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LGBT Activists Say Amazon Should Avoid Pennsylvania For Lack of Statewide Protections

February 1, 2018 by

When I first heard about this effort a few months ago, I was intrigued – holding Amazon accountable to its own policy of affirming LGBT rights by choosing a new location (HQ2) in a state that has statewide nondiscrimination policies. Pennsylvania does not. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia do, but the state does not. “Employees, their families, […]

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#VoteNo – City of Pgh Ballot Charter Measure Unfair, Lacks Good Governance

November 5, 2017 by

Let me at the very beginning of this post affirm that I think students in Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) deserve good coaches. I also think students at all higher education institutes deserve good faculty, both FT and adjunct.  I should also clarify that my partner is a 17 year employee of the City. So, last […]