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Letter to the Editor

By Andrew Zentgraf • July 19, 2016

To the Editor: A recently published column asserted many inaccurate claims about Hillary Clinton and the status of her email scandal. First and foremost, let’s put to rest the erroneous notion...

Close the gate on Clinton’s emailgate

By For the Pitt News | Saket Rajprohat • July 13, 2016

When it comes to letting the past go, Hillary Clinton cannot seem to shake hers from the public long enough to make a difference. On July 7, James Comey, director of the FBI, testified before the U.S....

Editorial: Pokemon Go overreach should alert consumers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 13, 2016

Gotta catch ‘em all — unless it’s in the terms and conditions. On July 6, the Nintendo release of “Pokemon Go” took the world by storm through its augmented reality features and interactive...

American pride is still alive

By Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor • July 5, 2016

The America I love is one of baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. But the sad truth is that that America doesn’t really exist anymore. Instead of baseball, we soak in football, which, to paraphrase Washington...

Editorial: Chesney fans should respect, not wreck city

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 5, 2016

Kenny Chesney fans took the term “getting trashed” a bit too literally this weekend. On July 2, Kenny Chesney held a concert in Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field for his Spread The Love tour that attracted...

Progressives must succeed Bernie’s movement

By Alyssa Lieberman | Columnist • June 28, 2016

“What the hell do we do next?” The question of panelist Dominique Scott echoed at the People’s Summit Conference in Chicago last weekend, a gathering focused on what to do in the wake of Sen. Bernie...

Editorial: Pilot education program essential to re-entry

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 28, 2016

The path after incarceration can soon lead forward, rather than in a circle. Now, that opportunity is coming to Pennsylvania. Last year, the U.S. Department of Education launched the $30 million Pell...

Refugees facing genocide deserve priority

By Marlo Safi | Senior Columnist • June 21, 2016

The U.S. is going to be complicit in the world’s latest genocide, and we cannot let history repeat itself. On Monday, World Refugee Day prompted thousands of people to flock to social media and insist...

Editorial: Bell Lawsuit confirms racial insensitivity

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 21, 2016

From a mass shooting to a lawsuit, Wendy Bell’s responses to controversy have proven to be tone-deaf. On Monday, former WTAE news anchor Wendy Bell filed a federal lawsuit against Hearst Communications,...

Eat smarter not harder: appreciate your food

By Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor • June 14, 2016

One of the first observations my friends and family made when I got off the plane from five months in Europe was unexpected, but flattering. “Stephen, you look great!” Why? How could anyone lose...