Category: Colin McNickle At Large

As the continuing federal government shutdown stands to suspend the nation’s “food stamp” program beginning Saturday, it’s important to recount two of the standard misrepresentations

“Confidence is the most important single factor in this game,” goes the worn golfing aphorism. But when it comes to the United States Golf Association

The good, nay, great, news is that the Pittsburgh Penguins have ceded sweetheart development rights that they never should have been granted 18 years ago

It appears to be the in vogue thing to do when applying for Pennsylvania Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants these days: Whether it be

It was a year ago this month that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced, as the Post-Gazette reported it, “a $62 million investment in an ambitious

A Pyrrhic victory, Britannica reminds us, is “a success that brings such significant harm to the victor that it differs little from defeat.” “Although the

The plaudits are coming out in some circles over a “compromise affordable housing” proposal by Pittsburgh City Councilor Erika Strassburger. Hold the applause, please. As

The firing of Penn State head football coach James Franklin is yet another giant black eye for the commonwealth’s first land-grant university. But it’s not

The former chief administrative officer (CAO) of Kraft Heinz says it’s time to bring back the Heinz side of the iconic food company to Pittsburgh.

In the aftermath of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirming a state Commonwealth Court ruling that Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” indeed is unconstitutional – that is, it