Also, PPS salaries and our readers react to Trump rally shooting.
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The moments of violence and the media firestorm will leave a mark on Butler, but the city that invented the Jeepvows not to be stopped by an outsider’s act ([link removed]) .
The attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds on Saturday brought anxiety about our civic and political polarization to a boil.PublicSource invited readers to share their reactions ([link removed]) . Higher education reporter Emma Folts talked to political experts about what the assassination attempt might mean for the nation.
In other local news, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and the Board of Health willcreate a panel to look at housing health codes and enforcement ([link removed]) . The county is also facingscrutiny over progress toward a climate action plan ([link removed]) . Anannual PublicSource analysis of salaries at Pittsburgh Public Schools ([link removed]) shows increased earnings, racial wage gaps and staffing issues.
Finally, our summer photojournalism intern Jess Daninhirschvisited a Pennsylvania town where vinyl is still groovy ([link removed]) .
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** From ‘relieved’ to ‘hopeless,’ readers wracked and apprehensive following Butler shooting ([link removed])
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** Post-shooting Butler sets aside politics, focuses on ‘trying to move forward’ ([link removed])
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✨ Bike, walk, and roll at the final OpenStreetsPGH ([link removed]) of the year: Saturday, July 27, in Homewood + East End ✨
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** Post-shooting, the Republican convention is about 2024, but 2020 and Jan. 6 are still on minds of Pittsburgh-area delegates ([link removed])
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** ‘No room for complacency’: Political experts discuss path forward after attempt to assassinate Trump ([link removed])
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** In wake of Trump rally shooting, his Southwestern Pa. supporters are shaken but ‘vibrant’ as elected leaders urge civility ([link removed])
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** Unbroken record: The 59th running of a local vinyl and CD convention brought together regulars, first-timers and pros ([link removed])
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** Six-figure earners multiply at PPS, while Black employee paychecks lag behind ([link removed])
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** Allegheny County Board of Health gives OK to housing health panel ([link removed])
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** Past deadline and under scrutiny, Allegheny County casts for consultants to draft climate plan ([link removed])
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* Fit 4 Boxing Club is a Rock Steady Boxing affiliate near Pittsburgh, its ranks growing as doctors send “fighters” with Parkinson’s disease ([link removed]) .
* Facing a worsening food desert, Hazelwood residents may finally get the grocery store they’ve sought ([link removed]) .
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