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Penguins Q & A: Rob Rossi answers your questions
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Rossi ... Tribune-Review Penguins writer Rob Rossi answers questions aboutthe Pittsburgh Penguins. Read older questions in the archives. Q: The Penguins have to think right wing Marian Hossa can besigned to give up top prospect Angelo Esposito, two good locker roomguys in Colby Armstrong and ...
Tribune-Review reports from Pakistan
Mar 01, 2008 ... Tribune-Review reporter Betsy Hiel and ...
Steelers Q & A archives
Mar 01, 2008; Scott Brown ... Tribune-Review Steelers writer Scott Brown answers questionsabout the Pittsburgh Steelers. The following are archived questionsand answers. Check out Scott's View from the Press Box blog entry for hislatest take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Q: Little word has been said on the ...
Steelers Q & A: Scott Brown answers your questions
Mar 01, 2008; Scott Brown ... Tribune-Review Steelers writer Scott Brown answers your questionsabout the Pittsburgh Steelers. Read older questions in the archives. Q: Got a question. I am a devoted fan in Texas, yes, Cowboycountry. But what are the chances of us possibly trying to signKendrell Bell? He had ...
Daily slideshows by Trib photographers
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Trib's photographers capture Friday's news and ...
Trib 30 index drops 9 points
Mar 01, 2008; Thomas Olson ... The stock market dropped on leap day, Feb. 29, the end of a downmonth for the Trib 30 list of local stocks overall. The index shed nine points last month to finish February tradingat 231.5. Metals was the only bright spot among the major industrysectors. The Dow Jones ...
Port Authority wants state to hear pension case
Mar 01, 2008; Jim Ritchie ... Paul Skoutelas might lose even if he wins his lawsuit againstPort Authority of Allegheny County. The transit agency that demanded its former chief executiveofficer repay nearly $65,000 of his pension wants a federal judge todismiss the case in which Skoutelas, 54, of Mt. Lebanon ...
Nonprofits top pledge to city
Mar 01, 2008; Jeremy Boren ... A group of more than 100 nonprofit organizations announced Fridayit beat its three-year fundraising goal to shore up Pittsburgh'stenuous finances, but future gifts now built into the city's budgetremain uncertain. The Pittsburgh Public Service Fund gave the city $13.98 ...
Playhouse Dance Company presents range of works
Mar 01, 2008; Mark Kanny ... The young dancers of Point Park University's Playhouse DanceCompany strutted their stuff through the challenges of diversechoreographic styles Thursday evening at the Byham Theater,Downtown. It was the first of four performances that conclude withmatinee and evening performances ...
Surging expenses drive taxi fare increase
Mar 01, 2008; Kim Leonard ... Taking a Yellow Cab from Downtown to the airport costs about $32to $34, and it will cost about $2 more once rates go up in mid-March, the company's general manager said Friday. Jerry Campolongo of Pittsburgh Transportation Group, which countsYellow Cab Co. of Pittsburgh among its ...
Notebook: Bucs' Doumit starts at catcher for first time
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Biertempfel ... Ryan Doumit started at catcher for the first time this spring andwent 0 for 2 with a walk. In the top of the fifth, he was unable tocorral a wild pitch by Jonah Bayliss, allowing Shane Victorino toscore from third. "He let that ball get away but he didn't allow itto affect him at the ...
Westmoreland Smart Growth plan will require hard work from local officials
Mar 01, 2008; Richard Robbins ... They can write it, but will municipalities do anything toimplement it? That overarching question dominated Friday's meeting of SmartGrowth Partnership of Westmoreland County, as the nonprofit enteredthe final lap of writing a master plan for Route 30. Alexander J. Graziani, ...
Trumpeter, ensemble shine in tribute to jazz greats
Mar 01, 2008; Bob Karlovits ... Putting Jon Faddis in front of a big band is just where hebelongs. A trumpeter of his skills is a delight to hear on any occasion,but his performance with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble Thursday showedhe might be at his best with a big band. Not only did he perform in his usual ...
Penguins Q & A archives
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Rossi ... Tribune-Review Penguins writer Rob Rossi answers questions aboutthe Pittsburgh Penguins. The following are questions answered priorto December, 2007. Check out Chipped Ice Rossi's Penguins blog, for the latest on2007-08 Penguins. Q: What is your opinion on the Hart Trophy ...
For teen star of 'Breaking Bad,' disability is no obstacle
Mar 01, 2008; Gary Strauss ... RJ Mitte provides a unique authenticity to the disabled characterhe plays on AMC's edgy new series "Breaking Bad." "Bad's" Walter White Jr. has cerebral palsy. So does Mitte, 16. But the lanky, dark-haired teen had to adjust to the role. He hasa mild case of the neurologic ...
The matchup: Robert Morris vs. Long Island
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHAT TO EXPECT Neither team has much to gain with this game. Robert Morrisalready clinched the No. 1 seed, and Long Island earned an NECtournament berth but is unable to move up in the rankings. RobertMorris is more talented and is riding a high after clinching the NECtitle ...
Notebook: Injuries continue to mount for Penguins
Mar 01, 2008; Keith Barnes ... KANATA, Ontario - One day after the Penguins learned that theywould be without newly acquired forward Marian Hossa for at least aweek, they were dealt another tough blow. Defenseman Ryan Whitney is day-to-day with a slight groin pulland, after skating through an hour-long practice ...
Halt to Westmoreland camp work spurs suit by Usher, wife
Mar 01, 2008; A.J. Panian ... A Lawrence County construction company has been sued for allegedbreach of contract for halting work at a camp for underprivilegedchildren being built by retired U.S. Steel Corp. chairman Thomas J.Usher and his wife, Sandra. The suit, filed Feb. 19 in Westmoreland County by the ...
Fans wave farewell to Cope
Mar 01, 2008; Jeremy Boren ... Steelers Nation came out of hibernation Friday to honor the latesports broadcasting legend Myron Cope in a fitting swirl of snow andTerrible Towels. "Just looking into this sky, and you see this snow, and you can'thelp but think this is Steelers weather, and Myron is up ...
UPMC Cancer Centers reject new Medicare plan
Mar 01, 2008; Joe Napsha ... State retirees choosing a new Medicare Advantra Freedom privatefee-for-service plan for their health insurance won't be covered fortreatments at UPMC Cancer Centers because of a dispute over drugreimbursement rates. UPMC Cancer Centers, based in Oakland, has 40 clinics in ...
Pens' Therrien voices displeasure
Mar 01, 2008; Keith Barnes ... KANATA, Ont. - Before every practice, Penguins coach MichelTherrien calmly addresses the team on the ice for about a minutewith some brief comments. When he did so Friday at the site of tonight's game against theOttawa Senators, Scotiabank Place, Therrien was sharp and ...
Back to the future
Mar 01, 2008; Bob Karlovits ... Interior designers will be pulling the past into the present atthe Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show. They even will be taking the current day a tiny step into apossible future in one of the features of the of the show that opensFriday for an expected 300,000 visitors at the David L ....
Briefs: Cultural events in the city
Mar 01, 2008 ... 'Office' actor, friends plan appearance at Pittsburgh Improv Fans of the NBC comedy series "The Office," know that DarrylPhilbin (Craig Robinson) is not a man to be trifled with. The warehouse manager at Dunder-Mifflin has a fierce glower thatsays "Please don't make me tear ...
MSA sets record on strong international sales
Mar 01, 2008 ... Mine Safety Appliances Co., based in O'Hara, on Friday reportedrecord sales for 2007 and its final quarter, largely due to thestrength of international sales outside of Europe. But fourth-quarter earnings decreased more than 10 percent toabout $17 million, or 48 cents a share ....
Longtime Swisshelm Park salesman admired for honesty
Mar 01, 2008; Jerry Vondas ... During the years he spent selling scientific products, BobBonacci's clients included Westinghouse, Allegheny Ludlum andDuquesne University. Robert A. Bonacci of Swisshelm Park died of a heart attackThursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at UPMC Shadyside. He was 61. Mr. Bonacci joined ...
An exoskeleton could make a person stronger, bigger
Mar 01, 2008; Marshall Brain ... Imagine that you are in your yard and you would like to move abig rock. Unfortunately, the rock weighs 200 pounds, and you can'tbudge it. But what if you could slip into something called an exoskeleton,and it would amplify your strength by a factor of 10. Without theexoskeleton, ...
The joy of depression
Mar 01, 2008; Pam Starr ... Jim and Marjorie Wiley just downsized from a four-bedroomColonial to a three-bedroom carriage home in McMurray, but theystill have Depression glass in every room of the house. "Collectors are never done," declares Jim Wiley, 66, who has beencollecting Depression glass since the ...
Duquesne uses week off to regroup
Mar 01, 2008; Dave Mackall ... All of a sudden, the Duquesne University men's basketball team isin a precarious spot. The Dukes, with a week off until Sunday's scheduled game atCharlotte, find themselves fighting for a place in the Atlantic 10Conference tournament after not long ago hearing talk of a ...
FEMA grant to fund exhaust systems for city firehouses
Mar 01, 2008; Jeremy Boren ... Firefighters in Pittsburgh's 30 stations will soon be breathingeasier. Pittsburgh fire officials plan to use a $716,760 FederalEmergency Management Agency grant awarded Friday to equip stationswith exhaust systems designed to collect diesel engine fumes fromfire trucks idling in ...
Equitable Resources' Gerber's pay triples
Mar 01, 2008 ... Equitable Resources Inc. CEO Murry S. Gerber nearly tripled histotal pay from 2006 to 2007 to $21.3 million, under a compensationplan based largely on the natural gas company's financialperformance. Equitable's annual proxy statement said Gerber earnedalmost $19.6 million in stock ...
Mientkiewicz getting varied look with Bucs
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Biertempfel ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- It was no surprise Thursday when the Piratesput Doug Mientkiewicz, a Gold Glove first baseman, in right fieldfor their Grapefruit League opener against the PhiladelphiaPhillies. Mientkiewicz played the duration of Friday's 5-4 loss to thePhillies at first base ....
Yes, Wii can
Mar 01, 2008; Jeanne Marie Laskas ... "This is all your fault," says my sister Claire in a voice mail."You told me to move the Wii upstairs!" She hangs up. She has anuncanny way of getting me to call back quickly. I'm sitting herewondering what in the name of Super Mario Galaxy she is talkingabout. Claire was the ...
Bucs' Snell strong against Phils
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Biertempfel ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- Ian Snell turned in two efficient innings inhis Grapefruit League debut Friday in the Pirates' 5-4 loss to thePhiladelphia Phillies. Snell set down six of the seven batters he faced -- three ongrounders, two fly balls and a pop-up. His only blemish was a ...
Lincoln humanitarian had a soft spot for children
Mar 01, 2008; Jerry Vondas ... Ed Kirkwood worked tirelessly to serve his country, his communityand the charitable works of his fraternal order. As a past grandmaster of the Glassport Lodge of the IndependentOrder of Odd Fellows, Mr. Kirkwood sat on the board of the lodge'sChildren's Home in Pittsburgh and ...
March calendar of events
Mar 01, 2008 ... 1. "The Drowsy Chaperone" continues at 2 and 8 p.m. today at theBenedum Center, Downtown. It closes Sunday. 412-456-6666. Flatwoods Productions presents "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 8 p.m.today and 2 p.m. Sunday. 724-366-7923 The Kiski High School Show Choir will present a ...
Briefs: Product line offers green solutions to household odors
Mar 01, 2008; Gail Borelli ... Potpourris and scented candles usually are good ways to keep yourhome smelling good, as long as the ingredients in them eliminate badodors rather than mask them. Fresh Wave products offer green solutions to everyday householdand pet odors. Made with a blend of soya, purified water ...
PSNK to play for fifth place
Mar 01, 2008 ... Freshman guard Zack Ziemianski (Burrell) had 18 points, sophomoreguard Mike Fisher (Plum) added 17, and junior forward Josh Robinsonhad 15, as Penn State-New Kensington (20-4) beat Hesser (N.H.), 70-66, in the consolation round of the USCAA Division II nationaltournament in South ...
Final exams: educators don't believe state leaders
Mar 01, 2008; Tim Puko ... Many school administrators don't want to give more standardizedtests as part of a state plan to create graduation exams. StateBoard of Education Chairman Karl Girton arrived Friday at SouthFayette High School to tell them they don't have to. His audience didn't get the ...
Volek back with Chargers with 3-year deal
Mar 01, 2008; Bernie Wilson ... SAN DIEGO -- Backup quarterback Billy Volek was on the free-agent market for less than 24 hours before agreeing to a three-yearcontract to return to the San Diego Chargers. Terms of the deal Friday weren't immediately available. Volek said remaining with the Chargers was more ...
Decisions of Westmoreland County judges
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following is a list of defendants charged with a firstoffense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland Countycriminal court. These defendants receive a standard sentence thatincludes enrollment in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Dispositionprogram for one year, attendance at an ...
'Promise' made to students of charter schools
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Pittsburgh Foundation announced Friday that it is extendingeligibility for The Pittsburgh Promise to the four charter schoolsin the city. Those schools -- City Charter, Downtown; Career Connections,Lawrenceville; The Academy, South Side; and Northside UrbanPathways, Downtown ...
McCown signs 2-year deal with Dolphins
Mar 01, 2008; Steven Wine ... MIAMI -- Josh McCown will try to succeed where 12 others havefailed since Dan Marino retired -- at quarterback for the MiamiDolphins. The new Bill Parcells regime signed free-agent McCown to a two-year contract Friday. He'll bid to become the 13th startingquarterback for Miami ...
Briefs: Former UCLA coach Wooden fractures wrist, collarbone
Mar 01, 2008 ... LOS ANGELES -- John Wooden broke his left wrist and collarbone ina fall, leaving the former UCLA basketball coach hospitalizedFriday. Daughter Nan Muehlhausen said the 97-year-old Wooden fell in hiscondominium Thursday night. She said Wooden was resting comfortablyin a hospital ...
Monessen man gets probation in pension fraud
Mar 01, 2008 ... A Monessen man will serve three years of probation forfraudulently accepting $28,000 in pension payments from the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the U.S. Attorney'soffice in Pittsburgh. Gregory East, 59, was found guilty in December of one count offraud ...
Eagles sign free-agent cornerback Samuel to 6-year deal
Mar 01, 2008; Dan Gelston ... PHILADELPHIA -- Asante Samuel has such good hands and terrificinstincts that the All-Pro cornerback rarely drops the ball, onereason why he has 16 interceptions the last two years. The Eagles instincts were on the ball, too, that Samuel was thekind of playmaker they desperately ...
Woman dies in Grove City fire
Mar 01, 2008; Michael Hasch ... Two volunteer firefighters, making a futile attempt Friday tofind a woman trapped in the dark smoke and heavy flames of a MercerCounty duplex, found themselves in desperate need of help. One of the men managed to stumble to safety, but it took theefforts of a specially trained ...
Steelers predictably stick to plan
Mar 01, 2008; John Harris ... It never fails. Every year at the start of free agency local fans and punditsscrutinize the Steelers' roster from top to bottom before sighing awishful "what if?" as NFL teams open their checkbooks and attempt tosign their troubles away. And then there's the Steelers, who try ...
Abandoned car in North Huntingdon prompts search; man later found
Mar 01, 2008 ... An abandoned car found in a remote area of North Huntingdonprompted a two-hour search Friday morning for a missing Erie manthat ended when he was located several miles away near Delmont. North Huntingdon police Chief Mike Daugherty said a 2008 Fordsedan owned by Stephen Dufala, 56, ...
Airport Authority sues Avis over rent
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Allegheny County Airport Authority sued a car rental companyFriday, alleging the company owes more than $25,000 to the county. The lawsuit, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, statesthat Avis Rent A Car is in breach of a contract that ...
Erie's Presque Isle to expand casino, entertainment
Mar 01, 2008; Wire Report ... Presque Isle Downs & Casino is planning to expand the slotmachine casino and other parts of the operation this fall. The expansion will cost between $2 million and $3 million andinclude a new deli pizzeria that will serve quick meals. A bar willbe expanded and ...
Widow files suit in barge death
Mar 01, 2008; Paul Peirce ... The widow of a Washington County dock worker who died last yearin an accident on the Monongahela River has filed a federalnegligence suit against his employer. Diane M. Martin, the widow of Blaine E. Martin Jr., 55, ofDonora, is seeking more than $75,000 in damages against ...
Pitt tuition bump hinted
Mar 01, 2008; Bill Zlatos ... University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg hintedFriday that inadequate funding from the state could lead to highertuition. "When the state appropriation does not adequately grow, more ofthe cost of an in-state student's education must be borne by thatstudent in the ...
Ex-Greensburg office worker gets up to 6 years in theft
Mar 01, 2008 ... A former office worker for a group of Greensburg lawyers has beensentenced to serve up to six years in state prison for stealing morethan $122,000 from her bosses' accounts. Janice Mary Shannon, 56, of Derry Township, pleaded guilty inDecember to 10 charges that she forged and ...
Shady Side Academy, Burrell flex muscles on Day 1
Mar 01, 2008; Paul Schofield ... JOHNSTOWN - The Burrell and Shady Side Academy wrestling teamsdominated the WPIAL Class AA this season, so it was no surprise thatthe two powers had strong showings Friday after the first day of thePIAA Class AA Southwest Regional at the Cambria County War Memorial. Burrell, the ...
Parkway East lane to close next week
Mar 01, 2008 ... One lane of the Parkway East will be closed overnight throughnext week between the Wilkinsburg and Churchill exits. The lane will be closed from midnight to 5 a.m. each day soworkers can measure expansion ...
Bills sign LB Mitchell, cut DT Tripplett on opening day of free agency
Mar 01, 2008; John Wawrow ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Linebacker Kawika Mitchell signed a five-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Friday, cashing in on thefirst day of NFL free agency after playing for the Super Bowlchampion New York Giants. The Bills, showing they're only getting started revamping aporous ...
Arrest made in shooting during Wilkinsburg robbery
Mar 01, 2008 ... An East Liberty man was arrested Friday afternoon in connectionwith the shooting of a man outside an apartment building on WoodStreet in Wilkinsburg. Kevin Trowery, 25, of East Liberty is charged with attemptedhomicide, aggravated assault, robbery and a firearms violation inthe ...
Bucs' McLouth scratched from game
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Biertempfel ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth was scratchedfrom today's game against the Cincinnati Reds because of a tighthamtstring. Nyjer Morgan started in center field in ...
RMU's roll continues with win over Long Island
Mar 01, 2008 ... Robert Morris University closed its regular-season men'sbasketball schedule today by winning its 13th consecutive game. The Colonials got 14 points each from Jeremy Chappell and JimmyLanghurst and held on to beat Long Island, 71-68, in New York toimprove to 25-6 overall and 16-2 in ...
Bucs lose to Reds despite late rally
Mar 01, 2008; Rob Biertempfel ... SARASOTA, Fla. - The Pirates wasted a four-run rally in the ninthinning Saturday and lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-11. Steve Pearce gave the Pirates a 7-6 lead in the seventh inningwith a solo homer off Jared Burton. But Josh Sharpless gave up tworuns in the bottom of the ...
Major roadways reopened after work on Birmingham Bridge
Mar 01, 2008; Rick Wills ... Traffic on several major roadways reopened two and a half hoursafter being closed so that crews could start lifting back into placethe southbound span of the Birmingham Bridge. The closed streets, which are all under the bridge, reopened at9:30 a.m., said PennDOT spokesman Jim ...
Pens lose to Sens, 5-4
Mar 01, 2008; Keith Barnes ... KANATA, Ont. - Sergei Gonchar has had some memorable games in hisNHL career, but Saturday's 5-4 Penguins loss to the Ottawa Senatorsat Scotiabank Plance won't be among them. Gonchar took three penalties, including a double-minor for cross-checking in the second period that Ottawa ...
Pitt comes back to beat Syracuse
Mar 01, 2008; John Grupp ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Pitt junior Sam Young's steal and senior KeithBenjamin's layup with 8 seconds to play capped an 11-point second-half comeback, as the Panthers defeated Syracuse, 82-77, on Saturdayat the Carrier Dome. Pitt (21-8, 9-7) trailed 75-64 with 3:45 to play, before ...
Pitt, Syracuse playing through pain
Mar 01, 2008; John Grupp ... If anyone this season can relate to injury-plagued Pitt, it'sHall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim. The 33rd-year coach at Syracuse lost his starting backcourt ofEric Devendorf and Andy Rautins to season-ending injuries, one overthe summer and one in December. Both suffered the same ...
Gardening symposium will spotlight ecological landscaping
Mar 01, 2008; Candy Williams ... Homeowners might not consider the sturdy oak planted in theirback yard or the row of hemlocks lining their driveway the key tosaving the environment. But it's a start, according to Michael Masiuk, extension educatorfor Penn State Cooperative Extension in Point Breeze. He says ...
