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Opinion

Follow path of purpose designed for you

National Columnists

Purpose anxiety has been a topic of introspective discussion this year, with Psychology Today featuring a February article by Jordan Grumet, author of “The Purpose Code: How to unlock meaning, maximize happiness, and leave a lasting legacy.” In his article, Grumet discusses five signs he ...

Europe is dying — Are we next?

National Columnists

Let’s start with a very simple truism: You can’t have prosperity without people. Human beings are the most valuable resource, because it is human ingenuity that creates, captures and cultivates all other resources. We as human beings are the custodians and protectors of the planet, not ...

Ballad of Clairton: An all-American city in mourning

National Columnists

Richard Lattanzi started his morning on Aug. 11 getting ready to take his father to his doctor’s appointment at Jefferson Hospital on Coal Valley Road in nearby Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. Within hours, the hospital would receive trauma victims from a series of explosions at the U.S. ...

Trump OK with little history knowledge

National Columnists

Don’t know much about history? That’s OK with President Trump Of the 21 museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution, one in particular seems recently to have rubbed President Donald Trump the wrong way. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL,” Trump fulminated in a social ...

When you’re a parent, it’s always first day of school

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The first day of school recently arrived at our house. I woke up early to get the kids ready in time to take a few pictures out on the front porch before we left. I have to admit, I made them do the chalkboard thing – the mug shot where you write their teacher’s name and their grade on a ...