post-gazette.com - Opinion http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/ All Opinion en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:56 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 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 Unlikely plotter: JihadJane puts a different face on terror http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042099-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The face of jihad in America took on an unexpected look this week. The usual bearded, alienated-looking male loner gave way to an angry woman with big hair. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Out of order: Liz Cheney's assault on constitutional principle http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042100-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The terrorist attacks on 9/11 not only caused loss of life and physical damage but also put cracks in America's sense of national identity. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Risky business: The state has a flawed process for picking its No. 2 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042101-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml One of the goofier features of Pennsylvania election law is the way lieutenant governors are selected. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042102-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Regarding "Will Development Create a Stripped District?" (March 10): I am a "gum band" Pittsburgher. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Iraq's election: Despite the violence, a nation turned out to vote http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041875-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml The appropriate response to how the Iraqis made it through Sunday's elections is "so far, so good." Scattered violence occurred and some voters were deterred from voting. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Summit lesson: Pittsburgh can learn more about police response http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041876-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml It's been six months since world leaders assembled in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit and protests led to the arrests of dozens of people. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Touchy talks: Middle East players have obstacles to overcome http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041877-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Americans should rejoice at the promised resumption of talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians toward peace in the Middle East. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041880-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml It is time for the Rooney family to seriously think of getting rid of Ben Roethlisberger. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Adults only: The business of air traffic control isn't child's play http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041439-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml On March 23, 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593, flying from Moscow to Hong Kong, inexplicably plummeted from the skies over Siberia. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Paring the penalties: The Fed proposes some sensible credit rules http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041440-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml New credit rules that kicked in last month will give consumers more control over their cost of borrowing, and more improvements are on the way. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Parking perils: The city needs the right plan to fix the pension fund http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041441-192.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Parking is tricky. A space seen from half a block away may wind up being too short to meet the driver's needs. Or it might be beside a fire hydrant. Or somebody might get to it first. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Letters to the editor http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041442-110.stm?cmpid=opinion.xml Ron Cook hit the nail on the head in his March 7 column ("Roethlisberger Guilty of Poor Judgment"). It is time for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to grow up and act appropriately. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500