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Bill Schackner @Bschackner

Higher ed writer in Pittsburgh. News/weather nerd. Part of 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning team. Weak speller. Chief annoyer of wife, daughter. My account, my views

Joined March 2013
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KSAT viewers sent us these videos from the Seguin areas that are experiencing street flooding due to heavy rain. SUBMIT YOUR KSAT CONNECT VIDEO OR PICS: ksat.com/connect/?utm_source…
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“Respect the language, agonize over the placement of every comma and be fair to everyone whose name appears under your byline.” Those words from such a respected sports journalist are yet another reason I’ll miss @JDiPaola_Trib ’s byline in @TribLive. triblive.com/sports/jerry-di…
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So excited that my wife, Cristina Rouvalis, and Lydia Wayman, co-authors of Snoopers and Sneakers, will be part of the @kellyclarksonshow tomorrow, April 2. Tune in! Find out when/where to watch in your area here: Kellyclarksonshow.com/where watch
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Pittsburgh cat, book and art lovers, please stop by Creative Citizen Studios in Millvale from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 7 to hear Lydia and Cristina Rouvalis talk about their MG novel, Snoopers & Sneakers. First hour is sensory friendly. Neurodivergent Threads.
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Looking for a good book to read with your tween child? Cristina Rouvalis and Lydia Wayman discuss their middle grade mystery, Snoopers & Sneakers, on the Reading With Your Kids podcast. Open the link “Unleashing Inner Superpowers.” #friendship #autism. readingwithyourkids.com
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Can an unlikely team of middle schoolers solve a crime, exonerate a beloved teacher wrongly accused of it and deliver a message about finding common ground? Here’s Pittsburgh Magazine’s take on a novel by Cristina Rouvalis (my better half) and Lydia Wayman pittsburghmagazine.com/snoop…

Through 'Snoopers & Sneakers,' Local Authors Are Shining a Light on Autism

Written by local authors Cristina Rouvalis and Lydia Wayman, "Snoopers & Sneakers" is set in Pittsburgh and shines a light on autism.

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Check out the launch of this middle grade novel about an unlikely pair of amateur sleuths written by my two favorite authors …
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Plans for a bigger Penn StateUniversity main campus are advancing. Here's the latest. #enrollment @SHEEOed via @TribLIVE triblive.com/local/regional/…
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Scenes from Harris' election eve rally in the Pittsburgh area, reported by the @ThePUPNews Words and photos by @stevemellon412, an award-winning photographer (and super person) who remains on strike from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. unionprogress.com/2024/11/05…

Harris rallies thousands at historic Carrie Blast Furnaces with one final strong message: Go vote -...

At exactly 6 p.m. Monday, the DJ who’d been pumping up the crowd of thousands awaiting Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ arrival at the Carrie Blast Furnaces made a...

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..... But not before one lasat cross-state blitz. By @JuliaBurdelski and @RyanDeto via @TribLIVE triblive.com/local/harris-an…
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Ads and candidate visits (so, so many of them) give way to the voters at last ........ By @ByRenatta @JVTheTrib via @TribLIVE triblive.com/local/record-vo…
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“We have certainly seen a nationalized attack on higher education, with professors even being singled out in this presidential campaign." #Union for Pa. state university faculty, coaches is latest to affiliate w/ #AFT @statesystem @APSCUF via @TribLive triblive.com/news/pennsylvan…

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Can the University of Pittsburgh finally tame cardiac hill separating upper and lower campus? Here's what it hopes to do with a project worth $14.5 million. #ICYMI via @TribLIVE triblive.com/news/education-…
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Amid the closest presidential race in generations, college students in swing-state Pennsylvania have been told they can't canvass on campus. What free #speech groups are doing about it. #Vote via @TribLive triblive.com/news/pennsylvan…

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A newly created state board charged with rethinking Pennsylvania's oversight of its college and universities just hired a chief executive. #HigherEducation #PA via @TribLIVE triblive.com/local/regional/…
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Pennsylvania public and privaate colleges, Pitt and Penn State among them, are restricting students' #election-related right to get out the vote and canvass peers, free speech advocates warn. @TheFIREorg @aclupa via @TribLIVE triblive.com/news/pennsylvan…
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U.S. Supreme Court online database is now housed at Penn State University. via @TribLIVE triblive.com/news/pennsylvan…
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Watch this simulation of how mail-in ballots are tabulated in Allegheny County, PA @TribLIVE
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The University of Pittsburgh intends to tame a steep divide between its upper and lower campus. Bike and pedestrian pathways, an ampitheatre and more are part of this $14.5 million project. via @TribLive triblive.com/news/education-…
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