2013-05-21 00:17:19
The National Conference of State Legislatures lobbied for this tax grab.
2013-05-21 00:15:38
Pennsylvania has fewer deficient bridges but plan to help the rest can't be stalled.
2013-05-21 00:11:44
So here's some advice: Let Paul O'Neill investigate the IRA fiasco, fire Eric Holder and ...
2013-05-21 00:10:59
Clinton's Deputy Chief of Staff at State Department had lobbying connections that raise questions.
2013-05-21 00:09:34
The Manchin-Toomey background-check bill just might get a second shot.
2013-05-21 00:06:32
I find it sad that she was able to break our laws by indecently exposing herself in protest.
2013-05-21 00:04:50
The IRS was behaving perfectly appropriately when it investigated the real purpose of astroturf, bogus grassroots organizations.
2013-05-21 00:03:40
President and first lady give speeches reminding African-Americans not to take education for granted.
2013-05-21 00:02:32
Thanks to humanity's addiction to fossil fuels, carbon dioxide levels are the highest they've been in at least 3 million years.
2013-05-21 00:01:41
Some of the most effective teachers working in the toughest schools are relatively new to the profession, and we need to hang onto them.
2013-05-20 00:13:16
More than any other nation, the United States can't quite make up its mind if alcohol is a blessing or a curse.
2013-05-20 00:11:47
I am amazed at Congress' lack of cooperation in the process of governing.
2013-05-20 00:11:10
If we desire citizens who can compete in the global marketplace, we can't afford to do anything less.
2013-05-20 00:09:19
House Republicans voted for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
2013-05-20 00:09:06
Across most of the democratic world, there is an impatience bordering on exhaustion with electoral systems and political classes.
2013-05-20 00:07:57
For Bishop David Zubik to sit back and be nonreactionary about the CMU episode would have been a mistake of omission.
2013-05-20 00:07:27
Does anyone believe that every politician is not campaigning at public expense when running for re-election?
2013-05-20 00:06:35
How did cartoonist Rob Rogers ever think there is any comparison between the kidnapping victims in Cleveland and prisoners at Gitmo?
2013-05-20 00:06:23
One doesn't have to be a martyr to be justified in speaking out against attacks on the Catholic Church.
2013-05-20 00:05:56
This is Pittsburgh, where we still maintain basic standards of decency, and most of us here find it shocking for a woman to expose herself.
2013-05-20 00:04:20
Republican leaders might be eager to pile on Obama scandals now. But pause for a moment: What do they hope to accomplish?
2013-05-20 00:03:28
Obama's presidency may yet be a net plus for the public good if it shatters Americans' trust in the regulatory state's motives.
2013-05-20 00:03:15
The president should try candid; wistful and petulant aren't getting him anywhere.
2013-05-20 00:03:01
Senate Bill 444 seeks to improve the state's 2009 open records law, but some provisions are good while others are a step backward.
2013-05-19 00:25:54
The Post-Gazette asked people from various walks of life to offer the next mayor of Pittsburgh (whoever that might be) one big suggestion...
2013-05-19 00:23:42
These maps split our community in three sections. When working on a project in our community we will have to visit three representatives.
2013-05-19 00:23:36
I'd rather read about an angry white whale than shoot angry birds at green pigs ...
2013-05-19 00:22:49
If the student had posed as a naked Muslim displaying the star and crescent on her private parts I am sure all hell would have broken loose.
2013-05-19 00:21:43
State Rep. Jake Wheatley is a candidate for mayor who shows sincerity and results.
2013-05-19 00:20:35
I think my teacher was disappointed that Gov. George M. Leader did not express much enthusiasm for studying the language.
2013-05-19 00:20:09
Candidate Bill Peduto has a track record of working with others.
2013-05-19 00:19:56
On May 5, the five Downtown churches were taken hostage by the city of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Marathon.
2013-05-19 00:19:42
An outpouring of support for Clairton students and a litany of promise for Brashear graduates.
2013-05-19 00:18:14
The use of torture by the government and gun control are two pressing moral issues of the day.
2013-05-19 00:18:01
Facts that speak for themselves.
2013-05-19 00:17:47
The war is no longer civil; it is sectarian and regional and sure to go on for years.
2013-05-19 00:17:36
Seven local cartoonists up for awards at the National Cartoonists Society convention in Pittsburgh reflect on the craft's importance here.
2013-05-19 00:16:15
"Outrageous, appalling, intolerable -- can scarcely do justice to the fiasco involving the Internal Revenue Service ..."
2013-05-19 00:15:31
Mayoral candidate Jack Wagner is someone who will work with and for everyone.
2013-05-19 00:14:49
The real administration incompetence came before the first shots were fired.
2013-05-19 00:13:50
More women may be taking spouses' names these days, but to each her own.
2013-05-19 00:12:21
Any presidential administration should know better than to mess with the press or the IRS.
2013-05-19 00:10:41
The Post-Gazette editorial board recaps its 18 endorsements for the May 21 primary, leading off with Jack Wagner for mayor of Pittsburgh.
2013-05-19 00:08:54
David Andrew Strobel left North Hills for tough jobs with the Peace Corps, American Red Cross and the like, jhelping others far from home,
2013-05-18 00:14:13
We have a mayoral election next week and only one candidate, Bill Peduto, is pledged to keep the city free from fracking.
2013-05-18 00:11:49
After a week of scandals, the president needs to forget politics and simply serve the public
2013-05-18 00:09:15
In District 8 only one candidate for city council -- Sam Hens-Greco -- is a lawyer.
2013-05-18 00:08:37
Thanks to the Legislature, state universities find it hard to limit firearms.
2013-05-18 00:08:11
On Benghazi and the IRS, the Obama administration should try telling the truth. It's easier to memorize.
2013-05-18 00:08:06
Some of the Jews were herded into a barn which the Poles set alight. How could this have happened between neighbors?
2013-05-18 00:07:08
A juicy one requires months of drip, drip, drip revelations.
2013-05-18 00:05:37
I'll take the guy with ideas and guts. Vote Bill Peduto for mayor of Pittsburgh.
2013-05-18 00:04:33
How can anyone be happy with the Obama administration? From the very beginning it has been telling lies and half-truths!
2013-05-18 00:04:05
Most honest people of all political persuasions believe there has been a massive cover-up about what happened in Benghazi.
2013-05-18 00:03:52
There's something about Pittsburgh that you just can't shake.
2013-05-18 00:02:27
No need to look for a name. / I know the artist and / His mist, his ...
2013-05-18 00:01:14
Before the Benghazi "incident" gets swept under the rug, President Barack Obama needs to answer two questions.
2013-05-17 15:57:15
Most journalists happily accept White House spin when it comes to Syria -- foreign leaders do not.
2013-05-17 00:15:51
Drones terrorize millions of people and kill many civilians.
2013-05-17 00:15:38
The murder case of Kermit Gosnell, who performed abortions illegally in Philadelphia, has lessons for Pennsylvania.
2013-05-17 00:12:11
Check the record where I have supported and presented initiatives to county council that would actually reduce taxes.
2013-05-17 00:09:40
With three territories under a state of emergency, Nigeria's armed forces are trying to put down a shadowy movement called Boko Haram.
2013-05-17 00:07:37
The U.S. Senate has reauthorized up to $12.5 billion for water projects including the repair of locks and dams.
2013-05-17 00:05:59
The center got off on the wrong foot financially when it opened in 2009 -- and is overdue for more hard-headed approach.
2013-05-17 00:05:07
Our city should not be allowed to follow in the footsteps of our state.
2013-05-17 00:02:38
The Post-Gazette could have and should have endorsed Jeanne Clark, a superbly qualified woman to represent District 8.
2013-05-16 00:22:27
Jack Wagner's interest in human service issues is genuine, his independence is unshakable and his integrity is unassailable.
2013-05-16 00:20:37
Polish Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf visited Pittsburgh last week to highlight his country's new relations with the United States.
2013-05-16 00:20:12
Can't we all be just a little less caustic and more respectful of each other?
2013-05-16 00:17:17
A Mayor Peduto would not pursue the fiscal irresponsibility of politicians of Jack Wagner's era.
2013-05-16 00:16:14
We make a decision with each bite of food that we put into our mouths, and this decision is either life-giving or life-taking.
2013-05-16 00:14:09
As the federal sequester undercuts funding for parks, it's time to focus on what they mean even for urban America.
2013-05-16 00:13:22
Kids in English elementary schools will start taking a new nationwide grammar and spelling test this week.
2013-05-16 00:10:34
U.S. voters own a share of the congressional gridlock because they send conflicting signals on the policies they want.
2013-05-16 00:08:13
Angelina Jolie and the would-be mayor of New York talk personal with a purpose.
2013-05-16 00:07:39
Charter schools are getting paid twice for their pension costs, leaving school districts and taxpayers struggling to foot the bill.
2013-05-16 00:07:13
The false god of 'narrative' is obscuring the real debates.
2013-05-16 00:05:01
A sickening feeling of deja vu pervades U.S. newsrooms now that another administration has grabbed press records to find a leaker.
2013-05-16 00:04:18
How about Sunday Gospel brunches similar to the Howard Theatre events that pay the bills for the District of Columbia venue?
2013-05-16 00:03:19
CMU handled controversy over naked criticism of Catholic Church just about right.
2013-05-16 00:02:50
Employers complain that today's graduates don't know the basics.
2013-05-15 16:12:07
We already know President Barack Obama and senior aides were laying about Benghazi, but several other questions must be answered.
2013-05-15 00:16:22
The All-Pro cornerback who died last Saturday at the age of 85 was an extraordinary player, and an extraordinary human being.
2013-05-15 00:14:47
It'll be hard to identify any real White House scandals, considering the constant smear attempts from the right.
2013-05-15 00:13:00
They are not such strange bedfellows after all, now that the Obama administration has generated the IRS and AP scandals.
2013-05-15 00:11:53
The Post-Gazette editorial board endorses county Councilman Bob Macey for the Democratic nomination in District 9.
2013-05-15 00:11:14
Serving as a volunteer firefighter tells me, the voter, that this candidate is ready to commit to a better district.
2013-05-15 00:09:37
I was happy to see your endorsement of Jack Wagner for mayor of Pittsburgh.
2013-05-15 00:07:50
Judicial candidate PJ Murray has a rating of "recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association.
2013-05-15 00:06:01
This is a one-time-a-year event, and it is a fantastic event for our city.
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