post-gazette.com - Editorials http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/edt/ Post-Gazette editorials en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:39:59 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Fresh thinking: It's time to reimagine how to pay for health care http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12047/1210514-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml The rising cost of health care hurts -- not only people who pay their own medical bills and buy their own health insurance, but also businesses that are saddled with steadily rising premiums for employee health coverage. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 Latin tests: Venezuela gets to choose; the Falklands heat up http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12047/1210515-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml Two evolving events in Latin America should be of keen interest to the United States. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Health concern: Government should not do the bishops' work http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12046/1210174-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml President Barack Obama extended an olive branch last week to Catholic bishops on health insurance coverage for contraception. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 Obama's blueprint: Congress must work with him on approving a plan http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12046/1210175-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml President Barack Obama's $3.8 trillion budget plan, with a deficit of $900 billion, should be seen more as a statement of intent for his for his second term than an initiative that will be taken seriously by Congress. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 Part-way open: Penn State takes steps toward public disclosure http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12046/1210176-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml Penn State officials made good on a promise this week when they released details of how much they have paid lawyers, consultants and PR firms in the aftermath of child sexual abuse allegations against its former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NRA strikes back: A bill to shoot down local gun measures moves http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12045/1209953-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml Evidence that the state Legislature is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Rifle Association comes in many forms. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 New energy duties: It makes sense for the PUC to deal with drilling http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12045/1209954-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml There's a lot wrong with the new state law regulating the Marcellus Shale gas drilling industry, but lawmakers got one thing right: putting oversight in the hands of Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Not so special: SOCOM's bid for independence is a mistake http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12045/1209955-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml While the federal government is under pressure to be more efficient with budgets and planning, Adm. William H. McRaven, head of the U.S. military Special Operations Command, wants an expansion of both his unit's independence and its scope of activities. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Call to arms: The Pentagon further opens the door to women http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12044/1209812-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml American women in uniform have been fighting and dying for their country for years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Map for the future: An amateur redistricts better than the politicians http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12044/1209813-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml Any Pennsylvania group that has an award for outstanding civic achievement should consider Amanda E. Holt for a prize. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Gas bill: Shale drillers got the better part of the deal http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12044/1209814-192.stm?cmpid=editorials.xml Pennsylvania already has a love-hate relationship with Marcellus Shale gas drilling. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500