Valerie Receives Post-Gazette Endorsement!

From the the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:

That leaves Valerie McDonald Roberts, 50, of Churchill. The Allegheny County recorder of deeds is an energetic and articulate public servant well-known in Western Pennsylvania. She spent five years on the city school board, seven years on City Council and is in her fifth year with the county. She's had private-sector experience, too, as a chemist for Gulf Oil Corp. and USX Engineers and Consultants Inc. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Pittsburgh, both summa cum laude.

Last June we cavalierly dismissed her notion to run for lieutenant governor and recommended that she consider another office closer to home. What a difference a year makes.

In this field, in this primary, she is the standout candidate. She would be a fiery, intelligent teammate for Ed Rendell (and not just because she's an African American and he'll be facing an African-American opponent). She is not running so much against the incumbent as she is running for the office -- something the incumbent this spring has chosen not to do.

In the aftermath of the pay-raise debacle, elected officials cannot take their office for granted. Now more than ever, candidates must present themselves to the public, interview for the job with the people. Catherine Baker Knoll hasn't done that. Valerie McDonald Roberts has -- and that's why she's earned the Post-Gazette endorsement.

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