Salena Zito is a Pittsburgh-based columnist for the Washington Examiner. She is the author of "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics."
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PITTSBURGH—Just over 50 years ago, Richard Mellon Scaife did something both his friends and critics thought was just a vanity project to promote his conservative… Read More
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American songwriting, whether it is folk, rock, or country, has a long history of featuring lyrics and music about the things that inspire the writers…. Read More
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Word travels fast in places like Pittsburgh’s iconic small-business district filled with third- and fourth-generation family-owned businesses. The majority of them are centered on two… Read More
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GRAYSVILLE, Pa.—When coal mine employee John Morecraft heard last Monday that United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts approved of President Joe Biden’s plan… Read More
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RANSON, West Virginia—Drive along U.S. 11 in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and here in West Virginia and you are pretty much roaming through the more conservative enclaves… Read More
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COOK FOREST, Pennsylvania—It has just finished snowing here, and the forest looks magical, draped in white. It takes on a silvery blue shine under the… Read More
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Five years ago, the sad goodbye to an icon began when Macy’s decided to close its flagship location in downtown Pittsburgh. The void, alas, still… Read More
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WASHINGTON—It is often said our nation’s capital is filled with wealthy college-educated elites operating in a company town where everything is transactional. They are a… Read More
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Nothing has changed. Just about no one has moved away from where they stood on Nov. 9, 2016, when they woke up trying to comprehend… Read More
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BEAVER FALLS, Pa.—Mike Mikus speculates there are a fairly decent number of voters around here who have voted over the past 20 years in turn… Read More
