All of us know the old proverb that begins "For want of a nail a shoe was lost" and describes cascading consequences that include the loss of a horse, a rider, a battle and finally a kingdom. When Congress comes back on Sept. 13, its members need to recall this piece of wisdom amid all the deficit-driven din for spending nothing and raising no taxes. (Today)

A GREAT GRAY LADY with a storied past slipped into Pittsburgh Wednesday morning, and now curious and devoted visitors are coming to pay her homage. LST 325 -- Landing Ship, Tank -- has seen rougher duty, including Sicily in 1943 and the Normandy coast on D-Day 1944. (Today)

How quickly people forget. No, make that how quickly some Steelers fans forget. The loud expressions of disgust that greeted revelations about quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's sordid behavior with a 20-year-old college student in a Georgia bar in March have largely faded. (Yesterday)