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This week at PublicSource, a refugee writer from Venezuela shares why he is giving back to his adopted home of Pittsburgh ([link removed]) , an electrical grid operator reached a settlement with Pennsylvania's governor that will likely slow spiking energy costs ([link removed]) , dozens of Pittsburghers protested the federal government ([link removed]) , and city planners are promoting festivals to garner input on its long-term future ([link removed]) . Also, we published the first story in a new series ([link removed]) about how people with special needs enter the workforce.
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** Pittsburgh embraced me as a literary exile. Now I’m giving back through ‘radical charity.’ ([link removed])
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** Pennsylvania PJM settlement might slow price hikes, but green energy projects still wait to connect to the grid ([link removed])
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** The Glimpse: In Pittsburgh, national protest against Trump directs anger at Fetterman ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh’s planners look to festivals, ‘mini grants’ to draw massive input for comprehensive plan ([link removed])
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** A developmental disability diagnosis can hit hard — but it isn’t a knockout ([link removed])
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** The eternal controversy — is Pittsburgh in the East or Midwest? — does not divide PublicSource interns ([link removed])
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** Norfolk Southern rail bridges in Western Pennsylvania in disrepair, study warns ([link removed])
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** Pittsburgh businesses close for ‘day without immigrants’ to protest Trump deportation push ([link removed])
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** Quote Source: Voices shaping the Pittsburgh region ([link removed])
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** ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK
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* In a first-person essay, Max Chis writes about his time in a Pittsburgh garden and wonders if finding community could help heal a divided nation ([link removed]) .
* Mayor Ed Gainey and Democratic primary challenger in the mayoral race, Corey O'Connor, are neck and neck in campaign fundraising ([link removed]) , finance filings show.
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