http://www.post-gazette.com/ All News en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:39 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015058-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Two Pittsburgh school board members have set up their own citywide meeting for Monday so the public can comment on a school closing proposal and any other issues facing Pittsburgh Public Schools. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015081-30.stm?cmpid=news.xml Fill out the form to enter the Post-Gazette's Renovation Inspiration Contest. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015080-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Going to be out on Black Friday? The PG is looking for your on-the-ground experiences. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014888-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml I'm not a Twi-hard. Or a Twi-hater. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015063-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml At least nine people were arrested on drug charges today during a sweep of homes in the Penn Hills area, according to the Allegheny County District attorney???s office. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015079-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Defenseman Brooks Orpik, who has not played since Nov. 10 because of an unspecified injury, plans to return to the Penguins' lineup when they face Atlanta at Philips Arena Saturday night. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015073-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania is moving from the South Side to Lawrenceville next year. It announced its purchase and sale agreements today. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015072-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Avonworth School District will dedicate a bench and area for reflection in memory of Jacob Snively at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the middle school. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015068-286.stm?cmpid=news.xml You don't need me advising you to start Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson, or to bench Bruce Gradkowski and Mike Furrey. So I'll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups. Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 11. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015067-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The city plans to meet with St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot to gauge its interest in building a store in the Hill District, now that Kuhn's Market has pulled out. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015066-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- State House committee assignments are being shuffled in the aftermath of last week's arrest of former House Speaker John Perzel, who has been stripped of his post as top Republican on the Urban Affairs Committee. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015059-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml After 23 months of negotiations, teachers in the South Allegheny School District have reached a contract settlement with the school board that will give teachers annual raises that average 2 percent. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015064-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Shaler man remained free on bond after he was ordered today to stand trial, charged with having been drunk last May when he drove the wrong way onto a Fort Duquesne Bridge ramp where his car collided with another, killing the other driver and permanently disabling that driver???s passenger. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015056-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Three men were held for trial this morning in the fatal shooting of a Beltzhoover man during a robbery in October. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015057-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Housing sales in Allegheny County made a dramatic turnaround in October in response to buyers trying to cash in on the $8,000 tax credit that had been set to expire in November. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015053-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A man was killed in one-car crash this morning on Route 286 in Westmoreland County. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014953-488.stm?cmpid=news.xml In the past several weeks, as the H1N1 flu has swept through the nation, questions have been raised about how Pennsylvania chose to handle the process of distributing the limited doses of vaccine. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015055-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pittsburgh homicide detectives are investigating the stabbing of a man on the South Side early this morning. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014951-153.stm?cmpid=news.xml Forty-six years ago this weekend, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in his motorcade in Dallas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015054-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Venango County man, injured in a one-vehicle crash in October in Mercer County, died this week in an Ohio Hospital, state police said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014926-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Standing in ponchos and under a canopy of umbrellas, a few hundred people gathered in the rain in front of UPMC Braddock yesterday to decry UPMC's decision to shutter the hospital there, hoping their messages -- conveyed over a crackly portable speaker -- would sway the medical giant to change its mind about closing the facility. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014943-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Chances are, if you went to school in Brentwood before 1981, Geraldine Franz Sullivan knew you. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014940-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml After working an unfulfilling job upon his graduation from Duquesne University, where he helped to manage the club football team, Jon Neiderer decided it was time to get into professional sports. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015014-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Penn State athletes continue to graduate well above their peers nationally, earning record-setting academic performances. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014920-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml A bumpy half-mile missing link on the North Shore Trail will be filled handsomely this winter by a $5 million elevated structure stretching near Millvale. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014925-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Downtown buildings and holiday decorations won't be the only things aglow during this evening's celebration of Light Up Night. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014922-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Don't bury Mellon Arena just yet. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015052-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The proposal would have allowed a correctional organization to house more than 100 adult ex-offenders in a Penn Avenue building that currently houses a program for adolescent females. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014933-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml It is bounce-back time for Big Ben, his coach says, and that often means trouble for an opposing defense. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014997-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml OTTAWA -- The early news for the Penguins was pretty good. Likely could not have been any better. After all, Sergei Gonchar and Max Talbot were back in the lineup. Mark Eaton was able to play. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015030-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml Matanuska Glacier, Alaska -- THE temperature was soaring to 75 degrees, and I was walking on ice. Around me the Matanuska Glacier, about 100 miles from Anchorage, sparkled and shimmered in the afternoon sun. The only sound was an occasional rush of cool wind sweeping down from the towering Chugach Mountains and the crunch of my crampons as I made my way up a crevasse with a group of six other trekkers. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015031-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml SEATTLE-- LIKE a reminder of theater's past, the face of the playwright August Wilson stares out from a gleaming glass door set in a 12-foot steel portal at the top of August Wilson Way here, a sloping side street behind the Seattle Repertory Theater. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015032-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml Once lauded for its nimble operations and quick decision-making, Dell continues to suffer from a sweeping reorganization that resembles something of an endurance test for investors. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015033-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google began lifting the veil on its planned Chrome operating system on Thursday, but it said that computers powered by the software would not be available for a year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015034-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml In recent years, amid the fallout from its audacious merger with Time Warner, AOL Inc. has steadily become smaller through subscriber desertions and rounds and rounds of layoffs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015035-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- In the first major step toward making millions of videos on YouTube accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people, Google unveiled new technologies on Thursday that will automatically bring text captions to many videos on the site. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015036-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml With less than three weeks remaining before negotiators gather in Copenhagen to hammer out a global response to climate change, a rapid-fire succession of countries are unveiling national plans that serve as opening bids for reining in heat-trapping emissions. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015037-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml Science has never given much credence to claims that you can learn French or Chinese by having the instruction CDs play while you sleep. If any learning happens that way, most scientists say, the language lesson is probably waking the sleeper up, not causing nouns and verbs to seep into a sound-asleep mind. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015038-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml After a rocky start hurt their bottom line, Chicago's new parking meter operators are raking in more than $1.1 million a week and expect even more revenue next year, according to internal company documents obtained by the Chicago News Cooperative. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015039-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml LINCOLN, Neb. -- In an unusual pushback against President Obama's expansion of federal financing of human embryonic stem cell research, the University of Nebraska is considering restricting its stem cell experiments to cell lines approved by President George W. Bush. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015040-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml NEW ORLEANS -- Since the first days after Hurricane Katrina, when the streets were still under water, many residents of New Orleans and its surroundings have maintained that the flood that wrecked their lives was the government's fault, and that the government should pay for it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015041-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml LOST PINES, Tex. -- After two bleak years, Republican governors gathered here on Thursday to assess their political future -- and they liked what they saw. With 37 governors' seats open in 2010, the party is looking to topple some big-name Democrats. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015042-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BEIJING -- Like parents everywhere, mothers and fathers in Namibia, an impoverished southern African nation, worry about college costs and opportunities for their children. The Chinese government has stepped forward to help -- for a select and powerful few. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015043-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015044-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml PARIS -- Pirate attacks on shipping lanes around the Horn of Africa have shown no sign of relenting, and the nations policing the seas are struggling to find solutions in a mission that seems to be covering a growing area and time frame. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015045-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL, Afghanistan -- It is far from clear that President Obama can depend on President Hamid Karzai to bring order to this violent country, but it is becoming clear that he will depend on Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his go-between in dealing with the mercurial Afghan leader. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015046-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml With all the attention being paid this month to the fall of the Berlin Wall, I've found myself thinking of how much India has changed over the last 20 years. Most of the media coverage has, quite understandably, focused on Europe. But the tremors from Communism's collapse were felt far beyond the immediate battlegrounds of the Cold War. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015047-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BRUSSELS -- Leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union on Thursday night chose Herman Van Rompuy, the Belgian prime minister, as the European Union's first president, and Catherine Ashton of Britain, currently the bloc's trade commissioner, as its high representative for foreign policy. The vote was unanimous. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015048-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL, Afghanistan -- Tainted by a flawed election and allegations of festering corruption in his government, President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday for a second term, promising to remedy the country's problems and to have the Afghan Army assume full control of security within five years. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015049-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml Andrea Ballarin, 23, is a self-confident student hoping to graduate soon from Humboldt University in Berlin. But when she starts talking about getting a job once she graduates, her mood changes. The prospects, she said, are slim. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014996-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml OTTAWA -- Defenseman Brooks Orpik did not make it into the Penguins' lineup for their game against Ottawa at Scotiabank Place last night, but he expects to be back soon. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014932-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml The fans in Houston always have hated the Titans, identifying them as the team that left town without looking back. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014970-63.stm?cmpid=news.xml Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Throw out those old baseball cards. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014994-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml British Columbia's provincial health officer said Vancouver Canucks players jumped the line when they received swine flu vaccinations this week. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014995-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat scored shootout goals, and Jason Arnott had two goals in regulation in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 home victory last night against the New Jersey Devils. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015003-233.stm?cmpid=news.xml Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California, 95-73, last night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014968-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Woodland Hills coach George Novak always believed Richard Gray eventually would be a standout football player. It just took a while. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014967-139.stm?cmpid=news.xml JOHANNESBURG -- South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014965-175.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pitt women's basketball team will step way up in class in terms of competition tonight when the Panthers (1-0) play host to Southeastern Conference contender Florida. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015000-175.stm?cmpid=news.xml The most decisive stretch in last night's game between Pitt and Eastern Kentucky came in the final seven minutes of the first half. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014969-63.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pirates enter the opening of free-agent season today as patient, prudent investors in pursuit of a bat and bullpen arms. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014950-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Allegheny County Health Department will have four free H1N1 vaccine clinics for at-risk people tomorrow. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1006964-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml TORQUAY, County Devon, England -- She has been called England's most prolific serial killer, having disposed of some 300 victims during the course of a lengthy life of crime, in such a variety of ways -- poisoning, garroting, stabbing, strangling, bludgeoning -- that an FBI profiler would have been flummoxed. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1012574-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. -- A mainstay of western North Carolina tourism is making a transition from attraction to a portion of a foundation. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014779-238.stm?cmpid=news.xml This week's TV Q&A responds to questions about "V," "Scrubs" and baby birthdays on KDKA's morning news. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014801-290.stm?cmpid=news.xml What are the redshirt rules in college basketball? It seems that players can play in a few games, even without injury, and still get a redshirt. Isn't that what Travon Woodall did last year, and Talib Zanna might do this year? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014802-361.stm?cmpid=news.xml Today is the official start of high school basketball practice in Pennsylvania, and Phyllis Jones will be coaching her Westinghouse girls' team after all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014804-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Twenty-seven years ago, Jack McCurry viewed himself as the bad guy, an up-and-coming coach at North Hills who could rub fans the wrong way, but who was trying to complete an improbable championship run. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014809-215.stm?cmpid=news.xml Penn State has always had trouble at Michigan State and Daryll Clark still hasn't won a big game, as far as I can tell. Do you think Penn State will win Saturday? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014813-117.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Fumbler noticed the PIAA released its new sports classifications this week, and he wanted to know where he fit among the new classes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014814-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Freshmen on Thomas Jefferson's football team were fifth-graders the last time the Jaguars lost to a WPIAL opponent. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014815-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml West Allegheny and Thomas Jefferson students sound off on tonight's Class AAA playoff game ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014822-125.stm?cmpid=news.xml This injury bug going around is getting ridiculous. It seems every other day, we find out the Pens will be without another player for two or four weeks. Did the team not condition well enough during the pre-season, or is this just bad luck early in the year? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014829-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml T.J. Lubinsky, the former WQED producer who created the doo-wop-themed pledge specials that proved enormously popular for PBS stations nationwide, has continued to create several PBS programs each Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014830-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml For reasons still unfathomable six months later, Adam Lambert finished second in this year's "American Idol" competition to Kris Allen. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014834-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml If the end justifies the means, then none of the previous seven losses will matter to Seton-LaSalle if it can win the PIAA Class A boys' soccer title tomorrow against Christopher Dock, the District 1 champion. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014835-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml South Park's magic against Springdale from the previous two seasons has apparently run its course. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014838-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml A year after staying home at the end of the regular season, the Hampton High School boys' soccer team is headed to Hershey. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014839-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml Springdale's dream season became twice as nice Tuesday night after the Dynamos beat former nemesis South Park, 2-1, for a second time this month in the PIAA Class AA girls' soccer semifinals at Chartiers Valley. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014840-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml Getting closer to his team ended up being one of the keys to getting his team further for Greensburg Central Catholic boys' soccer coach Tom Kennedy. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014841-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml The 2009 Norwin High School girls' soccer team did not win the section championship. Nor were the Knights WPIAL champions or PIAA champions. They were not runners-up for either title. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014842-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml Throughout the offseason West Allegheny coach Kevin Amos was preaching to his team about "spreading the wealth." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014843-362.stm?cmpid=news.xml More than any of its 14 regular-season or three playoff wins, the two games that define the Beaver Area girls' soccer season are its two postseason losses. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014854-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Without cost-control, health-care reform is an empty promise Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014855-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml A proud working mom, she offers nothing for working moms Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014857-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml They need international help to sustain their fragile freedoms Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014861-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml To read the headlines there is no reason to believe President Barack Obama achieved a lot during his trip to East Asia, with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014862-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml You might call them the invisible 600. That's the estimated number of children in Allegheny County without permanent housing, about half of whom are school-aged. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014863-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Not every cancellation of a proposed store is big news. But the announcement by Kuhn's Market that it was dropping plans to build a full-service grocery in the Hill District was. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014864-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml Nevermore ... I was one of U.S. Rep. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014866-348.stm?cmpid=news.xml In any case, TLC's reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014867-369.stm?cmpid=news.xml I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Pennypacker, a New York Times best-selling author of 11 books for children. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014882-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml If you're an adult, your Spidey sense tingles when David (Peter Sarsgaard) rolls up to rescue a school girl from the rain in "An Education." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014883-121.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Post-Gazette reviews movies from a family perspective: Rated: PG-13. Suitable for: Mature tweens and up. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014884-60.stm?cmpid=news.xml Hollywood serves up a heaping of hope in the days before Thanksgiving although one comes in a palatable PG-13 package and the other with a provocative, harrowing R. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014885-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml "The Blind Side" arrives as vampires and global destruction occupy most multiplex screens. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014886-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml Where: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, 4141 Fifth Ave., for nonstop dancing at the ninth annual PittStop LindyHop How far: 10-15 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh How much: $20 at door for Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014887-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml "I am continual motion." -- Dziga Vertov "Man With a Movie Camera" is breathlessly brilliant proof of it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014889-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml "Planet 51" is a victim of bad timing. It arrives in a year when it is one of 20 animated movies submitted for possible Oscar consideration. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014890-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml Editor's note: A shorter version of this review appeared Nov. 5 as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival coverage. Believe the hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014891-60.stm?cmpid=news.xml Actor Kellan Lutz has learned to be careful what "Twilight" fans wish for -- especially when handcuffs are involved. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014900-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Also in today's headlines: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014901-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Investors pulled back on Dick's Sporting Goods shares yesterday after the Findlay retailer trounced third-quarter earnings expectations, then hurried to warn there's a lot to worry about in the fourth quarter. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014902-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Shoppers are expected to shell out some $25 billion for gift cards this holiday season, making the little pieces of plastic cash the No. 1 present for the sixth year in a row. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014904-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml The state Public Utility Commission has approved the sale of Dominion Peoples, Pittsburgh's largest natural gas utility, to Peoples Hope Gas Cos. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014905-30.stm?cmpid=news.xml Howard "Hoddy" Hanna III, chairman and CEO of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, was honored recently by an organization of top real estate brokers for his work toward increasing homeownership and building better communities. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014906-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml In recent months Pennsylvania has been in step with the nation in terms of unemployment, staying about a point behind the national rate as both rates slowly ticked up. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014907-68.stm?cmpid=news.xml Might your family be shunning a federal tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a home because of a prior bankruptcy or foreclosure? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014908-456.stm?cmpid=news.xml Gas grills, pacifiers Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014911-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey's television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said yesterday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014915-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday awarded $290 million in teacher-effectiveness grants to schools in Pittsburgh and three other cities, saying the bold initiatives they've proposed have the chance to shape the future of teaching in America. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014919-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml An insurance company for the state police will pay a Penn Hills man and his lawyer $250,000 to settle an excessive force claim against a trooper who has been sued multiple times. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014923-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml A majority of Pittsburgh City Council members said yesterday that they'll vote for a tuition tax, but that won't stop the universities -- and maybe the students -- from trying to derail the effort. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014927-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pittsburgh police and the city's Office of Municipal Investigations are looking into allegations of misbehavior by officers at Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's election night party at a North Shore sports bar. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014928-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Although it's an unusual way to build confidence in a project, the developer of the proposed Valley View Downs harness track in Lawrence County says the company's bankruptcy may help move the project ahead. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014930-87.stm?cmpid=news.xml Some days, you walk into Giant Eagle and want to shout to the world: "I'm here!" Other days ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014949-294.stm?cmpid=news.xml He arrived in the mail one bright and sunny December afternoon: a tiny tadpole swimming in a bag of water. He and his accoutrements came in a box marked "Grow a Frog." Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014955-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml The federal government yesterday asked for former Steelers Hall of Fame cornerback Mel Blount to be held in default on more than $600,000 in back taxes that he owes. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014957-59.stm?cmpid=news.xml An armed robber is being sought after the holdup Wednesday of a PNC Bank branch in North Huntingdon, police said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014958-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml A man who spent 19 years in prison for a rape he did not commit appears to be nearing a settlement in his federal lawsuit against the city of Pittsburgh. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014959-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center in Oakland has received the 2009 HPCwire Reader's Choice Award for Top Supercomputing Achievement, which recognizes the center's work as part of the National Institutes of Health's Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study project. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014960-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml State police in Somerset said a 15-year-old Jennerstown girl, sentenced to a youth facility, fled from a dental appointment in Cambria County yesterday and stole four cars, crashing three of them, before being caught. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014961-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Sto-Rox school board last night did not open up the head football coaching position despite rumors that the decision was a done deal. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014962-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml City police have this advice for shoppers who want to keep their holiday purchases: put your junk in the trunk. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014971-132.stm?cmpid=news.xml Will Power won't be waiting around for a ride next year. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014972-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL -- Taking the oath of office in a solemn ceremony in his locked-down capital yesterday, President Hamid Karzai set an implicit timeline for a drawdown of foreign forces, expressing hopes that by the end of his new five-year term, Afghanistan would see to its own security Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014973-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BEIJING -- Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014974-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Flights over much of the eastern United States were delayed yesterday by a predawn failure in a fairly new communications system, which led to the shutdown of a computer that accepts flight plans from the airlines and feeds them to air traffic controllers. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014976-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- As White House observers attempt to read the tea leaves about the timing of President Barack Obama's Afghanistan announcement, one thing becomes clear: There's not much time left. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014977-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml UNITED NATIONS -- UNICEF yesterday urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care -- and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence -- two decades after the United Nations adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014978-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BRUSSELS -- After years of effort the European Union named its first full-time president and powerful foreign policy chief yesterday -- but handed the jobs to two little-known compromise figures instead of global heavy hitters. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014981-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Greene County woman was killed early Wednesday when her pickup truck was struck by a dump truck in Dunkard. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014982-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014983-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml NEW ORLEANS -- A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014984-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Government auditors raised doubts yesterday about the number of jobs created or saved by the economic stimulus program, but they also said that mistakes reported in recent weeks signal the benefits of government transparency. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014985-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Women can delay their first Pap test for cervical cancer until they turn 21, and many can wait longer to go back for follow-up screenings, according to new guidelines released today by a major medical group. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014986-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Flanked by a panoply of health reform advocates in a packed Capitol meeting room i Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid showcased the sweeping plan he had unveiled the day before to overhaul the nation's health insurance system and expand coverage to millions. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1014987-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Oh, to be Bella Swan. Duquesne University freshman Carly Schlegel has the petite build, the chestnut hair and the alabaster skin. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015004-449.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sophomore guard Paul Williams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and went 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the last minute to seal No. 18 Dayton's 63-59 comeback win against No. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09324/1015006-233.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pitt cornerbacks Aaron Berry and Ricky Gary were injured in the second half of the 27-22 win against Notre Dame, and that meant the Panthers had to finish the game with a patchwork secondary Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014924-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml OTTAWA -- Ottawa defeated the Penguins, 6-2, at Scotiabank Place tonight. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1015002-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Jared Mintz scored 24 points on nearly-perfect shooting to lead Lafayette to an 88-77 win over St. Francis tonight. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1015013-169.stm?cmpid=news.xml Angela Pace scored 20 points and led the Robert Morris women's basketball team to a 74-67 home win against Akron tonight. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1015008-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Chad Tomko scored 21 points and North Carolina-Wilmington held Penn State to 32.3 percent shooting to knock off the Nittany Lions,80-69, tonight. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014914-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ashton Gibbs scored 20 points to lead Pitt past Eastern Kentucky, 71-60, tonight at the Petersen Events Center. It was the second consecutive game that Gibbs scored 20 points or more. He scored 22 against Binghamton Tuesday night. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014913-358.stm?cmpid=news.xml District Fishing Report Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014832-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml A few hundred people gathered in front of UPMC Braddock this afternoon to rally the medical giant to keep the hospital open. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014859-214.stm?cmpid=news.xml Does Jonathan Baldwin have to stay another year in college before entering the draft, or is he eligible to enter after this season? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014856-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Two brothers from Bellevue have been charged with vandalizing about 150 cars in five North Hills communities Wednesday night. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014858-51.stm?cmpid=news.xml When you return to Pittsburgh for the holidays, is there one place you have to go first? A favorite food you have to have? A person you must see? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014433-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml For the past decade, one could pretty much pencil Rochester into the WPIAL Class A semifinals as soon as the brackets were released. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014831-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml Common Pleas Judge Kevin J. Sasinoski today set bond for Jason Kasper, who has been ordered to stand trial on charges of homicide and homicide by vehicle in the love-triangle death Nov. 1 of John Pavlick. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014785-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- When you're trying to build a $425 million racetrack/casino, using the B word -- as in bankruptcy -- is often seen as a negative, Centaur Racing's Jeffrey Smith admitted yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014805-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml PARIS -- Recovery in developed economies will accelerate next year due to "substantial improvements" in financial markets and fast-growing Asian countries, but is likely to remain fragile, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said today as it doubled its 2010 growth forecast. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014777-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The state Public Utility Commission has approved the sale of Dominion Peoples, Pittsburgh's largest natural gas utility, to Peoples Hope Gas companies LLC, a subsidiary of SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North America LP. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014775-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The tuition tax has the votes to win approval. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014823-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported this afternoon that Pennsylvania's unemployment rate held steady from September to October, remaining at 8.8 percent. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014792-407.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- A gauge of future economic activity and a report on unemployment benefits signaled today that the recovery will probably remain weak in the coming months. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014793-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Steelers linebacker James Harrison told the Post-Gazette today he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for punching Cincinnati offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth Sunday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014791-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml City police kicked off a holiday safety campaign today intended to keep Pittsburgh residents from falling prey to thieves and scammers who take advantage of the season. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014790-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml NEW YORK -- AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed as much as 36 percent of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014789-144.stm?cmpid=news.xml Colin takes your questions on the Mountaineers controversial loss to Cincinnati and on the looming Backyard Brawl with Pitt. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014770-147.stm?cmpid=news.xml Whitehall officials advised motorists to avoid several streets in the borough from 9:30 a.m. until early afternoon because of a Duquesne Light Company project to replace a power transformer. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014788-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ron takes your questions on the Michigan State game and Penn State's bowl prospects. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014783-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A local architect today took his battle to save Mellon Arena from the wrecking ball to its owner, the city-Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014446-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml Plays have been a mainstay each spring at local high schools, but fall productions are becoming more commonplace -- and complex. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014551-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml The McKeesport Heritage Center will host a special commemoration of female aviator Helen Richey on Saturday, on what would have been her 100th birthday. There will be a ceremony at 1 p.m. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014716-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Riverlife yesterday urged Pittsburghers to donate to the renovation of the broken fountain at Point State Park before a matching grant pledge expires Tuesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014543-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml By Cindy Micco Plays have been a mainstay each spring at local high schools, but fall productions are becoming more commonplace -- and complex. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014781-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Panthers are off this week, but Paul isn't. Zeise takes your questions in the wake of Pitt's victory over Notre Dame and with the Backyard Brawl looming on the horizon. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014784-318.stm?cmpid=news.xml Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014780-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml An armed robber is being sought after the holdup yesterday of a PNC Bank branch in North Huntingdon, police said Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014782-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml OTTAWA -- The Penguins will get a couple of injured players back when they face Ottawa tonight at 7:38 at Scotiabank Place, but might lose another. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014637-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml It is a measure of Sarah Palin's popularity that her appearance Saturday at a Sam's Club in South Strabane needs no advertising. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014503-106.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's holiday baking time. And we'll get you off to a good start by sharing two fabulously delicious desserts. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014501-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml A new beer aims to be as cool as Donnie Iris. In fact, the local rocker is part of the business that's marketing the brew, which takes on his "King of Cool" nickname: King Cool Light. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014771-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Greene County woman was killed early yesterday when her pickup truck was struck by a dump truck in Dunkard. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014502-34.stm?cmpid=news.xml For many of us, it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving dinner without the traditional side dishes -- green bean casserole; potatoes candied with brown sugar, butter and those itsy-bitsy marshmallows; Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014776-367.stm?cmpid=news.xml You said that the scheduling system is predetermined to eliminate inequity. So how then will Pittsburgh visit Miami two years in a row? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014773-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A half-mile missing link on the North Shore Trail will be filled by a $5 million elevated structure stretching from near Washington's Landing to the Three Rivers Rowing Association's near Millvale. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014494-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Sto-Rox school board is preparing to bolster its administrative ranks by giving two teachers administrative internships and replacing them with long-term substitutes. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014702-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml More than 150 Mon Valley residents, health care activists and elected officials gathered at Braddock Carnegie Library last night, where Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato hosted a public hearing on UPMC's decision to shutter its hospital there at the end of January. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:33:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014404-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Just out of high school and inspired by a friend, Steve Richard figured he would try competing in a sprint-distance decathlon at North Park. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014772-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sales of cold weather gear helped Dick's Sporting Goods beat analysts expectations for the third quarter and the Findley retailer said it is raising its earnings projections for the full fiscal year as a result. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014405-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml At West Penn Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, premature babies lie naked in incubators with wires protruding from tiny noses and snaking beneath fragile limbs. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014409-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml By joining forces, the Mars Area School District and its member municipalities hope to see a comprehensive recreation plan for the area, one they hope will help move them to the top of the heap of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014474-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml John Pietrusinski was named principal of Pine-Richland High School in a unanimous vote of the school board Tuesday. He will begin the $95,000-a-year position Dec. 1. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014406-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Water rates will go up in Seven Fields next year, according to borough Manager Thomas B. Smith. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014390-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Attention is turning to hammering out a consensus with the largest group of unionized workers in the county courthouse and government center in downtown Butler. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014529-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml South Butler County teachers and the school board agree that any wage increases should be retroactive to July 2008, once the two sides come to terms on a new contract. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014393-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml Freshmen are the focus these days at Parkway West Career and Technology Center in North Fayette. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:19:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014464-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml November is Native American Heritage Month, and to celebrate, Community College of Allegheny County North Campus was host to the performance troupe Fast Horses this month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014585-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml On a recent day at The Pet Salon in Scott, dogs of varying shapes and sizes stood quietly on grooming tables as they were combed, brushed, clipped, trimmed and fluffed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014583-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml Someday, Luke Steinhauer would like to play the role of Tony in "West Side Story" on Broadway. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:03:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014580-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml Christmas came early this year for 13 girls who live in the South Hills. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014472-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml George Branick, 80, and Cliff Flegal, 89, are lifelong McKeesport residents who have heard it all when it comes to ideas for revitalizing the Mon Valley. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014577-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml At Bob's Bar in Glassport, helping children is seasonal -- all four seasons. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014467-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml The number of Americans having trouble putting food on the table continues to rise, and the South Hills is no exception to the trend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014558-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Everyone loves a good story, and on Saturday, members of StoryWorks Storytelling Guild in Murrysville will be telling some of their best in "Ten Years of Tales" at Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014541-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Incorporated: As a borough May 2, 1946 Location: Eastern Allegheny County, 8.5 miles east of Downtown Pittsburgh; Braddock Hills covers 1 square mile and is accessed primarily by Route 30. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014539-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml When the Rev. John Lolla began writing the history of his congregation at Plum Creek Presbyterian Church in 2003, he knew it would be a big project. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014392-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml St. Joseph Catholic School in Coraopolis had library books, but no real library. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014517-475.stm?cmpid=news.xml Some years ago I began talking about touring Italy on a motorcycle. My wife and I have made a few trips to Italy, and we always rented a car to tour the country. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:29:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014709-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml The dynamic West Virginia Democrat long ago secured a prominent place of his own in Senate lore. Yesterday, Mr. Byrd became the longest-serving member of Congress in history with his 20,774th day in office. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014638-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Legislation quietly introduced Tuesday in Pittsburgh City Council gives the city's nine lawmakers veto power over almost all new construction by big tax-exempt institutions -- effective immediately. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014661-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Guard Chris Kemoeatu likes nothing better than to block for the run. It remains his forte, a big reason Sports Illustrated chose him to its midseason All-Pro team. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014769-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A student representative last night asked the Shaler Area school board to address shrinking class funds. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014768-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml While Franklin Park's preliminary 2010 budget includes no property tax increase, it does include, for the first time, a $52 local services tax. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:56:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014726-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml A woman's body was found in a wooded area of East Hills yesterday afternoon, police said. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014767-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml An airline passenger suffered a slight injury while coming down an escape slide when a charter plane made an emergency landing in Kansas after losing an engine. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014560-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml News briefs from around the South Hills and Washington County: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014574-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Carol Anthony grew up in Carrick and remembers walking past the mansion overlooking Brownsville Road and wondering who lived in the big house and what their lives must be like. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:27:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014581-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml Graduating and working in the Peters Township School District got a little harder this week. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014570-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml Justine Ray considers herself a Gwen's Girls success story. The non-profit agency helps girls, age 8-18, build self-esteem and healthy relationships. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014578-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml Speaking to some 5 million students during the past 30 years has given Bill Sanders the chance to perfect his delivery. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014587-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml The West Mifflin Area school board will vote tomorrow night on the appointment of Assistant Superintendent Janet Sardon to superintendent. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014568-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml To accommodate publication of our large holiday edition on Thanksgiving Day, next week's South edition will be published a day early. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014546-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sheryl Brown will have three minutes to nourish the lives of others. Ms. Brown, of Hempfield, was the winner of a United Way Shop 'n Save shopping spree. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014557-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Jean Barnett isn't surprised when she finds a soda can tab or two sitting in her mailbox or outside her front door. "It's amusing," she said. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014554-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml A crowd of 70 residents Monday night failed to convince the Penn Township commissioners not to appeal two decisions regarding a police pension issue involving two former officers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:12:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014553-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Norwin School District is looking at a Walmart Superstore in the proposed Mills Pointe complex as a source of recouping some of the property tax revenue it could lose in the next six years. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:11:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014535-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Downtown construction will detour -- but not dim -- festivities Friday at the 49th annual Light Up Night, the traditional kickoff to Pittsburgh's holiday season. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014555-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml The deputy sheriff says he wants the job, the sheriff says the deputy is the best person for the job but the governor -- who has the final say about the job -- is not saying. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:10:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014538-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml As Monroeville officials work to iron out details regarding the 2010 budget, a woman elected to council 16 days ago says council members-elect should be included in the entire process. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:08:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014540-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml In a report distributed at the Nov. 9 school board meeting, the Penn Hills School District provided details about a 9 percent decrease in student population this school year. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014547-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml As lowering property values, rising crime rates and stagnant development become increasing problems in some suburban communities, Penn Hills residents are considering options. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014552-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml As residents and officials discuss the idea of creating a Community Development Corporation, several major projects proposed in Penn Hills are progressing. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014544-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Although UPMC insists that the deal has been sealed on the Jan. 31 closure of UPMC Braddock, residents, activists and public officials are still trying to sway the medical giant. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:03:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014470-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml The announcement that DISH Network would close its 600-person call center in McKeesport in March was a devastating blow to a city already saddled with a 10.3 percent unemployment rate. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014398-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Baierl Automotive Group, of McCandless, was the recipient of the American Cancer Society's Corporate Partnership Award at a volunteer recognition dinner held last month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:58:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014463-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pine-Richland High School students hope to spread the magic of the season -- and raise some money -- by writing personalized letters from Santa to children. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014475-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml The high school marching band, performing its 2009 program "One Way Out," placed second in Class A at the Woodland Hills Band Competition. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:57:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014408-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Shaler Police Department was among 22 departments statewide to receive a Platinum Award from the Automobile Association of America, according to officials at AAA East Central. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014528-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ross Commissioners say they will look long and hard at all possible spending cuts before they consider any increase in the property tax rate. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:55:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014456-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml The new Butler County Prison soared through its first state inspection. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:54:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014526-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Butler County Commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to set aside a corner of Diamond Park for a second World War II monument, all in the interests of peace. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014678-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Barring a successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, the decades-long legal wrangling over what has come to be known as the Seven Fields development scam is over. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:53:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014473-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Winning an 11-year court battle is bittersweet for those involved in a zoning violation case that pitted a small neighborhood in Franklin Park against a business and even the borough, at one point. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:52:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014455-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Boots rather than sneakers are the recommended footwear for a post-Thanksgiving hike that will trace part of George Washington's journey through Butler County. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:51:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014410-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1965 Ferguson Road in Hampton, will host its first Mission Mall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the church's Fellowship Hall. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014401-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml If you will look back some 40 years or more you will find that Ross commissioners then, as now, were unable and unwilling to stand up for this library. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:47:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014515-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Carlynton High School juniors Chelsea Lanish, Lauren McCarl, Shelby Pelesky and Jacob Steiner represented the district at the Allegheny County 4-H program, "The Power of Youth in Government." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:40:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014514-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml The high school performing arts program will host a day-long drama festival starting at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014479-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml To accommodate publication of our large Thanksgiving edition that will be stuffed with stories and Black Friday ads, next week's West will be published Wednesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014658-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pitt led all NCAA Division I teams in rebounding margin last season. Over the past five seasons the Panthers have been first or second in the Big East Conference in that category three times. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014489-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml The first bake sale that Rennerdale United Presbyterian Church held to raise money for its building project was so popular, it raised $900 and the homemade goods sold out within hours. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014512-147.stm?cmpid=news.xml When the state Department of Transportation replaces the 104-year-old McLaughlin Run Road bridge at Maple Street, about 7,000 motorists a day will have to deal with a 5.5-mile detour. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014490-147.stm?cmpid=news.xml West motorists should be alert for detours and lane restrictions during these highway improvement projects: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014484-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Central Valley school directors last week approved a job description for their first high school athletic director, and the job was posted Friday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014491-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml South Fayette Commissioners say that when it comes to the abandoned Mayview State Hospital site, their interests are the same as everyone else's. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:32:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014492-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Groundskeepers at the former Mayview State Hospital on Mayview Road in South Fayette reported Nov. 6 that about 50 windows worth about $5,000 had been shattered on the vacant building. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014486-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml I have been a fan of musical theater ever since my mother took me to see a high school theater production of "Brigadoon." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014742-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves as the surging Florida Panthers rolled to a 6-2 victory against the Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:11:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014691-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Los Angeles Kings absorbed their first big dose of adversity this season, learning yesterday they will be without first-line left winger Ryan Smyth for up to a month. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:10:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014696-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml For the second time in a little more than three months, Sidney Crosby got to celebrate with the people of Nova Scotia. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:07:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014761-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml SEOUL, South Korea -- For all of President Obama's laying claim to the title of "America's first Pacific president," Asia was always going to be a tough nut for him to crack. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014762-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml LVIV, Ukraine -- It is not immediately clear why Vasily V. Humenyuk should be a candidate for president of Ukraine. A former customs official from the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, he subscribes to no particular ideology, has the flimsiest of platforms and does not plan to tour the country before the vote, reasoning that "these trips cost a great deal and the people are sick of them." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014763-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BAGHDAD -- Iraq was thrown into a fresh political crisis on Wednesday after a vice president vetoed a newly passed election law, delaying the vote, setting off fresh sectarian wrangling and possibly complicating plans to withdraw American troops. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014764-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml THUWAL, Saudi Arabia -- The $12.5 billion question is this: Can Ben Frevert change Saudi Arabia? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014765-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml CAIRO -- Iran's foreign minister said this week that his government would not ship its stockpile of low-enriched uranium out of the country, making him the highest ranking official so far to declare that Iran would renege on a deal aimed at defusing a confrontation with the West over its nuclear program. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014766-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai begins a second term on Thursday as a leader badly damaged by a tainted election, strained relations with his allies and a record blighted by ineffective management and corruption. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014747-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml "Multiroom sound system? There's an app for that." Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014748-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml A clotheshorse racked up thousands of dollars in mystery charges on a friend's credit card. Phantoms emptied your uncle's bank account. Someone took out a car loan in your colleague's name and stuck her with the bill. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014749-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml Been to the iTunes App Store lately? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014750-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml Q. My netbook battery doesn't last very long. Are there ways to get more than a few hours of power between charges? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014751-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml The European Union's ombudsman on Wednesday criticized the antitrust inquiry that led to a 1.06 billion euro ($1.45 billion) fine against Intel, saying investigators failed to note statements that might have been relevant to the chip maker's case. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014752-115.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Earth's oceans, which have absorbed carbon dioxide from fuel emissions since the dawn of the industrial era, have recently grown less efficient at sopping it up, new research suggests. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014753-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- In nearly a dozen recent terrorism cases in the United States, Britain and Canada, investigators discovered the suspects had something in common: a devotion to the message of Anwar al-Awlaki, an eloquent Muslim cleric who has turned the Web into a tool for extremist indoctrination. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014754-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday defended his decision to prosecute five men accused as co-conspirators in the Sept. 11 attacks in federal court in Manhattan, declaring that while he believes "we are at war," that the venue was the best place to pursue the case against them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014755-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml NEW YORK -- It's every writer's dream for a book or story to be sold to the movies. It's even better when the movie then remains true to the original book -- a rare occurrence -- and becomes a big hit, even the cultural sensation of the moment. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014756-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge found Wednesday evening that poor maintenance of a major navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers led to some of the worst flooding after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling was a major victory for homeowners who suffered damage in the aftermath of the storm. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014757-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- President Obama's top diplomat privately pressed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to deliver "measurable results" on governance and corruption as the White House prepared specific new demands to accompany an American troop buildup. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014758-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml LESBOS, GREECE -- "Stop the boat! Stop the boat now!" the captain of the Greek Coast Guard patrol vessel yelled over the bullhorn, turning a spotlight on the flimsy dinghy as it chugged toward this island in the Aegean Sea. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014759-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- The arrests last month of two Chicago men accused of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper have widened into a global terrorism inquiry that has led to arrests in Pakistan and implicated a former Pakistani military officer as a co-conspirator, government officials said Wednesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014760-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml JERUSALEM -- Two weeks after the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, vowed not to run for re-election and hinted that he might resign, the Middle East peace process has sunk into a deep crisis amid urgent efforts to revive it. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014746-275.stm?cmpid=news.xml LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the visiting Cleveland Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:59:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014647-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml BALTIMORE -- Despite their battles over same-sex marriage, the nation's Catholic bishops say their greatest challenge is convincing faithful Catholics that only a vowed, lifelong commitment between a man and a woman can be called marriage. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014731-449.stm?cmpid=news.xml Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat visiting Coastal Carolina. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:09:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014689-63.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident in April, overcome by waves of grief and sadness. Mike Scioscia kept them moving forward. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:06:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014657-61.stm?cmpid=news.xml Penguins coach Dan Bylsma could not help but notice Max Talbot when the fireball of a forward reported to the Mellon Arena locker-room complex yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014642-233.stm?cmpid=news.xml There are many remarkable statistics that tell the tale of Pitt's dynamic freshman running backs, Dion Lewis and Ray Graham, but none suggest their maturity better than this one: In a combined 279 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:50:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014653-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Retired Navy Capt. William B. Ecker, who led low-level sorties over Cuba in October 1962 and provided photographic evidence of Russian missile installations that almost led to a nuclear confrontation between the Soviets and the United States, died Nov. 5 at a hospital near his home in Punta Gorda, Fla. He was 85 and had coronary artery disease. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:38:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014655-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Paul Wendkos, a movie and television director who was best known for the frothy surfer film "Gidget," but whose other productions ranged from the dark and edgy to historical dramas, died Nov. 12 at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was 84. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014654-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pierre Harmel, a Belgian statesman who advocated European disarmament in the late 1960s and was the leading proponent of a forward-looking NATO policy toward the former Soviet bloc that hastened East-West detente, died in Brussels on Sunday. He was 98. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014651-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml A memorial service today will honor E.J. Josey, the first black president of the American Library Association and professor emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014649-122.stm?cmpid=news.xml Bruce A. Bartolotta, who served the Monongahela Valley community with an unusual blended career as attorney and grocer, died Monday at the age of 55, ending a four-year battle with lymphoma. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:34:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1004266-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml TAMPA, Fla. -- A spotlight on Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood in the October issue of Southern Living magazine reveals a vibrant blend of cultures. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1006962-37.stm?cmpid=news.xml LYNCH, Ky. -- Joseph Marzelli is glad for the cheerful canary singing in the darkness of an Appalachian coal mine. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1012571-287.stm?cmpid=news.xml LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Snowy Range Ski Area is scheduled to open in late November this year. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014376-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ohio Township -- The 20th annual Avonworth Band Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at Avonworth High School, 258 Josephs Lane. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014377-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Moon Township Public Library, Suite 100, 1700 Beaver Grade Road, will hold a screening of "For My Father" at 10 a.m. Saturday as part of its Film Movement series. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014378-59.stm?cmpid=news.xml Monroeville -- The Holy Name Society at North American Martyrs Catholic Church, 2526 Haymaker Road, will sponsor a parish breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014379-58.stm?cmpid=news.xml Waynesburg -- Waynesburg University's Fall Semester Student Art Exhibition is being held through Dec. 4 in the Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014381-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml There are a lot of talented teams left in the WPIAL playoffs. But a lot of talented teams have been left behind, too. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014383-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Mt. Lebanon High School girls' volleyball team and coach Dawn Begor left Central York High School wondering, what if ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014384-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Fueled by the grit and desire of a defending WPIAL champion, Bethel Park marched down the field on a potential game-winning drive against another talented team on a warm night less than two months Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014385-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml It may have been the biggest upset of the regular season ... and it came the first weekend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014386-139.stm?cmpid=news.xml Fans of amateur youth boxing in Western Pennsylvania will have something to be thankful for next week as the Pittsburgh Silver Gloves Tournament will take place on Nov. 25 at Elks Lodge No. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014388-142.stm?cmpid=news.xml Melissa Stadelman could have been a scholarship volleyball player at several NCAA Division II colleges, but that wasn't a big enough challenge for this Carrick High School graduate. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014389-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml Upper St. Clair said goodbye to eight seniors from last season's PIHL Class AAA semifinalist hockey team, but the Panthers still plan on speeding back into the Penguins Cup's Final Four. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014391-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml The new owners of Carnegie Towers are keeping tight reins on the 10-story, federally subsidized high-rise on Capitol Drive -- and it shows. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014394-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Carnegie: A neighborhood clean-up of litter and debris is planned for 9:30 a.m. Sunday on West Main Street. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014395-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Don't expect to see too many footballs zipping throw the air at Elizabeth Forward High School tomorrow night. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014416-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's been three years and three trips to the PIHL Class AA Penguins Cup semifinals for the seniors on the Franklin Regional hockey team. Making it four-for-four is a goal ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014417-450.stm?cmpid=news.xml Yough High School graduate Craig Sedunov originally had plans of fulfilling his dream by playing big-time college football at Pitt. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014429-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Pay no attention to that odd-looking number prefacing Aliquippa in this year's WPIAL Class AA playoff bracket. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014430-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml Can the Hampton High School football team record a third consecutive upset? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014431-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body for high school athletics in the state, has released the classification breakdowns for sports for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014432-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml It would not be a stretch to call tomorrow night's Thomas Jefferson-West Allegheny WPIAL Class AAA semifinal matchup a golden contest. Golden for a couple of reasons. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014434-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml The West Allegheny High School girls' volleyball team experienced the phenomenon of deja vu last Friday during the PIAA quarterfinal round robin, which took place at Central York High School. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014435-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml Carl Yanek knew he would be back, he just wasn't sure when. Yanek has returned to the coaching ranks, this time at Center High School, after a three-year hiatus. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014438-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml Seneca Valley High School girls' volleyball assistant coach Mallory DeMarco did not attend the Raiders match in the opening round of the PIAA Class AAA tournament on Nov. 10. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014439-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml Replacing a successful coach in any sport at any level is never easy. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014440-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's delightfully simplistic, but what else needs to be said? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014441-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml After years of simply overwhelming opponents with superior skill and talent, the Pine-Richland High School hockey team doesn't have that luxury anymore. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014442-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, the governing body for high school athletics in the state, has released the classification breakdowns for sports for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014443-364.stm?cmpid=news.xml Swimming and diving programs and water polo programs are closely intertwined. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014448-125.stm?cmpid=news.xml How many man-games have been lost to injury thus far for the Penguins? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014449-151.stm?cmpid=news.xml One of my homeowning neighbors was in his yard near sunset (after lunch), raking up a big pile of fallen leaves. "You think it's done for the year?" I said. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014450-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml For 10 years, the parish of St. Athanasius Church in West View has opened its doors on Thanksgiving Day to serve a meal to those who otherwise would eat alone. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014451-54.stm?cmpid=news.xml With just a few flicks of the switch and other energy-saving measures, the Seneca Valley School District was able to trim $307,000 off its utility costs during the past 18 months. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014452-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Police news from the West suburban area: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014458-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Major appliances, electronics, tires, batteries and cell phones will be among the items that will be accepted during a Hard-to-Recycle collection program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014459-325.stm?cmpid=news.xml Plaid is back in fashion, but "Forever Plaid" has never gone out of style. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014460-325.stm?cmpid=news.xml The women of prime-time drama would have a field day with some of the dialogue in "The Queens," a play that defies conventions despite its hints of Shakespeare and history, although strictly of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014468-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml A troubling survey released last week found many Pennsylvanians wincing as they admit the unrelenting recession has hit where it hurts: Smack in the middle of their thinning household budget. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014471-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml Tomorrow night the West Mifflin Area school board will hold a special meeting to vote on the appointment of a new superintendent. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014495-59.stm?cmpid=news.xml Members of the Franklin Regional High School marching band were notified in April 2008 that they would be performing in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The long wait is almost over. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014496-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml Mark Willson thinks Pittsburgh's best days are ahead, but he's not talking about Luke Ravenstahl relentlessly promoting the city as a medical and high-tech giant. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014497-60.stm?cmpid=news.xml By Adrian McCoy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" looks like an elaborate sci-fi adventure filled with bizarre alien life forms and mind-bending special effects. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014498-34.stm?cmpid=news.xml Sometimes the planets align, and the resulting star show is something to see. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014505-34.stm?cmpid=news.xml A roast turkey may be the true centerpiece of most American tables next Thursday, but it hasn't always been so. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014506-107.stm?cmpid=news.xml A few farmers markets are open right up to Thanksgiving, including the Original Farmers Night Market in South Fayette, which is open tomorrow, Monday and Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014507-389.stm?cmpid=news.xml How about a bottle of green wine for your Thanksgiving dinner table? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014510-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml Lohio regroups with EP Pittsburgh rock band Lohio has a lot of things going for it, but stability isn't one of them. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014511-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml By now you may have seen billboards around town for TobyMac's Winter Wonder Slam at Mellon Arena and wondered to yourself: Who is TobyMac and how is he headlining the arena? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014516-96.stm?cmpid=news.xml Video game reviews. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014518-215.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ron, I am so tired of JoePa's same old excuses. Can't trust a true freshmen and we don't need a special teams coach. Maybe he hasn't looked over the college football landscape lately and looked at a lot of major programs using and succeeding with true freshmen in starting and critical roles. Will it ever change in Happy Valley? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014519-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml 'star trek' Call it "Star Trek 2.0." Director J.J. Abrams' new take on the classic science-fiction franchise offers an action-packed space romp with some changes made to the storied mythology. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014524-60.stm?cmpid=news.xml "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is the second time around for most of the cast but the first "Twilight" experience for director Chris Weitz, who took over for Catherine Hardwicke in a dispute over Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014536-323.stm?cmpid=news.xml Looking for Christmas spirit? It's all around us. Here is the big holiday list with Light Up Nights, "Nutcrackers," concerts, plays and more. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014582-242.stm?cmpid=news.xml Getting a restaurant off the ground is never easy but Plum Pan-Asian Kitchen, in the Eastside development in East Liberty, has had a particularly tumultuous birth. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014590-46.stm?cmpid=news.xml Restaurant news in brief. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014591-440.stm?cmpid=news.xml Here's a mystery for you: In January 1956, a twin-engine Mitchell B-25 bomber crash-landed in the Monongahela River, right around Homestead. And the thing just kind of sank into the muddy ooze. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014594-388.stm?cmpid=news.xml Jay Reatard started banging out punk rock songs in his bedroom when he was 15, and 14 years later, his mode of operation hasn't changed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014595-437.stm?cmpid=news.xml A list of recommended things to do this weekend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014596-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml 'The Vanished Empire' Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014597-120.stm?cmpid=news.xml Procrastinators, your time has come. This is the final weekend of the 28th annual Three Rivers Film Festival. Movies are being shown at three locations: Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014598-437.stm?cmpid=news.xml A list of things to do this weekend. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014601-185.stm?cmpid=news.xml A driver of a 2007 Toyota Camry is blaming a recent accident at the Shoppers Plaza in Hampton on a stuck accelerator pedal -- a problem that has been reported before and is part of a continuing investigation under way by both Toyota Motor Sales Inc. and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014603-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Federal Housing Administration, the agency that insures home purchases made with down payments as small as 3.5 percent, may create another lending crisis, Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014605-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml Ambulatory surgical centers, free-standing facilities where patients can go for minor procedures, continue to proliferate in Pennsylvania. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014607-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml ExxonMobil this month became the first U.S. oil company in 35 years to sign an oil-production contract with the government of Iraq. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014608-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml Fine, deny global warming; we still have to revolutionize our energy supply Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014609-109.stm?cmpid=news.xml It's not fair to tax those who are least able to pay Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014610-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml Winners on the ice, the Penguins now will try their luck on land. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014613-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml Hershey, hoping to expand its overseas presence, has lined up a potential partner as the most recognizable name in American chocolate considers starting a bidding war for British candy maker Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014614-155.stm?cmpid=news.xml What if the $15 million hole in the city budget isn't really there? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014616-294.stm?cmpid=news.xml I was taking my dogs for their nightly walk when the rain storm that had been brewing all day decided to arrive. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014623-290.stm?cmpid=news.xml What is the status of Maurice Walker? I know we three players coming in with two open spots next year, is Walker out of luck with Pitt? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014625-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Most taxpayers want the same things. They want their dollars to be spent wisely. They want to be treated fairly. They want tax bills to have predictability. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014626-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Last month, NASA set its sights on the moon. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014627-192.stm?cmpid=news.xml Three new numbers have hit the news -- three unrelated numbers that add up to a sick feeling that America may not have its priorities straight. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014628-110.stm?cmpid=news.xml I have an idea. Since the state needs to save money, why don't we start laying off our representatives in the Legislature ("State to Lay Off 319 Workers," Nov. 17)? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014630-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml The University of Pittsburgh was one of 100 campuses nationwide where students received free copies of "The Origin of Species" yesterday, though the commemoration of the book's 150th anniversary wasn't quite as author Charles Darwin would have intended. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014631-57.stm?cmpid=news.xml Even though one member of the Green Tree Civil Service Commission believes the punishment is unfair, and another believes it should never have gotten to the point that it has, the board unanimously voted last night to uphold a two-day suspension for a borough police officer. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014633-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml BAGHDAD -- One of Iraq's vice presidents vetoed the country's new election law yesterday, throwing into fresh doubt the feasibility of holding crucial national elections in January and possibly disrupting the withdrawal next year of U.S. troops. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014635-449.stm?cmpid=news.xml Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said the process of filing forms that log hours players devote to football was corrected as soon as he learned it wasn't happening. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014636-34.stm?cmpid=news.xml Coming closer to your neighborhood soon: beer sales in grocery stores. The state has approved sales of the brew in five more suburban Pittsburgh Giant Eagle stores. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014648-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department said yesterday it will more closely monitor and review state-approved permits for mountaintop coal mining and also tighten the federal permitting process to better protect streams from mining was. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014656-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml Bumping into a Rooney at a film festival probably should never be considered surprising, and now that Hollywood producer Thomas Tull owns a chunk of the Steelers, the incidence of Rooney sightings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014660-143.stm?cmpid=news.xml Penn State tailback Evan Royster has found the yards a little tougher this season because of an ever-changing offensive line. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014662-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014666-66.stm?cmpid=news.xml If LeBron James truly believes he can help the Cleveland Browns, coach Eric Mangini has an orange helmet waiting for him. "I think he should come on down," Mangini said, smiling. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014667-44.stm?cmpid=news.xml The board of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh said yesterday that it would be willing to place a moratorium on the planned closure of several library branches, contingent on getting short-term and long-term funding commitments in place before its next board meeting on Dec. 14. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014669-450.stm?cmpid=news.xml Check out this exhibition basketball schedule -- at Maryland, at Wake Forest and at Georgia Tech. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014677-147.stm?cmpid=news.xml A Port Authority employee has been charged with stealing from the treasury room where fare money is counted. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014679-56.stm?cmpid=news.xml Police and federal agents in Berks County on Monday night arrested two people wanted on attempted homicide charges out of Westmoreland County, where state police said they robbed and stabbed a man over the weekend and stole his pickup. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014680-67.stm?cmpid=news.xml Former TV news anchor Don Cannon has been arrested in California for failure to report for his sentence of house arrest in two separate cases of driving under the influence. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014681-55.stm?cmpid=news.xml An arrest warrant has been issued for a Hazelwood man who police say shot another man in West Mifflin during an argument over racial slurs late Tuesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014682-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml An armed robber took an undisclosed amount of money from an attendant at the Alco parking lot outside on Sandusky Street on the North Side yesterday, police said. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014683-298.stm?cmpid=news.xml Classes were to resume today for nearly 500 students at Wilkins Elementary School in Churchill, which was closed yesterday because of a broken water line. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014687-116.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Post-Gazette's High School Athletes of the Week. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014688-365.stm?cmpid=news.xml The WPIAL Class AAA semifinal at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow between No. 14 seed Hampton (7-4) and No. 2 seed Hopewell (11-0) features a team led by the hottest running back in the league ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014698-113.stm?cmpid=news.xml SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions yesterday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of U.S. households are switching to power-hungry, wide-view, flat-screen, high-definition sets. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014699-28.stm?cmpid=news.xml More than a year after a deal to bring a grocery to the Hill District was thought to be sealed, the search for a company to serve the neighborhood continues, and residents who endure long drives Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014700-84.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- The National Archives is bringing together investigators to search for scribbled secrets from the first days of the Watergate scandal that destroyed Richard Nixon's presidency. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014701-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml Allegheny County Controller Mark Patrick Flaherty yesterday issued a report showing that the Community Empowerment Association, an agency contracted to operate a truancy-prevention program, misused more than $300,000 of a $1.5 million contract with the county Department of Human Services. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014703-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- Two bills to prevent state officials from getting automatic cost-of-living increases in December or January won't be needed, thanks to a sour economy. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014705-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml The Pittsburgh school board last night voted to accept a $40 million teacher-effectiveness grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, clearing the way for a new chapter in the district's four-year-old improvement campaign. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014707-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- Allegheny County school districts have entered nearly $1 billion worth of interest-rate swaps during the past 12 months. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014711-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leaders unveiled their proposal yesterday for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014713-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml SEOUL, South Korea -- President Barack Obama yesterday said he was still weeks away from deciding how many more U.S. troops to send to Afghanistan, and that he would like to fire officials who had leaked details of his deliberations to the news media. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014715-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- Dante Santoni, chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, wants to know who is on the board of the Pennsylvania Casino Association and what its mission is. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014717-454.stm?cmpid=news.xml In the wake of Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett's string of grand jury charges of election abuses, Democrats are lining up to portray themselves as champions of reform in Harrisburg. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014720-53.stm?cmpid=news.xml HARRISBURG -- Gov. Ed Rendell says he's confident that a grand jury will find nothing inappropriate in the way the Gaming Control Board awarded slots licenses in 2006. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014721-455.stm?cmpid=news.xml On Monday, FBI officials will gather with the family of slain Special Agent Samuel Hicks in renaming the Baltimore field office in his honor. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014722-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml KABUL -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Kabul for today's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, said he has a "window of opportunity" to crack down on corruption and respond to Afghan and international concerns. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014723-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml SEOUL, South Korea -- President Barack Obama arrived in Seoul last night for the last -- and perhaps easiest -- leg of an Asia trip in which he was forced to deal with a newly assertive Japan and an increasingly powerful China. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014724-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml WASHINGTON -- The arrests last month of two Chicago men accused of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper have widened into a global terrorism inquiry that has led to arrests in Pakistan and implicated a former Pakistani military officer as a co-conspirator, government officials said yesterday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014725-82.stm?cmpid=news.xml TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's foreign minister yesterday said his country would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, brushing aside the latest U.N. plan aimed at preventing Tehran from potentially building nuclear weapons. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1015011-100.stm?cmpid=news.xml No. 3 Ohio State dominated the first 4 minutes and West Virginia never came close to recovering over the last 36. Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and the Buckeyes scored the first 17 points to roll past the Mountaineers 92-69 tonight in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500