http://www.post-gazette.com/ Post-Gazette letters to the editor en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:09:55 -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/12040/1209055-176-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml The Santorum campaign woke up Wednesday surveying a broader political map than the one it saw before Tuesday's trio of upsets that sent the latest tremor through the predictably unpredictable Republican presidential nomination battle. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1208985-57-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml After serving eight years in the state House and eight years in the Pennsylvania Senate, John Pippy, a Republican lawmaker from Moon, said "I think I am going back to the private sector. That's my plan right now." Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208964-100.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml HARRISBURG -- After more than three hours of debate today and months of wrangling over the legislation's details, a Marcellus Shale regulatory and impact fee measure is headed to Republican Gov. Tom Corbett. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:28:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208867-100.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml HARRISBURG -- The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted today to send a bill to extend unemployment compensation benefits for Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's signature. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208779-176-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml Rick Santorum got the electoral boost his campaign badly needed Tuesday, winning GOP contests in Missouri and Minnesota while jumping out to an early lead in Colorado's caucuses as well. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208822-100.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml Gov. Tom Corbett today again declined to give details of how he plans to deal with the state's transportation funding crisis, and said he couldn't guarantee a solution that would avert record transit service cuts in Pittsburgh. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208662-100-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml Gov. Tom Corbett has unveiled his plan for a $27.14 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, proposing another round of significant cuts to higher education and smaller decreases across many agencies. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208663-100-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml HARRISBURG -- The state Senate passed a Marcellus Shale regulatory and impact fee measure this morning, sending the plan for a final vote in the state House of Representatives. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208620-454-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml At the Allegheny County elections division, staffers are calling poll workers and reminding them of the April 24 primary. Competitive bids are out for hauling machines to polling places. The schools, churches, apartment complexes and other buildings that host polls are being reminded, too. There may be another round of calls this spring telling them to forget it. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208599-176-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml WASHINGTON -- Perhaps the most attention-getting Super Bowl ad -- other than that dog blackmailing his owner with tortilla chips to keep quiet over a felinicide, of course -- was Clint Eastwood's paean to a resurgent auto industry in Detroit. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208600-176-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml While their decisions won't award many actual delegates, voters in three states could reshape perceptions of the Republican presidential nomination battle today by reinforcing Rick Santorum's claim as chief conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12038/1208614-84-0.stm?cmpid=ltoe.xml Two American brothers of a Mexican casino magnate who fled drug and fraud charges in the United States and has been seeking a pardon enabling him to return have emerged as major fundraisers and donors for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500