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Keisha Bryant works to re-integrate Penny’s House residents into the community despite the general criticisms of three-quarter houses as lacking structure and treatment.
Janet Simeone has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability. Combined with depression and anxiety, she has difficulty doing things on her own, including making friends and living independently.
Rev. Vincent Kolb said he was in shock when he heard news of the shooting, though the surprise quickly wore off, “given the escalation of rhetoric that has been xenophobic, misogynistic and racially inspired.”
What does the First Amendment look like in practice? In Pittsburgh, it looks like men and women gathered in prayer at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Rodef Shalom or the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. It looks like journalists asking questions and holding those in power accountable, or demonstrators outside a federal courthouse on Grant Street protesting immigration policy.
