http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-19T00:08:57-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/if-the-worlds-in-a-crisis-david-andrew-strobel-tries-to-help-688202/ 2013-05-19T00:08:54-04:00 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

David Andrew Strobel left North Hills for tough jobs with the Peace Corps, American Red Cross and the like, jhelping others far from home,

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/nude-artists-cant-disguise-their-silliness-687739/ 2013-05-16T00:03:19-04:00 2013-05-16T00:00:00-04:00

CMU handled controversy over naked criticism of Catholic Church just about right.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/orie-melvins-sentence-is-unusually-apt-686848/ 2013-05-09T00:11:23-04:00 2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00

Convicted judge is more in need of humiliation than incarceration.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/pittsburgh-mayoral-race-provides-cast-for-godfather-iv-686383/ 2013-05-05T00:24:04-04:00 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00

Local politics now has all the drama, intrigue and back-stabbing of a great mob film.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/students-notes-of-1801-teach-about-school-685854/ 2013-05-02T00:09:24-04:00 2013-05-02T00:00:00-04:00

Historians at Pitt glad to have math student's notebook from frontier era.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/citizens-better-monitor-those-new-millage-rates-685353/ 2013-04-28T00:16:51-04:00 2013-04-28T00:00:00-04:00

Municipalities have some temporary leeway to play with the impact of reassessments, so vigilance is required.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/new-city-plan-is-more-than-just-all-talk-684938/ 2013-04-25T00:25:52-04:00 2013-04-25T00:00:00-04:00

Residents have a chance to speak up about their neighborhood and see it become part of city's master plan.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/give-sports-owners-some-incentives-to-deliver-wins-684361/ 2013-04-21T00:11:49-04:00 2013-04-21T00:00:00-04:00

If athletes' performance can be tied to rewards, so should the team owners who rely on cities' help.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/is-county-taking-a-dive-on-assessments-683893/ 2013-04-18T00:06:58-04:00 2013-04-18T00:00:00-04:00

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald thinks he set the county property tax rate right but he aimed at a moving target.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/a-retired-professor-who-naturally-defies-the-laws-of-aging-683406/ 2013-04-14T00:22:29-04:00 2013-04-14T00:00:00-04:00

Physics professor Ed Gerjuoy is active as ever at 94 -- an example others want to learn from.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/value-of-bucs-bleacher-seats-take-a-guess-682931/ 2013-04-11T00:08:59-04:00 2013-04-11T00:00:00-04:00

Pirates' use of 'dynamic' pricing could make a cheapskate root for the worst.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/bethel-park-high-schools-forensics-success-is-more-than-just-all-talk-682448/ 2013-04-07T00:17:19-04:00 2013-04-07T00:00:00-04:00

Alice Ursin's debate students at Bethel Park keep talking their way into trophies. She has coached the forensic team for more than 28 years.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/newfangled-train-travel-still-a-rail-fun-time-682052/ 2013-04-04T00:24:21-04:00 2013-04-04T00:00:00-04:00

Amtrak trip to Chicago with daughter: slow, cramped but priceless.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/its-not-just-a-upmc-thing-cities-across-pennsylvania-have-a-nonprofit-problem-680648/ 2013-03-24T00:21:49-04:00 2013-03-24T00:00:00-04:00

City's suit against UPMC highlights the need to address tax-exemption question.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/the-more-the-merrier-for-pedutos-chances-680142/ 2013-03-21T00:01:49-04:00 2013-03-21T00:00:00-04:00

The councilman's East End base looks more solid as multiple mayoral candidates vie against him.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/a-100-year-old-vet-helps-the-va-hospital-hum-679661/ 2013-03-17T00:16:28-04:00 2013-03-17T00:00:00-04:00

Clarence Matthews, almost 101, has volunteered at the VA in Oakland since 1983, bringing joy to all he meets. (He's quite a flirt, too.)

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/dickens-trip-here-inspires-entertaining-travelogue-679180/ 2013-03-14T00:14:14-04:00 2013-03-14T00:00:00-04:00

Charles Dickens once had to get from Washington to Pittsburgh and had a lot more to complain about than high fares, potholes or faulty Wi-Fi

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/property-value-changes-can-still-cut-both-ways-678652/ 2013-03-10T00:09:53-05:00 2013-03-10T00:00:00-05:00

With appeal deadline extended, homeowners with low assessments can't assume they're in the clear.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/millage-rates-still-make-for-taxing-debate-678246/ 2013-03-07T00:25:40-05:00 2013-03-07T00:00:00-05:00

County executive and controller don't see eye to eye on the right millage.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/brian-oneill/mayor-ravenstahl-didnt-like-job-but-seems-good-at-goodbyes-677699/ 2013-03-03T00:21:50-05:00 2013-03-03T00:00:00-05:00

The mayor often had the look of a guy who'd like to be anywhere but in a suit and tie answering questions from City Council members or media