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Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff speaks during the grand opening of the Salesforce Tower, the tallest building in San Francisco, on May 22.

Editorial: Boundaries necessary when billionaires buy newspapers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 17, 2018
President Donald Trump listens as Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House Oct. 19, 2017.

Editorial: Trump plays victim as Hurricane Florence hits Carolinas

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 16, 2018
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22.

NRA goes off the rails on Thomas the Tank Engine

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 14, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to Air Force One before departing from Joint Andrews Air Force base, Maryland, on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The president and first lady were headed to the Flight 93 September 11 Memorial Service in Shanksville. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Trump disappoints as consoler-in-chief

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 11, 2018
Former President Barack Obama attends a campaign event in Anaheim, Calif., for Democratic congressional candidates last Saturday.

Editorial: Obama’s speech exposes divisive politics

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 11, 2018
Serena Williams in action against the Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open at the the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Williams advanced, 6-4, 6-3. (Louis Lanzano/Sipa USA/TNS)

Serena Williams controversy mars U.S. Open

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 10, 2018
President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 30. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Op-ed reveals fractured democracy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 6, 2018
San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold (58) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) take a knee during the national anthem before a game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Editorial: Kaepernick campaign: great for Nike, a touchdown for equality

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 5, 2018
Pitt contributed $15,000 to the installation of 60 surveillance cameras throughout Oakland. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Assistant Visual Editor)

Editorial: Pitt’s new surveillance cameras: well-intentioned, but not useful

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 4, 2018
Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees marches in Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade Monday morning.

Editorial: Remember ongoing efforts of PA labor unions

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 3, 2018
Editorial: RMU's new scholarship: great first step, but not enough

Editorial: RMU’s new scholarship: great first step, but not enough

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders makes remarks at the Center for American Progress’ 2018 Ideas Conference on Tuesday, May 15, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: Eliminating superdelegates is the best policy for democrats

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders makes remarks at the Center for American Progress’ 2018 Ideas Conference on Tuesday, May 15, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: Eliminating superdelegates is the best policy for democrats

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2018
Woodland Hills Superintendent James Harris talked to reporters after the school board voted to retain school resource officers Thursday night, with a few changes made to their role. “This is a different Woodland Hills than the one from a few weeks ago,” Harris said. (Photo by Kieran Mclean | Contributing Writer)

Editorial: Boundaries necessary when employing school resource officers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 27, 2018
Sen. John McCain greets supporters after speaking at Brevard Community College in Melbourne, Florida, during his presidential campaign in October 2008. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Editorial: McCain deserves respect for continued integrity

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 26, 2018
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby’s life because of the well-known health benefits for both infants and mothers. (Dreamstime via TNS)

Editorial: US caused undue stress over WHO breastfeeding resolution

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
July 11, 2018
Protestors at a June protest raise their fists, chant and lead the crowd with a banner that reads, "Fire Killer Cops.” The banner referenced the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, after he was fatally shot by East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld on June 19. (Photo by Anne Amundson | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Patience required in Antwon Rose case

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 26, 2018
Hayti Alvarado, 26, holds her son Esteban Alvarado, 3, as her daughter Gabriella Alvarado, 11, cries in fear after being detained near the Rio Grande River. The Alvarado family had to flee their country after Gabriella was threatened at school. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Separating families is unethical no matter how it’s handled

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 20, 2018
North Korea's Kim Jong Un, third from left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, third from right, in Singapore Tuesday, June 12. (Kevin Lim/The Straits Times/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: North Korea-United States summit wasn’t worth it

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 12, 2018
Protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Court building Dec. 5, 2017, the day the court was to hear the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case was decided in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop June 4, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Supreme Court’s decision hurts LGBTQ+ community

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 6, 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle Saturday, May 19. The couple holds the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex. (Photo courtesy of Jane Barlow/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: A royal wedding does not solve racism

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 23, 2018
Protesters run away from tear gas dispersed by Israeli forces as they inch closer to the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City, Gaza on Monday, May 14, 2018. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: US made mistake in moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 16, 2018
(Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Friday Fight: After April tears, May’s in the clear

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 19, 2018
(Illustration by Madison Harada | Staff Illustrator)

Editorial: Keep the final exams in finals week

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 18, 2018
Kendrick Lamar on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 23, 2017. Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his album “DAMN.” (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Hip-hop’s presence in Pulitzer Prize long overdue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 18, 2018
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing June 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Comey’s media blitz detracts from Trump probe

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 16, 2018
A landslide in Virginia. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Address landslides in local infrastructure plans

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 15, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Wednesday. (Erin Scott/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: Zuckerberg testimony tells us nothing new about privacy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 11, 2018
House Speaker Mike Turzai delivering a speech in October. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Pa. abortion law will fail to catch fallout

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 10, 2018
In support of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie has released a list of 34 priests and 17 laypeople who are believed to have been accused of sexual offenses. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Erie diocese’s list of abusers demonstrates openness to change

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 9, 2018
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango speaking at the William Pitt Union Nov. 16, 2017. (Photo by Sarah Cutshall | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: PA GOP has no room to talk on negative ads

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 8, 2018
Actor Justin Baldoni spoke at last week’s An Evening with Justin Baldoni event to headline Women’s Empowerment Week at Pitt. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Justin Baldoni’s feminism is too male-focused

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 3, 2018
Pennsylvania educators who have been convicted of crimes and have had their certificates revoked continue to receive undeserved pensions. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Not enforcing State pension forfeiture laws wastes tax dollars

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 2, 2018
Mike Fiorille, business partner at Get Loaded, serves a customer at the gun store on June 30, 2016, in Grand Terrace, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Don’t let Remington fool you

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 2, 2018
Census Bureau workers take an oath at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 30, 2010. Millions of foreign-born residents are expected to hide from or avoid the 2020 count because of the political climate created by U.S. President Donald Trump, census staff and civil rights groups say. (Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Citizenship question on 2020 census could cut PA funding

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 28, 2018
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Carnegie Music Hall Feb. 12. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Editorial: Biden Twitter bout promises more brash leadership

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 27, 2018
A demonstrator participates in the March For Our Lives rally, in which protesters demanded stricter gun control laws Saturday morning. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Editorial: Santorum surrenders to chaos on gun control

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 26, 2018
Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Harvey Barrison | Flickr

Editorial: PA GOP’s impeachment efforts threaten democracy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 22, 2018
Sonja Finn speaks at the District 8 City Council Candidate Debate at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh Feb. 25. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Editorial: Union’s attack on Sonja Finn unnecessary, harms restaurant

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 20, 2018
(Illustration by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Editorial: “No Irish” pub misses the point on St. Patrick’s Day

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 19, 2018
Signs supporting the graduate and faculty unions hang on a window in the Cathedral of Learning. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Editorial: Pitt’s union lawsuit wastes time, tuition

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 18, 2018
(Illustration by Abigail Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Editorial: Casual Friday — the Shamrock Shake debate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 15, 2018
Supporters campaign for Democrat candidate Conor Lamb and Republican candidate Rick Saccone. Libertarian Party candidate Drew Miller went largely unnoticed during Tuesday’s special election. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Editorial: Third parties show need for all candidates to step it up

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 14, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos speaks during a news conference at the Marriott Heron Bay in Coral Springs, Florida, after meeting with students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Wednesday, March 7. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Editorial: DeVos’ poor school choices affect PA public school success

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 13, 2018
(Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Editorial: Unplugging from media ignores civic responsibilities

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 11, 2018
Students take part in a "lie-in" on the road outside of the White House Monday, February 19, 2018 in Washington, D.C., for three minutes at a time in an effort to symbolize the short amount of time it took alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz to gun down numerous people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, last week. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Conservatives show hypocrisy on Delta tax

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 28, 2018
Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern at her party’s Pacific launch at Mangere in South Auckland Aug. 26, 2017. (Shirley Kwok/Pacific Press/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: 60 Minutes’ sexist interview with New Zealand PM

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 28, 2018
CNN journalist Chris Cuomo at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: CNN can step up its coverage

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 26, 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks to supporters at a fundraising event Jan. 16 in Woodbridge, Ontario. (Arindam Shivaani/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: Trudeau demonstrates skin-deep commitment to diversity

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 26, 2018
Hundreds of students in the Washington, D.C., area walk out of class to demand action on gun control Wednesday. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: After shooting, student walkouts lead the way

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 21, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court redrew the state’s congressional maps after finding the GOP-drawn map unconstitutional. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Despite new district map, parties still responsible for success

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 21, 2018
Three members of the Dora Milaje play major roles in "Black Panther." From left, Okoye (Danai Gurira), Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Ayo (Florence Kasumba). (Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios/TNS)

Editorial: “Black Panther” sets standard for Hollywood inclusion

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 20, 2018
The Pitt News editorial board endorses Maggie Kennedy for SGB president. (Photo via Student Government Board)

Editorial: The Pitt News endorses Maggie Kennedy for Student Government Board President

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 19, 2018
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama pose with artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald during the unveiling of their official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery Monday in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Presidential portrait captures Obama’s presidency

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 14, 2018
California state Sen. Robert Hertzberg was accused by former assemblywoman Linda Halderman of inappropriately hugging her despite being told she is not comfortable with the hug. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Don’t take hugging controversies lightly

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 13, 2018
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (Patrick Semansky/Prensa Internacional/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: Credit Pence for stand on North Korea

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 11, 2018
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, along with Brigitte Macron, attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris July 14, 2017. (Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Military parade an exercise in wastefuleness

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 8, 2018
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during the last day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016. (Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Editorial: Wolf’s budget is progressive, but needs Democratic legislature to pass

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 6, 2018
Ram Super Bowl commercial sparked controversy because of the Martin Luther King Jr. speech narrated in the background. (Photo via Dodge/TNS)

Editorial: Cynical Super Bowl ad shows superficial concern for civil rights

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 6, 2018
Mayor Bill Peduto is optimistic about the possibilities Amazon could bring to Pittsburgh. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Peduto’s Amazon optimism dangerous for City

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 5, 2018
The Cleveland Indians announced they will be retiring their mascot after much controversy over the years. The racial caricature has been replaced on the players’ jerseys and helmets, and vendors associated with the franchise will no longer be selling merchandise with the old mascot on it. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Cleveland mascot’s departure signals good first step

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 1, 2018
Members of the Pitt Political Science Association invited students and faculty to watch President Trump’s state of the Union address at a viewing party in Posvar. (Photos by Issi Glatts | Assistant Visual Editor)

Editorial: Trump calls for unity, shows none

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 31, 2018
Thomas Farley, MD, health commissioner for the city of Philadelphia, responds to a question from a member of City Council’s Committee on Public Health and Human Services during a hearing on a bill that would prohibit beer deli owners from having protective safety glass separating them from their customers during a hearing Dec. 4, 2017. Farley and Dave Perri (left), head of Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections, support the bill. (Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Editorial: Supervised sites won’t solve PA’s heroin problem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 30, 2018
Kellyanne Conway speaks at CPAC on Feb. 22., 2017. (Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: Trump, Conway misstate facts on feminism

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 28, 2018
U.S. Rep. Patrick Meehan spoke out on Tuesday, denying the sexual harassment charges against him. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Meehan confuses ‘soul mate’ and sexual assault

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 25, 2018
Map of Pennsylvania’s current congressional districts . (Photo via United States Census Bureau)

Editorial: State gerrymandering decision needs action now

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 24, 2018
(Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Second Women’s March goes beyond resistance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 21, 2018
(Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Editorial: PG publisher silences staffers, increases tension

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 18, 2018
(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Post-Gazette editorial not representative of newspaper or city

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 16, 2018
(Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Nuclear scare proves unpreparedness

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 16, 2018
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas outside City Hall in Philadelphia in October. (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: Wolf opioid declaration a step in the right direction

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 10, 2018
Oprah Winfrey stands backstage at the 75th Annual Golden Globes on Sunday. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Editorial: Winfrey’s Golden Globes speech not grounds for presidency

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 10, 2018
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Nov. 14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Sessions takes step backward on weed

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 8, 2018
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., looks over his notes prior to hearing Alex M. Azar II testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on his nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. A series of Senate Democratic women issued calls for Franken to resign Wednesday morning. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: Franken shows need to unite against sexual assault, regardless of party

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 7, 2017
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) reacts after a second half touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Nov. 12. He then received a one-game suspension for injuring Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in fourth quarter. (Sam Riche/TNS)

Editorial: NFL player safety more important than politics

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 6, 2017
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., added an amendment to the GOP tax bill which would have exempted colleges that don’t receive federal funding. The amendment didn’t pass. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/MCT)

Editorial: Senate tax bill sets dangerous precedents

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 5, 2017
Uber paid two hackers a sum of $100,000 to delete the information they collected in a data breach which compromised more than 600,000 Uber accounts last October. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Data breach proves Uber needs oversight

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 3, 2017
TV anchor Matt Lauer (NBC’s “Today” show) is photographed as he arrives at Audrey Hepburn: The Beauty Of Compassion, an exhibition and auction event to benefit the UNICEF education program held at Sotheby's in New York Monday, April 21, 2003. (Nicolas Khayat/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: In cases of sexual misconduct, no story is too small

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 30, 2017
(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Editorial: Pittsburgh’s veil of Amazon secrecy leaves residents behind

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 29, 2017
The New York Times has received significant criticism for a profile about a neo-Nazi the paper published Saturday. (Photo via Flickr)

Editorial: Journalists shouldn’t be afraid to contextualize evil

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 27, 2017
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are considering two versions of a tax reform plan that could minimize several tax deduction benefits that Pitt receives. (Photo by Martin Falbisoner via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: GOP tax plan would aggrieve grad students

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 19, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC -— Lyle Cracker of the American Civil Liberties Union discusses on Monday, August 22, 2005, a Supreme Court ruling to reject medical use of marijuana. (KRT STAND ALONE PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT)

Editorial: ACLU threatens Harris with strong First Amendment lawsuit

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 16, 2017
Allegheny County Courthouse in downtown Pittsburgh.

Editorial: Peduto demands non-profit conscience — Pitt included

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 15, 2017
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who resigned earlier this year after a personal scandal broke, may be replaced by Rick Saccone, a member of the state legislature from the town of Elizabeth. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Saccone would underserve Pennsylvania’s 18th District

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 14, 2017
Four women accused Roy Moore, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate, of making sexual advances toward them when they were in their teens. (Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom/Zuma Press/TNS)

Editorial: GOP establishment enables Moore’s misconduct

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 12, 2017
Becky Cunningham casts her ballot at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in State College, Pa., April 26, 2016. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times/TNS)

Editorial: PA ballot question doesn’t solve property tax problem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 9, 2017
New published reports are showing how some corporations, like Apple, lowered their tax bills. (Dreamstime)

Editorial: Paradise Papers demand transparent tax reform

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 8, 2017
Reporters surround Mayor Bill Peduto after his victory in the Democratic primary this May. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Editorial: Use Election Day as opportunity for progress

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 6, 2017
Tina DeSilvio holds a container of cannabis buds — the “Sweet Willie” strain — she obtained from the Garden State Dispensary. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCTO)

Editorial: Slow start highlights flawed state cannabis law

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 5, 2017
Three Dartmouth College professors were placed on paid leave after they were accused of sexual misconduct. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Responding to sexual misconduct, NPR succeeds where Dartmouth fails

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 1, 2017
Actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance toward him when he was 14. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Spacey’s coming out wrongly reinforces negative stereotypes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 30, 2017
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during the last day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Editorial: State budget should react to rising prices

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 29, 2017
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who will not run for re-election, answers questions from reporters on Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Senator Flake denounces, but forfeits to the new normal

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 24, 2017
Annual changes to Pennsylvania’s school code were proposed in House Bill 178, moving to the Senate for debate next week. (Photo by Kumar Appaiah via Flickr)

Editorial: PA Republicans’ education bill offers little choice

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 23, 2017
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 31. (Cheriss May/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: Military rhetoric marks harmful double standard

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 22, 2017
Harvey Weinstein on February 19, 2017, at the Los Angeles Italia Film, Fashion and Art Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 in Hollywood. He was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in response to mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him. (David Edwards/DailyCeleb/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: In wake of Weinstein, keep pushing forward

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 18, 2017
Daphne Caruana Galizia ran a blog in Malta that had a daily readership of more than 400,000.(Screenshot via daphnecaruanagalizia.com)

Editorial: Commemorating a slain journalist

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 17, 2017
Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., led congressional efforts to limit the DEA’s fight against drug companies that contribute to the opioid crisis. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Marino is a mistake for drug czar

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 16, 2017
Doctors organized a march for health care through Oakland in April. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Trump breaks promises on CHIP funding

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 15, 2017
(Photo by Wenhao Wu | Assistant Visual Editor)

Top 10: Master Plan suggestions

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 13, 2017
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