<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Opinion Feed</title><atom:link href="https://www.post-gazette.com/rss/opinion" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://www.post-gazette.com</link><description>This feed contains opinion stories</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 03:32:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Post-Gazette Syndicator Service</generator><language>en</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>Brandon McGinley: Ready or not, here come reassessments</title><dc:creator>By Brandon McGinley / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/05/07/allegheny-county-property-tax-reassessments/stories/202605070021</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/05/07/allegheny-county-property-tax-reassessments/stories/202605070021</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605070021/1140x_a10-7_cTC/20241203taxbb3329_1778103146.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Chris Briem: Pittsburgh, America’s monotown </title><dc:creator>Chris Briem / Insight</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/05/03/chris-briem-pittsburgh-america-s-monotown/stories/202605030047</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/05/03/chris-briem-pittsburgh-america-s-monotown/stories/202605030047</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030047/1140x_a10-7_cTC/J-L-Steel-South-Side_1777668152.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>From the archives: ‘A newspaper of which everyone may be proud’</title><dc:creator>By John Robinson Block / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/03/post-gazette-anniversary-block-family-ownership/stories/202605030037</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/03/post-gazette-anniversary-block-family-ownership/stories/202605030037</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030037/1140x_a10-7_cTC/BarsouskyHistorical8-3_1777820243.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Allan Block: ‘I will always root for the success of Pittsburgh’</title><dc:creator>By Allan Block / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/03/allan-block-post-gazette/stories/202605030074</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/columnists/2026/05/03/allan-block-post-gazette/stories/202605030074</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030074/1140x_a10-7_cTC/PG100-050326-015-1_1777819944.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>The Post-Gazette’s torch has burned brightly for Pittsburgh. Next up, the hand-off.</title><dc:creator>David Shribman / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2026/05/03/post-gazette-block-family-history/stories/202605090001</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2026/05/03/post-gazette-block-family-history/stories/202605090001</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605090001/1140x_a10-7_cTC/20140912pgbillblock001_1777819445.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Editorial: Goodbye, Pittsburgh</title><dc:creator>The Editorial Board / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/block-communications-post-gazette-venetoulis/stories/202605030065</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2026/05/03/block-communications-post-gazette-venetoulis/stories/202605030065</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030065/1140x_a10-7_cTC/downtown-skyline_1777797041.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>David Mills: Live as if you’ve been hungry</title><dc:creator>David Mills / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-mills/2026/05/03/empathy-understanding-trump-beauvoir-weil-hunger/stories/202605030072</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-mills/2026/05/03/empathy-understanding-trump-beauvoir-weil-hunger/stories/202605030072</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030072/1140x_a10-7_cTC/rioters-smashing-windows-paris_1777745642.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>David M. Shribman: 2028 may be MAGA vs. the progressives </title><dc:creator>By David M. Shribman</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2026/05/03/maga-democratic-progressives-ocasio-cortez-sanders/stories/202605030036</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2026/05/03/maga-democratic-progressives-ocasio-cortez-sanders/stories/202605030036</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202605030036/1140x_a10-7_cTC/May-Day-Labor-4_1777669504.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Panini A. Chowdhury: How much did Pittsburgh buy with its national introduction?</title><dc:creator>Panini A. Chowdhury / Special to the Post-Gazette</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/05/03/panini-a-chowdhury-pittsburgh-third-renaissance/stories/202604280008</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/05/03/panini-a-chowdhury-pittsburgh-third-renaissance/stories/202604280008</guid><description /><content:encoded>&lt;![CDATA[]]&gt;</content:encoded><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://https://73f3e7d5672db1849e6c-6434aaf008a29447cc424990bc6a54a7.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/stories/202604280008/1140x_a10-7_cTC/20260423smtransit03_1777669133.jpg" length="12345" /></item><item><title>Pranjal Panda: I See the Patients MAHA Leaves Behind</title><dc:creator>Pranjal Panda / Insight</dc:creator><link>https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2026/05/03/maha-heath-vaccination-rfk-emt-ambulance-pranjal-panda/stories/202604290001</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:30:00 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