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Transportation
With budgets tightening, public transit has become a major issue. The Port Authority faces service cuts which could significantly change the sort of service it offers to Pittsburgh. Betsy Benson,...more
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The Lawrenceville Corporation and Collier Development have agreed to engage in a master planning process to redevelop the 10-acre Iron City Brewery location on...more
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Reese Erlich is a freelance journalist and the author of Conversations with Terrorists. We talk to...more
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Transportation June 7, 2012
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Making Public Transit Better
Andrew Wagner is an organizer for Pittsburghers for Public Transit, a grassroots organization of transit riders and drivers advocating for mass transit. We’ll talk to him about the organization and...more
Education June 6, 2012
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New Community Collaboration to Focus Attention on Science and Math for Kids
Jobs in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields are growing at a much faster pace than the overall job market, but many people balk at the mention of math or science. Others think...more
Local June 6, 2012
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Old Iron City Brewery Redevelopment Plan
The Lawrenceville Corporation and Collier Development have agreed to engage in a master planning process to redevelop the 10-acre Iron City Brewery location on Liberty Avenue. The site, owned by Collier...more
News June 6, 2012
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Sandusky Jury Selected
A jury dominated by people with Penn State loyalties was selected Wednesday to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate in the child sexual abuse scandal that rocked the university and led to football coach Joe...more
Local June 6, 2012
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PA Libraries to Join in Effort to Get All Voters IDs
The Pennsylvania Department of State and The Pennsylvania Library Association are joining forces. All 632 libraries across the commonwealth will provide information for patrons about the new voter ID...more
Local June 6, 2012
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Big Players Weigh in on DPW Block Grant Idea
The group representing Pennsylvania’s county commissioners has signed on to a plan changing the way the state delivers health care funding to counties. The change is key to selling Governor Tom...more
Local June 6, 2012
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Sandusky Jury Box Full, Three More Alternates Still Needed
A jury was selected Wednesday in the child molestation scandal that brought down Joe Paterno, and the makeup of the panel left no doubt this is Penn State country.The seven women and five men who will...more
Economy June 6, 2012
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New Leader For SMC Business Councils
Steve Shivak has been named the new president of the SMC Business Councils after a three-month search that included reviewing about 20 candidates. Shivak succeeds Tom Henschke, who resigned in late March...more
Local June 6, 2012
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the largest criminal enterprises in the world, affecting every country and cities large and small. Here in Pittsburgh, efforts are underway to combat the growing problem, but...more
world June 6, 2012
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Reese Erlich
Reese Erlich is a freelance journalist and the author of Conversations with Terrorists. We talk to him fresh from his latest trip to Libya, Syria and Tunisia, about what is currently unfolding in those...more