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OP-ED: Key facts about Pitt’s natural gas, public health findings

The recent environmental and health studies from the University of Pittsburgh have led to a string of alarming headlines and misinterpretations regarding natural gas development in the region. Unfortunately, reporting has overlooked fundamental flaws of the studies that raise doubts about the ...

OP-ED: Washington can do better than UPMC

At one point or another in our lives, almost everyone in our area counts on Washington Hospital, its doctors, and us – the workers who care for patients and keep the hospital running. As Washington Hospital caregivers and staff, we are dedicated to providing the quality, hometown health care ...

LETTER: New EPA rules would be costlty

New EPA rules would be costlyA new proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will interfere with high-priority efforts to improve our environment, while inflicting a lasting price hike on American families and businesses still suffering through stubborn inflation and high ...

OP-ED: Change the format of the debates

The Milwaukee GOP debate was a travesty. Not that the moderators asked the wrong questions (though, seriously, UFOs?) or that the candidates gave the wrong answers – rather, the entire format is guaranteed to elicit the kind of behavior that least conduces to good leadership.There should be ...

OP-ED: Next Allegheny County executive should push benchmarking study

Allegheny County voters will elect a new chief executive in November. But whomever is chosen, researchers at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy say the executive should advocate for benchmarking the county’s performance against those nationwide.“Establishing and maintaining a ...