The effort to upgrade it is hamstrung by the city's 5-month-old ordinance that regulates lighted signs.
Fighting between religious sects in Syria has spilled over into Lebanon, causing the Beirut government to send troops to try to contain it.
William M. Carter Jr. is recognized as a legal scholar with a deep interest in social justice and community issues.
With most drivers, 70 mph quickly becomes 75 mph.
Rob Rogers: Bully
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Rob Rogers: Dead Moderates
Rob Rogers: Forward? ... Not So Fast!
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In the end he was found wanting. Not partisan enough. Not conservative enough. Not humble enough. Not local enough.
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Pretend Pittsburgh is not a metropolitan area until it goes away. I've long wondered whether that is a good long-term strategy.
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Sometimes, but not often enough, President Barack Obama does the right thing despite very real and persistent political risk.
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2012-05-09 15:19:26
Save the Children puts the status of moms and kids in perspective.
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This is a tale about going back to an era when men were men and women, being women, laughed at them. Perhaps things haven't changed much.
2012-05-09 15:27:05
As a columnist I generally stay out of Pittsburgh matters: Other writers at the Post-Gazette handle them better than I. Not today.
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Questioning President Barack Obama's public embrace of gay marriage
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The announcement last week of Barack Obama's "evolution" on gay marriage provoked scoffing accusations of political cynicism.