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Guest essay: Inflation hits hardest at home

by Paige Looney It feels like the only thing we’re talking about is inflation — and for good reason. Americans are feeling the rising cost of inflation in every aspect of life, be it gasoline or groceries. Yet the primary driver of inflation has been left out of the conversation: ...

Tearing of our social fabric

PITTSBURGH — When the Hampton Battery was dedicated here in 1871 to a young Civil War soldier who lost his life protecting the Union at Chancellorsville, Va., the granite monument was a point of pride for residents of this neighborhood. They would stroll along the trails of the lush park ...

April 3 letters to the editor

Save a life. Be an organ donor Every day, more people join the national organ transplant waiting list. By the end of this week, more than 140 Americans will die because not enough organs are available for transplant. It doesn’t have to be that way. Each day, on average, 100 Americans ...

Skaff’s homeless bill would limit encampment locations

CHARLESTON — House Minority Leader Doug Skaff told members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday kids walking to school shouldn’t have to fear because there’s a homeless encampment nearby. Skaff, D-Kanawha, is the chief sponsor of HB 4753, which would keep those encampments at ...