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Mitchel Olszak: A 14-year-old’s prescription for success
Moshe Kai Cavalin doesn’t view himself as a genius. But you decide. He’s 14 years old, has two college degrees and is finishing up his third.
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Mitchel Olszak: Marcellus Shale in county remains a mystery
So is Lawrence County about to undergo a massive economic boom courtesy of natural gas drilling? Are property owners soon to enjoy wealth beyond imagination? Are jobs about to go begging for workers to fill them?
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Mitchel Olszak: Scammers learn to feed off human fear
A few weeks ago, my computer went crazy. Boxes filled with warning notices and ominous-looking yellow triangles popped up on my screen, to tell me my system was filled with dangerous viruses. I was in imminent danger of having all sorts of personal information, passwords and financial data stolen.
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Mitchel Olszak: Does making the press the villain play over time?
As a journalist and editor, I receive a lot of requests for help. They come from people suffering from injustice — real or perceived. They come from people who are struggling to grasp the finer points of modern bureaucracy.
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Mitchel Olszak: Is county ready for change in government?
In Voltaire’s classic story “Candide,” the character Pangloss makes a frequent observation: “This is,” he says, “the best of all possible worlds.” Everything is wonderful, so why attempt to make things better?
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Mitchel Olszak: School board committees offer political lesson
There’s an old saying in politics: Don’t get mad, get even. It’s something veteran politicians know quite well. The political process is a marathon, not a sprint. And just because you lose one battle doesn’t mean you have lost the war.
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Mitchel Olszak: Feds seek help exposing school corruption
When asked why he robbed banks, Willie “The Actor” Sutton had a now-famous response: “That’s where the money is.” The same explanation could be given for a new initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in western Pennsylvania.
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Mitchel Olszak: Ellwood doing right thing to take down Nativity
Sometimes I look at human activity and think to myself: Am I really part of this species? It’s a question that pops up frequently this time of year, as bizarre and bitter battles rage over Christmas.
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Mitchel Olszak: Playing politics with an oil pipeline
When is a pipeline not a pipeline? When it’s converted into a political football and used to divert attention from larger issues. To hear congressional Republicans tell it, a proposed pipeline that would run from Canada across much of the United States is crucial to the nation’s economy.
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GOP voters are sampling presidential choices
If you don’t like who’s leading the GOP presidential polls, just wait a week. It’s likely to change.
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