http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/ All Opinion en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:39:58 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211696-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Just when the federal auto bailout is front and center in the Republican debate, a new report shows vehicles made by two American companies becoming more dependable. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211697-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml How far Pittsburgh has progressed is not revealed simply by old photographs and nostalgia-tinged memories. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211698-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml It is hard to see how it happened, but the United States has ended up with former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh here for medical treatment, and he's likely to stay. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12053/1211699-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml While everyone is aghast at the heartlessness of Gov. in cutting funds to all education (K-12 plus colleges and universities around the state), let's remember what the man promised in his election bid: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211502-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Penn State students really know how to party. That's not something school administrators are typically thrilled to hear about, but the weekend-long event known as Thon is the exception. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211501-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Visitors to Pittsburgh International Airport can be forgiven for thinking, at certain times, that they wandered into an aviation ghost town. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211503-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml There are moments when America's apparent policy toward Iran is so twisted into knots that it scarcely deserves to be called a policy. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12052/1211504-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I would like to provide insight into two of Gov. Tom Corbett's defenses for "defunding" public education (see Bob Gold's letter "The Funding Facts," Feb. 14). Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211357-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml China's vice president, Xi Jinping, paid a visit to the United States last week and, while vice presidents typically don't draw that much attention, this one is the heir-apparent to President Hu Jintao. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211358-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Fifty years ago today, John Glenn became America's first astronaut to orbit the Earth. As much as anyone else, Mr. Glenn inspired this nation to reach for the stars. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211356-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml City government is trying to soften the blow for Pittsburgh residents who are trying to appeal their Allegheny County property assessment. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12051/1211359-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml A common theme underlying countless letters published in the Post-Gazette is that the city cannot survive without dedicated state funding for the Port Authority and that financial assistance is no longer a moral obligation but the city's entitlement. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210974-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml PITTSBURGH has been called plenty in its 250-plus years, but not the "Birthplace of Pop Culture." Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210975-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml It won't be the first time, but there's a mixed message coming out of Harrisburg, and we don't like it. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210977-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml I'm responding to your editorial about HB 1950 which repeats the often-stated and disastrous truism: that "shale drillers got the better part of the deal" ("Gas Bill," Feb. 13). Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210925-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Fellow Catholics: Let's stop whining about the recently revised federal Health and Human Services rulings on health care. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12050/1210976-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml What started with a bang ended with a whimper Friday as Congress gave lopsided approval -- 60-36 in the Senate, 293-132 in the House -- to an extension of President Barack Obama's payroll tax cut. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500