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A quilty pleasure: Project Linus comforts kids in need

by Emma Polen | features editor Feb 24, 2022 The best kind of sleep under heaven above, is under a blanket handmade with love. From the Bluff to Butler, the Pittsburgh community is making special contributions to a nationwide volunteer project, Project Linus, that spreads cuddly comfort to children in need.  The nonprofit’s name, Project Linus, is the result of some cartoonish appreciation. However, its … Continue reading A quilty pleasure: Project Linus comforts kids in need

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A Shattered Cultural Mosaic

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 06/20/2018 “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” These words, iconic and once defining of a nation, were penned by Emma Lazarus in 1883. Then, 20 years later, they were mounted on the Statue of Liberty as part of a poem called “The New Colossus,” which paints that statue as a “Mother of Exiles,” … Continue reading A Shattered Cultural Mosaic

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