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Christmas Day: For heart and home

Christmas 2022. The first Christmas I remember for sure was 1956. I was 8. There must have been earlier Christmases I recall, but these are indistinct. They are all jumbled together in my head. Christmas 鈥56 was the real deal. I remember lying in bed on Christmas Eve and shaking with ...

OP-ED: Pickleball has conquered America

Normally, new cultural phenomena are the invention of the young. Popular music, fashion, successful restaurants and celebrity are all determined by what those under 30 say they are. Baby boomers, once the darlings of advertisers, have now been relegated to the AARP Magazine. Moreover, if you ...

OP-ED: Even comic book characters have become woke

<div class="container-fluid"><div id="article-show-header" class="row"><div id="article-show-left" class="col-sm-10 col-md-6 col-md-offset-2"><p class="article-title">Did you know that Superman's son is bisexual? So is Batman's sidekick, ...

EDITORIAL: Taking steps to reduce recidivism

The scene played out at least a couple of times in all those tough-as-nails crime thrillers Hollywood pumped out in the 1930s and 1940s.An inmate leaves 鈥渢he big house鈥 after serving his time. Once he hops on a bus, a suitcase in his hand and a few bucks in his pocket, the rest of the movie ...

Cheers and Jeers

<strong>JEER:</strong> Today is the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, one of the greatest plays in NFL history 鈥 maybe the greatest of all 鈥 and a play that needs no explanation in this region since it鈥檚 become such a part of Pittsburgh lore. The ...