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Earth’s climate out of balance

Warning lights are flashing according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization “WMO.” Mother Earth is being pushed beyond its limits and every key climate indicator is flashing red. Earth’s energy imbalance, the gap between heat absorbed and heat released, is the ...

Pirates drumming up plenty of interest

PITTSBURGH – That the Pirates home opener against the Baltimore Orioles drew a sellout, boisterous crowd of 38,986 Friday afternoon wasn't a huge surprise. The season's first game at PNC Park is annually a big event in the city regardless of the team's outlook. This one had a much ...

The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

Around here it was called “The Big One,” and the front page of the Evening-Standard described the quiet as local movie houses along with bars and restaurants were closing as our area was in the midst of a powerful storm that to this day remains the stuff of legend. The paper reported ...

Wild, unpredictable spring weather

It’s been a wild week of weather across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Some folks may think it was unusual, however old-timers and folks who have lived here for decades just see it as normal springtime weather. One day it’s winter and the next it’s summerlike and spring gets in a few days ...

Michigan will finally claim a second national title

Well here it is, March Madness is upon us and there are no area teams anywhere to be found. Pitt Panthers? The only drama late in their losing season was whether Pitt would eat Jeff Capel’s contract or not. He’ll remain. Next season will be his last, though, if a solid recruiting class ...

Impressive effort, but Steelers still not playoff team

There’s no doubt the Pittsburgh Steelers should be admired for their effort in pulling out a crucial 27-22 victory over the Ravens in Baltimore Sunday. Credit to the players for sucking it up, showing their mettle and playing with a passion that they haven’t shown consistently this ...