http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-26T00:27:28-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/restore-voting-value-689206/ 2013-05-26T00:27:22-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Thanks for the editorial (May 12) criticizing the way partisan redistricting results in rigged elections.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/counter-gun-rhetoric-689198/ 2013-05-26T00:25:46-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

They agree that dangerous people shouldn't have guns -- but how exactly to prevent this without background checks?

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/raising-wages-for-fast-food-workers-would-feed-inflation-689196/ 2013-05-26T00:24:42-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Wage increases ripple through the economy and adjust upward all prices.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/editorials/after-the-storm-safe-rooms-need-to-be-mandated-in-perilous-places-689193/ 2013-05-26T00:23:56-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Americans share the tragedy and have a right to ask that people in vulnerable places protect themselves.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/welfare-problems-689179/ 2013-05-26T00:20:09-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Our welfare system has created an underclass of dependents who don't understand the basic tenets of civilized behavior.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/editorials/asides-new-additions-to-pittsburgh-689178/ 2013-05-26T00:19:56-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

New residents, new leadership plans and a new bike trail connection.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/ap-story-bias-689177/ 2013-05-26T00:19:43-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Today we have the media, proclaiming First Amendment absolutism, reporting on the Department of Justice leak investigation.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/change-in-pittsburgh-suggests-its-time-to-ring-old-bell-689163/ 2013-05-26T00:16:49-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

A 300-year-old bell donated to the city ought to be due to come out of the garage beneath the Westin Convention Center Hotel.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/david-shribman/patience-is-a-virtue-and-a-political-strategy-689152/ 2013-05-26T00:13:36-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Hillary Clinton has every reason to keep her plans to herself for the moment.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/shale-opportunities-689149/ 2013-05-26T00:12:57-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

This Marcellus Shale play has produced many opportunities; entrepreneurial thinking will help us all benefit by it.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/editorials/moving-target-corbett-has-a-new-excuse-to-resist-medicaid-plan-689131/ 2013-05-26T00:08:21-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

The Corbett administration rejects a positive, independent opinion on Medicaid expansion.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/sally-kalson/the-ick-factor-will-new-york-voters-give-anthony-weiner-another-chance-689125/ 2013-05-26T00:07:01-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

As a general rule, people who screw up deserve a second chance. But a lot depends on the magnitude of their transgression.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/enough-said-accounts-unreceived-states-are-losing-a-lot-in-online-sales-tax-revenue-689120/ 2013-05-26T00:05:57-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Facts that speak for themselves.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/obama-gets-more-scrutiny-689112/ 2013-05-26T00:03:17-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

The mainstream media have finally fallen out of love.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/issue-one-white-house-woes-689109/ 2013-05-26T00:02:26-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Some pundits have selective amnesia.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/the-pg-shows-hypocrisy-on-alcohol-levels-vs-guns-689107/ 2013-05-26T00:02:00-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

This sort of emotionally outrageous counterargument on the NTSB proposal is exactly what the PG has used against firearms ownership.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/beetle-demeans-689056/ 2013-05-25T00:14:12-04:00 2013-05-25T00:00:00-04:00

I feel I must speak out in disgust with the way Army personnel are regularly depicted in the "comic" strip "Beetle Bailey."

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/seriously-peduto-689054/ 2013-05-25T00:13:46-04:00 2013-05-25T00:00:00-04:00

Does Bill Peduto have plans to honor more rappers?

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/not-a-nation-of-killers-689053/ 2013-05-25T00:13:32-04:00 2013-05-25T00:00:00-04:00

I hereby call for a widespread and deep respect for all human life.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/city-election-brings-worries-of-leadership-failure-689050/ 2013-05-25T00:12:51-04:00 2013-05-25T00:00:00-04:00

Councilman Bill Peduto is far from a strong leader and will not bring cohesiveness to city government.