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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For the past four years, inflation has rattled local small businesses across the country. The inflation rate peaked in 2022, but of course the cost… Read More
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BUTLER, Pa.—The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and… Read More
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Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the attempt to kill him and will call Thursday night for a new effort… Read More
SocietyCommentary
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
PoliticsCommentary
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
EnergyCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
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
