Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle stands in Gateway Center.
Usually, winning the Democratic primary in the city of Pittsburgh pretty much guarantees you the office -- especially when there's nobody else on the ballot. (Today)
Rep. Don Walko's election to Common Pleas Court is likely to set off an avalanche of aspirants to fill the balance of his term in the Legislature. (11/07/2009)
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The mayor, followed by his wife, Erin, carrying their son, Cooper, 1, leaves St. Boniface Church on the North Side after voting Tuesday morning.
Amy Stoddard left South Side's Market House Tuesday evening without voting for Pittsburgh mayor. (11/05/2009)
Michel Sauret/Post-Gazette
Daniel Remely, 58, a candidate running for the Mt. Lebanon school board, seeks votes outside a polling center at the Markham Elementary School. Mr. Remely was right to smile; he was one of four elected to the board.
Some voters and candidates got up yesterday morning and had an "ah-ha" moment when they checked the returns. (11/05/2009)
By all accounts, Allegheny County Councilman Matt Drozd is the lightning rod on a 15-member council, which most critics and Grant Street observers say is devoid of any political backbone. (11/05/2009)