Lori Falce

Editorial: Courthouse turnover shouldn’t delay critical cases A capital case in Allegheny County may be delayed because another prosecutor assigned to it is leaving the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Beros...

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Lori Falce: Constitution Under Construction: 2nd Amendment a study in balance Editor’s note: This is the third column in a series exploring the history and legacy of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In architecture, a keystone is the wedge-shaped stone set at the top ...

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Editorial: The private price of public property Real estate development would be much easier if everyone could get land for free — or close to it. Of course there are the expenses of design, site work and construction. There may be hurdles fo...

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Editorial: New Pa. law is about the write stuff Education has been criticized in recent years — 
decades, really — for not teaching children how to think so much as teaching them how to take tests. Specifically, students have lear...

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Editorial: Let’s see the receipts on data centers Pennsylvania lawmakers are embroiled in the annual dance in balancing our collective checkbook — the state budget. At the same time, the Keystone State is offering a tax exemption to data center...

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Editorial: Why does transparency have to be so partisan? The City of Pittsburgh Republican Committee has called for an itemized ledger tracking how $12 million in private donations will be spent. Coming from a political party, it’s easy to read that a...

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Moshannon mystery: Clearfield County ICE detention center steeped in secrecy, drives local economy Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series. PHILIPSBURG — Atop a wooded ridge in Central Pennsylvania, beyond two-lane highways and dense stretches of forest, rises the largest U...

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Lori Falce: Fairy tale. Ending. Imagine knowing your whole life that your family has been touched by fate to follow a different set of rules. You can’t vote. You can’t have public displays of affection — unless the...

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Lori Falce: Fairy tale. Ending. Imagine knowing your whole life that your family has been touched by fate to follow a different set of rules. You can’t vote. You can’t have public displays of affection — unless the...

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Lori Falce: Fairy tale. Ending. Imagine knowing your whole life that your family has been touched by fate to follow a different set of rules. You can’t vote. You can’t have public displays of affection — unless the...

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Editorial: Reading between the lines of the First Amendment There are two ways to read information. One is to look only at the black-and-white letters. You take in the text exactly as written and process it on that basis alone. If you were on the Supreme Court...

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Editorial: A closed door doesn’t mean disappearing help A closed door is often read as an ending. It marks the moment a business shuts down or an opportunity slips away. But sometimes a closed door is not the end. Casa San José has closed its front do...

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Constitution Under Construction: Who’s on First? The foundation of any structure is more than a hole in the ground. It is the difference between a pile of bricks and a house built to weather a storm. The First Amendment to the Constitution carries t...

What makes the freedoms in the First Amendment so important? Constitution Under Construction: Who's on First?
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Editorial: Savannah Guthrie, Cassandra Gross and the hard truth about missing-person cases Watching Savannah Guthrie sit on a couch and look into a camera is nothing new. It is how many Americans start their day — with a cup of coffee and the “Today” show. But for two days...

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Lori Falce: Who do you play for? I did not watch “Miracle” the other night just because of the Olympics. Yes, it was offered up to me by my streaming service, I am sure, because of the amount of golden and glorious dreams...

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Editorial: Adding up the state’s structural deficit versus rainy day fund math Debt and savings are different columns in the same ledger. Any business can tell you that. So can anyone working on their taxes right now. Like blood circulating in the body, the amount of money in an...

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I, like the people affected, am a journalist. Seemed relevant. And I love my job, thanks.

Editorial: Fixing the Sunshine Act’s notice problem Since 1957, Pennsylvania has codified a responsibility to make public meetings accessible to the people. The state law also evolved, eventually becoming what is now known as the Sunshine Act. The earl...

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He got a good job at the grocery store collecting carts and he’s going to keep it this time.

Editorial: U.S. protection must not end at the border On July 30, 2022, Marc Fogel’s name first appeared on this opinion page. It would not be the last. The Butler County native and Pittsburgh resident was a recurring topic in editorials for four y...

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Editorial: Different places, different faces of homelessness Homelessness is a problem people often try not to see. There are places where that takes effort. In urban areas, homelessness is more visible — in park encampments and on sidewalks, where people...

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Well it’s 8:16 and I’m on mine right now.

Editorial: Frozen rivers are not playgrounds Snow days make you want to be out in the stinging wind, feeling the crunch of drifts under your boots, making angels on the lawn and building a fort to fight off your friends with a volley of solidly ...

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Editorial: Reliable funding matters more than generosity Thirty-one years is a long time for any vehicle to remain in service. More than 100,000 miles takes a toll. That is not what you want when lives are on the line. And yet that was the backdrop for a do...

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Constitution Under Construction: Built for change Constitution Under Construction is an ongoing series exploring the history, relevance and importance of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Declaration of Independence was never a system of gover...

The US Constitution wasn’t meant to be a relic or a monument. It was designed for change.
This series explores how that mechanism was always in the blueprint.

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Editorial: Why phasing out French is a lesson in local control Public education is at the intersection of individual growth and collective responsibility. Schools exist to help students become their best selves while also preparing them to contribute to the econo...

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Body & soul: Familiar comfort foods, thoughtfully balanced Comfort food is often automatically labeled as indulgent and bad. It’s not fair. How can we hold the food we turn to when we are tired, stressed or craving familiarity responsible for giving us ...

Body & soul: Familiar comfort foods, thoughtfully balanced
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Lori Falce: An upside-down approach to public health In 1992, the U.S. Department of Agriculture adopted a new way to look at what we eat. The food pyramid already had been in use for decades in Sweden, but now Americans were able to use the handy visua...

Lori Falce: An upside-down approach to public health
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Editorial: Can we talk? Colleges invest in civil discourse Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh are spending nearly $5 million to teach students how to talk to one another. IUP received a $2.29 million federal grant to create a ...

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Editorial: An airport needs a plan, not a wish Once upon a time, there was a small, regional airport in Westmoreland County. It had steady passenger traffic, popular leisure routes and a loyal base of travelers who appreciated skipping the long dr...

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