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Firesign Theatre

NPR

Published December 24, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Satirist troupe The Firesign Theater provide holiday hijinks.

Copyright 2002 NPR

WESA Voter Guide

Your guide to the 2025 primary, including races for Pittsburgh mayor, PPS and more
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh Mayor: Gainey, O'Connor, Moreno, West
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #1: local governance and prohibition of discrimination
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #2: privatizing the city's water and system
WESA Voter Guide

Pittsburgh ballot question #3: 'lawful scope of the city's authority'
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Council 1st District: Madonna-Emmerling v. Villella
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Council 9th District: Adams v. Altemara v. Frketic
WESA Voter Guide

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judicial candidates

National & International News

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, saying 'Never again war'

The Associated Press

In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of aid
Luxury dog hotels give some people pause amid the inequality of South Africa

Tommy Trenchard

High-end accommodations for pooches are thriving in one of the world's most unequal countries. They have their defenders and their critics. Who's barking up the right tree?
I wanted to know why my mom was so hard on us kids growing up. So I finally asked

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi

"Work hard my children." That's what my mother always told me and my siblings. All I wanted to do was play hide and seek and netball. Years later, we had a good talk about her parenting style. Essay by Esther Ngumbi. Editor: Marc Silver. Publishing Sunday morning. Adapted from an earlier essay by Esther Ngumbi from a few years ago.