OPINION


Casey votes for an Internet tax grab that goes against Pa.'s Constitution

2013-05-21 00:17:19

The National Conference of State Legislatures lobbied for this tax grab.


Bike lane progress

2013-05-21 00:16:16

Cycling is increasing in popularity.


More work to do: Improved state of bridges can't lull lawmakers

2013-05-21 00:15:38

Pennsylvania has fewer deficient bridges but plan to help the rest can't be stalled.


The only issue

2013-05-21 00:14:46

It's a matter of public decency.


Rules and politics

2013-05-21 00:13:41

Are PACs tax exempt, too?


Albert R. Hunt / President Obama will have to get much more proactive if he wants to resuce his second term

2013-05-21 00:11:44

So here's some advice: Let Paul O'Neill investigate the IRA fiasco, fire Eric Holder and ...


Troublesome ties: Clinton aide given a pass on lobbying connections

2013-05-21 00:10:59

Clinton's Deputy Chief of Staff at State Department had lobbying connections that raise questions.


Margaret Carlson / Joe Manchin keeps pushing against the NRA

2013-05-21 00:09:34

The Manchin-Toomey background-check bill just might get a second shot.


Take back the GOP

2013-05-21 00:08:55

At the very least switch to the independent bracket.


Laws apply to all

2013-05-21 00:06:32

I find it sad that she was able to break our laws by indecently exposing herself in protest.


Corporate-shill groups should be investigated

2013-05-21 00:04:50

The IRS was behaving perfectly appropriately when it investigated the real purpose of astroturf, bogus grassroots organizations.


Obamas stress blacks' need for education

2013-05-21 00:03:40

President and first lady give speeches reminding African-Americans not to take education for granted.


Too hot to handle?: Global warming pushes planet past a dreaded mark

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.


Don't lay off by seniority: If we want first-rate schools, we must keep the best teachers

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.


No cheers: NTSB goes too far in DUI standard proposal

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.


Partisan extremism

2013-05-20 00:11:47

I am amazed at Congress' lack of cooperation in the process of governing.


We can't afford not to have true education reform

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.


Insane House vote

2013-05-20 00:09:19

House Republicans voted for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act.


E.J. Dionne Jr. / Is democracy in trouble? Citizens in America and elsewhere feel alienated from the political process

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.


A duty to respond

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.


All politicians suspect

2013-05-20 00:07:27

Does anyone believe that every politician is not campaigning at public expense when running for re-election?


Tasteless, insensitive

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?


Zubik is right

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.


Thank you, Bishop Zubik, for speaking up

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.


Don't get giddy with Obama scandal fever

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?


George F. Will / The loss of trust: These overlapping scandals drain Obama's authority

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.


Maureen Dowd / Taxing times for Obama: The scandals are fuel for more partisanship and paranoia

2013-05-20 00:03:15

The president should try candid; wistful and petulant aren't getting him anywhere.


Open season: Let's fix the public records law, but do it right

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.


One BIG IDEA for Pittsburgh's next mayor

One BIG IDEA for Pittsburgh's next mayor

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...


The legislative redistricting maps are still messy

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.


I am becoming obsolete; I like to read books

I am becoming obsolete; I like to read books

2013-05-19 00:23:36

I'd rather read about an angry white whale than shoot angry birds at green pigs ...


Public nudity and mockery stunt exposes double standards

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.


Vote for Wheatley

2013-05-19 00:21:43

State Rep. Jake Wheatley is a candidate for mayor who shows sincerity and results.


Not a Latin lover

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.


Peduto for mayor

2013-05-19 00:20:09

Candidate Bill Peduto has a track record of working with others.


Worship thwarted

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.


Asides: Good news for Clairton, Brashear high school students

2013-05-19 00:19:42

An outpouring of support for Clairton students and a litany of promise for Brashear graduates.


God is good for you

2013-05-19 00:18:28

Belief in a caring deity helps people cope and thrive.


Moral guidance

2013-05-19 00:18:14

The use of torture by the government and gun control are two pressing moral issues of the day.


Enough Said / Benched: 10 percent of federal judgeships are vacant

2013-05-19 00:18:01

Facts that speak for themselves.


Syria is no more

2013-05-19 00:17:47

The war is no longer civil; it is sectarian and regional and sure to go on for years.


The Next Page: Funny business big in the 'Burgh

The Next Page: Funny business big in the 'Burgh

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.


Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions

Cutting Edge: New ideas / Sharp opinions

2013-05-19 00:16:15

"Outrageous, appalling, intolerable -- can scarcely do justice to the fiasco involving the Internal Revenue Service ..."


Wagner is best

2013-05-19 00:15:31

Mayoral candidate Jack Wagner is someone who will work with and for everyone.


Issue One: Benghazi

2013-05-19 00:14:49

The real administration incompetence came before the first shots were fired.


What's in a name change?

2013-05-19 00:13:50

More women may be taking spouses' names these days, but to each her own.


Crossing sacred lines in Washington

2013-05-19 00:12:21

Any presidential administration should know better than to mess with the press or the IRS.


Choose Wagner ... and other qualified candidates on Tuesday

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.


Scandals aplenty

2013-05-19 00:09:47

But the AP affair pales next to the IRS and Benghazi.


If the world's in a crisis, David Andrew Strobel tries to help

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,


To be frack-free

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.


What now? Obama must take a new course after scandals

2013-05-18 00:11:49

After a week of scandals, the president needs to forget politics and simply serve the public


This Modern World / Thomas Friedman, Private Eye

2013-05-18 00:10:45

By Tom Tomorrow.


Valuable experience

2013-05-18 00:09:15

In District 8 only one candidate for city council -- Sam Hens-Greco -- is a lawyer.


An F on guns: State campuses forced to allow firearms

2013-05-18 00:08:37

Thanks to the Legislature, state universities find it hard to limit firearms.


Charles Krauthammer / The White House engages in redacted truth and subjunctive outrage

2013-05-18 00:08:11

On Benghazi and the IRS, the Obama administration should try telling the truth. It's easier to memorize.


Saturday Diary / If only we could someday say 'never again'

Saturday Diary / If only we could someday say 'never again'

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?


Scandals, real and imagined

2013-05-18 00:07:08

A juicy one requires months of drip, drip, drip revelations.


It's Peduto's time

2013-05-18 00:05:37

I'll take the guy with ideas and guts. Vote Bill Peduto for mayor of Pittsburgh.


Awful administration

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!


The Benghazi spin started immediately

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.


First Person / Pittsburgh patriots

2013-05-18 00:03:52

There's something about Pittsburgh that you just can't shake.


Saturday Poem / Ode to Darrell Sapp

Saturday Poem / Ode to Darrell Sapp

2013-05-18 00:02:27

No need to look for a name. / I know the artist and / His mist, his ...


Why no rescue?

2013-05-18 00:01:14

Before the Benghazi "incident" gets swept under the rug, President Barack Obama needs to answer two questions.


Foreign leaders pay attention to Obama's words, not the spin

2013-05-17 15:57:15

Most journalists happily accept White House spin when it comes to Syria -- foreign leaders do not.


U.S. terrorism only encourages those who would attack our nation

2013-05-17 00:15:51

Drones terrorize millions of people and kill many civilians.


Flawed symbol: What the abortion doctor's guilt really means

2013-05-17 00:15:38

The murder case of Kermit Gosnell, who performed abortions illegally in Philadelphia, has lessons for Pennsylvania.


PG, please get my stance on taxes straight

2013-05-17 00:12:11

Check the record where I have supported and presented initiatives to county council that would actually reduce taxes.


Her qualifications

2013-05-17 00:11:32

Jeanne's record of accomplishment is unparalleled.


Nigeria's test: The military is called to counter the militants

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.


Dam the delays: Congress finally moves on vital river infrastructure

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.


August Wilson Center needs dollars and sense

August Wilson Center needs dollars and sense

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.


Reject Wagner

2013-05-17 00:05:07

Our city should not be allowed to follow in the footsteps of our state.


Remely for 42nd

2013-05-17 00:03:48

He is uniquely qualified to represent us in Harrisburg.


Clark for council

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.


Wagner's service

2013-05-17 00:01:43

He has been a good leader.


Leader and listener

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.


Polish guest: An ambassador from a new ally calls on Pittsburgh

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.


Incivility was on display in CMU episode

2013-05-16 00:20:12

Can't we all be just a little less caustic and more respectful of each other?


To refresh our city

2013-05-16 00:17:17

A Mayor Peduto would not pursue the fiscal irresponsibility of politicians of Jack Wagner's era.


Nutrition power

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.


Preserve the power of America's parks

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.


The British are comma-ing

2013-05-16 00:13:22

Kids in English elementary schools will start taking a new nationwide grammar and spelling test this week.


Voters' voice: Americans send mixed messages to their lawmakers

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.


Maureen Dowd / Cascading confessions with contrary aims

Maureen Dowd / Cascading confessions with contrary aims

2013-05-16 00:08:13

Angelina Jolie and the would-be mayor of New York talk personal with a purpose.


Charters' double dip

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.


E.J. Dionne Jr. / Sure, it's hell week for Obama, but let's look at each 'scandal' individually

2013-05-16 00:07:13

The false god of 'narrative' is obscuring the real debates.


Chilling effect: Justice overreaches in seizing AP phone records

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.


Going forward, August Wilson Center needs some new ideas

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?


Nude artists can't disguise their silliness

2013-05-16 00:03:19

CMU handled controversy over naked criticism of Catholic Church just about right.


Colleges should teach work skills

2013-05-16 00:02:50

Employers complain that today's graduates don't know the basics.


Jack Kelly: Questions remain in Benghazi

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.


Playing prehistoric football: Jack Butler didn't win fame or fortune, which was fine by him

Playing prehistoric football: Jack Butler didn't win fame or fortune, which was fine by him

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.


Obama's opponents do a lot of crying wolf

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.


Kathleen Parker /The Tea Party and Mainstream Media discover a common enemy

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.


Macey in District 9: The county councilman is the Dems' best choice

2013-05-15 00:11:53

The Post-Gazette editorial board endorses county Councilman Bob Macey for the Democratic nomination in District 9.


Such service matters

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.


Wagner will deliver

2013-05-15 00:09:37

I was happy to see your endorsement of Jack Wagner for mayor of Pittsburgh.


Murray's rating

2013-05-15 00:07:50

Judicial candidate PJ Murray has a rating of "recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association.


A few hours of marathon closures are well worth it for the community

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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