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Friday May 9, 2008
 Lung Association Needs to Use More Brainpower
This is the type of headline that media outlets love: ‘Pittsburgh has the worst air in the country’. Print, radio and TV news outlets have been running this headline since the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report showed Pittsburgh moving ahead of Los Angeles in terms of sooty air to rank as the worst region in the nation. The same headlines were major stories in media markets all over the country, resulting in an unwarranted and indefensible trashing of Pittsburgh’s image. While some local Pittsburgh reporters dug a little deeper to find the true facts about the air quality ranking, news media across the nation simply repeated ad nauseam the Lung Association’s flawed and grossly misleading findings.
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Gaming Board Rolled the Dice on Pittsburgh’s Casino License
The financial situation of PITG Gaming is looking shaky and is casting doubts on the firm’s ability to construct a slots parlor on the City’s North Shore. While financial concerns dogged PITG in the months leading up to its selection to receive the City’s stand alone slots license from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), recent revelations may put the project in jeopardy.
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Steps to Take Before Merging
The Citizen Advisory Committee’s report recommending the merger of Pittsburgh’s and Allegheny County’s governments has reignited debate over an old and recurring issue. Their basic rationale is that City and County governments must become more cost efficient if they wish to stem the decades’ old population slide and energize the anemic pace of economic growth. One wonders whether or not talk of merging governments would be on anyone’s agenda if the City were enjoying strong growth, population gains, and a financially sound government. In such circumstances, it is highly likely the County’s economic growth would be far more robust and population loss would be minimal or non-existent. Moreover, the County’s government would probably not be using one time funding sources to balance its books and future budgets would not have large deficits looming as currently foreseen by the Controller.
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On May 20th the Allegheny Institute welcomes Dr. Myron Lieberman, the chairman of The Education Policy Institute. Dr. Lieberman’s talk is entitled 'The Educational Morass: Overcoming the Stalemate in American Education.' The lecture will take place at the Omni William Penn Hotel and begin at 7:00 PM. We ask that you make reservations at your earliest convenience. Admission is free but tickets will be required to attend. Please call 412-440-0079 to reserve your seat.
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