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How a medical marijuana dispensary balances strict regulation with patient accessibilityA security guard sitting inside the open-for-business medical marijuana storefront along Center Avenue in East Liberty gets up from his black swivel shop stool and unlocks the transparent glass door entrance to the facility. He smiles and asks for a state issued ID and a Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card.
No one is to get past him unless both forms of identification are presented... [Continued] |
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PROFILE
Risking it all; how a Fulbright scholar made it to Ohio while living under Taliban controlThe nearly daily bombings throughout her city could not intimidate her as a 5-year-old. Nor could she be deterred by the threat of the Taliban killing her if it learned she had school supplies tucked away under a seemingly innocent, yet incredibly simple disguise...[Continued]
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FEATURE
Varsity gaming: Local universities adapt to the rise of esports
Chris Hower nearly failed out of high school because of his obsession with video games. He would play them nightly on his bedroom computer and well into the early hours of the morning. His mom would get so...[Continued]
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NEWS
Region's self-driving car companies say they are struggling to find candidates for open jobsZack Katic can’t seem to fill positions fast enough at Argo AI. As the company’s head of recruiting, Katic said rapid expansion is a driving factor at propelling the company further ahead in the race for the first fully autonomous vehicle...[Continued]
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Puerto Rican students continue to face hardships months after Hurricane MariaGabriela Soto would go home for winter break, if it weren’t for the looters, power outages and widespread devastation. Instead, she will meet her family in Florida, where many other Puerto Ricans have joined them after relocating from the island.
“The first time I heard from my mom, it was like five days after the hurricane and it wasn’t even a conversation,” she said...[Continued] |
NEWS
Student Senate calls for the renaming of the Roger E. Ailes NewsroomThe senate passed a resolution Wednesday night calling for the intentional renaming of the former Roger E. Ailes Newsroom. The resolution also called for further dialogue and education about power-based personal violence in the workplace...[Continued]
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EVENT
Nina Turner endorses Bernie Sanders’ legacy in 90 Minutes Series
Former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner recently became president of the Bernie Sanders affiliated group “Our Revolution.” On Ohio University’s campus, Turner explained how Sanders' progressive legacy inspires grassroots movements across the country...[Continued]
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FEATURE
Open job postings drop from a year ago among region's largest employersIs hiring starting to slow down in the Pittsburgh region?
A recent survey of the region’s largest employers appears to indicate that this may, in fact, be the case, at least for the time being...[Continued] |
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Living a dream; how a pastor with cerebral palsy goes above and beyond his calling to inspire others to live out their livesLeading a congregation in worship multiple times a week, running a youth group program every Friday night and promoting advocacy work when the time permits would keep anyone occupied. But for pastor Michael Matthews, a man who will not allow his cerebral palsy to limit what he can do, he would not prefer...[Continued]
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