Saying goodbye never is easy, but that's our task this week, and as we do so, we also want to wish the best for our readers and all who've helped make possible our reporting on issues and events of interest to the local community.  read more »

I would like to thank the Penn Hills community for its support of the Progress.  read more »

Because all of Allegheny County's state senators voted for Pennsylvania's smoking ban legislation, you might think they agree with our longtime stance on that issue, which favors one set of rules statewide.  read more »

Barack Obama clinching the Democratic nomination for president holds some interesting implications for leading Pennsylvania Democrats who supported U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York in the primary.  read more »

It's scary how things change in just a few years. How's a person supposed to prepare for the future when the future is so fluid?  read more »

Dan Onorato is one persuasive politician -- at least in terms of persuading others to contribute to his campaign fund.  read more »

Even with gas prices near $4 a gallon, praise for cycling's fun, healthfulness and environmental benefits can't change the fact that this region simply isn't well-suited to cycling, especially for the vast majority of people who just want to g  read more »

We doubt that even the harshest critics of using public money to help finance facilities for pro sports teams really would want to have been reading headlines lately such as these.  read more »

If you sit in Parkway East traffic that moves like frozen sludge, whether the Mon-Fayette Expressway is completed matters to you.  read more »

If the Pittsburgh region could sue American Lung Association (ALA) for defamation of character, it just might have a slam-dunk case.  read more »