Tag: childhood
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: An All-American City

Growing up, I attended four public city schools. If I had to rank them by how vibrant they were, how much I enjoyed them, how much I got out of them, I would say middle school was the worst, kindergarten was kindergarten, and high school was pretty good—but my elementary school was special. The ranking…
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It never snows, until it does

Last month I wrote about murder. This month I am writing about snow. I love snow I love snow. I love the way it falls from the sky and blankets the ground. I love how trees and fields and paths and cars look when they’re covered in snow. I enjoy skiing and sledding and snowshoeing…