Since I was young, I’ve been taught to chase my dreams. So, that’s what I’ve always done. It led me to change my major from exercise science to journalism at Slippery Rock University. It led me to move across the country to Arizona to pursue my first job in the field while making just ...

Back in late February, I chose to use this space to write about Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. I had only been on the job for a few weeks; it was actually my third column since taking over here at the Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator. Simply put, I was still finding my ...

A high school sports reporter who worked for my local newspaper when I was in high school was known for his phrase, “off to make someone a hero.” His name was Jim Sweet and while he never knew it, he had an enormous influence on how I approached my job throughout the early parts of my ...

A text message came across my phone around 6:42 p.m. last Tuesday. I was in the middle of editing a story and rearranging our story budget for the next day’s newspaper, and I didn’t even think twice about reading the message. I was in the thick of it. About 20 to 30 minutes later, after ...

While walking around the newsroom recently, I was reminded of how each day in the newspaper business can bring something new, along with how capable our team is of delivering the news. It started last Friday. We were celebrating the retirement of Harry Newman, our director of sales and ...

On May 11, I was down in Pittsburgh’s North Shore between PNC Park and Acrisure Stadium with a few friends preparing for the Pirates’ game later that day when a young kid, no older than 9 or 10, who was dressed in a blank generic Pirates jersey with an oversized Pirates hat, walked by me. ...