By Burner Cellphone EDITORS NOTE: THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN BY A CELL PHONE THAT’S RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THIS LETTER WAS SUBMITTED BEFORE LISA MIDDLEMAN ANNOUNCED HER CANDIDACY FOR DISTRICT ATTOURNEY AS AN […]
Burning for a change in the DA’s office
Outreach, confidence of Steel Smiling grows with help of TMC, others
By Neil Cosgrove Steel Smiling, a recent project of the Thomas Merton Center, has come a long way in the three-and-a-half years since its founder Julius Boatwright became proactive in sharing “therapeutic-style […]
Staff notes
Many thanks to everyone who made the New Person of the Year award dinner such a hopeful and sincere celebration of Wasi Mohamed’s work and vision. Here are some highlights of what […]
County citizens police review board legislation
By Cheryl Bauer Six months after County Councilpersons DeWitt Walton and Paul Klein proposed legislation to initiate a citizenled oversight committee for the 105+ municipal police departments in Allegheny County, we have […]
“Don’t Throw People Away”
TRANSCRIPTION BY SHERYLAND NEAL AND DEAN MOUGIANIS PHOTOS BY ERTEL PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORS NOTE: THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER PRESENTED THE 2019 NEW PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD TO WASI MOHAMED – AN ACTIVIST […]
2019 NEW PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDEE WASI MOHAMED
By: Neil Cosgrove Wasi Mohamed wants to emphasize one thing about his selection as the Merton Center’s 2019 New Person of the Year. “I only accept this award as a recognition of […]
Cars Suck!!!
By Jack Collins On Thursday April 25th ten crazed cyclists took to Oakland’s streets to cause traffic problems and annoy the Pittsburgh police department in a cartoonish way. The cyclists threw caution […]
Assault on the environment
By Molly Rush No surprise. Former and current anti-EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Administrators Scott Pruitt and Andrew Wheeler sure did their boss’s bidding. From day one the strategic plan was to undermine […]
Historical meaning of The Thomas Merton Center’s “New person” award.
By Joyce Rothermel The Merton Center was founded in 1972 by faithbased people seeking to follow and live out the teachings of Jesus Christ and joining with others to build a more […]
Sponsor the 2019 New Person of the Year award
By Gabriel McMoreland Greetings Thomas Merton Center Family, The Thomas Merton Center is proud to present the 2019 New Person of the Year Award to Wasi Mohamed – an activist working to […]
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