Lee Davis, Allegheny County’s violence prevention coordinator, speaks to community members about solutions to the “violence epidemic” plaguing the area. Since the start of the year, six people have already…
Public office is no place for private feuds
Navigating the world of local politics as an elected official is no doubt a trying task. In addition to the usual challenges of partisan politics, clashing ideologies and ordinary human…
If a merger is out of the question, why not lend a helping hand?
If someone were to run the accounts of the Montour and Sto-Rox districts through a single ledger, they would probably find the surplus accrued by Montour over recent years is…
Politics should be passionate, but not filthy
Dirty politics is as old as politics. Yet, just because something isn’t far out of the ordinary, or has been around a long time, doesn’t mean it should be accepted.…
New green manufacturing site should be in the Rocks
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a story on May 6 entitled “Former Hazelwood coke works being considered for green manufacturing plant.” That would be the same green manufacturing plant featured in…
Keep it clean: Make every day Earth Day
This is it. Our one home planet. Earth. Dreams of colonizing some other orbiting body aside, it’s all we’re gonna get in this lifetime. In school in the era prior…
If you want to run for office, show up at the meetings
With May 18th’s primary elections just around the corner, many new names have thrown in for the competition throughout Gazette 2.0’s coverage area. This is good news. New names, new…




