edited by: Lisa Mossie,
Pennsylvania Editor
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Love it. [...] Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, it's time to do the right thing. For your son. Be a hero in the young boy's life. Cement your legacy and his future now.
For Cooper's sake, step down from the city's top post immediately and focus your attentions on family matters.
It's almost always [...]
Going no mail for a while. 
I've come to understand that there is not going to be swim teams at Oliver High School, Peabody High School, nor Westinghouse High School this winter. Langley might need a coach as well for the season. So their season is on the rocks, perhaps.Gates Foundation awards $40 million to city schools: "'For us, it's the perfect partnership at the perfect time,' ...
As to the perfect time, well, there is no time like the present. Sadly, I've seen a lot of thing delayed because the timing is on the back'" [...]
Upside to the new trail on Mon Warph'n@ is the POLAR Bear Swim on Jan 1. Hope they fixed that up. Ice, cement, slime, water, cold.My A.T. Still University Experience : Students Paying The Copyright Tax: "Copyright, put simply, is a personal monopoly on an original writing, song, piece of art, or a group of any of those, for 70 years after the death of the creator. If a corporation" [...]
Libertarians win Houston council seats - Washington Greene PA News - www.observer-reporter.com: "Libertarians win Houston council seats Wins on Tuesday. Way to go! 
Another bit of research for the need for 13th grade option for Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Bram is in whine mode, without the cheese about the local / regional media. My comments at the comet:
Pittsburgh Public Schools South Hills Chapter Male/Father Involvement Program
Be in the picture
My wife recently told me about a boy who drew a family picture with himself, his mother and brothers and sisters, but his father was not in the drawing. When asked, the boy responded, "My" [...]
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Response to Rush Limbaugh's Rage by Dave Zirin
Yesterday I was referred to on air as "scum " by Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh called me out by name on his radio show because, along with Bryan Burwell [...]
It's time for a little political day dreaming. Pretend for a minute that Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato wins the gubernatorial race and vacates his current post.
Winning the race might be considered a nightmare for some, as Onorato has proven himself to be a dandy tax [...]
Lesson of Politics 101: Around Town: No quiet in these libraries 'A lot of elected officials want to save one branch,' she said. Divide and Conquer. 
Carnegie Library Closings Becoming A Political Issue - kdka.com: "Ravenstahl Calls For Audit Of Library System Luke took a page out of the Michael Lamb playbook. Did he borrow the book? Did he check it out? What is the Dewey Decimal Number for the Michael Lamb Playbook?" [...] Recently, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a joint Letter to the Editor from two union leaders who repeatedly touched on socialist items under the guise of the American work force. The letter was entitled, “Young People Need Unions. They've Not Been Told What Collective Action Can Accomplish.”
The piece, compiled' [...]
To enjoy, before her visit to Pittsburgh this weekend. 
I get to go to the Oliver Bath House and coach the elementary kids in swimming tonight. 
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