post-gazette.com - Opinion http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/ All Opinion en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:30:46 -0400 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Corrupting influence: The House ends its use of corporate earmarks http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043068-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The decision last week by Democrats in the House of Representatives to end the practice of earmarking money in budget bills for contracts to for-profit companies should be praised. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Use it or lose it: Paris connection can be more than a flight of fancy http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043069-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml In its first eight months of operation, the non-stop flight between Pittsburgh and Paris operated by Delta Air Lines experienced some economic turbulence. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043070-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Regarding the editorial "Adults Only: The Business of Air Traffic Control Isn't Child's Play" (March 10): I'm quite insulted by the quick judgment and uneducated attacks the media blitz find the Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Wealth of inequality: For single black women, assets are only a dream http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043071-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Black women have never had it easy in American society. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Courier century: A journalistic crusader marks 100 years http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042835-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml There was a time in America when news about African-American life wasn't considered fit to print. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Old is new: A Sunday flea market will add to the Strip District http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042836-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The bustle that makes Pittsburgh's Strip District a fun place for shopping, eating or people-watching on Saturdays soon will be extended to Sundays. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Not a prayer: Mention of the Almighty survives a new legal attack http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042837-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The so-called culture wars are not what they were. Maybe the public has grown tired, maybe people are more sophisticated or maybe other issues just loom larger in a recession. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042838-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml In response to my congressman Jason Altmire's meeting with opponents of health care reform ("Obama Stumps for Health Plan: Altmire Meets With Tea Party Group Against House Bill," March 11): Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Issue One: Ben Roethlisberger http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042347-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I heartily agree with Ron Cook's March 7 column ("Roethlisberger Guilty of Poor Judgment"). Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Asides http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042458-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml IT WAS A WEEK when old names came back into the news. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Road improvement: Deaths are down, but distractions are still an issue http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042459-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml That whooshing sound you hear is traffic whizzing by, from one place to another, with record low fatalities. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Roberts objects: The Supreme Court deserves presidential feedback http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042460-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts presides over one of the most closeted and insular institutions in the nation. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042461-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I am writing regarding your March 7 article "Fungus Is Killing Bats at an Alarming Rate," discussing the mass die-off of bats through what is known as White-nose Syndrome (WNS). Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 First Person: Do I know you? http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042354-35.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I'm sorry I don't recognize your face, but there's a reason Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Keep the lakes great: Obama's plan would address decades of neglect http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042490-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given substance to President Barack Obama's pledge to make cleaning up the Great Lakes a priority ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 South Africa calls: Opportunity for Pittsburgh firms comes knocking http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042491-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Pittsburgh was treated this week to a visit by South African Consul General Fikile Magubane, who was exploring southwestern Pennsylvania with an eye toward broadening and deepening her country's relationship with the region. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042493-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I wish it would snow 10 feet every month until Pittsburghers open their eyes and realize that no matter how much planning goes into snow removal it will never get done as efficiently as it once did ... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500