Opinion | Pittsburgh City Paper

The soul of a country

Reflections on watching the siege on the nation's Capitol

By Tereneh Idia

Jan 13, 2021

Nothing worked. Not turning off my phone for an hour, only to turn it back on and staying up until 12:30 in the morning from where I’m currently living in Izmir, Turkey...

On Wed., Jan. 6, 2021, Trump loyalists took control of the U.S. Capitol building.

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A COVID Holiday Love Story

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I came to Pittsburgh for higher education in 2017. It’s time to undo the harm Trump’s rhetoric and policies brought onto international students.

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By Tereneh Idia
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OP-ED: The City of Pittsburgh and the police unions bargained away the public’s health and safety. It’s time to reclaim it.

By Jerry Dickinson
Oct 29, 2020
What is your voting plan?

By Tereneh Idia
Oct 21, 2020
Random website says Pittsburgh is happiest city in Pa. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, no.

By Ryan Deto
Oct 15, 2020
Breaking Bread: The lessons Take a Negro to Lunch day bring to the modern day Black Lives Matter movement

By Tereneh Idia
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Pat Toomey not seeking re-election means the Pa. GOP can no longer pretend it's moderate

By Ryan Deto
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A COVID Love Story

By Tereneh Idia
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Barstool Sports guy doesn't care about Pittsburgh pizza, he just wants to sell his betting app

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Rick Santorum continues to be an idiot, implies NYT report on Trump's taxes made up

By Ryan Deto
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OP-ED: Villanueva’s stunt shows he does not believe Antwon Rose should be honored

By Casey Taylor
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There are Indigenous People in the Present

By Tereneh Idia
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OP-ED: To take it down or preserve? The fate of Pittsburgh's Columbus statue

By Patrizia Costa
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OP-ED: If not in your backyard, then where?

By Sarah Ondriezek
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