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The number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to swell
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A WATER CRISIS SWEPT THROUGH PITTSBURGH FIVE YEARS AGO: THIS IS THE FULLEST
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INTRODUCTION — THE UNTOLD STORY OF PITTSBURGH’S WATER CRISIS AND THE LIKELY
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TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN PITTSBURGH’S DRINKING WATER
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likely he could have ended up without a home at all.
by Ryan Loew November 15, 2021November 17, 2021
ECONOMY & HOUSING
AMAZON MARKED CHURCHILL ON THE MAP. NOW, ITS RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL GRAPPLE WITH
BECOMING A PRIME LOCATION.
When your neighborhood becomes part of the Amazon strategy, the dynamic of who
holds power, who gains and who loses is complicated. And in Churchill, the
debates about economic development, community safety, environment and
opportunities for future generations are playing out with a larger debate around
Amazon, projected soon to become the biggest employer in…
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MENTAL HEALTH
UNRAVELING: A COMIC ARTIST’S JOURNEY THROUGH ALCOHOLISM AND RECOVERY IN THE
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Because no one bought me a sourdough starter and I never learned to knit, my
pandemic project is less skill-based and more opportunistic. I became an
alcoholic.
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DEVELOP PGH BULLETINS: PROPOSED HAZELWOOD GREEN PARKING COULD ‘LOOK LIKE THE
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barriers to care. Because finding help might be more difficult than
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by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA November 8, 2021November 10, 2021
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