Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from February 2007:
Car pools mean more to commuters than saving money
Feb 01, 2007; ... Many people commute to work alone, but Rod Frisk thinks they aremissing out on the companionship of car pooling. A resident of Fombell, Beaver County, Frisk commutes to his job --an administrative law judge for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Boardin Green Tree -- with two other ...
North Police Blotter
Feb 01, 2007 ... Millvale John Jucha, 21, of Millvale, waived his right to a preliminaryhearing before Shaler District Judge Robert Dzvonick on Jan. 25.Charged with reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm without alicense and simple assault, Jucha is accused by Shaler police offighting and ...
North Young Achiever: Joseph Epperly
Feb 01, 2007 ... Joseph Epperly Residence: McCandless Age: 17 School: Epperly is a junior at North Allegheny Senior High School. Family: Parents, Mike and Katherine Epperly; two sisters, Rachel,22, and Laura, 20 Noteworthy: Epperly, a member of the Franklin Park Boy Scout ...
Sky's no limit for local amateur astronomers
Feb 01, 2007; ... About 50 years ago, a young Eric Fischer looked into the night skyand became hooked on the mass of stars and objects that shine anddance through space. "As far back as I can remember, I've been totally fascinated,"says Fischer, 56, of Hampton, a longtime amateur ...
'Nordic Nights' sure to heat up Heinz Hall
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra played in sunny Florida lastmonth, but no loss of heat is implied by the "Nordic Nights" programwith which it resumes the Mellon Grand Classics series this weekendat Heinz Hall. Dynamic young Norwegian conductor Arild Remmereit returns with ...
Telethon will benefit student needing transplant
Feb 01, 2007; ... Eight months from graduation, Upper St. Clair senior Sean Rochereceived devastating news. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh doctors diagnosed him in Octoberwith restrictive cardiomyopathy, a disease in which the heartchambers fail to fill with blood properly because of stiffness ...
Hot air
Feb 01, 2007 ... In his column "The New Yorker's false certitudes" (Jan. 28 andPghTrib.com) Bill Steigerwald criticizes New Yorker magazine writerElizabeth Kolbert for making the mistake of writing "quadrillion"when she meant "trillion." Then he attacks her work on global warmingas "junk journalism" ...
Longtime board member to help probe school pension problems
Feb 01, 2007; ... North Allegheny school board member Maureen M. Grosheider issounding the alarm on an impending financial burden for schooldistricts. Because of a 2001 state law change, retired teachers,administrators and other school employees now potentially can drawabout 88 percent of their ...
There she is ... Miss America's biggest fan
Feb 01, 2007; ... When Dorothy Hileman was a ninth-grade science teacher in theNorth Hills School District, her students always encouraged her totake a few weeks off in January. That's when Hileman, now 86, of West Homestead, always wanted tohead for the Boardwalk and the bright lights of the Miss ...
Classical: Evening duel
Feb 01, 2007 ... There'll be musical fireworks galore when widely known organistsCarlo Curley and J. Christopher Pardini play a duo recital atShadyside Presbyterian Church. The concert will include "friendly competition" between Curley'sAllen digital organ and the Reuter pipe organ Pardini plays ...
Shelton finally gives his fans 'Pure BS'
Feb 01, 2007; ... Blake Shelton's upcoming album is pure BS. Really. "Pure BS" is the name of Shelton's fourth album, which is due outApril 3, and includes the single "Don't Make Me." The "BS" stands for the country star's initials. And this album,Shelton says, is all about him and his best ...
Texas-sized plan for Atlas site will be costly
Feb 01, 2007; ... Considering where James VanTreese hails from, it's no surprisethat he has some Texas-sized ideas for how he plans to develop theformer Atlas Cement Plant in Penn Hills. Born in Dallas and raised in Houston, VanTreese wants to turn the206-acre abandoned plant, in the Thompson Run ...
Resolution limits property tax increase
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Penn Hills school board has approved a binding resolution thatplaces a strict limit on how much the district can increase theproperty tax rate when it adopts the 2007-08 budget in June. A second resolution that was approved -- also binding -- paves theway for a referendum ...
Students discover high-tech talent
Feb 01, 2007; ... Seventh-graders at Hampton Middle School are learning there's moreto art than drawing or painting a picture on a piece of paper. The school's new graphic arts and design class offers students whocan't draw well the opportunity to be artistically creative by usingcomputer ...
Playwright aims to plant a 'Bug' in our minds
Feb 01, 2007; ... Patrick Jordan swears that one of these days he's going to producea musical that his grandmother will enjoy. "Bug," he readily acknowledges, is not that play. A chilling tale of two people's descent into a netherworld ofconspiracies and paranoia, "Bug" focuses on a pair of ...
Students get a brush with great art
Feb 01, 2007; ... Mt. Lebanon School District art teacher Jill Majestic has turnedto Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh to teach herstudents about the importance of art. "I want to leave them with a real appreciation for it," saidMajestic, who has taught art at Mt. Lebanon's Lincoln ...
The Kids list
Feb 01, 2007 ... Barnes & Noble at The Waterfront: Story time, 11 a.m. Sat., Tues.100 W. Bridge St., Homestead. 412-462-5743. Borders: Story times. 11 a.m. Wed. 1775 N. Highland Road, Bethel Park. 412-835-5583; and1170 Northway Mall, Ross. 412-635-7661. 1 p.m. Wed. 200 Mall Blvd., ...
Check it out! Library marks a million
Feb 01, 2007; ... Northland Public Library in McCandless marked a new chapter in itscirculation by loaning more than 1 million items in a calendar year. In 2006, the library achieved a milestone by loaning 1,005,126books, videos, compact discs and others items -- an increase ofnearly 80,000 over ...
New accessories let online gamers be all they can be
Feb 01, 2007; ... When you game online as much as I do, you're always looking fortools of the trade that not only improve the experience but increasethe odds of out-fragging foes. Besides the essential optical mouseand speedy response rate monitor, here are two of my recommendationsfrom SteelSeries, a ...
Briefs: Tax structure focus of public hearing
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Fox Chapel Area school board will conduct a public hearingMonday on changing the district's taxing structure. The hearing will take place immediately after the board's agendastudy session, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the large groupinstruction room at Fox Chapel Area High ...
Reading, writing and renovation
Feb 01, 2007; ... Educators in the Montour School District have said they will usean estimated $45 million high school remodeling, set to begin inSeptember, as a way to introduce innovative curriculum changes. "A number of issues have to be designed into our high school,"acting Superintendent Carl ...
Teens lift spirits through donations of thousands
Feb 01, 2007; ... For a group of Pine-Richland High School students, lending a handto injured teenagers is a lot more important than a pizza party. Last month, the Pine-Richland Student Council donated $2,000 eachto three injured teens -- two from their own district and a third whoresides in Shaler ....
Briefs: Craft beer school begins in March
Feb 01, 2007 ... Beer enthusiasts can expand and sharpen their palates at a CraftBeer School sponsored by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, an additionto its Cabaret series of fun tastings and light fare. The first event, "Craft Beer School 101: Ales vs. Lagers," is from6-7 p.m. March 20, with doors ...
Elmo takes his birthday celebration to the street
Feb 01, 2007; ... Elmo might never get any older than 3, but he still has an annualbirthday, which he will celebrate at two Pittsburgh-area bookstoresthis week. The Elmo Walkaround Tour, in its second year, will bring thelovable, red and furry "Sesame Street" character today to theWaterfront ...
Honors students salute role models
Feb 01, 2007; ... When West Allegheny High School sophomore Lauren Azurin explainedwhat her neighbor Sharon DeRosa meant to her, DeRosa's eyes tearedup, and her voice broke slightly. "It's such a big privilege to have someone think of you (in thatway)," said DeRosa, 44, Azurin's neighbor and the ...
Fighting school choice
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON Fifty-seven years later, the Sumner Elementary School in Topeka isback in the news. That city's board of education is still wronglypreventing the right people from getting into that building. Twoeducators wanted to use Sumner for a charter school, a public ...
Exhibit ties traditional craft together with computer technology
Feb 01, 2007; ... If the multicolored macrame that covers the railing above thedescending staircase at the Wood Street "T" Station doesn't grab yourattention, then the wigs on a wall inside Wood Street Galleriesupstairs most certainly will. Both artworks are part of "Thread," the latest high-tech ...
East Young Achiever: Brock LiVorio
Feb 01, 2007; ... Brock LiVorio Residence: Penn Township, Westmoreland County. Age: 16. School: He is a junior at The Kiski School in Saltsburg,Westmoreland County. Family: Parents, Anthony and Debra; brothers, Brandon and Nathan. Noteworthy: LiVorio, a wrestler since he ...
Two one-act operas take stage
Feb 01, 2007; ... There may be quite a few students at the University of Pittsburghat Greensburg who are dreading this weekend's homework assignment. They have to attend an operatic performance at the FergusonTheater. "I'm forcing my students to go," says Stephen Schrum, assistantprofessor of ...
Bodiography showcases 'Innovation 2007'
Feb 01, 2007; ... Maria Caruso has woven related and contrasting threads into"Innovation 2007," the Bodiography dance company's major program ofthe season that will be performed at the Byham Theater Saturdaynight. The season is a turning point for the 26-year-old dancer,choreographer, company ...
We're not just about sports
Feb 01, 2007; ... When it was announced last week that former Pittsburgh SteelerJerome Bettis is planning a North Shore restaurant, you couldn't helpbut cheer. Jerome Bettis Grille 36 is expected to open this spring and willhave a sports theme. That makes sense, as Bettis is one of the best-known ...
Make slots oversight independent, attorney general says
Feb 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG -- State gambling regulators should not oversee lawenforcement at Pennsylvania's slots casinos, the state's topinvestigator said Wednesday. Attorney General Tom Corbett told members of the House RepublicanPolicy Committee he needs at least $799,000 to start keeping tabs ...
The Rapture mixes guitar riffs and dance beats
Feb 01, 2007; ... Rock 'n' roll was dance music once, back at the beginning. At some point, rock and dancing split up -- maybe it was the mid-'70s, when metal and punk went their separate ways, and disco andfunk went full speed in the opposite direction. Unless you count moshing, foot-tapping, ...
AK Steel to pay $550K in racism settlement
Feb 01, 2007; ... AK Steel Corp. has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federallawsuit over allegations its Butler plant was a racially hostileworkplace for a group of black workers, the government saidWednesday. The Middletown, Ohio-based steelmaker agreed in the Jan. 25settlement with the U.S ....
911th officials hope federal expansion in Moon isn't paper airplane
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Defense Department could establish a center that would providemedical response during a national disaster without renting, buyingor building any facilities in or around the Air Reserve Station inMoon, the base's commander said. Col. Randal Bright, commander of the Air Force ...
When it comes to local BBB, region better watch the watchdog
Feb 01, 2007; ... Checking the reputation of a roofer or car dealer? Many consumersthink first about contacting the local Better Business Bureau. The Pittsburgh region's branch of the national organization -- theDowntown-based Better Business Bureau of Western Pennsylvania Inc. --keeps 28,000 ...
'Deep Sea' depicts life below the wavesat Carnegie Science Center
Feb 01, 2007; ... Octopuses and squids, 14-foot sharks and 10-inch shrimp will swimacross the screen when a new IMAX film opens at the Carnegie ScienceCenter on Friday. The movie gives viewers an intimate look at thelife of exotic, colorful and dangerous creatures of the deep. "Deep Sea," which is ...
Divine decadence
Feb 01, 2007; ... Almost anyone who has walked past the O'Reilly Theater in the pastweek or two has surely noticed the theater lobby's blacked-outwindows. The two-story glass facade of the Michael Graves-designed buildingwas planned so that passersby might be enticed to join the activityinside ...
Windfall from diploma sale to preserve history
Feb 01, 2007; ... The $20,400 the Steel Valley School District received by sellinghistoric diplomas will go toward efforts to preserve the district'shistory and encourage students' interest in it. The district received the money after auctioning off unclaimeddiplomas signed by a former Homestead ...
East Police Blotter
Feb 01, 2007 ... Penn Hills Joel McDonald Jr., 18, of Beulah Road, Penn Hills, was held fortrial Jan. 22 by Penn Hills District Judge Leonard HRomyak on chargesof terroristic threats and robbery. Penn Hills police arrestedMcDonald on Jan. 17, accusing McDonald of robbing a man of $75 atgunpoint ...
Bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks follows in famous father's footsteps
Feb 01, 2007; ... To Ronnie Baker Brooks, his father's friends were just hisfather's friends. To a fan of blues music, the gatherings at Lonnie Brooks' homewould have been astounding. "Back then, it was, 'Oh, that's Buddy Guy. He plays guitar likeDad,' " says the younger Brooks, who will ...
Elderly Lincoln-Lemington woman pleads guilty to federal fraud
Feb 01, 2007; ... An elderly widow who pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court tocashing her dead sister's benefit checks worried she couldn'tcontinue raising her two grandchildren if her income was cut in half. Kathleen Givens, 84, of Lincoln-Lemington, pleaded guilty tocashing 24 veterans ...
The GOP's Cassandra
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON Pollster Frank Luntz for the past decade issued warnings to hisfellow Republicans that they did not want to hear, but never has beenso out of touch with them as he is today. "The Republican messagemachine is a skeleton of its former self," Luntz told me. "Thesepeople ...
Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Robert Morris: the matchup
Feb 01, 2007; ... FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (10-10, 5-4) VS. ROBERT MORRIS (13-6, 5-5) Line: None GAME TIME: 7 p.m. today Where: Sewall Center, Moon Township Radio: WPIT-AM (730) Series: Fairleigh Dickinson leads the series, 29-26. Robert Morris won the last meeting, 70-66, ...
Assembly of Dust breaks free
Feb 01, 2007; ... The cover art for Assembly of Dust's new album, "Recollection,"depicts a rooster in the foreground, a quaint collection of NewEngland-style houses in the background. Look closer, and there areflames sprouting from some of the houses. Open up the jacket, and the entire village is on ...
US Airways drops bid for Delta
Feb 01, 2007; ... US Airways Group might scout for another merger partner down theroad, analysts say, after it dropped a hostile bid for bankrupt DeltaAir Lines on Wednesday when creditors spurned the deal. "US Airways is going to do another one. (CEO) Doug Parker is atrue believer in airline ...
Moon-based Nova suffers $781M quarterly loss
Feb 01, 2007 ... Nova Chemicals Corp. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter lossof $781 million on the writedown of the styrenics unit, which haslost money for six consecutive years. The net loss at the Moon-based chemical company on a per-sharebasis was $9.46, Nova said. A year earlier, the loss ...
Stage Right's 'Full Monty' bares all
Feb 01, 2007; ... Call them Greensburg's answer to the Chippendales. They're six local guys who bare it all in Stage Right's productionof "The Full Monty" -- and you might say they've checked theirinhibitions at the stage door. Brookes Decker, of Butler, whose character, Dave, is packing ...
Building declines stall 84 Lumber's sales
Feb 01, 2007; ... Whipsawed by a nationwide decline in home-building and depressedmaterials pricing, 84 Lumber Co. said Wednesday that it posted salesof $3.92 billion in 2006, unchanged from one year ago. 84 Lumber, the nation's largest privately held supplier ofbuilding materials and services to ...
Standouts in science snare titles from Carnegie center
Feb 01, 2007; ... Sixteen bright minds, two corporations, one institute and an areaschool district had their contributions to science validatedWednesday as the Carnegie Science Center announced its annual Awardsfor Excellence recipients. The center established the award program 11 years ago to ...
N. Huntingdon woman devoted to fellow Croatians, culture
Feb 01, 2007; ... Mary Stanich's credentials as a top insurance saleswoman for theCroatian Fraternal Union were a testament to a woman who devoted herlife to looking out for Croatian immigrants. "Although my grandmother was compensated for the insurancepolicies that she wrote," said Gerry Grcevich, ...
Ed Blank's DVD reviews
Feb 01, 2007; ... Tribune-Review film critic Ed Blank looks at a few recent popularand/or critically acclaimed films available on DVD: 'The Silence of the Lambs Collector's Edition' Rated R; 1991; In a film shot entirely in and around Pittsburgh, FBI neophyteClarice Starling (Jodie ...
Dungy proud to be legendary Steelers coach Noll's protege
Feb 01, 2007; ... MIAMI - A bad back will force the legendary coach to watch SuperBowl XLI from the comfort of his seasonal home on the other side ofFlorida. Chuck Noll, however, will be very much on the sideline whenthe Indianapolis Colts play the Chicago Bears in the same city wherethe Hall of Famer led ...
Ravenstahl has edge in funds for race
Feb 01, 2007; ... Mayor Luke Ravenstahl appears to have a huge financial advantageover City Councilman Bill Peduto, his lone challenger so far in theMay 15 mayoral primary. Campaign finance records filed Wednesday show Ravenstahl had$256,953 in his campaign account at the end of 2006, compared ...
Tomlin's maturity level far exceeds his experience
Feb 01, 2007; ... MIAMI -- He interviewed for several NFL head-coaching jobs lastyear, and his talks with one team got serious enough that JimCaldwell discussed the makeup of his staff. If he was hired, Caldwell told the team -- which he declined toidentify -- that he planned to talk to Mike Tomlin ...
Ex-staffer gets probation; Penn Twp. firm wants $400,000
Feb 01, 2007; ... Owners of a Penn Township occupational therapy company asked aWestmoreland County judge on Wednesday to order a former employee torepay them more than $400,000. Company Vice President Daniel P. Wukich said the restitutionrequest was for money stolen from Allserve Therapies as well ...
Steelers hire strength coordinator Giemont
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Steelers have hired Garrett Giemont as their new strength andconditioning coordinator. Giemont, 49, replaces Chet Fuhrman, who was relieved of his dutiesTuesday. Giemont last worked in the NFL as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers'strength and conditioning coordinator from 2003-05 ....
Driver's sentence angers Westmoreland County family
Feb 01, 2007; ... Susan Battistone said her 18-year-old son, Jeremiah, was full oflife, sometimes mischievous, but impossible to stay angry with. She and her family were angered Wednesday when the man who snuffedout that life in a traffic wreck Oct. 12, 2005, was sentenced toprobation ....
Newsmaker: Jim Foringer
Feb 01, 2007 ... Age: 44 Residence: Moon Family: Wife, Becky Occupation: PennDOT District 11 assistant executive forconstruction Education: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from theUniversity of Pittsburgh, 1985 Background: Hired by PennDOT in 1985 as a civil ...
Polamalu makes name official
Feb 01, 2007; ... Steelers safety Troy Polamalu changed his name Wednesday, butdon't toss those No. 43 jerseys in the trash just yet. Fans of the Polamalu song can breath a sigh of relief. The Pro Bowl defensive back's new name is -- Troy Polamalu. "Nobody has to change their jersey," ...
Visitors can peek at Carnegie's Fall '09 exhibit
Feb 01, 2007; ... A king broods in one scene. In another, Alexander the Great entersBabylon. The margins swarm with angels or nymphs. The colors arevivid, from the crimson of a chariot's wheel to the delicate, blueshading in the folds of a saint's robe. These epic scenes were not rendered through ...
Insurance company pays $100,000 to ex-pizzeria owner in Taser case
Feb 01, 2007; ... Mt. Lebanon's former insurance carrier has paid $100,000 to settlea federal lawsuit over a 2005 incident in which police used a 50,000-volt Taser on a pizzeria owner. Police used the weapon on Frank Caruso, 67, of Castle Shannon,during a parking dispute. Caruso and his wife, ...
Controller: County jail inmates' health care rivals private sector
Feb 01, 2007; ... The nonprofit that manages health care at the Allegheny CountyJail might be doing its job too well, says county Controller MarkPatrick Flaherty. "What struck me was the quality of the care inmates are getting --it rivals the private sector. We received word that people with ...
Butler County woman, 61, identified as snowmobile crash victim
Feb 01, 2007; ... A 61-year-old Butler County woman was killed when the snowmobileshe was riding on hit a utility pole guide wire, state police saidWednesday. Sandra Herold, of Prospect, died at the scene of the crash Tuesdayin Cherry, according to the Butler County Coroner's Office, ...
Briefs: Tech Council, agencies looking for office space
Feb 01, 2007 ... The Pittsburgh Technology Council and three affiliated economicdevelopment organizations are stepping up their search for officespace. The four groups, based at the Pittsburgh Technology Center inSouth Oakland, last week sent "requests for proposals" to 13building owners and developers ...