long-a-question-of-term-limits/
3 months ago
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Lori Falce: 2 things can be true at the same time
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Lori Falce: 2 things can be true at the same time
I have a friend I really don’t like very much. My husband argued this with me for years, telling me that my friend — who we shall call Jennifer because it’s the most ubiquitous 1980s...
https://triblive.com/opinion/lori-falce-2-things-can-be-true-at-the-same-time/
3 months ago
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