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 froo-froo 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."