Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from February 2009:
A little patience, a lot of love
Feb 01, 2009; ... Funny how we can let the little moments in life slip us by. I'mguilty, you're guilty; in fact, no one can deny the tendency to letlife's small but meaningful moments and opportunities waste away. The other night I almost missed the chance to share a verysimple, yet very rewarding, ...
(Neil) Diamonds are forever
Feb 01, 2009; ... As holidays go, for women, Valentine's Day is the Big Kahuna, themother of all holidays. It's the ultimate "chick" holiday. Why?Because Valentine's Day is all about the woman. Yeah, that's right,I said it -- all about the woman. Valentine's Day is not about the man. I've never ...
13-year-old dachshund showing signs of age
Feb 01, 2009; ... QUESTION: Dear Dog Talk: I have a 13-year-old dachshund and amfacing the decision of when the right time is to put him down. I'vehad him since he was 6 weeks old. He is the first dog that I've hadand cared for on my own. He was trained very easily and has been themost wonderful dog I ...
Teens haven't closed the book on the library
Feb 01, 2009; ... The zeitgeist on teenagers is all about iPods, texting andFacebook and Call of Duty. Amid that noise, teens are still going to public libraries,directors say. Some teens are there purely to research and roll on to their part-time jobs and videogames, to be sure. But there is ...
Alaska gets its postage due celebrating the 50th
Feb 01, 2009; ... Alaska is far and away one of our most enigmatic states. Yes, itliterally is "far and away." In addition to being the largest state,it's arguably the most majestic and beautiful. Even so,comparatively few Americans have visited or seen it other than fromthe railing of a cruise ship ....
Landmarks CEO honored with leadership award
Feb 01, 2009; ... Soon after Howard Slaughter's wife Janet agreed to marry him, heasked to see her credit report. "I asked to see his," Janet Slaughter said. Although the requests represented an inside joke between a coupleimmersed in the world of banking, it showed a deep commitment totheir ...
Golf resorts going upscale in Puerto Rico
Feb 01, 2009; ... RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- This seaside stretch, a half-hour's driveeast of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday.Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workerssweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops indeveloper Donald Trump's latest ...
Author tracks the Web's snark
Feb 01, 2009; ... The World Wide Web is a digital version of the Wild West, withopportunities galore and freedom unbridled. Anyone with a computerand an Internet connection has access to cyberspace; anyone with anopinion has a forum. But there's also a dark, puerile underbelly that's part of ...
'City of the Sun' is gripping suburban suspense
Feb 01, 2009; ... Screenwriter David Levien, who co-wrote "Ocean's Thirteen" and"Rounders," among other films, makes a thrilling transition tomystery fiction with "City of the Sun." Levien's debut as a novelistputs him in league with Harlan Coben and other authors who havemined the heart of darkness that ...
'Bad Traffic' flies from China to England
Feb 01, 2009; ... The lives of two Chinese men converge in the exotic country ofEngland in travel writer Simon Lewis' excellent mystery debut. "Bad Traffic" works as the mystery equivalent of "The Odyssey" asboth men strive to get home; out of their comfort zones they arestrangers in a strange land ....
Region has its share of super standouts
Feb 01, 2009; ... The achievements of New Eagle's Joe Montana in the Super Bowlwith San Francisco are well known. There are other football standouts from the region who played inthe big game. They include Fred Cox, Donora; Sam Havrilak, Monessen;Doug Crusan, Monessen; Myron Pottios, Van Voorhis; and ...
Norvelt junior firefighter active in sports, community
Feb 01, 2009; ... When Mt. Pleasant Area High School junior Jimmy Hontz was calledfor an interview, he wasn't home. As a junior firefighter with theNorvelt Volunteer Fire Department, he was at a fire in UnityTownship. Although the Norvelt VFD was on standby that day, Hontz, who as ajunior ...
Program puts career mentor a click away
Feb 01, 2009; ... Recently, a group of educators, business owners andrepresentatives from local organizations took a step in becoming "e-mentors" through the state's eMentoring training session at Fay-Penn Economic Development Council. The eMentoring program is part of Pittsburgh-based Smart ...
Humor meets history on Scottdale stage
Feb 01, 2009; ... A cast of historical figures will travel back in time on aScottdale stage. "1776," a musical based on the development and signing of theDeclaration of Independence, will be performed beginning Thursday atGeyer Performing Arts Center. The show is adapted from a book byPeter Stone ...
Mid-Mon Valley people honored for service to Catholic church
Feb 01, 2009; ... Eight Mid-Mon Valley people were among more than 300 honored bythe Diocese of Pittsburgh for their service to the Catholic Church. Bishop David A. Zubik presented Manifesting the Kingdom awardsduring Mass on Jan. 25 in St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland. He recognized awardees from ...
Steelers drawing traditional support in extended Nation
Feb 01, 2009; ... Pierogi, polkas and pumpin' Iron. Those familiar staples of southwestern Pennsylvania are prominentthis weekend as transplanted Pittsburgh Steelers fans across theUnited States join the frenzy of Super Bowl XLIII. "We're meeting today at our golf clubhouse for a big ...
Students video blog from Super Bowl weekend
Feb 01, 2009; ... Point Park University's Josh Frketic & Justin LaBar give apreview of Sunday coverage. There are many great coaches in the NFL and so many of them aregreat teachers on the field, but only a selected few are teacherson, and off the field. Donnie Shell told the Point Park News ...
Connellsville Area is second team champion at tournament
Feb 01, 2009; ... Adding teams from Fayette and Greene counties expanded the Tri-County Wrestling Tournament and also produced a second teamchampion. Connellsville Area High School joined three-time tourney championCanon-McMillan High School in compiling 216 team points at thefourth annual event, ...
Climate change 'certainties'
Feb 01, 2009 ... Glen Meakem's "A climate change reality check" (Jan. 25 andPghTrib.com) was almost as far from reality as it's possible to get. He moved from irrelevance (warming has occurred which has nothingto do with human beings) to falsity (there is no correlation betweenCO2 and temperature ...
North Huntingdon repeats as new housing leader
Feb 01, 2009; ... Many of the same Western Pennsylvania communities that led thepack in home construction in recent years dominate the top 10 listin 2008, a survey shows. The order changed, but more importantly, figures reflect thedownturn in building for the year, which saw the number of ...
Fayette Habitat for Humanity gets grant for construction training
Feb 01, 2009; ... Habitat for Humanity Fayette County has been striving since 2000to construct affordable homes. Although construction sites and older, donated dwellings havebeen available, the manpower to do the construction was limited. "When I came on board, I realized that it was harder and ...
Think June, think major tax hike
Feb 01, 2009; ... HARRISBURG When Gov. Ed Rendell unveils his proposed state budget onWednesday, he will not ask the Legislature to approve a broad-basedtax increase, his spokesman says. There will be smaller taxes and fees but no proposal to raise the3.1 percent personal income tax or the 6 ...
Champagne, caviar & creeps
Feb 01, 2009; ... The flow of champagne has been reduced to a trickle and caviar isseen less often. CEOs are bouncing from company to company,corporate jets are grounded and banquets are now lunches. One yearinto the recession, the screws gradually are tightening on perks andbonuses. Long overdue, this is ...
Our recidivist Congress
Feb 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON "Recidivism" is Rep. Jim Cooper's laconic explanation of why he,although only 54, has spent portions of five decades on Congress'payroll. And he grows more laconic as the welfare state's implosionapproaches. The son of a Tennessee governor, Cooper, a Democrat ...
Nuts lend crunch to burgers
Feb 01, 2009; ... This idea came about when I mistook the writing on the butcher-paper packaging. I had in mind to make pistachio-encrusted chickenthighs, but what I thought was a package of those turned out to beground turkey. The mistake, however, turned out for the best: The sticky turkeymeat ...
Pain(e)ful lessons
Feb 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON There is a recurrent theme that emerges during the criticalturning points of American history, for which credit or blameinvolves returning 272 years to Thetford, a small town in easternEngland. This is where Thomas Pain was born and where, in 1774, he addedan ...
America's failure to foresee
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Obama administration fast is becoming a sobering lesson inthe failure to understand the Bastiatian principle of the seen andthe unseen. Frederic Bastiat was a 19th-century French economist andstatesman. He noted how in "the economic sphere, an act, a habit, aninstitution, a ...
Chocolate chip cookies for real chocolate lovers
Feb 01, 2009; ... When one of my good friends sent me a copy of her latest book, Iwas in heaven. Chocolate -- not just any old chocolate, but thatintense, deep dark variety -- is the subject of Sara Perry's "DeepDark Chocolate: Decadent Recipes for the Serious Chocolate Lover"(Chronicle Books, $18.95 ...
Fan-in-chief ticks off the birds
Feb 01, 2009 ... by Tribune-Review staff If the Steelers somehow lose to the Arizona Cardinals tonight inSuper Bowl XLIII -- a remote possibility, we know -- feel free toblame President Barack Obama. Some Cardinals players are upset that Obama, who hails fromChicago and should be a Bears fan, ...
Photo greats shutter under weight of the Digital Age
Feb 01, 2009; ... Great brand names become part of your everyday world. There's alittle extra pain in seeing them fall on bad times. The two greatest names in U.S. photography figured in saddevelopments last week. Kodak will cut up to 4,500 employeesworldwide, 18 percent of its work force. Polaroid ...
Region's high-tech sector works to overcome challenges
Feb 01, 2009; ... Three strikes don't count as an out for Western Pennsylvania'sefforts to develop a new generation of technology companies, expertssay. Despite challenges poised by the closing of three world-classtechnology companies and the loss of more than 960 jobs, experts saythe region has a ...
Discussions focus on increase of regional air flight
Feb 01, 2009; ... Plans to restore air service between Pittsburgh and smaller townsin Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia should take a significantstep forward next month, say local airport executives preparing fora meeting with independent regional carrier Cape Air. Brad Penrod of Pittsburgh ...
Diversification isn't guaranteed to offer insulation
Feb 01, 2009; ... There is a sense of betrayal among investors who have beenconscientious. And when they talk about it, they sound like individuals who findthemselves with a fatal disease after a lifetime of healthy living -- eating a well-balanced diet, exercising and staying away ...
Personnel moves
Feb 01, 2009 ... Legal The Pittsburgh office of Thomas, Thomas & Hafer added StephanieC. Luff. She focuses her practice in the defense of workers'compensation claims. Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC elected as a member Peter R. Rich, alabor and employment lawyer. Aimee N. Rankin joined ...
Asian-inspired soup provides flexibility
Feb 01, 2009; ... Dark, mysterious, filling, spirited, uplifting -- this soupbrings all of these properties together in one bowl. It's perfectfor winter evenings. There are quite a few varieties of good vegetable brothsavailable commercially, packed in quart boxes (similar to soy milkpackaging) ....
Go stir-fry crazy for a quick, delicious meal
Feb 01, 2009; ... Stir-frying is one of the easiest cooking methods for getting adelicious meal on the table in a hurry. Stir-frying is simplystirring and frying food at the same time. Professional cooks have differing opinions on whether a wok or askillet gives the best results. The testers at ...
Wine cocktails give second life to unloved vintages
Feb 01, 2009; ... I've never understood why spring cleaning gets all the attention.Whistling songbirds toting the latest high-tech scrub brushes asthey flutter across the television screen can't hide what we'rereally talking about here -- spending a Sunday afternoon knee-deepin moldy grout. At my house, ...
Lack of livestock vets a matter of food safety
Feb 01, 2009; ... First thing on a recent Friday morning, veterinarian AlquinHeinnickel drove to a farm north of Clarksburg, Indiana County, toperform surgery on a cow. He followed that with three hours for a pregnancy check of a herdof dairy cows near Homer City. Then it was on to New ...
Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Special section
Feb 01, 2009 ... Note: All downloadable files are in Acrobat .PDF format. Clickhere to download the latest version. Click here to download the entire section in a single, 30-megabyte file or click on an image below to download an ...
Roethlisberger, Warner relish second chance
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- Quarterbacks who are graying at the temples, whogot their start with a team called the Iowa Barnstormers and whoseNFL careers appeared to flame out after a couple of spectacularseasons are not supposed to be here. The same goes for quarterbacks who reached the ...
Madden admires Steelers' methods
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- John Madden has seen hundreds of pro footballgames as a coach and color commentator. He has experienced winningand losing -- the Steelers haunted his Raiders in the 1970s -- andhe's watched teams rise and fall both on the field and from the TVbooth. But the NFL ...
Hillgrove hopes for memorable moments
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla.-- By sheer luck, Bill Hillgrove attended theSteelers' final walk-through practice before Super Bowl XL --typically off-limits to the media -- to interview Bill Cowher forthe pregame radio show. What Hillgrove witnessed at the Pontiac Silverdome that day was aprelude ...
Poor economy doesn't slow 'Super' ads
Feb 01, 2009; ... The economic recession did not sack the sale of Super Bowltelevision ads. Each 30-second spot shown during the game costs $3 million, arecord price and an increase of $300,000 over last year. TNS Mediaestimated in-game ads will generate a record $200 million for ...
Decisions of Westmoreland County judges
Feb 01, 2009 ... The following is a list of defendants charged with a firstoffense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County. Thesedefendants receive a standard sentence that includes enrollment inthe Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for one year,attendance at an alcohol highway ...
Derry Area student eyes career in engineering
Feb 01, 2009; ... Luke Niezelski, a senior at Derry Area High School, juggles manyinterests. Niezelski has served as goalkeeper for the boys' varsity soccerteam for the past two years. He has competed on the boys' swim teamin 200-meter and 500-meter freestyle during his junior and senioryears, ...
Arnold residents needed for planning, service boards
Feb 01, 2009 ... The city of Arnold is looking for residents to serve on theplanning commission and civil service ...
Commissioners reschedule this month's meetings
Feb 01, 2009 ... Fayette County commissioners have rescheduled their Februarymeetings. Commissioners have rescheduled their Feb. 24 agenda meeting ...
Veteran was ideal human resources executive
Feb 01, 2009; ... Like his Italian immigrant parents who were willing to sacrificeand work long hours to achieve their American dream, Hal Marucaenrolled at the University of Pittsburgh while working full time atthe Pittsburgh Works of J&L Steel. "My grandparents worked hard to raise their family," ...
Overhaul expands 'disability' definition
Feb 01, 2009; ... The definition of a disability has changed in the Americans withDisabilities Act, and some people who weren't considered disablednow will be, say legal and disability experts. "I expect to see more employees come forward and say, 'I have adisability; accommodate me,' " said Joan W ....
Region likely to dodge snowstorm, forecasters say
Feb 01, 2009 ... A monster storm predicted for late Monday looks like it will beno more than an annoyance -- at least for the Pittsburgh area,meteorologists said Saturday. "The way things are going, it does not look like it's going to bea major storm for us," said Bob Reed, meteorologist with ...
Steelers-Cards combo might be unstoppable
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- Friendship and hardship brought the Steelers andCardinals franchises together in 1944, less than two months beforeAllied forces launched the D-Day invasion. As World War II raged inseveral theaters across the world, the NFL propped itself up bytaking some unorthodox ...
North Huntingdon home burns; woman dies
Feb 01, 2009 ... A woman died Saturday night after she was pulled from a burninghome in North Huntingdon, according to the Westmoreland CountyCoroner's Office and county 911 officials. Westmoreland County Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Cycak said thewoman, whose name and age were unavailable, was taken ...
Newsmaker: Don Macejka
Feb 01, 2009; ... Age: 38 Residence: Robinson Family: Wife, Jennifer; son, Wyatt, 12; daughter, Sydney, 8 Occupation: Allegheny County deputy sheriff Education: Graduate of Montour High School, 1988; attendedCommunity College of the Air Force. Background: Macejka has been a ...
Obama, Rush on same side of the ball
Feb 01, 2009; ... They bicker as frequently as spouses clash over money. The ideological chasm between them is sufficiently large enoughto comfortably contain the contents of the Hoover Dam reservoir. So on those rarest of occasions when President Barack Obama andconservative ideologue Rush ...
Trusting in the Steelers' defense
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- Sure, the Arizona Cardinals are a hot team and agreat story entering Super Bowl XLIII against the Steelers thisevening at Raymond James Stadium. The Cardinals weren't supposed to be here, given their 9-7 recordduring the regular season, but here they are. So ...
Juvenile rape case secrecy debated
Feb 01, 2009; ... The secrecy surrounding the juvenile court case of a former UpperSt. Clair High School student accused of raping several girls hasraised questions in the community about how much of the case shouldbe made public. Child advocates say secrecy is necessary to protect the victimsand ...
Scouting Super Bowl XLIII
Feb 01, 2009; ... Five Steelers keys to victory Contain Larry Fitzgerald: Forget about stopping Superman indreadlocks. Fitzgerald (419 yards) has already broken Jerry Rice'spostseason record for receiving yards, and he has five consecutive100-yard receiving games dating to the regular ...
Cancer? Might as well light up
Feb 01, 2009; ... Paulette Chemelli smoked a pack-and-a-half a day for almost 20years, and not even cancer could get her to quit cold turkey. She managed to cut back to four or five cigarettes a day. But thedaily ritual and reward of lighting up continued, even as sheunderwent surgery and ...
Predicting a winner in Super Bowl XLIII
Feb 01, 2009 ... The Trib surveyed numerous celebs to get predictions on who willwin Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and Arizona Cardinals atRaymond James Stadium: PICKING THE STEELERS Kevin James, television and movie actor: "You're from Pittsburgh,hmmmm, where do you go with this one? ...
Greenfield woman delivers own baby: 'I didn't have much choice'
Feb 01, 2009; ... A Greenfield woman gave birth to a son by herself on Saturday --while her father was on the phone relaying instructions from a 911operator. "It was really a surprise," said Kelly Kincaid, 28, of MonteiroStreet, who gave birth to Joshua Kincaid-Hackel about 1:30 ...
Family, friends attend Steelers' walk-through
Feb 01, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. -- The Steelers opened their Saturday walk-through toapproximately 250 family members and friends, something the teamdidn't do three years ago at the Super Bowl under former coach BillCowher. Among the guests invited by Steelers coach Mike Tomlin to witnessthe ...
Winterfest scheduled at Ohiopyle State Park
Feb 01, 2009 ... The third annual Friends of Ohiopyle State Park Winterfest willbe held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Ohiopyle. The event will feature children's activities and contests, sleddog demonstrations, winter survival program, ...
Super Bowl Q&A: Nate Washington
Feb 01, 2009 ... Nate Washington Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 185 Position: Wide receiver College: Tiffin (Ohio) Notable: Washington established career highs this season inreceptions (40) and receiving yards (631), and he led the Steelersin yards per catch (15.8). Washington made the ...
Steelers' hardscrabble start resonates with fans
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ask Pittsburghers what molded them into Steelers fans, and mostdon't relive Franco's miracle catch, Rocky's rebound from soldier tostarter, or even Big Ben's astonishing rookie year. They talk about their families. "Her first word was 'Touchdown,' " said Nathan Enlow, 34, of ...
Fish, Boat Commissioners frown on proposal
Feb 01, 2009; ... A program designed to better market the Pennsylvania Fish andBoat Commission's stocked trout has so far failed to impress oneimportant audience. Staff in the agency's bureau of fisheries unveiled a "premiumtrout stocked waters" proposal Thursday in Harrisburg. It calls ...