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All CategoriesBonusgate: How the statewide public corruption case unfoldedWhen Democratic leaders in the state House awarded nearly $2 million in bonuses to staffers in 2007, Majority Leader Bill DeWeese asked the recipients to keep quiet about it. Read more...Ward, Steelers deny his releaseIf the Steelers have decided to release Hines Ward, it is news to Ward -- and maybe even the Steelers. Read more...Four Pittsburgh wards, four reassessment storiesIn Carrick, the reassessment elicits shrugs. Read more...Pittsburgh hospitals' care costs are highest in countryPittsburgh spends more on hospital care per person than any other major U.S. city, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles. This region is also near the top in... Read more...'A Line in the Sand': The pre-Israel intrigueAt the end of World War I, the victorious powers carved up the territories formerly controlled by the Ottoman Empire. With President Woodrow Wilson committed to self-determination... Read more...Streetwise: Women shouldn't rely on lovers for personal financeValentine's Day is almost upon us, which means it is time to repeat some of my most often asked for words of advice. Although jewelry, flowers and chocolate will be on the... Read more...Harper's pension-cutting plan has Canada on edgeA new political season has kicked off, with Canadians nervously digesting Prime Minister Stephen Harper's double-edged message at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mr.... Read more...In India, shifting social norms lead to desire for privacyThe Indian government's recent announcement that it taps nearly 300 new phones every day has sparked a debate about privacy in a country that traditionally views such... Read more...Kenyans go online in battle against corruptionEveryone in Kenya knows the phrase "kitu kidogo." Read more...Feeding FacebookColumnist JOANNA WEISS marvels at how we supply the content while Facebook rakes in billions Read more...Reaganomics won't work today, but GOP candidates keep pushing it anywayFormer Reagan adviser BRUCE BARTLETT explains the difference between the 1980s and the 2010s Read more...When women ruleThey must act like men now, but not for long, writes professor JOSEPH S. NYE JR. Read more...Democracy is under siege in EgyptAnd so is U.S. clout in the Middle East, argues foreign affairs analyst TRUDY RUBIN Read more...Winter in Quebec offers endless opportunities for funCarnaval de Quebec, the world's largest winter festival with parades, sleigh and dog-sled rides and a crazy ice canoe race on the St. Lawrence River, concludes today. Yet... Read more...TechMan: Stay innovative to stay in businessThe conventional wisdom is that, in business, innovation brings success. But there is a necessary corollary: Only continued innovation can ensure survival. Read more...Outdoors Notebook: Display of hunting licenses no longer requiredShortly after the turn of the 20th century, the Pennsylvania Game Commission began petitioning the state Legislature to license hunting as a means of funding and controlling... Read more...Wildlife: Odd walleye eyes right for night visionAccording to the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation, approximately 143,000 Pennsylvanians considered themselves walleye anglers.... Read more...On the Penguins: The cloud on NHL horizonIt is not, for most people in the NHL, the most pressing concern at the moment. Read more...Duquesne schools session becomes heatedA meeting last week in the Duquesne City School District to talk about education options turned into a contentious session that Read more...Death in trash-filled home shows difficulty of aiding solitary seniorsIn between two pristinely kept homes in Ingram, Stanley Biolowas Jr. lived in a decaying two-story house filled with trash. Read more...St. Bonaventure big man Nicholson takes down DuquesneAndrew Nicholson has produced some off his better games statistically against Duquesne, including two 29-point efforts as an underclassman. Read more...Missing teen found during prostitution bustA 14-year-old girl who had been missing for nearly a year from a youth center was arrested in a prostitution sting at an Oakland hotel Friday. Read more...Seton-LaSalle wins battle of girls basketball unbeatensIn a matchup WPIAL girls basketball had not seen in 23 years, it took Seton-LaSalle a little over two minutes to reign supreme in a Read more...Penguins' Malkin grounds Jets with 5 pointsEvgeni Malkin was playing his 400th game in the NHL. Read more...Staal gives Penguins an assist in return to lineupSome things felt new to Jordan Staal Saturday when the Penguins faced Winnipeg at Consol Energy Center. Read more...Whitney Houston, pop diva for two decades, dies at 48Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer... Read more...Obama pushes payroll-tax cutPresident Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to extend a payroll-tax cut, with the clock ticking. Read more...Robert Morris clinches NEC playoff spot with win vs. Saint FrancisThe Colonials beat Saint Francis, 70-56, clinching their ninth consecutive NEC tournament bid. Read more...Callahan's hat trick powers RangersEverything seems to go right for the New York Rangers when they play the Philadelphia Flyers, even their anemic power play. Read more...Moon shines, captures WPIALteam gymnastics titleMoon Area used the right amount of championship effort and depth to win its first WPIAL gymnastics championship in four years. Read more...Treated wastewater used for drinking suppliesAlmost hidden in the northern hills, the pilot water treatment plant here does not seem a harbinger of revolution. Read more...Training for when a pilot's world turns upside downThe pilot sat strapped to a chair, held in place as if he were in the backseat of a helicopter. Beside him, on a mock wall, was a window. The window was closed. The pilot wore... Read more...Football feud: McConnell vs. ManchinOn paper, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin would seem to be the ideal ally for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Read more...Good news is bad news for RomneyThe more the economy rebounds, the harder it will be for him to win Read more...Issue One: Election 2012Regarding the letter "Dickensian Mitt" (Feb. 8) from William E. Wells: How much did he give to charity in the last two years? Mitt Romney gave 15 percent to government... Read more...Fretting liberals: The population bomb is a bust, but they still don't get itIn 1968, Paul Ehrlich, a butterfly expert at Stanford, published "The Population Bomb." It was filled with apocalyptic predictions: "In the 1970s hundreds of... Read more...Chilling out at Quebec's Hotel de Glace: a night on iceQUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- I'm not going to lie. My husband thought I was nuts when I suggested spending my January birthday at Hotel de Glace here in Canada. Our winter getaways... Read more...Pittsburgh Opera plans wicked seasonFour tales with a touch of evil make up the Pittsburgh Opera's 2012-13 season, announced today. The mainstage season at the Benedum Center is Verdi's... Read more...Regulating shale operations: Public Utility agency would get new roleThe Marcellus Shale legislation awaiting Gov. Tom Corbett's signature would introduce a quiet player into the divided, often loud, world of gas drilling: the Public Utility... Read more...The week that was for 02/12/12So much has occupied the news last week, including the dis-occupation of the former occupation of Mellon Green, which was formerly known as the People's Park but is now known... Read more...Late Louisville run sinks MountaineersRick Pitino's deep bench is paying off in the rugged Big East. Read more...Parents, students brave cold, protest education fundingEach time Jordan Montgomery shouted "Budget cuts," the crowd of 250 gathered in Schenley Plaza yelled back, "I've had enough." Read more...Bishops negative toward Obama's revisionRoman Catholic Bishops have sharply criticized a compromise President Barack Obama offered Friday over a health care Read more...In London, Flavors of India Without the FussMORE than 15 years ago, the first "upscale" Indian restaurants began appearing in London, including the now-famous Tamarind, which opened in Mayfair. The occasion was... Read more...Whatever Happened to First Class?AS a longtime veteran of the coach cabin and all the horrors therein -- the battles for overhead space, the wheelie-bag traffic jams, the knee-numbing legroom -- one can only... Read more...Most Expect to Give More Than They Receive, Poll FindsA majority of Americans say they expect to pay more in federal taxes over their lifetime than they will ever receive in benefits from the government, according to a recent New... Read more...An Ode to Bach's Genius in the Key of StradivariusFORT WORTH -- Bach's Concerto in D minor for two violins filled the conference room in the administrative corridor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra office building. The... Read more... |
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