Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from August 2006:
'Vice' cuts down 'Pirates' at box office
Aug 01, 2006; ... Nationally "Miami Vice" wins a clean victory to take the box-office crown from three-time champ "Pirates of the Caribbean: DeadMan's Chest." Locally the race is so close that "Miami Vice's" narrow win isbased on the precise combination of multiplexes tallied. Each topsthe other ...
Briefs: Breastfeeding best for babies
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today through Monday is World Breastfeeding Week, and experts atMotherhood Maternity want to remind all new mothers thatbreastfeeding is best for thier newborns. "As the maternity experts, it's important (for us) to continue toencourage the expectant mother to breastfeed, not only ...
A new life after retirement
Aug 01, 2006; ... Dora Lee Rosenfeld, a retired interior designer, recently foundher highest career calling -- making jewelry -- and is pursuing it atage 73. "This is really me. This is like my soul mate. This is what I'msupposed to do," says Rosenfeld, a Penn Hills resident, who ispouring her ...
Syria rising
Aug 01, 2006; ... Syria, under the Assad reign (both father and son), has beeninvolved in all the wars and tensions of the Middle East since 1970when air force chief Gen. Hafez Assad launched his country's 22ndcoup d'etat since World War II. When Insight magazine launched its inaugural issue in ...
Fear burns community in 'Crucible'
Aug 01, 2006; ... Quantum Theatre brings Arthur Miller's classic drama into the openair with its outdoor staging of "The Crucible." Like last summer's "Dark of the Moon" that was staged on the samespot in Shadyside's Mellon Park, "The Crucible" examines the fear,paranoia and oppression that ...
Lesson No. 1: If something's worth doing, it's worth doing well
Aug 01, 2006; ... Almost a month ago, as part of my summer internship, I intervieweda man who was retiring from Duke after 39 long years of service. Anassistant to three university chancellors, this man had seen it all. He regaled me with stories of visits from Dave Thomas, Sandra Dee,Gerald Ford ...
Inside the ropes
Aug 01, 2006 ... PERSONAL INSTRUCTION: After taking part in a blocking drill withthe offensive linemen, Steelers rookie free-agent defensive end LeeVickers received some one-on-one instruction from coach Bill Cowheron Monday. Cowher accompanied Vickers to an adjoining practice field. HEADS UP: ...
Pittsburgh growing on Polamalu
Aug 01, 2006; ... When you make All-Pro and win a Super Bowl, your legend growsuncontrollably, as Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu discoveredthis offseason. Perhaps you've heard the one about Polamalu dining at a localrestaurant and, upon finishing his meal, announcing to the otherpatrons that ...
Big Ben makes steady progress
Aug 01, 2006; ... Ben Roethlisberger continued easing his arm back into playingshape Monday, and the Steelers continued to be encouraged with theway Big Ben is going about his business at St. Vincent College inLatrobe. "There's nothing different. That's what's so encouraging,"offensive coordinator ...
August Calendar
Aug 01, 2006 ... August still holds everything great about summer -- outdoorconcerts, sprawling festivals, swimming pools, and the taste of freshcorn and tomatoes. But as the year turns toward fall and the start ofschool, it's time to fit in all those shows and outside events youwant to be sure to enjoy ...
Seminars make better judges
Aug 01, 2006; ... Imagine a profession where you're expected to be an expert oncriminal procedure, congressional redistricting, wetlands regulation,abortion and war -- among other topics. Well, welcome to the world ofa federal justice. It's critical that judges understand the subjects they're ...
2006 Steelers training camp preview
Aug 01, 2006 ... Following their victory in Detroit, the Steelers quicklydiscovered their lives would never be the same. On Sunday, July 23,the Tribune-Review published a 6-page special ...
Comings and goings
Aug 01, 2006 ... Trib Total Media's Rob Rossi breaks down the deadline deals madeby Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield on Monday: Deal 1. 1B Sean Casey to Detroit Tigers for Double-A RHP Brian Rogers 2. RHP Roberto Hernandez and LHP Oliver Perez to New York Mets forOF/INF Xavier ...
Scenes from the Arts-burgh
Aug 01, 2006 ... Country star Trisha Yearwood - the headliner for Saturday's DollarBank Jamboree -- didn't forget to address the No. 1 topic forPittsburgh audiences: the Steelers. Not long after telling the audience that her husband, retiredsuperstar Garth Brooks, wouldn't let her borrow any of his ...
17,100 jobs added in area in May, June
Aug 01, 2006; ... Hiring by employers added 17,100 new jobs in the past two monthsin the Pittsburgh region, spurred by 1,600 jobs in professional andbusiness services and an unexpected gain of 1,000 in manufacturing,the state said Monday. In addition, the seven-county region's seasonally ...
County set to talk new arena
Aug 01, 2006; ... The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority is ready tonegotiate with the Penguins' prospective owner over terms for a newarena -- but there might not be much to talk about, Allegheny CountyChief Executive Dan Onorato said Monday. Onorato said he spoke with Sam Fingold, the ...
Experts allowed in murder defense
Aug 01, 2006; ... BELLEFONTE -- A former Uniontown man will be allowed to hireexpert witnesses to help his defense in a murder case, but a CentreCounty judge ruled Monday that prosecutors may continue to seek thedeath penalty. Andrew A. Rogers, 29, has told State College police that he wasacting ...
Gas thieves strike church twice
Aug 01, 2006 ... Officials at an Indiana County church plan to buy locking gas capsfor their three buses after thieves siphoned gasoline from one of thevehicles two nights in a row. The thefts occurred overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning andagain early Friday morning from a bus owned by ...
Fleeing patrons see no shooter
Aug 01, 2006; ... Eight people were shot early Monday -- one of them eight times --as hundreds of people scurried for cover in a crowded Strip Districtnightclub, police said. About 400 people were dancing to the thumping music and flashinglights at Touch on Smallman Street until 1:15 a.m., when the ...
Pirates farm report
Aug 01, 2006 ... A look at how the Pirates' farm teams fared in games playedMonday: INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-48) won, 4-2, at home against Toledo(Tigers). Left-handed starter Shane Youman (1-0) allowed one run onsix hits over seven innings. First baseman Yurendell de Caster hit atwo-run home ...
2 face hearing in alleged attack on pregnant teen
Aug 01, 2006 ... A woman and man accused of hitting and kicking a pregnant woman inher South Union Township residence will face a preliminary hearingthis week. State police at Uniontown arrested Deshaunte Rikie Douglas, 19,and Derrick Darnell Bradley, 18, both of 14 Farragaut St., Uniontown,for ...
Israeli servicemen: Fighting is unwanted, but necessary
Aug 01, 2006; ... METULA, Israel -- The northernmost front of Israel's offensiveagainst Hezbollah is up a road that snakes along the rolling hills ofnorthern Galilee. "Welcome to Metula," a sign reads. Some heavy gun thunders out adubious welcome. From this small, leafy resort of 1,500 ...
Babcock heirs sell Florida land for $350 million plus
Aug 01, 2006; ... Four years before he became mayor of Pittsburgh, lumber magnateEdward V. Babcock bought a 143-square-mile stretch of wilderness onFlorida's Southwest coast. Babcock -- for whom Babcock Boulevard is named -- bought theproperty in 1914 to subsidize his lumber company, using the land ...
MSA shares fall on lower profits
Aug 01, 2006; ... Shares of Mine Safety Appliances Co. fell $3.56, or 9 percent, to$36.18 today after the company said second-quarter profits dropped by16 percent, reflecting declines in sales of advanced combat helmetsand gas masks to the government. Mine Safety Appliances reported second quarter ...
Healthy dose of construction in store for UPMC Passavant
Aug 01, 2006; ... UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless will spend $100 million on aseven-floor, 120,000-square-foot tower that will double the size ofits operating and emergency rooms, officials said. The project, slated to begin within the next 10 months, willtriple the size of the hospital's ...
Airline adopts fly-now, pay-later option
Aug 01, 2006 ... In a bid to boost bookings, US Airways now lets customers reserveflights and pay for them later. The airline said Monday its new reservations twist allowspassengers to book a flight but pay for it -- in full or ininstallments -- beginning 90 days later. With interest, of course ....
Murphy backs intersection fix
Aug 01, 2006; ... Elaine Semenko, of Hempfield Township, told U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy,of Allegheny County, on Monday about the accidents she has seen nearthe intersection of Mt. Pleasant Road and Route 30. "We stand at our kitchen window and watch people hit one another,"said Semenko, who lives on ...
Receivers share room with two views
Aug 01, 2006; ... It's not the oddest pairing since Oscar Madison shared anapartment with Felix Unger, but it is unusual based on the typicalhousing arrangements made for Steelers training camp at St. VincentCollege in Latrobe. Quincy Morgan, a 28-year-old wide receiver, is rooming with ...
US Airways feels out Delta over merger
Aug 01, 2006; ... US Airways Group's CEO and some analysts think Delta Air Lineswould make a good merger partner, but Delta said Monday it wants toemerge from bankruptcy by itself. With major airlines humming with healthy passenger revenue in thespring quarter, the industry has buzzed with merger ...
Diamond abandons bid for governor
Aug 01, 2006; ... Russ Diamond's quixotic bid to run as an independent candidate forgovernor will officially end today -- about 30,000 signatures shortof what's needed to get his name on the statewide ballot. Diamond, a former Libertarian who helped lead an anti-incumbencyrevolt in Pennsylvania, ...
West Point advances to state tournament
Aug 01, 2006; ... The West Point girls 9-10 all-stars were crowned Little LeagueSection 1 championships Monday night after a game it actually lost. Ligonier, behind the no-hitter of pitcher Jackie Berry, defeatedWest Point, 2-0, on the field, which would have decided a winner-take-all game ...
DEP urges people to play it cool
Aug 01, 2006; ... August in Western Pennsylvania will kick off with heat, highhumidity and poor air quality, according to the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Environmental Protection. An Air Quality Action Day alert has been issued for today. Youngchildren, the elderly and people with respiratory problems ...
Big crowds expected at Christian events
Aug 01, 2006; ... Area Christian festival organizers expect increased turnouts thissummer as they prepare for music- and fellowship-filled events inWestmoreland County. The Alpha Lion's Den Ministry's Jam4Jesus and St. Joseph Center'sUltimate 4JCFest are projected to draw more festival-goers ...
Making his pitch
Aug 01, 2006; ... Monteiro Santos spent his formative years in his native Brazillearning how to play soccer from the finest coaches in the world. For the past three years, he has tried to impart what he haslearned to soccer-playing children in Western Pennsylvania. Santos, a former professional ...
Monday's trades, salaries
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Pirates opened the season with a team payroll of close to $47million. Here's a look at the 2006 salaries of the players theytraded Monday and the 2006 salary earned by the players theyacquired: Players traded away Sean Casey$8,500,000* Kip ...
Briefs: Man, 19, critical but stable after gunfire
Aug 01, 2006 ... A 19-year-old man was hospitalized in critical but stablecondition after being shot in the thigh Monday in Knoxville, citypolice Lt. Robert Roth said. The shooting occurred at 5:15 p.m. in the 100 block of CharlesStreet, Roth said. Family members said they heard a single ...
Steelers offer St. Vincent super opportunity
Aug 01, 2006 ... St. Vincent College is offering a self-guided walking tour of thefirst Benedictine college in the United States to anyone planning avisit to the campus for Steelers training camp. A complimentary color map and tour booklet have been designed tohelp visitors navigate the historic ...
Butler students get a chance to Stand Tall
Aug 01, 2006; ... Butler eighth-grader Laura Metrick doesn't have a problem withbeing drug and alcohol free and she'd be willing to take a drug testto prove it. Starting this fall, Butler Junior High School students canvolunteer for Stand Tall -- a random drug-testing program that wouldscreen ...
Wild Things sweep ThunderBolts
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Washington Wild Things completed a three-game sweep of theWindy City ThunderBolts with a 7-4, 10-inning victory Mondayafternoon at Hawkinson Ford Field. Andy Hudak drove in a run with a single, and Jason Bucholtz's two-run single gave Washington the win. Canon-McMillan ...
Newsmaker
Aug 01, 2006; ... Paul F. Knell Age: 53 Residence: Franklin Park Family: Wife, Pat; daughters, Alexandra, 18, and April, 13 Occupation: Vice president and senior principal, WTW Architects onthe North Side Education: Bachelor's degree in architecture, Carnegie ...
Comcast, TimeWarner complete $17 billion Adelphia deal
Aug 01, 2006 ... Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. said Monday they completed adeal to buy the assets of bankrupt cable operator AdelphiaCommunications Corp., valued at around $17 billion. Time Warner'scable unit will take on 3.3 million Adelphia subscribers, bringingits total to 14.4 million, while ...
PennDOT to help fund Finnin Road Bridge work
Aug 01, 2006 ... The state has pledged $600,000 to repair the closed Finnin RoadBridge in Allegheny Township, which means it will be fixed threeyears earlier than planned. PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler was at the bridge site Monday andpromised the township the funding to repair the bridge, a ...
City to get $10 million windfall
Aug 01, 2006; ... Pennsylvania's top budget official said Pittsburgh will get a much-needed $10 million infusion this year to help pay for condemnedbuilding demolitions, a large workers' compensation burden and publicsafety vehicles. Budget Secretary Michael Masch announced the funding Monday ...
Blockbusted!
Aug 01, 2006; ... Dee Sias has been told for years the chains would put her out ofbusiness. There was Blockbuster, West Coast Video and Hollywood Videoall within a mile of her Heads Together video rental store inSquirrel Hill. Now, only Hollywood remains. West Coast Video closed itsPittsburgh ...
Verizon Wireless to expand local workforce
Aug 01, 2006; ... Verizon Wireless said today it plans to hire 200 more employeesacross Western Pennsyvlania, primarily for its retail stores. The announcement came as parent company Verizon CommunicationsInc. cited sustained growth in its wireless and broadband businessesyesterday as reasons for ...
Another heat, health warning
Aug 01, 2006; ... An unhealthy amount of fine particles will linger in the humid airWednesday, prompting the Pennsylvania Department of EnvironmentalProtection to issue an Air Quality Action Day. Such a warning also is in ...
A day of deals
Aug 01, 2006; ... Not long ago, Oliver Perez was starting his second consecutiveOpening Day for the Pirates -- an honor reserved for a pitcherconsidered his staff's ace. Monday, Perez was essentially a minor-league throw-in in a dealthat sent veteran reliever Roberto Hernandez to the New York Mets ...
4-year road projects blueprint approved
Aug 01, 2006; ... The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission on Monday unanimouslyapproved spending more than $1.6 billion for road and bridge projectsacross the region over the next four years. The commission approved the 2007-2010 Transportation ImprovementProgram, used to budget state and federal ...
Baby-sitter gets 5-10 years for molesting 2 girls
Aug 01, 2006; ... A Mt. Pleasant Township man who pleaded guilty to molesting twoyoung girls he was baby-sitting has been sentenced to five to 10years in prison. David L. Cramer, 49, told Westmoreland County Judge Richard E.McCormick Jr. on Monday that he loved the girls and did not want tohurt ...
Region's utilities stocks post red hot July returns
Aug 01, 2006; ... While July saw local utility stocks rise by degrees, the overallTrib 30 index shed a couple of points last month. The local stock index finished at 227.6 at the end of tradingMonday, the last trading day of the month. That made July only thesecond down month of 2006. By ...
Roddey out of slots business
Aug 01, 2006; ... Former Allegheny County Chief Executive Jim Roddey and hisbusiness partners have decided not to get into the gambling businessand plan to return their license to supply casinos with slotmachines, a partner said today. New Century Entertainment -- formed by Roddey, Doris ...
Strip shooting victim improves
Aug 01, 2006; ... The condition of one of three people critically injured whensomeone opened fire inside a Strip District nightclub was upgradedtoday. The unidentified woman, who was shot in the head and suffered afractured skull, was upgraded from critical to stable condition atAllegheny General ...
Briefs: Free PSO concerts set
Aug 01, 2006 ... The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform two free concertsfor local music lovers in mid-August as a warm-up for its firstEuropean tour in three years. Guest conductor Hans Graf will lead the Aug. 15 performance of"Don Juan" by Richard Strauss and Symphony No. 2 by ...
Payne seeks separate solicitor for City Council
Aug 01, 2006; ... Councilwoman Tonya Payne introduced legislation this morning thatwould allow City Council to have its own solicitor. The proposal is in response to Mayor Bob O'Connor's decision tofire former City Solicitor Susan E. Malie last week as a result of apolitical power ...
City schools furlough 82
Aug 01, 2006; ... Pittsburgh Public Schools plans to lay off 82 employees as partof its largest furlough of teachers in 23 years. Representatives of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers said themove is in response to the closing of 22 schools because of decliningenrollment. The city school board ...
Ohio State favored to win Big Ten
Aug 01, 2006 ... Ohio State was chosen today as the preseason favorite to win theBig Ten Conference football championship in a vote by media membersattending the annual Big Ten media day in Chicago. Michigan was selected to finish second and Iowa third. The conference announces only the top ...
Gas prices don't put brake on SUV sales
Aug 01, 2006; ... It seems you can't click your remote control without seeing a TVnews story about escalating gas prices. These are fairly easy stories to produce, because they requirelittle more than pointing a camera at some poor shlub who is busypouring a car payment's worth of unleaded fuel into ...
Board weighs options for Stewartsville Elementary
Aug 01, 2006; ... In the next two weeks, Norwin School Board will decide whetherreconstruction or retrofitting is the more cost-effective measure tobring Stewartsville Elementary School up to par with the rest of thedistrict's buildings. Directors were presented with a preliminary proposal Monday ...
Scouting the Braves
Aug 01, 2006 ... Atlanta Braves Site: PNC Park Manager: Bobby Cox Record: 48-56, fourth place National League Central Probable starters: Today, RHP Ian Snell (9-6, 4.63 ERA) vs. RHPJohn Smoltz (8-5, 3.55 ERA), 7:05 p.m.; Wednesday, LHP Paul Maholm (4-9, 4.96 ...
Daughter of Little Bighorn hero embraced history
Aug 01, 2006; ... Minnie Grace Mechling Carey, whose father survived Custer's battleat Little Bighorn, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, in Florida. She was99. Mrs. Carey, who lived most of her life in Ellsworth, WashingtonCounty, was the daughter of Henry Mechling, a Westmoreland Countynative who won ...
Latrobe ready to play host to Steelers
Aug 01, 2006; ... The reigning Super Bowl champions are taking their show on theroad Wednesday evening for a practice session at Latrobe's MemorialStadium. Practice for the Steelers is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., with anautograph session set for 6:45 p.m. Admission will be $3 for adultsand $1 ...
Notebook: Steelers shrug off heat
Aug 01, 2006 ... Temperatures soared Monday afternoon, but the Steelers beat theheat on the practice field. "It really wasn't that bad," coach Bill Cowher said. "The heatindex was 97, but there was still a breeze. I think we're going toget a couple more days of this, but it's been good. There's ...
Women defy tradition
Aug 01, 2006; ... At the risk of ridicule and excommunication, eight women --including one from McCandless -- chose to buck the tradition of theCatholic Church and were ordained as priests Monday afternoon in aceremony aboard a Gateway Clipper boat. Roman Catholic Womenpriests organized the ceremony ...
Decisions of the Westmoreland County judges
Aug 01, 2006 ... The following is a partial list of criminal cases handled byjudges in the most recent term of Westmoreland County criminal court.Some of the cases involve first-time offenders being enrolled in theAccelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program. The ARD program doesnot require defendants ...
Bucs miss target
Aug 01, 2006; ... Shortly after the Pirates traded their Opening Day starter, theirthird-leading hitter, their most experienced starting pitcher andtheir top bench player -- not that any was having a particularlyrobust season -- general manager Dave Littlefield somehow thought itimportant to expound on a ...