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A conversation with Ruth and Charque Newell

Marty LevineSeptember 11, 2003June 18, 2025

I would like to know why so many companies and hospitals don’t pay their fair share of taxes to Pittsburgh. The taxpayers are burdened enough.

Chris PotterSeptember 11, 2003May 1, 2025

Positively Negative

John McIntireSeptember 4, 2003November 10, 2023

A Conversation with Eric Altman

Andy NewmanSeptember 4, 2003July 21, 2025

Why Tommy Can’t Lead

Chris PotterAugust 28, 2003April 25, 2025

A Conversation with Andy Mulkerin

Chris PotterAugust 28, 2003August 25, 2025

Okay, I have to ask: Is there really an underground river that provides the water to the fountain at the Point?

Chris PotterAugust 28, 2003August 27, 2025

On His Own Terms

Chris PotterAugust 21, 2003August 15, 2024

Tom Waits for No One

John McIntireAugust 21, 2003June 8, 2025

A conversation with Olga Maryamchik

Julie MickensAugust 21, 2003June 18, 2025

When asked by city leaders if he had any ideas about improving Pittsburgh, Frank Lloyd Wright said, “Abandon it.” How did city leaders reply?

Chris PotterAugust 21, 2003May 23, 2025

A Conversation with Robert Fisher

Sharmila VenkatasubbanAugust 14, 2003August 20, 2025

Why is our baseball team called the Pittsburgh Pirates? What do Pirates have to do with Pittsburgh?

Chris PotterAugust 14, 2003August 23, 2025

Belly Flop

Chris PotterAugust 14, 2003September 7, 2024

In the days when slavery was legal in Pennsylvania, how many slaves were owned here?

Chris PotterAugust 7, 2003August 22, 2025

A Conversation with Tish Corbett

Bill O'DriscollAugust 7, 2003May 15, 2025

Diamond in the Bluff

Chris PotterJuly 31, 2003June 16, 2025

A Conversation with Denny Strauser

Justin HopperJuly 31, 2003July 7, 2025

Put Up or Shut Up

John McIntireJuly 24, 2003November 8, 2023

The House Always Wins

Chris PotterJuly 24, 2003June 8, 2024