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COVID-19 deaths show significant increase in Pennsylvania

The number of COVID-19 deaths saw a significant increase Sunday in Pennsylvania because of improved data collection.The number of deaths from the virus increased by 276, taking the total number of victims statewide to 1,112 adults, the state health department said.“These deaths did not all ...

It’s time for Pennsylvania to repeal its ‘garb law’

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission announced 24 additional sites that will be commemorated with the distinctive markers we see along streets and roads in nearly every corner of the commonwealth. It’s a fascinating and diverse list.Muhammad Ali’s onetime training ...

College students need to be involved in the electoral process

As Bernie Sanders has marched toward the Democratic presidential nomination, the ghost of George McGovern, the party’s 1972 standard bearer, has been summoned in more than one quarter, usually to point to ideological common ground or to warn that Sanders could face a thrashing in November on ...

Air pollution still a problem in Pennsylvania

If you walk through cemeteries close to downtown Pittsburgh, two things stand out.First, many headstones are still smeared with the soot that adhered to pretty much everything during the region’s industrial heyday. And, at the midpoint of the last century, many residents died in their 40s, ...

Kail bill is complete nonsense

There’s plenty of reason to worry about America’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law lately. To be more specific, there’s plenty of reason to worry about the Republican Party’s commitment to democracy and the rule of law.The refusal of the U.S. Senate majority to even hear ...

Diocese faces new decade to right itself

Debate will continue about whether the decade of the 2020s really began on Jan. 1 of this year or whether that actually will occur on Jan. 1, 2021.Either way, the period of time has been traumatic for the Roman Catholic Church here, across Pennsylvania, across the nation and, indeed, around the ...