LETTERS


Where's the scandal in the IRS doing its job?

2013-05-24 00:14:46

501(c)(4) group's "primary purpose" must be social welfare if the group is to be entitled to the privileges accorded by that status.


Abuse of power

2013-05-24 00:13:03

If you oppose the group in power you will be made to "shut up" during the election.


Not hate speech

2013-05-24 00:12:50

When particular thoughts become crimes, be they "good" thoughts or "bad" thoughts, Americans will neither enjoy freedom nor deserve it.


Once again, teachers are on the front line

2013-05-24 00:09:36

Again in the news are stories of how teachers risked their own lives to save the children we put in their care.


Against the law

2013-05-24 00:09:23

I was very embarrassed that Carnegie Mellon University did not take further action.


Imperative scrutiny

2013-05-24 00:03:10

Groups that wish to evade taxes should be properly examined.


Peace of mind

2013-05-23 18:50:30

He is right that having a gun at the time of the explosions would not have helped the blast victims.


May Market parking

2013-05-23 00:26:25

Phipps' May Market is a spring ritual that draws large crowds. Why discourage people who wish to attend?


Peduto's 'vision'

2013-05-23 00:25:21

Bill Peduto's promotion of rapper Wiz Khalifa was irksome.


Benghazi questions

2013-05-23 00:11:00

Dan Simpson lost credibility when he bemoaned the fact that the Republicans continue to "beat the dead horse of the Benghazi tragedy."


TSA nonsense at U.S. airports is getting old

2013-05-23 00:05:59

The real time to see our government at work is when you land in the United States.


All Midwest homes and schools need safe rooms

2013-05-23 00:03:05

Friends from Australia were flabbergasted by U.S. construction standards.


Reagan's free pass

2013-05-23 00:02:38

Those who have pilloried Obama have conveniently ignored losses suffered during the Reagan administration.


President Schultz

2013-05-23 00:01:55

The president is a truly brilliant man. I find it incredibly hard to believe that he "knows nothing."


'Jessie' overreaction

2013-05-23 00:01:23

My 12-year-old daughter and I both read and discussed the articles about the episode of "Jessie" on Disney and celiac disease.


Smoking restrictions

2013-05-22 00:09:32

Every day when I walk to school I encounter numerous smokers on the sidewalk who blow smoke right into my face.


Encouraging bicycling helps local economies

2013-05-22 00:09:19

Pa.'s transportation funding bill should include money to help implement bicycling and pedestrian plans.


Why should these political groups be tax-exempt?

2013-05-22 00:07:28

The only things these groups have done is pay for ads that spout boring, hateful, smear tactics.


Aborted faces

2013-05-22 00:07:13

We have legalized the "choice" to murder even though the Declaration of Independence says the right to life is an unalienable right.


The actual pawns

2013-05-22 00:05:40

Tea Partier Sen. Rand Paul said the president used the Sandy Hook parents as pawns in the background checks debate. Pawns?


Parkway backups

2013-05-22 00:04:02

I suggest that the changing of our little Parkway West into an interstate has caused the problem of traffic backups.


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.


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?


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Valuable experience

2013-05-18 00:09:15

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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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?


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.


Caring candidate

2013-05-15 00:05:21

Bill Peduto always been a man who genuinely cares about the poor and working-class people.


Highmark and UPMC: May they both thrive

2013-05-15 00:02:15

I have been appalled at the knockout competitive spirit in some quarters of our "not-for-profit" community service organizations.


Proves justice's point

2013-05-15 00:01:34

Robert Aiello's letter unwittingly proves that what Justice Clarence Thomas said is true.


Peduto's vision

2013-05-14 00:15:49

He has the right stuff to be the mayor.


Clarence Thomas

2013-05-14 00:14:57

A very unimpressive letter that should have not been printed.


PG disappoints

2013-05-14 00:13:28

Another major endorsement that has left me to question your credibility.


Denying burial is a custom connected to the ancient world

2013-05-14 00:11:45

Particularly in ancient Rome, any convicted criminal who was executed in the arenas was denied proper burial rites.


Society's soul

2013-05-14 00:10:13

This act has severed, not united the arts, man and God.


Endangered Species Act is vital to life

2013-05-14 00:10:01

More than 200 species go extinct every day, and extinction is forever.


Ruining Pirates TV

2013-05-14 00:09:48

Bombarding your viewers with inane musings interferes with the event at hand.


Have-nots' anxiety

2013-05-13 15:17:52

God help us have-nots.


Who has a real plan to help city neighborhoods?

2013-05-13 00:14:43

Less poverty in our city means higher quality of life and safer and healthier communities.


No to cronyism

2013-05-13 00:10:02

The PG editorial board is trying to pawn off Jack Wagner as the best candidate for mayor of Pittsburgh. No way!


Her statement

2013-05-13 00:09:35

I have been wondering about the fuss over the Carnegie Mellon University student's theatrical costume.


Zubik overreacted

2013-05-13 00:07:36

Thin-skinned reactions to student art projects have no place in the church.


Dirtier energy and air are not the way forward for Pennsylvania

2013-05-13 00:07:10

Surely, we need no laws that increase the possibility of more air pollution.


The best leadership

2013-05-13 00:06:56

Mayoral candidate Jack Wagner has stood up for our veterans for more than 30 years.


For city progress

2013-05-13 00:03:51

Bill Peduto has always stood on the side of the hard-working men and women who are building Pittsburgh's future.


Richer curriculums

2013-05-12 00:22:15

Schools are degenerating into trade schools, ignoring all the other aspects of education.


Koch influence

2013-05-12 00:21:34

The Koch brothers epitomize what is wrong with American politics.


Endorsement puzzle

2013-05-12 00:19:29

Why on earth would the Post-Gazette endorse a candidate like Jack Wagner?


Electing Peduto as mayor is what's best for the city

2013-05-12 00:18:21

The PG ignores Bill Peduto's efforts to improve Pittsburgh while unbelievably endorsing Jack Wagner.


Science avoidance

2013-05-12 00:14:13

The reason religion continues to substitute for science in school is really simple.


Issue One: Pope parody

2013-05-12 00:14:00

Are you kidding me? A letter writer actually defended the twit who mocked the Catholic faith and broke the law with her public nudity.


Good governance

2013-05-12 00:08:06

I believe Jack Wagner is a man who will lead by example and do what is right for all of Pittsburgh.


Bait and switch

2013-05-12 00:04:42

Candidates who pretend to be Democrats undermine the democratic process.


New challenges for the marathon were ably met by Pittsburgh

2013-05-12 00:03:20

This unique balance between operational changes, participant safety and spectator enjoyment was struck beautifully by our dedicated staff.


Political boasting

2013-05-11 00:14:51

I don't recall ever hearing a firefighter telling people how brave or important he or she was ... or I didn't until now.


Where's our apology?

2013-05-11 00:12:32

The crime committed by Orie Melvin was not against the judiciary, it was against the public.


The sentence for former Pa. judge has its merits

2013-05-11 00:09:37

Incarceration costs the taxpayers plenty plus it can bolster claims of victimhood.


Trillium search

2013-05-11 00:07:36

On May 4 the PG published an article under the unscientific headline "God's Little Prank."


Affordable sport

2013-05-11 00:07:21

Ultimate Frisbee requires only a simple disc to play.


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