Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from April 2007:
Hillary Milhous Clinton
Apr 01, 2007; ... With every passing week it's more likely that Hillary Clinton willbe the Democrats' nominee for president. This thought alone shouldprovide the strongest possible motivation for Republicans to gettheir acts together. Polls showing half the country won't vote for Hillary should ...
New in outdoors equipment
Apr 01, 2007 ... A new product called the "Game Gourmet" is meant to ensure thatno meal of wild flesh ever tastes "gamey." Created by award-winningchef John Schumacher, the Game Gourmet consists of four differentbake-in-the-bag products that include a recipe, spices, and an ovencooking bag. You simply ...
CD Reviews: Austin offers stellar look at Gershwin
Apr 01, 2007 ... 'Avant Gershwin' Patti Austin (Rendezvous) The only element that keeps singer Patti Austin from getting thehighest mark on this album is that the material isn't original. Butshe could't have gone to a much better songwriting source. Nor couldshe have done a much better job ...
Pirates' Littlefield safe for now, but pressure may build
Apr 01, 2007; ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- When Pirates general manager Dave Littlefieldreturned empty-handed from baseball's winter meetings in December, hewas branded a failure. Months of off-and-on trade talks with the Atlanta Braves aboutslugger Adam LaRoche had yielded nothing. As negotiations heated ...
The illegals conundrum
Apr 01, 2007; ... The unending national slanging match over illegal immigration,revived most recently by the first anniversary of last year's foreign-flag-waving protest, illustrates the truism that politics is the artof getting other people to pay for things you want, preferablywithout their realizing ...
The campaign finance grinder
Apr 01, 2007; ... Billionaire Michael Bloomberg reportedly tells friends that hisidea of good financial planning is to have his check to theundertaker bounce. "So," asks The Washington Post, "how does abillionaire spend all his money before he dies?" Well, "he just mightdrop a cool half-billion on a ...
Around the Game Commission
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Game Commission has changed the rules regarding who canenroll in its farm-game and forest-game programs. The programs encourage farmers and forest landowners to opentheir property to public hunting. There are about 28,000 cooperatorswho own about 4.3 million acres in the ...
War games
Apr 01, 2007; ... Ha, you dirty American pig, look at how pitiful your war effort isgoing now! What are you talking about, my terrorist pal? Sure, your country has big guns and bombs. You were able to sailinto Iraq. But we knew you'd have no staying power. We have the will to ...
Early spring activity reinforces market patterns
Apr 01, 2007; ... So far this year, the market has followed long-term seasonalpatterns closely. This suggests that April could be a productivemonth for stocks. Mid- to late February often provides a hitch in the stock market'stypical January-to-April upside bias. This year's hitch was dramatic.The ...
National League capsules
Apr 01, 2007 ... National League East ATLANTA BRAVES 2006 record: 79-83 Manager: Bobby Cox Key additions: RHP Rafael Soriano, LHP Mike Gonzalez, SS ChrisWoodward Key losses: 1B Adam LaRoche, 2B Marcus Giles, LHP Horacio Ramirez Sneaky stat: Braves pitchers slipped ...
The demise of cursive writing
Apr 01, 2007; ... Linda Lannigan's father never finished high school. But she says Robert J. Lannigan, who died 10 years ago, passedsomething on to her that resonates every time she puts pen to paper:his handwriting. His letters are among her most prized possessions. "His proudest accomplishment ...
2007 Pirates promotions
Apr 01, 2007 ... April April 9 - Magnetic Schedule/Scratch 'n Win -- Freddy SanchezBatting Champ Autographed Bat April 10 - Zambelli Fireworks April 13 - Jason Bay 2006 All-Star Bobblehead/College Night April 14 - Pirates Fleece Blanket April 15 - Kids Day -- Kids ...
Global warming heresy
Apr 01, 2007; ... Most climatologists agree that the Earth's temperature hasincreased about a degree over the last century. The debate is howmuch of it is due to mankind's activity. Britain's Channel 4 television has just produced "The Great GlobalWarming Swindle," a documentary that devastates most ...
Medicine names can make you sick
Apr 01, 2007; ... Are there any uglier words in the industrial world than the namesof prescription drugs? Imagine telling someone your doctor ordered you to take twoZilgiflux after every meal? Or a spoonful of Psylpukalor at bedtime? So it may have been bad for business but at least a short ...
Cooperative nurseries are stocking lakes with above-average fish
Apr 01, 2007; ... The Yough Area Fishermen's Association is going to make some troutfishermen very happy this spring. The club runs a cooperative nursery in Fayette County. It annuallyraises fish to stock in various lakes and streams around the region. The club has about 7,600 trout this year ....
Chamber Music Society's upcoming season a study in string quartets
Apr 01, 2007; ... Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society will expand to an 11-concertseason for 2007-08, supplementing its series at Carnegie Music Hall,Oakland, with a four-concert Bridges Festival of young, emergingstring quartets at the New Hazlett Theater, North Side. The season emphasizes the string ...
Rendell, Wolf & Soakem Inc.
Apr 01, 2007; ... The sad thing is, Tom Wolf probably believes the rhetoric he'sbeen charged with selling. Mr. Wolf is Pennsylvania's acting revenue secretary. He's a Ph.D.from MIT, no less, with a long history as a businessman in York. Wolfwent before the state Senate Transportation Committee last ...
Bush's offense & defense
Apr 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON As we begin a fifth year of war in Iraq, the Bush administrationappears to be operating on two levels. On one level, it is fighting a defensive battle to conduct a warthat growing numbers of Americans oppose. This plays out in apoliticized Congress where it seems ...
Briefs: When in South Carolina, don't just 'coast'
Apr 01, 2007 ... A South Carolina vacation typically conjures thoughts of carriagerides through Charleston, seaside walks past high-rise Myrtle Beachhotels and golf along wind-swept marshes on Hilton Head Island. ButSouth Carolina also wants visitors to think of its small town bed-and-breakfasts, ...
'Sweet Charity' tour once again takes Molly Ringwald in a new direction
Apr 01, 2007; ... Molly Ringwald enjoys blazing new territory. So when producers asked her to replace Christina Applegate, whohad been playing Charity in the 2005 Broadway revival of "SweetCharity," she said no. "I had already done that," Ringwald says. Stepping into a Broadway role ...
Pirates' Opening Day Trivia Quiz
Apr 01, 2007 ... Try your hand at this Pirates' Opening Day trivia quiz. Check youranswers at the end.1) Which of these opening day winning percentagesdid the Pirates compile at Exposition Park? a) .433 b) .672 c) .526 d) .333 2) Who was the winning pitcher when the ...
Make 'The Lives of Others' in English
Apr 01, 2007; ... What if Hollywood went communist? You say that question is moot, since the film-making communityalready leans further left than the National People's Congress ofChina? Fair enough. But what if Tinseltown's infamous liberals startedcranking out lots of serious anti-communist ...
Best of the Blogs
Apr 01, 2007 ... Events of the past few weeks tend to suggest that the extremists(in Iraq) have begun targeting their own potential supporters,indicating a degree of political desperation, and a likely drop insupport. And the attacks -- though still atrocious -- have becomeless effective. Both of these ...
Pitt anthology series features 40 years of poetry
Apr 01, 2007; ... Poetry is not the most popular of art forms. Sure, there arehundreds of thousands of would-be poets, numerous online sites andcommunities devoted to poetry, and readings in most majormetropolitan areas. But when it comes to the arts, poets are like forgotten cousins.They don't ...
The 'Freak Show' turns 10
Apr 01, 2007; ... Pirates television broadcaster Greg Brown initially didn't thinktoo much about a call he made during the eighth inning of the team'svictory against the Montreal Expos on May 25, 1997, at OlympicStadium. The Pirates trailed, 4-3, entering the inning, but went ahead byscoring five ...
Bill Clinton & the IPS
Apr 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a leftist think tank, hadnear-immediate access to the president during the Clintonadministration. One of its own gave Bill Clinton advice, discussedaffairs of state and helped write his most important speeches. First,some ...
The L.A. Times scandal: Bias is a matter of opinion
Apr 01, 2007; ... It has been nearly half a century since even a whiff of scandal orimplication of misconduct attached itself to the Los Angeles Times'editorial pages. That's what makes the resignation of the section'seditor, Andres Martinez, and its aftermath a melancholy rather thanmerely curious ...
August Wilson Center makes strides with civil rights-inspired architecture exhibit
Apr 01, 2007; ... From the Mall in Washington, D.C., site of Dr. Martin Luther KingJr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, to Pittsburgh's own Freedom Corner,people have used public buildings and spaces as launch pads forsocial change. When completed in 2008, the August Wilson Center, Downtown, likelywill ...
Owner Bob Nutting intent on reversing Pirates' fortunes
Apr 01, 2007; ... BRADENTON, Fla. -- When Bob Nutting gets the itch to land a bigfish but can't get away from his home in Wheeling, W.Va., all he hasto do is gather his gear and stroll into his front yard. The pond there is a fly fisherman's dream, regularly stocked withtrophy bass, trout and ...
Rendell's magic act
Apr 01, 2007; ... HARRISBURG Death row inmates get religion. Skid Row derelicts dry out. Paul was blinded on the road to Damascus and through hisconversion, stopped being a persecutor of Christians and moved on tobecome the church's greatest evangelist. So it is not inconceivable ...
Will ID-less citizens lose vote next?
Apr 01, 2007; ... The same policies that are preventing poor and minority citizensfrom receiving health-care benefits could also prevent many of themfrom voting. This is wrong and it restricts democracy. A recent New York Times article reported that many poor andminority citizens are losing Medicaid ...
Predictions and more
Apr 01, 2007 ... Predictions National Publication Rank (in the division) Sports Illustrated 5th - If the Pirates are going to surprise ... they're going to haveto get the most out of their quartet of young starters. Baseball Digest 6th - The ...
Restaurateur indulges his two passions at La Cappella
Apr 01, 2007; ... When life got too short for Tim Sheerer and his wife, Colleen, hetraded his business suit for an apron, and investment banking for anItalian family restaurant. The hustle and bustle of New York City high finance has beenreplaced with cozy booths and tables where the Sheerers ...
Einstein's life mirrored discoveries, bio says
Apr 01, 2007; ... "Einstein: His Life and Universe," by Walter Isaacson. Simon &Schuster, $35, 675 pages. Walter Isaacson's big new biography of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is sure to be one of the most admired and popular books of thisyear. Whatever your background in science, "Einstein: His Life ...
The adoption of Sanjar
Apr 01, 2007; ... That phone call began like all our daily communications -- but wasthe beginning of a great change in our lives. As I listened to my daughter, I underestimated the passion shefelt to adopt an 8-year-old boy from a country I had never heard of. I empathized, never believing for ...
Swing problems send Bucs' Sanchez to DL
Apr 01, 2007; ... BRADENTON, Fla. - Freddy Sanchez's knee is ready to start theseason, but his swing needs more time. Saturday, the Pirates placed Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list,backdated to March 23. He will miss the first four games -- perhapsmore -- of the regular season, which begins ...
Local index bounces back from Feb. slump
Apr 01, 2007; ... Led by several industrial companies, the Trib 30 stock index inMarch regained the ground it lost in February. The index of 30 local stocks pushed to 201.8 at the closing bellFriday, the last day of trading for the month. The Trib 30 closed at197.3 in February. Twenty stocks rose in ...
Fiber arts on display at Touhstone Center
Apr 01, 2007 ... "Fabulous Felted Fiber," an exhibit of works by several ofTouchstone Center for Crafts fiber arts instructors and students,opens April 14, with a reception 3-6 p.m. in the Iron Gate Gallery onthe Touchstone campus. The event is part of "Focus on Fiber," the Fiberarts Guild ...
Masters will focus on Woods, Mickelson
Apr 01, 2007; ... Professional golf's latest and greatest superstar duel -- TigerWoods vs. Phil Mickelson -- has yet to materialize, mainly becauseof the inconsistencies that have become the trademark of Mickelson'scareer. They are, however, brought together by one of the mostspectacular parcels ...
Regola not to blame
Apr 01, 2007 ... I grieve for Louis Farrell's family and loved ones and offer mycondolences. But I don't believe that Sen. Robert Regola of HempfieldTownship, Westmoreland County, should have been charged with anycrimes. Regola was charged with perjury, allowing a juvenile to possess aweapon and ...
Trainer returns to the Valley
Apr 01, 2007; ... Physical therapist Todd Exley (left) joins Boar Physical Therapyowner Andy Temoshenka and trainer Lesley Kennedy in the job ofhelping the Pittsburgh RiverRats heal after they are injured on thesoccer field. Perhaps many people journey away from the Monongahela Valley inpursuit of ...
Pet food recall grows to include dry products
Apr 01, 2007; ... A major recall of pet food in North America has expanded to twomore companies and now includes dry food for the first time, federalhealth authorities and the companies said. The Food and Drug Administration said late Friday it notifiedHill's Pet Nutrition Inc. that tests had ...
Let it go already
Apr 01, 2007 ... "Envy, resentment and hatred" -- the only explanation for the adhominem aside regarding Teresa Heinz's television appearance ("TheThursday wrap," March 29 and PghTrib.com). But for a tragic accident in 1991, Mrs. Heinz would likely be ...
Mid-Mon Valley Hall of Fame gains member; Wild Things tap Dorn
Apr 01, 2007; ... Tom Parks' upcoming induction into the Mid-Mon Valley All SportsHall of Fame was hardly a surprise to anyone who followed hisremarkable basketball career at both Belle Vernon Area High Schooland Robert Morris University. However, had Parks decided to pursue a football career ...
Fayette County agency aids 'hidden victims' of violence
Apr 01, 2007; ... Domestic violence affects the entire family, not just the abusedand the abuser, but their children as well. "Kids are the hidden victims," said Cathleen Augustine,communication education specialist for Fayette County DomesticViolence Services. "Kids are usually abused also. We ...
Beallsville couple stars in TV show
Apr 01, 2007; ... When Ricky and Karen Dick get ready for work, they don theirhandmade costumes, apply makeup and draw from years of theatricalperforming experience to transform into the Gothic characters ofGravely and Griselda. Many know Gravely and Griselda from the popular BeallsvilleHalloween ...
Tire performance undergoes intense scrutiny
Apr 01, 2007; ... Tires are the offensive linemen of NASCAR: Vitally important butgenerally overlooked, unless they fail. When Tony Stewart was unsatisfied with the type of tire Goodyearprovided for the March 11 race at the reconstructed Las Vegas MotorSpeedway, he said it was the "worst tire I've ...
Lion Players take on 'Love' at Penn State Fayette
Apr 01, 2007; ... When it comes to love and to romance, ladies rule. They provetheir mettle in the Lion Players upcoming production of Shakespeare's"Love's Labor's Lost," to be performed April 12-14 at Penn StateFayette, The Eberly Campus. Dennis Brestensky, professor of English and an adviser to ...
Snell Diary: Pitcher knows it's just a game
Apr 01, 2007 ... Pirates pitcher Ian Snell is compiling a diary during springtraining for the Tribune-Review. He shares his thoughts weekly withthe Trib's Rob Biertempfel: BRADENTON, Fla. I will make my first start of this season Tuesday in Houstonagainst the Astros. From the minute I wake up ...
Laural Highlands students, start your engines!
Apr 01, 2007; ... On your mark, get set, go! Flying down the short track as fast as they can go, enveloped inthe cheers of the crowd, both contestants hope that their cars willemerge victorious and move on to the next qualifying bracket. This may sound like a typical day at a drag race, but it ...
IU program resolves student issues
Apr 01, 2007; ... Students whose academic or behavioral difficulties put theireducation at risk have another chance -- for some, a last chance --to resolve their issues in an intense program through theWestmoreland Intermediate Unit 7, a regional educational service toschools in Westmoreland ...
Latest NCAA brackets, news and videos
Apr 01, 2007 ... Men's brackets Interactive | Printable Women's ...
To Russia, with love
Apr 01, 2007; ... Rites of passage mark life's accomplishments. Getting your first haircut. Passing your driver's license test. Your first kiss. Going to the prom. Starting your first real job. They all count for something as you look back on life and seeksome ...
Women in jazz face an uphill battle for respect
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cecilia Smith is used to dealing with tall orders. After all, she will remind you, she is a female jazz musician, andthat is not the easiest category in the music. "It is like trying to join a fraternity," the New York City vibistsays about the challenges female musicians face ...
McCutchen leads the way
Apr 01, 2007; ... Andrew McCutchen had some time to kill in the Pirates' clubhouseone morning before a spring training game in early March, so he didwhat any 20-year-old, top-rated baseball prospect would do. He caught up on his fan mail. A stack of envelopes rested near his locker. Inside ...
Harold Ford Jr. plays it forward
Apr 01, 2007; ... When doors shut, windows sometimes open. Tennessee voters may not have given Harold Ford Jr. the open doorthat many other voters across the country gave Democrats in lastyear's midterm election. Yet Ford's shut door led to a window ofapparently limitless opportunities. Five ...
This week's coming attractions
Apr 01, 2007 ... Dancing can provide an outstanding cardiovascular workout, butthis week the members of Ballet NY come to Pittsburgh to dance forpeople whose hearts need help. The performance will benefit theArtificial Heart Program of the Heart, Lung and Esophageal SurgeryInstitute of UPMC. Ballet NY ...
Bucs by position
Apr 01, 2007 ... Catcher Ronny Paulino Bad news: he won't hit .310 every year. Good news: his powernumbers should continue to rise. First base Adam LaRoche Since there's no position labeled "savior," we'll list him here.Talk about great expectations! Anything around ...
Owner describes adjustment after dog is euthanized
Apr 01, 2007; ... Dear Dog Talk: Thank you for taking the time to answer my concernsabout Mick, my Australian shepherd/Labrador. Your advice and sympathywas appreciated and comforting. Shadow was euthanized on Feb. 28. We brought her back from theveterinarian and laid her in the backyard so Mick ...
Pirates lose spring training finale
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Minnesota Twins beat the Pirates, 6-4, yesterday in the springtraining finale for both teams. Paul Maholm gave up four runs on six hits in five innings. Hewalked two and struck out three. Designated hitter Ronny Paulino doubled twice and drove in tworuns as the Pirates ...
Young cast carries on tradition of staging Stations of the Cross
Apr 01, 2007; ... Mon Valley teens and young adults continue to carry on what hasgrown into a local tradition of staging the Stations of the Cross inlive performances in area churches during the Lenten season. The group, under the direction of Kathy Barkey of St. Anthony'sChurch in Monongahela, will ...
Fort Necessity staff attacks plant invaders
Apr 01, 2007; ... Just about now, the buds on the Morrow's honeysuckle at FortNecessity will begin popping open, a sure sign of spring, as it hasbeen for 250 years. Problem is, the honeysuckle isn't supposed to be there at all. Abigger problem is, it's just about everywhere in the woods andmeadows ...
Soutmoreland seniors compile a video tribute
Apr 01, 2007; ... The senior class at Southmoreland High School will produce a videofor a seventh consecutive year. "These students do an absolutely fabulous job with this," facultyadviser Denise Puskar said. "They spend hours and hours on this,working with special effects and music and putting the ...
RTI metals names new vice president
Apr 01, 2007 ... RTI International Metals Inc. elected Chad Whalen vice presidentand general counsel. Previously, at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney,Whalen was a steering committee member of the firm's SEC practicegroup and a member of its mergers and acquisitions practice group. Legal John E ....
'South Park' sophistry
Apr 01, 2007; ... From time to time we hear about zany professors of popular cultureusing their academic credentials to elevate the most aggressivelyoffensive and potty-mouthed TV shows into the Great Works of WesternCivilization. What causes these bookworms in academe to slitheraround trying to ...