post-gazette.com - Columnists http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/ All columnists, Morning File en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:02:08 -0500 15 post-gazette.com http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 Winter Musings: Snowbird's life can be gloomy in its own way http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042180-294.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml As a lifelong Pittsburgher I've always heard that Florida is the Sunshine State, and I also know that many of us think our city is gloomy in the winter. So late in the fall my husband and I began to think about what a perfect getaway place Florida would be. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Police reform requires community reform http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10071/1042181-153.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml The 100 or so people who turned out at Carnegie Library in Homewood Wednesday to discuss proposed police reforms in the wake of the Jordan Miles affair should be congratulated. Taking time from the business of putting food on the table to attend a meeting on important civic matters like police conduct is required of any community in Homewood's position. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 There's no defense for conduct in Capitol http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041938-155.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml With Bill DeWeese pleading the Fifth before a judge in Harrisburg this week, Outrage Fatigue has reached epidemic levels in Pennsylvania. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:12:00 -0500 Random Acts of Kindness: A night at the movies http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10070/1041940-294.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml I am a widow, 71 years old, and drove myself to the movie theater in Bridgeville at night. When trying to get back in my car, I fell at the icy curb and couldn't get up. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:54:00 -0500 Local Dispatch: Meals on Wheels delivers inside look at lives of needy http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041525-294.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml My volunteer service for the Meals on Wheels program is filled with many rewarding moments, an experience that for years has connected me with recipients who appreciate the delivery of a hot lunch five days a week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 New iPhone missing apt app for iGroan http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041526-154.stm?cmpid=columnists.xml At the Academy Awards presentation the other night, it was noted that the last time 10 films had been nominated for best picture was in 1943, the year "Casablanca" won. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500