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July 8, 2026

Waste of the Day: A double-duty public employee

A Texas woman simultaneously held full-time jobs with the state government and the City of Austin wi...

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Try this trick in the garden

July 8, 2026

Dear Heloise: This is the time of year when many "DIYers" use hand clippers and cutters to trim flowers, bushes and small branches. Often, they become...

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Computer repair leads to upsetting discovery

July 8, 2026

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for three years. She asked me to fix her old computer. As I was doing that, I saw emails from her ex, "Doug,...

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What if you had the chance to sign the Declaration of Independence?

July 7, 2026

In 1776, 56 delegates came to Philadelphia and did something that had never been done before. They put their names on a declaration stating that peopl...

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Things do tend to work out

By DEB WUETHRICH

July 7, 2026

I’ve heard there were some pretty impressive fireworks displays (and other celebrations) in our area to mark our nation’s 250th birthday. I can hear t...

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Baseball, Local Sports, Sports

Pirates rookie phenom Konnor Griffin will miss 8-10 weeks with a torn tendon in his finger

By COLIN BEAZLEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

July 7, 2026

The Pirates are placing shortstop Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with a torn tendon in his left ring finger, Pirates senior director of spo...

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