I returned home from a week's vacation to a stack of newspapers, one of which had a front-page photo of former Pennsylvania Democrat House Whip Mike Veon in handcuffs. Gee, what a surprise. ...

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Democrats have prevented drilling while chasing phantoms

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An odd set of anniversaries from the past helps explain the present, and maybe the future

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I'm finally making my little piece of the world just a little greener

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In Philadelphia, it has been written and said, the fans are so nasty they boo Santa Claus. Philadelphia has nothing on Pittsburgh. ... A sports commentary by Bob Smizik

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The National Football League's reliably overheated summer camp phase begins officially tomorrow somewhere in the wilds of Maryland, where Baltimore Ravens rookies, soon to be joined by veterans, ... A sports commentary

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George Bush" and "Colin Powell" walked into a bar over the weekend. They were Tased and pepper-sprayed before the night was through.

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Well, you know Grandma. She leaves the price tags on gifts, disparages everyone's spouse and has developed a racist streak a mile wide. Bless her heart. ...

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On behalf of the whiner community, I would like to say a few characteristically depressing words about the economy. As former Sen. ...

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Amid the summer reveries, we need to keep any eye on our political leaders

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I'd be willing to bet most of us would agree that the process of bringing a slots casino to our fair city has been an unmitigated debacle. ...

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Pirates president Frank Coonelly might turn out to be the best thing to happen to the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, but he has said a couple of outrageous things in his first few months on the job ...

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