by Beth Brelje For more than a year, people around Pennsylvania have been calling State Sen. Doug Mastriano “governor,” in expectation of him running for the seat.…
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by Amber Crawford The University of Memphis, a public university in Tennessee, will be offering its professors financial incentives to infuse social justice into their…
by NICK GILBERTSON A 95-year-old craftsman continues his annual effort of making hundreds of wooden toys, his Christmas gifts for western Pennsylvania children. The toymaker, Ed Higinbotham, works…
By Stephen Mitford Goodson The role of money-lenders in history was once aptly termed by many acute observers as the “Hidden Hand.” It is the power…
By WARNER TODD HUSTON Last weekend’s episode of The Simpsons featured a gay love story for fan favorite character and Mr. Burns’ personal assistant, Waylon Smithers. The character…
A record number of U.S. adults – 5.6% – identify as LGBTQ, an increase propelled by a younger generation staking out its presence in the world, a…