Oliver Morrison
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Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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What happens when German class turns into a lesson on COVID vaccines?
A conservative and a vaccine skeptic found himself in the middle of a vaccine lesson in a place he did not expect it. This is the story of what happened. → Read More
Three Pittsburgh artists' plans to get you to pay attention to pollution problems
Provocative projections on the sides of buildings; manhole covers you can see through; screen printing with dirt. And more.... → Read More
Pittsburgh vaccine experts say we're in a race to vaccinate and educate before it's too late
Whichever spreads faster — the vaccine or the virus; vaccine science or vaccine misinformation — will determine whether many thousands live or die. → Read More
HIV-positive Pittsburghers say we have much to learn about COVID from our other deadly epidemic
Both epidemics were marked by social isolation, imperfect science, insufficient public health measures and a lack of leadership from the president. → Read More
Q&A: What's at stake for the environment on Election Day? This reporter explains.
Reid Frazier has tracked the president's environmental record as a Pittsburgh-based reporter and host of the "Trump on Earth" podcast. → Read More
What the national media gets wrong in Southwestern Pennsylvania in 2020
As the national media comes to Southwestern Pennsylvania to cover on the election, local experts say the emphasis on fracking is overdone. → Read More
Why Environmentalists Are Poking Holes in Pittsburgh's Climate Action Plan
Mayor Bill Peduto still has a June 1 tweet pinned to the top of his Twitter page: “As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement.” But how can the city deliver on that promise? → Read More
Kobach voter commission asked for public feedback and got more than it asked for
On Thursday the White House published more than 100 e-mails of feedback to the Election Integrity Commission, led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. → Read More
Large Oklahoma earthquake shifted the earth by 3 centimeters, study says
The earth shifted by about 3 centimeters during the most powerful earthquake in recorded history in Oklahoma in September. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake near Pawnee tore apart houses in the rural area near the epicenter. → Read More
In Wichita: 13 common driving mistakes that could cost you
With the number of traffic accidents in Wichita increasing, police are planning to crack down on bad drivers. Here are the 13 most common mistakes that got drivers ticketed in 2016. → Read More
Kansas immigration crackdown hasn’t had the impact many thought it would
The Trump administration’s approach to immigration has been harsher than immigration advocates had hoped and more lenient than opponents had wanted. → Read More
Will bone-sniffing border collies finally solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart?
Richard Gillespie has been searching for proof of what happened to Amelia Earhart for 28 years. → Read More
Find out how much city, county employees made the past five years
Over the past five years, Rex Vern Lear, the chief clinical director of Comcare, earned more than $1.1 million, the highest-paid employee in Wichita and Sedgwick County. He and city manager Robert Layton were the only two employees to earn more than $1 million during the past five years. → Read More
Amnesty day for Sedgwick County traffic violations on Friday
Anyone who has an outstanding traffic violation can go to district court on Friday without fear of being arrested. → Read More
Large wildfires cost Kansas more than $80 million
Back-to-back years of the worst wildfires in Kansas’ history could end up costing as much as $100 million. → Read More
Wichita officials get to ride the rails in sneak peak at passenger travel
Wichita is one of only a handful of large cities that don’t have direct access to Amtrak. → Read More
Where and when you are most likely to get a parking ticket in Wichita
Parking tickets were the third most common kind written by Wichita police in 2016, after speeding tickets and license/insurance/tag citations. → Read More
Where and when you are most likely to get a speeding ticket in Wichita
Your chances of getting a traffic ticket in Wichita keep falling. Police are writing fewer tickets, even though the reason isn’t totally clear. → Read More
How long does it take to evacuate 60 animals? A Wichita clinic found out Thursday
Tornado and fire evacuations have been discussed every year for the past 11 years at Indian Hills Animal Clinic but never rehearsed, according to veterinarian Sarah Neisius, owner of the clinic at 1448 N. Maize Road. → Read More
Find out who was issued a ticket by Wichita police in 2016
The number of traffic tickets issued continued its steady decline in 2016. → Read More