“I had to get off at Steel Plaza yesterday to go to the post office,” Brielle remarked, “and I passed by the ‘Occupy Pittsburgh’ tent city. They had some signs I liked. Like there was this one that said, ‘Conscientiously … Continue reading
“UPMC and Highmark are at it again,” Mrs. Bowman was saying. “Pretty soon most of the hospitals in the city won’t accept my insurance. I thought these were supposed to be nonprofit corporations, but they sure act like all they … Continue reading
“But we have to make cuts,” I said. “The federal government is out of money, and there’s nothing else to do.” “Rubbish,” Mr. Magundi replied. “We have an enormous untapped resource. We can raise taxes, which are at the lowest … Continue reading
“Well, I got my taxes sent out,” Mrs. Bowman remarked, “and with just a few days to spare. I spent three nights working on them, too.” “Yes, it’s obvious that, for many people, filing the forms is far more of … Continue reading
“They brought one of those business-school types in to run the department instead of promoting someone,” Mrs. Bowman said, “so now we have a boss who doesn’t have any idea what we’re supposed to be doing.” “The idea that business-school … Continue reading
