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Wednesday Roundup

The TRIB’s Eric Heyl, donning his consultant-to-the-mayor hat, is entertaining as always.

Editorial Aside: But this time he’s way off base. The Comet sees no need for holding up the Planning Commission any further, on account of traffic studies. We would, however, strongly urge Don Barden to mitigate the Carnegie Science Center’s legitimate lighting concerns.

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Meanwhile, the P-G editorial board strongly endorses Mike Dawida for city controller. We know this because they used the word, “strongly.”

Editorial Deconstruction: Some members of the ed-board were no doubt taken in by Dawida’s rowdy maverick shtick, of which we are also a fan. However, we wager that other members calculated that endorsing Dawida would not hurt Michael Lamb — but would rather hurt his rival Doug Shields — all while putting some daylight between themselves and the froofroo progressives.

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The P-G’s Rich Lord submits a tiny little article about city automobile repair, with huge implications — not just for the race for controller, but for city-county consolidation.

On the same pages, Joe Smydo reports that Pittsburgh Public Schools are “re-thinking special ed logistics,” all without mentioning the words “Roosevelt,” “Tezca,” or “Cave-in.”

Wednesday Notableness

The P-G’s Rich Lord tells us of a lucrative city contract being awarded with almost no competition, to a frequent vendor who is politically juiced and has made regular campaign contributions. Then again, the city sent out many invitations for bids, and only got two responses. Then again again, it was Christmas.

Joe Smydo of the P-G reports that suggestions to push back the start of the school day drew hearty applause at a gathering of Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt, and “about 170 parents, teachers, and community leaders.” No word on any student attendance. A 9th grade civics class on Pittsburgh was also a popular idea.

God, having closed the door of the Garden Theater, opens a window to Scores Nightclub. TRIB columnist Eric Heyl considers the attempt to open a strip club along Homestead’s main drag. Editorial aside: if we are going to have a strip club, the city could do much worse than a Scores (link fully safe for work).