Sports commentary by Ron Cook

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We're deep into summer and way past the time for recommended reading lists for a lot of folks. ...

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Summer means sandals, and sandals mean pedicures. ...

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Sixty-six years ago this month, a U.S. submarine went down in the cold Bering Sea, killing all 70 men aboard, including a young father from West Homestead. ...

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For what was either his final pre-camp news conference or his first formal media entanglement of the new Steelers season, depending on where you're stranded in the NFL's perpetual news cycle, Mike ... Commentary

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With Americans fleeing to multiplexes to escape reality and the heat by seeing the latest Batman movie, it is important that someone speak up for poor, neglected reality. ...

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The Pirates won another game last night, beating the Houston Astros, 8-2, but that doesn't alter their immediate or distant future. This is a franchise in serious trouble. ... Sports commentary by Bob Smizik

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The influence of the military is growing but don't worry about a coup d'etat

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These are difficult days to be a liberal with a sense of humor, and I feel your pain, so I'd really like to help the three of you. Just kidding! ...

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I'm finally making my little piece of the world just a little greener

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Democrats have prevented drilling while chasing phantoms

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An odd set of anniversaries from the past helps explain the present, and maybe the future

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