Tom Fontaine
Director, Politics and Editorial Standards at TRIB Live
Deputy Managing Editor, @TribLIVE.
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2 days ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Iconic Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has described Pittsburgh’s Clemente Museum as one of his “top five places on the whole planet Earth.”Vedder — who returns to Pittsburgh this weekend for a pair of sold-out shows at PPG Paints Arena — isn’t just an admirer of the late baseball legend and humanitarian Roberto Clemente or a fan of the Lawrenceville museum that preserves his legacy.
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1 week ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Democrats are disappearing from elected office in the six counties surrounding Allegheny County. Just 13 Democrats combined serve as county commissioners or row officers in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties, compared to 57 Republicans. Only about a decade ago, nearly three times as many Democrats — 38 — served as commissioners or row officers in those counties, representing more than half of the 70 officeholders.
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3 weeks ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Presidents of more than 150 U.S. colleges and universities, including six in Pennsylvania, co-signed a letter condemning what they called “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” by the federal government. Allegheny College President Ronald B. Cole was the lone co-signer from a Western Pennsylvania institution.
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1 month ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Fresh from Donald Trump’s insult factory is a new word: Panican. Trump unveiled the linguistic invention Monday in social media posts calling out those critical of his newly imposed tariffs. “The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!). Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result,” Trump wrote on Truth Social and X.
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1 month ago |
triblive.com | Tom Fontaine
Dana Kellerman plans to protest Saturday in Pittsburgh. She just doesn’t know where yet. Complicating matters, Kellerman said she wasn’t sure where hundreds of other anticipated protesters should go or where they should set up their giant inflatable chicken. It all depends on where U.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman will be. “Nobody seems to know,” Kellerman said Wednesday afternoon.
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