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DateTitleAvailable Online
4/20/08Will Dan Onorato Blink?Yes
4/2/08Connector CostsYes
3/9/08Minimum-wage DelusionsYes
1/20/08Pittsburgh at 250Yes
11/25/07Count Your Blessings (& Shut Up)Yes
11/4/07Flagging the Black and GoldYes
10/14/07Taken for a Ride by US AirwaysYes
9/7/07When it Comes to Assessments, Pennsylvania in a Class by ItselfYes
9/5/07New Taxes, Terrible IdeaYes
8/26/07Pinocchio EdYes
8/12/07Pittsburgh’s Pension CrisisYes
7/25/07Another TravestyYes
6/8/07Stop PA Teacher Strikes!Yes
5/13/07Foul!Yes
4/15/07Bailing out the ‘BurghYes
3/30/07Raiding RAD for Mass TransitYes
1/30/07Mr. King’s Straw Man DefenseYes
12/15/06Privatize the Turnpike, Why not Public Transit?Yes
12/7/06Market ParkingYes
11/26/06Dig a Hole and Fill it UpYes
10/29/06Pittsburgh’s Gathering StormYes
9/27/06Pennsylvania Strikes OutYes
9/15/06County Should Reject US Airways Overtures for Flight Center SubsidyYes
7/21/06North Shore Connector Benefits FewYes
7/19/06Why Charlotte Booms…and We Don’tYes
7/14/06Not So Glowing (scroll down)Yes
6/25/06Not So Fast, EddieYes
6/11/06City-County Merger: Still a Lousy IdeaYes
5/28/06Swann Plan Requires WorkYes
5/10/06The Minimum Wage Under the MicroscopeYes
4/23/06Pittsburgh’s FutureYes
3/29/06Nostalgia, Like Sports Stadiums, Will Not Save UsYes
3/26/06Bad Policy and Bad LawYes
2/28/06A Much Better Plan BYes
1/22/06Not So Fast, EddieYes
12/18/05March of the PenguinsYes
12/15/05The State's $2.1 Billion GiveawayYes
11/23/05End Transit Unions' Right to StrikeYes
11/17/05Don't BlinkYes
11/03/05Talk is Cheap; Good Policy is HardYes
10/12/05Overseers Must Curb Pittsburgh's Workers' Comp CostsYes
10/4/05In Rebuttal: North Shore Connector NonsenseYes
9/20/05City Council Resolution Reinforces How Clueless Pittsburgh's Leaders AreYes
9/08/05A Bad TIFYes
8/25/05Pull the PlugYes
8/10/05Kill the Stadium AuthorityYes
8/02/05The ICA Watchdog Loses Its BiteYes
7/03/05Liberty LostYes
6/06/05Deep-six Pittsburgh's 'Big Dig'Yes
5/30/05Three Big CheersYes
5/16/05Taxes Take Their TollYes
5/9/05A Chance to Cut the County Down to SizeYes
4/30/05Merger to NowhereYes
2/23/05The Assessments Question: It's Time To Do the Right ThingYes
2/16/05Port Authority 'Funding Crisis'? No It's a Spending CrisisYes
1/28/05Getting Soaked In Deer CreekYes
1/21/05Cooling Down Fire Bureau SpendingYes
1/13/05In the 'Burgh: New Taxes, New Ways to Abuse TaxpayersYes
1/3/05Was 2004 Pittsburgh's Turnaround Year?Yes
12/16/04Compared to 'burbs, City Schools are Wanton SpendersYes
12/12/04Atrocious Spending (Scroll Down)Yes
12/10/04Who Pays in Pittsburgh's Restructured Tax System?Yes
11/19/04Port Authority Answers Won't DoYes
11/18/04Fixing the Port AuthorityYes
11/14/04Out of ControlYes
9/01/04Roughing the TaxpayerYes
8/24/04City Must First Help ItselfYes
8/20/04Council, Firefighters' Union Must Stop Stalling on Cost CutsYes
8/6/04Some Good, Some Not-So-Good Points in PA Property Tax ReformYes
6/29/04City Workers Must Face FactsYes
6/17/04Allegheny Conference's Unhelpful AdviceYes
6/04/04A Dose of Reality About the Urban Redevelopment AuthorityYes
5/07/04Assault in Mt. LebanonYes
5/02/04Questioning AuthoritiesYes
4/12/04The Real Pittsburgh StoryYes
3/20/04The Fact Is Suburbanites Contribute Heavily To The CityYes
2/29/04A Serious Case of Tunnel VisionYes
1/11/04Brookings Defense Rings HollowYes
1/04/04Memo To Dan OnoratoYes
12/30/03Distressed Pittsburgh: More Procrastination Before the ReckoningYes
12/14/03Government Consolidation? Check Out Philly FirstYes
12/14/03Brookings Institute Is Wrong About Reasons for State's Slow GrowthYes
10/31/03Return of the ApologistsYes
10/09/03The Future of Pittsburgh: Reviving Dead CapitalYes
9/26/03Education Task Force Fails Its MissionYes
9/17/03What Should the State Do About Pittsburgh?
8/15/03City Finances: Flawed Claims and MisperceptionsYes
8/10/03Downtown: Let the Market DecideYes
8/09/03Haulk: It's Time for ReceivershipYes
8/08/03Taxes, Stadium, and Education Quality Linked to Population FallYes
7/03/03Facing Off With the PenguinsYes
6/08/03Seize the Day/ The County Deserves Row Office Reform in 2003Yes
6/01/03'Socialism' I Shout With Good Reason (Scroll Down)Yes
5/26/03Taking Care of BusinessYes
5/14/03The USAirways Talks: The Rub on HubsYes
5/08/03Robbing Our FutureYes
4/04/03A White Elephant Already?Yes
3/18/03Pittsburgh's Union LabelYes
2/28/03A TIF Not DeservedYes
2/27/03Thwarting Allegheny County VotersYes
12/20/02The Time for Row Office Reform is NowYes
12/06/02Don't Blame the Legislature if Hotel Plans FailYes
10/22/02Pittsburgh Needs Real Solutions for a ChangeYes
10/20/02Pittsburgh's Fiscal Crisis: No More Rabbits in the HatYes
10/13/02Wholesale Use of Retail TIFsYes
9/29/02Shelve the 'Utopian Pap'Yes
7/28/02Pittsburgh Foundations Should Create Scholarships
7/28/02Have the Socialists Killed Pittsburgh Yet?Yes
6/18/02The Case for Drastic Steps in Pittsburgh's High Schools
5/28/02Money Is Not The AnswerYes
5/05/02A Very Misleading ReportYes
3/26/02The Size and Importance of County Property Tax DifferencesYes
3/17/02Maglev: Paul Stifflemire Says Its Time For Some Honest TalkYes
3/13/02The New David L. Lawrence Convention Center Will Find The Competition ToughYes
3/01/02Electric Choice in Pennsylvania Works. Dynamic Business Magazine, March 2002. Vol57, No.2Yes
2/25/02Here's How to Improve ThemYes
2/10/02The Right To WorkYes
2/06/02No Way to Build a HighwayYes
1/20/02Cuba is It's Own Worst EnemyYes
1/13/02Revitalizing the RegionYes
1/09/02The Windber RevelationYes
11/29/01Living Wage Bill Threatens Allegheny CountyYes
11/21/01Reopening Buildings Isn't EnoughYes
10/28/01Failing GradeYes
10/19/01KQV Editorial: 'Try Freedom'Yes
10/17/01It's Time for All of Us to Face Reality Regarding USAirwaysYes
9/15/01KQV Editorial Response to the September 11th Attack on AmericaYes
7/27/01Misunderstanding of US Airways Deal Runs Rampant
7/22/01Mellon: What's in a name?Yes
7/10/01Declining Population and Politics in the City of PittsburghYes
7/08/01Why the Airlines Merger Fell ApartYes
6/26/01Opponents Missing the Mark
6/04/01Two Cheers for the DEPYes
5/07/01Finance Any New Home for the Penguins Privately
4/13/01Ballparks and Pittsburgh's FutureYes
4/12/01Consolidation-Catalyst for Competition (published in Aviation Daily)
1/21/01Want Electric Choice Pick PennsylvaniaYes
7/03/00That 'Living Wage' Can BackfireYes