Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from April 2009:
BIG alarms: Investigate DCED
Apr 01, 2009 ... It was during state budget hearings in 2006 that DennisYablonsky, then secretary of the Pennsylvania Department ofCommunity and Economic Development (DCED), called the BeaverInitiative for Growth (BIG) "a good partner." But how could that be, given BIG's failure to either meet ...
Midweek briefing ...
Apr 01, 2009 ... Writing in The New Republic, senior editor Jonathan Chait says it"seems impossible to believe that (Democrats), with the challengesbefore the country so great and the opportunity to address them sorare, would once again follow the path to self-immolation." Hey, ifthe spontaneous ...
Pay for own police
Apr 01, 2009 ... I am writing in regard to the March 18 article concerning stateSen. Kim Ward's blasting of a proposal to levy a $100-per-residentassessment to help pay for state police protection in municipalitiesthat don't have their own police forces ("Call to charge residents'punitive,' Ward says," ...
Dodd's conflicts
Apr 01, 2009 ... Sen. Chris Dodd's huge credibility gap widened Monday with TheWashington Times' report detailing how an AIG executive pressuredcolleagues to make campaign donations to the Connecticut Democrat inNovember 2006. That, as he prepared to assume the chairmanship ofthe Senate Banking ...
Resign, Mr. President
Apr 01, 2009 ... Enough is enough. Our president needs to learn the way capitalismworks. Provided he's not secretly some Bolshevik from 1984, heshould know that communism doesn't work. But that's what he'sbringing about. I can't imagine how he's managed to talk himself into taking overthe job of ...
Art imitates life
Apr 01, 2009 ... The March 27 Trib carried this headline on an Associated Pressstory about an upcoming "Three Stooges" movie: "Oscar winner Penngoes from serious to ...
Not laugh time
Apr 01, 2009 ... Two items in the Trib caught my eye. The first was the editorial"Our economic challenge: President Yuckitup" (March 24 andPghTrib.com), which told us of President Obama's "60 Minutes"interview and how he chuckled and laughed quite inappropriatelywhile discussing the world economic ...
Dems-only poll?
Apr 01, 2009 ... I read the article "Poll finds Pa's bearish mood trending bullishfor '10" (March 25 and PghTrib.com) regarding the positive numbersfor President Obama and Gov. Rendell and the positive results on guncontrol, gambling, the economy and banning use of ...
Not much doing on Auto Row
Apr 01, 2009; ... I decided Tuesday would be an ideal day to test-drive an '09Catastrophe. Now the flagship of the General Motors line, the Catastropheboasts accessories such as billions of dollars of debt, unwieldylabor agreements and CEO-ejector seats. I was curious to see how one of those ...
Newsmaker: Mark Goldberg
Apr 01, 2009; ... Residence: Oakland Age: 67 Family: Daughter, Wendy; granddaughter, Kate Occupation: Family law attorney and partner at Goldberg GruenerGentile Horoho and Avalli, Downtown. Education: Bachelor's degree in English, Washington & JeffersonCollege; law degree, Case ...
Mylan CEO Coury's total compensation rises 20 percent in 2008
Apr 01, 2009 ... Robert Coury, chief executive of Mylan Inc., received about $12.5million in total compensation last year, a 20 percent increase over2007, according to proxy materials filed Tuesday. His salary of $1.5 million remained the same, and again, hereceived no cash bonus. Coury's pay ...
Investment firm Ramius increases Harmar-based Tollgrade stake
Apr 01, 2009 ... Global investment firm Ramius Capital LLC now owns 14.4 percentof Tollgrade Communications Inc. stock, a securities filing thisweek indicates. Ramius has owned shares of Tollgrade for several years andincreased its stake last summer to almost 9 percent ....
Wabtec CEO Neupaver's compensation steady
Apr 01, 2009 ... Albert Neupaver, chief executive of Wabtec Corp., received totalcompensation of about $4.3 million last year, versus about $4.1million in 2007, according to proxy materials filed Tuesday. Most of the increase was due to $125,600 worth of optionsNeupaver ...
2 former Mercy nurses sue over unpaid work
Apr 01, 2009; ... An upstate New York law firm on Tuesday filed the first ofseveral expected lawsuits against Pittsburgh hospitals accused ofcheating workers out of pay. According to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Downtown,two nurses who worked at the former Mercy Hospital claim they ...
Natural gas bills to decline
Apr 01, 2009 ... Lower demand for natural gas during the winter will mean lowerheating prices for homeowners this spring. The average monthly bill for a Dominion Peoples customer using98,000 cubic feet, or mcf, a year now is down about 12 percent -- to$104, from $119. Likewise, Equitable Gas ...
Feds to split $500,000 with Texas businessman after suspected drug seizure
Apr 01, 2009; ... Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have agreed to split more than$500,000 with a Texas businessman they once suspected of being partof an interstate drug ring. The U.S. Attorney's Office and Glenn E. Marsh reached the dealover cash authorities in Beaver County seized in April 2006 ...
Former editor sues Beaver County Times after demotion
Apr 01, 2009; ... A former newspaper editor on Tuesday sued the Beaver CountyTimes, claiming she was subjected to a hostile work environment andsexual discrimination before being demoted and fired. Lori L. DeLauter-Boone, 41, of Beaver states she was demoted inOctober 2006, from city editor to the ...
Dates set for collection of yard waste, leaves in Murrysville, Export
Apr 01, 2009 ... Republic Waste will collect leaves and yard waste in Murrysvilleand Export. Residents should place materials at the curb the evening beforethe collection dates. Collections will be in Murrysville April 18and 25 and in Export on April 25. Leaves must be placed in biodegradable ...
EPA to test 4 Allegheny schools for toxic contaminants in air
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Environmental Protection Agency will test for toxiccontaminants in air samples collected outside four schools inAllegheny County. The EPA said Tuesday it will test 62 "priority" schools in 22states, including Sto-Rox Elementary School, where the AlleghenyCounty Health ...
FDA cites Washington Hospital for violating research rules
Apr 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cited a federallymandated panel at the 265-bed Washington Hospital for violatingrules designed to ensure the safety of research study participants. The hospital's institutional review committee considered andapproved research projects at ...
Star Junction rapist's request for bail denied
Apr 01, 2009 ... A convicted rapist's request to be let out on bail while heappeals has been denied. Michael George Protos, 42, of Star Junction was convicted in Mayin a jury trial on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexualintercourse, aggravated indecent assault, statutory sexual ...
DUI crackdown in Westmoreland leads to 49 arrests
Apr 01, 2009 ... A crackdown on motorists driving under the influence last weekendin Westmoreland County resulted in 49 DUI arrests and 274 trafficcitations, according to state police. State police Cpl. David J. Andrascik said 70 law enforcementofficers from eight state police troops and nine ...
Port Authority pitches three plans for public review
Apr 01, 2009; ... Three plans to reshape Port Authority's bus and light rail linessoon will be open for lengthy public review. The proposals to reconfigure the system under the authority'sTransit Development Plan represent the first stem-to-stern reform ofoperations since it absorbed the area's ...
Pullman porters hauled more than luggage
Apr 01, 2009; ... Thomas Burrell spent 40 years riding the rails as a Pullmanporter, often working long hours for low wages, enduring racialslurs and strict work rules that prohibited frowning or discussingpolitics. Burrell didn't talk much about his experiences with his family,but did pass on ...
State issues measles alert after suspected cases at Children's Hospital
Apr 01, 2009; ... State health officials are warning people whose children visitedpublic areas of Children's Hospital on March 10 and 11 that threepeople might have contracted measles there. A Westmoreland County man, 33, and his two children, both under5, were diagnosed Tuesday with having the ...
Trafford teacher reached out to learning disabled
Apr 01, 2009; ... Teaching was important to Janet Lloyd because it involved helpingothers, including children with learning disabilities and adultswanting to develop their writing skills. "She was very much interested in people's concerns and problems,"said Carl "Bud" Lloyd, her husband of 59 years ....
Friends to honor Norwin grad's concern for others
Apr 01, 2009; ... Tami Kunst was the kind of friend who, instead of heading homeafter a long day of work, would drive to the hospital in the middleof the night to be with a friend in labor. Then she'd make chicken noodle soup and lasagna so the new momdidn't have to cook. She was the girl who ...
Marine from Export dies in South Carolina crash
Apr 01, 2009; ... The South Carolina Highway Patrol said speed was a factor in afatal crash early Saturday that killed an off-duty Marine fromExport and his 21-year-old passenger, also a Marine. Pfc. James Edward Writt, 21, of Export and a passenger in hiscar, Lance Cpl. Robert Joseph Lagassie of ...
Trib 30 gains 10 points in March
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Trib 30 index of local stocks ended March and the initialthree months of 2009 on an up note Tuesday, after taking a bruisingearly in the month. The local index increased nearly 10 points to close March at182.9 at the end of trading yesterday. Winners overshadowed losersby ...
Pittsburgh vote upcoming for Target
Apr 01, 2009; ... Pittsburgh City Council could vote in about three weeks on afinancing plan for a proposed Target store in East Liberty, whichreceived support at a public hearing Tuesday. The city has been asked to approve $2 million in tax-incrementfinancing bonds for the proposed Target store, ...
Walgreen giving free care
Apr 01, 2009 ... Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to theunemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing testsand routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics-- though patients will still pay for precriptions. Walgreen said patients who lose ...
Nabco names CEO
Apr 01, 2009 ... Nabco Inc., a local maker of vessels in which to detonateexplosive and other hazardous materials, named a 20-year securityveteran to be its chairman and CEO on Tuesday. Frank Tobin most recently served as corporate vice president ofThales Inc., a ...
Bayer enters pact
Apr 01, 2009 ... Bayer AG said Tuesday it has entered a strategic agreement totransfer some of its cancer drug portfolio to Genzyme Corp. inexchange for royalty payments. At the same time, it established new arrangements with Genzymefor a multiple sclerosis drug. The parent of Bayer Corp. in ...
BBB warns of fake prize
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Better Business Bureau in Pittsburgh warned consumers of afake letter notifying them of a $1 million grand prize fromPublishers Clearing House. The BBB said Tuesday the letters are partof a nationwide scam. The increased prevalence of the $1 million prize scam comes ...
Area gas prices jump
Apr 01, 2009 ... Western Pennsylvania's average gasoline price this week jumped9.3 cents per gallon, even though the price of crude oil dropped,and crude inventories worldwide ...
Howard Hanna fourth largest
Apr 01, 2009 ... Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the fourth largest homeseller in the nation, according to Real Trends 500, up from seventhplace in 2008. The ranking is based on closed transactions -- both ...
Pittsburgh Male Athlete of the Week
Apr 01, 2009; ... Pat Schafer School: Shaler Year: Junior Sport: Hockey Notable: Schafer, a forward, scored a pair of power-play goals tolift Shaler past Seneca Valley, 3-2, in the PIHL Class AAAchampionship game March 24 at Mellon Arena. The victory provided the Titans ...
Retired CEO will oversee $10 billion Pa. stimulus share
Apr 01, 2009; ... HARRISBURG -- Gov. Ed Rendell on Tuesday chose a retiredmanufacturing executive who chaired the Federal Reserve Bank ofPhiladelphia to oversee how Pennsylvania spends $10 billion infederal economic stimulus money. Ronald Naples, 63, the retired CEO of Quaker Chemical Co ....
Pittsburgh Female Athlete of the Week
Apr 01, 2009; ... Brittney Faust School: Knoch Year: Junior Sport: Wrestling Notable: Faust won the 120-pound weight class title at the U.S.Girls Wrestling Association Championships two weeks ago at EasternMichigan. She also helped Team PA to a third-place finish. Last ...
Deferred tax proposal infuriates local companies
Apr 01, 2009; ... Western Pennsylvania corporations that operate overseas wereamong 200 warning congressional leaders that a proposal to limit orend deferred payment of taxes on foreign profits would harm Americanworkers and the economy. Alcoa Inc., Bayer Corp., PPG Industries Inc., U.S. Steel ...
Fay-West Male Athlete of the Week
Apr 01, 2009; ... Nate Sphon School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Baseball Class: Junior Notable: Sphon homered and was the winning pitcher whenGreensburg Salem defeated Connellsville, 9-3, on Tuesday. He's 2-0this season and 5 for 11 (.455) at the plate. What do you like ...
Fay-West Female Athlete of the Week
Apr 01, 2009; ... Erica Bartholow School: Connellsville Class: Senior Sport: Softball Notable: Bartholow, 18, has had an outstanding start to theseason for the Connellsville girls softball team. Bartholow hastossed shutouts in wins over Uniontown, Laurel Highlands, Mt.Pleasant ...
AGH guards robbed at gunpoint
Apr 01, 2009 ... A gunman took bank deposit bags from two unarmed AlleghenyGeneral Hospital security guards during a holdup Tuesday morningnear the North Side hospital. The guards were walking to a First National Bank branch in anadjacent building on North Avenue when they were approached by ...
Hazelwood man chooses judge in first-degree case
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Hazelwood man who could face the death penalty if convicted offirst-degree murder opted Tuesday for a judge to decide his fateinstead of a jury. William Lee "Bump" Brown, 35, is accused of killing TiffanyGriffin, 19; her two unborn daughters; and Griffin's mother, ...
Woman arrested in Green Tree jewelry theft
Apr 01, 2009 ... A Pittsburgh woman wanted for stealing jewelry from someone whostopped to help her was arrested Tuesday by sheriff's deputies,Allegheny County Sheriff William P. Mullen said. Jennifer Leasa, 38, whose profile appeared on Comcast Cable'sFugitive Files, is charged with robbery for ...
Mental health hearing ordered for Erie County bomb suspect
Apr 01, 2009 ... A mental competency hearing has been scheduled April 27 for anErie woman charged with masterminding a plot that killed a bankrobber forced to wear a bomb locked onto his neck. The hearing for Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 60, had been scheduledfor March 11, but her attorney requested a ...
Wild ride in Pittsburgh sports
Apr 01, 2009; ... Time out! Drop the nachos. Lose the clicker. Fold your hands in praise.Thank the sports gods, Pittsburgh, for they have been very, verygood to you. This might feel awkward in the wake of Pitt's crushing NCAATournament loss to Villanova. But if you follow Pittsburgh ...
Maseth family wins key round in federal court
Apr 01, 2009; ... The family of a Green Beret from Shaler who was electrocuted inIraq won the first round Tuesday in their lawsuit against defensecontractor KBR Inc. U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer denied KBR's motion todismiss the wrongful death action filed by the parents of Staff ...
Historic Gettysburg structure could be spared
Apr 01, 2009; ... A federal magistrate judge has recommended that Gettysburg'sCyclorama Center be saved from demolition, a move that could changethe government's plan to revamp Gettysburg National Military Park. In a report issued last week, Magistrate Judge Alan Kay decidedin favor of the Recent ...
Business affects Bucs' McCutchen's status
Apr 01, 2009; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Before deciding Monday to send outfielderAndrew McCutchen back to the minors, Pirates management had severalfactors to consider. McCutchen looked fantastic during spring training, but was that26-game sample an accurate indicator of how he would perform in ...
Pittsburgh auto pound may be towed from Strip
Apr 01, 2009; ... Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is pushing to privatize thecity's tow pound and move it to a lot near the south end of theLiberty Tunnel, city officials said Tuesday. Closing the Strip District tow pound would free 1.5 acres of"prime real estate" along the Allegheny River and give ...
Karstens working for last spot in rotation
Apr 01, 2009; ... The fight for the No. 5 spot in the rotation could be settled assoon as this morning. "That's the last thing on my mind right now after the way Ipitched (Tuesday)," Jeff Karstens said. The righty went 5.2 innings in the Pirates' 12-8 loss against theTwins. Karstens (0-2, 6.17 ...
Pitt's Zellous earns All-America honor
Apr 01, 2009 ... Oklahoma's Courtney Paris wasn't the only woman to etch her namein the college basketball record books Tuesday. While Paris became the first four-time All-American in women'sbasketball, Pitt's Shavonte Zellous made history of another sorts.Zellous became Pitt's first All-American ...
DA asks state to take over Monessen case
Apr 01, 2009; ... Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck has asked thestate Attorney General's Office to take over the investigation andprosecution of a Monessen teen charged with shooting a Donora man. Peck said Tuesday there is a conflict of interest within hisoffice involving the ...
Pitt's Gruder making most of move
Apr 01, 2009; ... Max Gruder wasn't treating Pitt's first scrimmage of springdrills as an audition for a starting job, even if he did stand outby recording a sack for an 8-yard loss and two other tackles forlosses. Entering the spring, the 6-foot-2, 235-pound redshirt sophomorefrom Charlotte, ...
PSU's Lee trying to put injury behind him
Apr 01, 2009; ... UNIVERSITY PARK -- For Penn State linebacker Sean Lee, it mattersnot where he plays, but rather, when he'll resume playing. During the Nittany Lions' spring practice sessions leading up tothe April 25 Blue-White intrasquad scrimmage, Lee is taking thingsslowly as he tests his ...
Brothers accuse doctor of sex abuse
Apr 01, 2009; ... Two brothers have accused their former Boy Scout leader -- aprominent Butler County doctor -- of sexually molesting them morethan 100 times over a six-year period when they were teenagers. Dr. David Allen Evanko, 55, of Butler Township, is accused ofmolesting the two men -- now 31 ...
Arizona receiver Thomas makes visit with Steelers
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Steelers hosted their first visit from an out-of-area NFLDraft prospect Tuesday, as University of Arizona wide receiver MikeThomas met with coaches and director of football operations KevinColbert at the team's South Side practice facility. Thomas is the Pac-10's all-time ...
Effort begins to standardize sexting penalty
Apr 01, 2009; ... A New York lawyer and an Ohio couple, whose daughter committedsuicide after a sexting incident, seek a federal law to setpenalties for teens who send racy photographs via cell phones. Attorney Parry Aftab, joined by Albert and Cynthia Logan ofCincinnati, say there's too much ...
Irwin reviews Elm Street draft, 'wish list'
Apr 01, 2009; ... Efforts are continuing on the final application for Irwin's ElmStreet Program, with a draft revealed Tuesday night and a finalmeeting set for later this month. Last night, Main Street Manager Donn Henderson reviewed theresidential enhancement plan, which will include application ...
Local product Hanson signs with Toronto
Apr 01, 2009 ... Add another player to the list of Pittsburgh-area productsplaying in the NHL. Peters Township's Christian Hanson, son offormer NHL player and "Slap Shot" star Dave Hanson, signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Hanson, 23, helped Notre Dame ...
Scouting the Devils
Apr 01, 2009; ... Penguins vs. Devils 7:30 p.m. Mellon Arena * Game 77 TV/radio: FSN Pittsburgh/WXDX (105.9 FM), Penguins Radio Network Last game: Won, 4-3, against the New York Rangers on Saturday atMellon Arena. Season series: Sixth and final meeting; Penguins lead series, ...
Pens' Talbot likes late date with Devils
Apr 01, 2009; ... Center Max Talbot said if the Penguins are destined to face theiropponent tonight, the New Jersey Devils, in the playoffs, he wouldrather see them "later" -- say, the Eastern Conference final. "You can prepare yourself all through the playoffs to get betterand better," he said. "We ...
Penguins' Fleury standing tall in crease
Apr 01, 2009; ... Playing "very good" has not made Penguins goalie Marc-AndreFleury good enough in the eyes of many people outside hisorganization. Nearing the six-year anniversary of his first overall selectionat the 2003 NHL entry draft, Fleury is no longer trying to win ...
Broncos will try to trade QB Cutler
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Denver Broncos said Tuesday they will grant Jay Cutler hisrequest and try to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl quarterback. There's no shortage of teams interested in the 25-year-old rocket-armed Pro Bowl quarterback. Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a statement saying he and ...