I took the train to Downtown early Friday morning to cover the 8 a.m. start of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit and was rewarded with this view from the train window of sunrise over the Monongahela River … and under the Liberty Bridge.

On a morning still deciding on whether to be gray or sunshiney, it seemed to be a hopeful sign.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.

Bob Batz Jr.

Bob, a feature writer and editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, is currently on strike and serving as interim editor of the Pittsburgh Union Progress. Contact him at bbatz@unionprogress.com.