City Council's decision to allocate $600,000 immediately to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is good news for the short term, but it would be a mistake to consider it "mission accomplished." (Today)

Now that state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe is the ranking Republican on the House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, we can only hope that any increased visibility he gets from the post will spur candidates to take him on in next year's election. (Today)

When millions of tons of trash accumulate across thousands of square miles of ocean, choking the life out of both the water and marine animals, it becomes a problem the international community will eventually have to address. (Today)