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PublicSource takes home nine Golden Quill awards, including top honors publicsource.org/publicsourc…
Air Force Academy drops "educate" from mission statement gazette.com/military/new-air…
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Journalism intern candidates: Fall semester isn’t that far off. If you are looking for a fall internship in Pittsburgh nonprofit media that involves deep reporting, mentorship, training and best-in-class fact-checking, @PublicSourcePA wants you to apply publicsource.org/jobs/#edito…
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The Air Force Academy superintendent is proposing to cut civilian faculty positions without hiring uniformed instructors to replace them — a change that could eliminate some majors. trib.al/PrHkQz8
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Books by Heather McGhee, Jonathan Metzl, Carol Anderson that have been very helpful to me pulled from Naval Academy library. Please support these and other banned authors.
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⭐ My @PublicSourcePA story on what August Wilson's final play means to #Pittsburgh's Hill District is a 2025 Golden Quill Award finalist @PghPressClub. Thanks to @HalleStockton, @richelord and @JamieWiggan for editing, and @StephStrasburg for visuals. publicsource.org/august-wils…
A chair reserves a parking spot for a forthcoming delivery truck as the morning breadline forms at Nightingale, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. I’ve been working on an essay inspired by past and present trips to buy bread in Colorado and #Pittsburgh.
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An invitation to a community garden brought me new relationships, heightened confidence — not to mention veggies and eggs. Could a little shared agriculture grow into something profoundly healing for a divided nation?
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Allegheny County is 2nd only to Palm Beach in its share of seniors among U.S. metros. Amid rising dementia rates, Black caregivers may not be connecting with resources as they seek to care for loved ones, shouldering a heavy care burden. publicsource.org/pittsburgh-… @PublicSourcePA
👇"Home-based, phone-based culture has arguably solidified our closest and most distant connections, the inner ring of family and best friends... and the outer ring of tribe....But it’s wreaking havoc on the middle ring of...the people who live around us." @DKThomp
Here is a gift link to the full article. I would be honored if you read it, and even more honored if you shared it.
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Here is a gift link to the full article. I would be honored if you read it, and even more honored if you shared it.
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Can anyone share some suggestions for good readings on implications of AI for democracy? Looking to use in first-year writing class exploring “how does democracy work?”
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Sewickley frequently gets defined as “rich” and “white” — but a group of past and present residents are on a mission to recast that perception by mapping the vibrant Black history of the Pittsburgh suburb.
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