Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from March 2009:
NYC and its people star in 'Lethal Legacy'
Mar 01, 2009; ... A hallmark of Linda Fairstein's fine legal thrillers is thebehind-the-scenes view of New York City that may be new to eventhose who think they are experts on the Big Apple. In "LethalLegacy," Fairstein gives an insider's view of that most benign andsturdy of cultural institutions -- the ...
Eccentrics populate Wittgenstein family history
Mar 01, 2009; ... Even in the exotic Vienna of 100 years ago, the Wittgenstein clanstood out for its density of eccentrics. How many families couldboast of a one-armed pianist and a child-beating philosopher? Alexander Waugh's "The House of Wittgenstein" has at least onestupefying anecdote per page ...
Musicians' memoirs detail remarkable lives
Mar 01, 2009; ... Surf all you want, there's still nothing like the journey of agood book. Two recent publications by great musicians provide extradimensions that go beyond strictly musical matters and arecompelling in different ways. The more far ranging is Yehudi Menuhin's "The Violin: ...
'Rust' examines those left behind in American dream
Mar 01, 2009; ... For his first novel, Philipp Meyer could have taken stock of hislife, plumbed his memories. There was certainly material, startingwith a precocious childhood growing up in working class Baltimore asthe child of "recovering hippies." Books were a passion -- Meyerread John Steinbeck's "The ...
Belle Vernon cast boasts athlete, exchange student
Mar 01, 2009; ... When Belle Vernon Area High School's Michael Rozell beginsauditions for a school musical, he never knows who is going to makea significant contribution. "These students are all musically talented and you don't knowanything about their backgrounds, especially the new actors, ...
Charleroi 'boys' want park named for mentor
Mar 01, 2009; ... Growing up in Charleroi, David Kline often hung out with a groupof friends on the corner of 12th Street and Lower Meadow Avenue. They didn't have much, but "Buck" always made sure the kidsstayed out of trouble. Walter "Buck" Klus was instrumental in getting the 13th ...
Spotlight on Youth: Michael Bedner
Mar 01, 2009; ... Michael Bedner is focused on a medical career as a heart surgeonor orthopedic surgeon. The 18-year-old Ringgold High School senior has been accepted atPenn State University, Duquesne University, Washington & JeffersonCollege and Allegheny College. He said he is leaning ...
Cal U standout, 91, travels 1,800 miles for alumni day
Mar 01, 2009; ... Had it been a traditional class reunion, James A. Zell would havereceived the prize for traveling the farthest. He would accept the award with the humility and sense of humorthat are hallmarks of his enduring spirit. "I loved California when I came here for the first time in ...
CD reviews: '75' is a fitting testament to Zawinul's talent
Mar 01, 2009 ... '75' Joe Zawinul and the Zawinul Syndicate (Heads Up) From "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" to the electrified "Madagascar,"keyboard wiz Joe Zawinul created music as broad as the range of hiskeyboard styles. The Austrian native was a master of the blues andthe inventive music that ...
Great Smoky Mountains celebration under way
Mar 01, 2009 ... The 75th anniversary celebration of the Great Smoky MountainsNational Park is under way. The park, with 8 to 10 million annual visitors, is the country'smost popular national park. Events and activities are scheduledthroughout the year to mark the anniversary, including Seventy ...
Connellsville crew brings color to story
Mar 01, 2009; ... Carol Kirk and Andrew Miller are charged with bringing life andcolor to Connellsville Area High School's production of "Peter Pan." They have added their blend of talent to wow the audience for theschool's musical productions for many years. Costumes for this year's production ...
'Bridge' leads to artistic discovery
Mar 01, 2009; ... Three solo exhibitions make up "Bridge 10," the latest show toopen at Society for Contemporary Craft in the Strip District. First presented in 1988, the Bridge Exhibition Series wasestablished to heighten the public's awareness of the powerful workbeing produced by contemporary ...
Peter Pan: A show for the kid in all of us
Mar 01, 2009; ... "Peter Pan" may be the perfect musical to entertain a diversecrowd. Children may watch in fascination as privates pounce, fairies flyand lost boys lumber. Grown-ups may go back to a time of innocenceand awe, when the biggest decision one had to make was what game toplay ...
Video game draws students in, teaches them
Mar 01, 2009; ... Students throughout Fayette County will have an entertaining wayto learn mathematics at school and home through something they'vefamiliar with -- video games. "It's a good way to teach algebra and pre-algebra," said StephenPriselac, executive director of the Center for the ...
Craft classes help preserve beautiful Lenten tradition
Mar 01, 2009; ... For some people, making pysanka is a family tradition. Forothers, it's a beautiful art form. For everyone who is taking thepysanka class in St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church, Uniontown,making pysanka is fun. Eileen Gmitter of Uniontown said making pysanka is a tradition ....
Southmoreland senior 'mothers' crew, and sings too
Mar 01, 2009; ... When the curtain opens for Southmoreland's spring play, "All IReally Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," there will be moreon the menu than just pizza. Producer and Music Director Michele Zamperini hasn't had to worryabout any of her cast members going hungry because senior ...
Restoration of historic Arizona mission advancing
Mar 01, 2009; ... The White Dove of the Desert is living up to its nickname again,its west tower refurbished, resplendent in a dazzling white finishonce more. The tower at Mission San Xavier del Bac emerged just beforeChristmas from the scaffolding that restoration workers had beingusing -- like a ...
Sad state of care
Mar 01, 2009 ... It was not surprising to read the Trib's excellent report on theproblems our senior citizens and those with disabilities encounterevery day in our state's nursing homes and assisted-livingfacilities ("Care for elderly lacking ," Feb. 15 and PghTrib.com). Unfortunately, the ...
Taxpayer costs soar for bonus scandal probe
Mar 01, 2009; ... HARRISBURG The state House of Representatives paid 26 staff lawyers $2million last year, records show. Yet the House spent $4.4 million onoutside lawyers for legal advice, strategy, filing documents andproviding representation for employees who were subpoenaed by agrand jury in a ...
The socialists are coming!
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Great American Dream was based on freedom and the importanceof the individual before the state. It resulted in unimaginablewealth creation and proved impregnable against the pernicious spreadof socialism and communism. In the past few decades -- and particularly in recent years ...
Favorite things: Public art & architecture
Mar 01, 2009 ... We asked some well-known Pittsburghers to weigh in on theirfavorite pieces of public art in the city. The answers ranged fromiconic architecture to famous statues and structures, and even apainting. Most of them are things people pass by every day. It maybe time to give them a second ...
Conservatives energized by 'ideas' at conference
Mar 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON -- The party of Ronald Reagan is alive and well, andit includes the voices of Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee -- even "Joe the Plumber." That was the message out of the Conservative Political ActionConference, or CPAC, the annual conservative conference ...
Bully's club fortified Fumo charm
Mar 01, 2009; ... HARRISBURG -- Whether he wins or loses his federal corruptiontrial, former state Sen. Vincent Fumo will be remembered here as asharp strategist, a charmer and a bully, and a champion for hishometown of Philadelphia and himself. "I always thought Fumo was the kind of guy who would ...
Prolific point guards able to lift Duquesne
Mar 01, 2009; ... When Aaron Jackson and Kristi Little came to Duquesne Universityfour years ago, they didn't know what their place would be in Dukesbasketball history. Now, with their college careers winding down,they can smile knowing they helped their programs back torespectability. Duquesne's ...
New Castle girls claim Class AAA title
Mar 01, 2009; ... New Castle steamrolled its way into the WPIAL Class AAA titlegame, outscoring each of its three playoff opponents by 21 points ormore. That wasn't the case in the Red Hurricane's championship boutagainst West Mifflin at the Palumbo Center yesterday, but the resultwas the same, as ...
Molasses, spices flavor ice cream sandwiches
Mar 01, 2009; ... A friend who is a professional chef gave me the recipe for theseice cream sandwiches. The only problem was that his cookie recipeyielded 10 dozen, so I had to reduce the ingredients to proportionsmore appropriate for a home cook. It was worth the effort. Thegolden brown cookies flavored ...
Pitt rebounds in win over Seton Hall
Mar 01, 2009; ... NEWARK, N.J. -- Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez called Sam Young"scary" earlier this week and admitted his team couldn't match upwith the all-Big East senior. Young didn't let anyone down. The 6-foot-6 forward scored 29 points, his most ever in a BigEast game, as No. 1 Pitt ...
Dutch oven is key to super-tender braised chicken
Mar 01, 2009; ... Braising and Dutch ovens go hand in hand. A Dutch oven, said by some researchers to have been named for theDutch settlers in Pennsylvania who used similar pots, is a largekettle-type vessel that has a tight-fitting lid. The heavy lidprevents steam from escaping, keeping the ...
Sto-Rox rips Seton-La Salle for first title
Mar 01, 2009; ... All season long, the Sto-Rox High School girls basketball teamhas employed the motto, "Hang a Banner." Now, the girls basketball program will finally have a chance tohang a banner commemorating a WPIAL title after Saturday's 51-34victory over Seton-La Salle in the Class AA finals ...
Sonoma Grille pastry chef keeps creative in the kitchen
Mar 01, 2009; ... Kelly James used to play restaurant with her brother and sisterwhen she was a little girl growing up in Elizabeth. "I used to make them stand in line and serve them hot dogs," saysJames, 39, who lives in Mt. Lebanon. "I've always loved cooking." James parlayed that love of ...
Jackson, Evans receive Duquesne A-10 honors
Mar 01, 2009; ... Duquesne University senior guard Aaron Jackson today was namedAtlantic 10 Conference men's basketball player of the week for aschool-record fourth time in a season, and Dukes freshman guard EricEvans was named A-10 rookie of the week for the fourth time. It comes following a pair ...
Coast Guard: Former Steelers player Cooper missing at sea
Mar 01, 2009 ... A linebacker who briefly played with the Steelers and another NFLplayer were reported missing this morning off of Florida's GulfCoast, along with two other boaters. U.S. Coast Guard crews began searching today after a 21-foot boatthat left Clearwater Pass on Saturday morning on a ...
Turkey Saltimbocca can be a family affair
Mar 01, 2009; ... Any worthy saltimbocca (Italian for "jumps in the mouth") recipebrings sage, prosciutto and white wine to the party. The classicdish calls for veal, but turkey cutlets take on the flavors quitewell and are readily available. The recipe comes from a family-meal cookbook; its author ...
Pens win another road game under interim coach
Mar 01, 2009; ... DALLAS -- Interim coach Dany Bylsma has proven just what thedoctor ordered for the Penguins, at least when they play away fromPittsburgh. A 4-1 win Sunday against the Dallas Stars at American AirlinesCenter was the second straight road win for the Penguins, who are 3-1-1 on the ...
'Poor Gordy' wanted to be No. 1*
Mar 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON Nothing was more amusing in the week just passed than the raceamong Germany, France and Britain to win the first meeting for theirhead of state at the White House with President Barack Obama. Using traditional diplomatic methods -- or the art of conductingformal ...
You say you want a revolution ...
Mar 01, 2009; ... A federal appeals court has refused to exempt farmers from dustregulations applicable to urban areas. "The goal is to protect thepublic health," EPA spokeswoman Cathy Milbourn told The AssociatedPress. Never mind that there's no scientific proof that "farm dust"poses any ...
Duquesne nipped by Rhode Island, 73-71
Mar 01, 2009; ... Kahiem Seawright scored 21 points and Keith Cothran added 20 tolead Rhode Island to a 73-71 victory over Duquesne today in anAtlantic 10 Conference men's basketball game at Palumbo Center. The victory moves Rhode Island (22-8, 11-4) past Dayton forsecond place in the A-10, one-half ...
Conservative scribe to New York Times: Stuff it
Mar 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON Few phenomena generate as much heat as disputes about currentorthodoxies concerning global warming. This column recently reported and commented on some developmentspertinent to the debate about whether global warming is occurringand what can and should be ...
Remaking the GOP
Mar 01, 2009; ... After a 16-year drought, Democrats have restored confidence amongtheir elected officials and supporters with the swearing-in ofPresident Barack Obama. Gone are all traces of "Battered Democrat Syndrome," theaffliction caused by years of running and losing (or, worse, winningthe ...
'The Fetterman Report'
Mar 01, 2009 ... by Tribune-Review staff If Louisiana governor and anti-volcano monitor Bobby Jindaldoesn't want any federal stimulus money for his state, Braddockmayor and all-around good guy John Fetterman gladly will take it. Fetterman made that offer publicly Wednesday during a ...
Obama's economics demand a closer look
Mar 01, 2009; ... President Obama's war on wealth continues. As does his steeringof the ship of state toward all-but-confessed socialism. It is happening so fast, there is no time to sort it all out. Thecrisis is too severe, we're incessantly told. We must not dilly-dally over the thought process ....
Fayette County teen wins calling contest
Mar 01, 2009; ... For many teens in this digital age, any discussion of callsthey've made means talking about family plans, rollover minutes andnetworks. Not so with Cory Hoone. The Albert Gallatin High School freshman and Smithfield residentmakes plenty of calls -- about two hours worth each ...
'Magic' water touted as the potion for a greener clean
Mar 01, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES -- It's a kitchen degreaser. It's a window cleaner.It kills athlete's foot. Oh, and you can drink it. Sounds like the old "Saturday Night Live" gag for Shimmer, thefaux floor polish plugged by Gilda Radner. But the elixir is real.It has been approved by regulators. And ...
Area angler struggles in Bassmaster
Mar 01, 2009; ... Another local outdoorsman's attempt to win a major nationalsporting event fell short. Ken Baumgardner of Monongahela fished last weekend's BassmasterClassic on the Red River in Louisiana. He finished 49th in the 51-angler field. Baumgardner's tournament started off OK. He ...
Foundation helps drive up Governor's Tag
Mar 01, 2009; ... No one offered to trade a 2003 Toyota Corolla that had been "onlylady driven" for the Pennsylvania Game Commission's first-everGovernor's Tag last week. But for a while they were valued about the same. The commission, amidst some controversy, presented the Governor'sTag -- a ...
Malls lure tenants with deals, shoppers with attractions
Mar 01, 2009; ... Bob Ferguson worried about moving one of his family's Gene &Boots Candy stores to Century III Mall from a nearby shoppingcenter, given the mall's dwindling number of retailers. "We've been hearing so many bad things about Century III,"Ferguson said, "but we opened right before ...
New in outdoors equipment
Mar 01, 2009; ... Shotgun shells, made the same way for decades, have changed,courtesy of Federal Ammunition. Conventional shells use a wad thatopens from the rear. That allows pellets to scatter widely -- andleads to fewer pellets on target, less impact power, and fewerdowned birds, says the company ....
Notes from the outdoors
Mar 01, 2009; ... Around the Game Commission When the Game Commission's point-of-sale licensing system is upand running -- something that's expected statewide no later thanJune 15 -- hunters will see some immediate benefits. For starters, hunters who want to apply for an elk or bobcat tagor ...
Personnel Moves
Mar 01, 2009 ... Legal Eric J. Werner joined the Pittsburgh office of Schnader HarrisonSegal & Lewis as a partner. His practice focus will include generalcorporate representation, mergers and acquisitions work andcorporate finance for middle market businesses. Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl ...
Diocese considers plan to ease shortage of priests
Mar 01, 2009; ... As head of the Allegheny Valley Deanery in the PittsburghCatholic Diocese, the Rev. Frank Almade advises 16 parishes -- inaddition to being pastor of what officially became St. Juan DiegoParish today. "I work more than 50 hours a week, and I suspect most priests do.It's an ...
Bucs pitching off target for some time
Mar 01, 2009; ... KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- An examination of pitching highlights from thePirates' past 16 seasons would be an underwhelming celebration ofTodd Ritchie, Kip Wells, Jeff Suppan, Denny Neagle and JasonSchmidt. Since their last winning season in 1992, the Pirates have seen afew small ...
Inmates' license to plate revised
Mar 01, 2009; ... In a room away from the jagged razor wire and cells at SCI-Luzerne, the maximum-security state prison in Fayette County, TonyMiller looks over an array of license plates on the wall. He says manufacturing technology has improved the quality ofPennsylvania license plates so much ...
Five Questions: Pitcher John Grabow
Mar 01, 2009; ... John Grabow Pitcher, 6-foot-2 205 pounds Bats: left, Throws: left Notable: Since 2004, no lefty reliever in the National League hasmade more appearances than "Grabes." His 340 outings in that spanrank fourth in the majors. Last year, Grabow pitched in a career-high ...
Lawmakers seem to see us as holy cash cows
Mar 01, 2009; ... Brothers and sisters, I beseech you -- help me spread the word! Take the message I am about to deliver, and spread it near andfar. Climb the stairs and shout it from the highest rooftops, forthis message demands to be heard. Unless doing that would get you cited for violating a ...
A look back at last year's NHL trade deadline
Mar 01, 2009; ... Diary of a Madman Beat reporter Rob Rossi recaps his 24 hours leading up to the2008 NHL trade deadline: February 25 3 p.m. -- While sucking down red Swedish Fish and surfing severalhockey Web sites on my laptop from Pittsburgh International Airport,I text a fellow ...
Wildcat has found its place in the NFL
Mar 01, 2009; ... Tony Sparano turned around the Miami Dolphins in his first seasonas coach, but he might have gained more recognition for the offensehe helped popularize around the NFL. Sparano unleased the "Wildcat" formation last year, and it was sosuccessful that others were quick to ...
Notices from the outdoors
Mar 01, 2009; ... Rifle/Trap leagues Murrysville (9-4) fired the high score of the week in defeatingGreen Valley (5-7) 1486-1438 in the Pittsburgh and Suburban RifleLeague. Elsewhere, Frazier-Simplex (13-0) beat Irwin Post 228 (0-10) 1478-1380 and Allegheny (2-9) beat Clymer (4-8) 1428-1410 ....
Pirates pitcher Maholm sharp in debut
Mar 01, 2009; ... KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Paul Maholm actually did break a sweatSaturday while pitching a pair of 1-2-3 innings against the HoustonAstros. "It was hot out there," said Maholm, wiping his brow with a towelin the clubhouse during the Pirates' 6-5 victory. It certainly wasn't due to ...
Murrysville businessman's efforts reached national level
Mar 01, 2009; ... As a Murrysville manufacturer and small-business advocate, RalphMurray chatted with the presidents of the United States with thesame ease he did in greeting a friend on a street corner. "My husband was the kind of person who could walk into a roomfull of strangers and immediately ...
Veteran Wal-Mart shoplifter steals again, police say
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Wal-Mart thief is at it again, police say. State police in Uniontown are searching for Marlene Jo Ritenour,34, whose last known address was in Connellsville, in connectionwith the theft of a television. Additional charges against Ritenour are expected to be filed ...
Penn Brewery gets last-minute reprieve
Mar 01, 2009; ... You can put an indefinite hold on the last "last call" at theNorth Side's Penn Brewery. On a day that was scheduled to mark the shutdown of therestaurant and microbrewery at 800 Vinial St, a last minuteagreement on a five-year lease at a "much more reasonable rate" wasannounced ...
Penn-Trafford senior made 'sweet' transition into district
Mar 01, 2009; ... Ryan Nedley, a senior at Penn-Trafford High School, had noproblem acclimating to the district. A recent transplant to Penn-Trafford, his family moved to Manorfrom Hempfield Area School District just before his junior year. "My family decided to make the move when my dad had ...
Teen charged in 2 stun-gun robberies in Squirrel Hill
Mar 01, 2009; ... A 16-year-old boy, who allegedly robbed a Squirrel Hillconvenience store twice in less than a week with a stun gun,confessed and turned himself into police Friday, according to courtdocuments. The youth, who was accompanied by his grandmother, was charged byPittsburgh police with ...
Newsmaker: Anne Farrell
Mar 01, 2009; ... Residence: The Village at St. Barnabas, Richland Age: 87 Family: Husband, William Farrell, who passed away in 1985 at age75 Occupation: Retired Education: Schenley High School, North Oakland, 1940 Background: Worked for the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force ...
Eagles part ways with Dawkins, Sheppard
Mar 01, 2009 ... The city's skyline wouldn't look the same if the statue ofWilliam Penn toppled. Eagles fans who attend their first game nextseason will likely have a similar feeling about their team when theylook into the secondary to see Brian Dawkins is no longer there. The cold-hearted business ...