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Teens need the freedom to learn the skills of adulthood
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
June 14, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Over Memorial Day weekend, a few of my friends’ sons, 14 and 15 years old, set off for a day of fun carrying some cash, a PRT Conne...
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Pennsylvania, the beautiful
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
May 29, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It’s a source of continual frustration for me that, by and large, Pennsylvanians don’t think of our state as unusually blessed with...
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What to learn from Sen. McCormick’s Philly love-fest
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
May 11, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — “Good to see you! How’ve you been?” “Oh, coming along. Listen, I’m better because of you. We could be a whole lot worse off had it ...
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Pittsburgh and the NFL draft
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
April 19, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...
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Snow days teach kids more than screens ever could
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
February 1, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Some of my favorite childhood memories were the wintertime days when I'd wake up and see the flakes gently falling, and then rush t...
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What cities lose when they lose their newspapers
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
January 21, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In my parents' basement there's a yellowed page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with a feature photo of me on my father's shoulders ...
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