Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review back issues from June 2009:
Be civilly disobedient
Jun 01, 2009 ... The U.S. Census has transformed itself into a Big Government data-mining operation. And any American who dares not participate --regardless of how intimate the information demanded -- risks a$5,000 fine. Intrusive bureaucrats must be reined in. The Constitution (Article 1, ...
Media Monday: Singing Sonia's praises
Jun 01, 2009 ... Here's what the liberal media had to say about President Obama'snomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, as compiledby the Media Research Center: Forget jurisprudence: "Now Sonia Sotomayor -- a self-described'Nuyorican' whose mother, a nurse, and father, a factory ...
'Bucket lists' often empty
Jun 01, 2009; ... SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. They had a contest here last week in The Press of Atlantic Citythat asked readers in 25 words or less to submit answers to thisquestion: "Where do you want to spend the last years of your life?" The winner was Nandini Taneja, from Mays Landing, with ...
CO2 no pollutant
Jun 01, 2009 ... Aside from the energy issue, the news story "Braddock mayorpushes rules to cut pollution, create jobs" (May 23 andTribLIVE.com) emphasized carbon dioxide as a pollutant. I take issuewith that concept. CO2 is not toxic. We all emit it in our breath, at aconcentration far greater ...
Follow the trail and explore Pittsburgh on two wheels
Jun 01, 2009; ... Pittsburgh sometimes seems like one of the worst bicycling areasin North America. The streets often are lousy. Routes drop, sometimes plunge, intovalleys cut by big rivers and small streams. Shoulders on roads?It's a celebration if you find one. Yet, it remains a cool place ...
British band Gomez rides 'New Tide' into Mr. Small's
Jun 01, 2009; ... It seems like an untenable formula. The members of Gomez live apart from each other, residing in LosAngeles, Brooklyn and England. They have three vocalists. Musically,they're harder to pin down than a steroid-fueled wrestler, the fiveBritish lads sounding more like an American ...
Trib tested: Stainless Steel Sharpie
Jun 01, 2009 ... The only two reasons to buy the refillable Stainless SteelSharpie is if you tend to break markers or if you're worried aboutprojecting an "executive and professional style." The "sleek,stainless steel barrel with a laser-etched Sharpie logo" isattractive, but does that matter enough to ...
How do you 'affair-proof' a marriage?
Jun 01, 2009; ... Question: This is my second marriage. It started as an affair.I'm not proud of myself, but that's the truth and the background toasking this question. How can you "affair-proof" your marriage? Ihave been married for three years now, and I am once again attractedto someone else. I don't ...
Tips on how to save money
Jun 01, 2009; ... In the current economy, everyone could use sage advice aboutsaving a few dollars. "1,001 Things They Won't Tell You: An Insider's Guide toSpending, Saving and Wisely" (Workman, $16.95) by Jonathan Dahl andthe editors of Smart Money, is a one-stop omnibus of information. From ...
Golden Reflections celebrates 50 years of art
Jun 01, 2009; ... One of the many things we adore about our city is the celebrationof a rich, cultural heritage that has served as a common bond forgenerations. On Saturday, we had the pleasure of expanding ourtunnel vision beyond the Three Rivers to join the Women's Committeeof the Westmoreland Museum of ...
Scouts honor
Jun 01, 2009; ... More than 300 people attended the Westmoreland-Fayette CouncilBoy Scouts of America 51st Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner atAntiochian Village in Fairfield Township on Wednesday evening. The night was a toast to the Scouts, their mentors and theScouts' parents. A ...
Turtle Creek 'craftaholic' gave away many of her creations
Jun 01, 2009; ... Helen Konvalinka loved making pine cone angels, Barbie dollclothes and other crafts so much that she dubbed herself a"craftaholic." Mrs. Konvalinka resisted suggestions to sell more of her wares,opting instead to donate items to patients at Children's Hospital ofPittsburgh as ...
Duquesne grad puts together book of photos on Vandergrift
Jun 01, 2009; ... A Vandergrift native who volunteered with the local communitygroup has compiled a photo retrospective of the town into a book. Sara McGuire, a recent Duquesne University graduate, spent thesummer of 2008 as a volunteer with the Vandergrift ImprovementProject. She began ...
Export officials seek ways to spend $2.7M trust to beautify borough
Jun 01, 2009; ... It's a financial dilemma any municipality would love to face: Howto spend interest payments from a $2.7 million trust fundestablished solely to beautify the community. Now that legal issues involving the estate of Export'sbenefactor, Joseph "Junior" Hall, have been resolved, ...
High school seniors present projects based on talents, interests
Jun 01, 2009; ... The atmosphere was tense and festive at Greensburg Salem HighSchool, as students prepared to present the projects that, for some,had consumed much of their senior year. Alissa Jones had spent months collecting 1,316 books for needychildren in Pittsburgh and ...
Census official warns of scammers seeking personal information
Jun 01, 2009; ... As 350 Census workers knock on doors throughout the Pittsburgharea to verify the resident at each address, officials are warningpeople to be cautious of impersonators. The Better Business Bureau warned residents about the possibilityof scam artists pretending to be Census workers ...
Telegram singer portrays a wide range of characters, including an IRS agent
Jun 01, 2009; ... Ron Brooks wheeled the van that serves as his traveling officeinto a parking space and started to change into his chicken suit. Shopkeepers in Sewickley were giving him the eye as he pulled onhis red socks and oversized chicken feet. For Brooks, who delivers singing telegrams, ...
Hampton personal care home Bon Venue may face hefty state fines
Jun 01, 2009; ... Officials from the state Department of Public Welfare continuedinspections Sunday of a Hampton personal care home whose license wasnot renewed this spring. Bon Venue, located along Route 8, has been cited and fined fornot keeping financial records of its residents and not ...
Pennsylvania bill would extend parents' health coverage for children
Jun 01, 2009; ... Justin Turner has been toughing it out for two years withouthealth insurance at his part-time job as a radio producer. "It affects everything I do, like my future plans," said Turner,25, of Penn Hills, who graduated from Point Park University in 2007. A bill expected to be ...
Pelosi's petulance: Goodbye liberty
Jun 01, 2009 ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's frank comments in China about globalwarming were chilling. Speaking at a Beijing university, Mrs. Pelosi said theopportunity for climate change could be a "game-changer." "Everyaspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory ... of how weare ...
Jeannette resident claims 'catch of the day'
Jun 01, 2009; ... Bill Gaskin of Jeannette caught a 16-inch palomino trout to win"catch of the day" honors at the fishing derby May 24 atNorthmoreland Park. In the adult division, winners for the longest trout were TomMcCabe of Jeannette with a 12 5/8-inch rainbow, Dave Barclay ofConnellsville ...
Notices from the outdoors
Jun 01, 2009; ... Hiking Venture Outdoors will lead a five- to six-mile hike from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. Saturday along Meadow Run in Ohiopyle State Park. Hikerswill walk on forest trails, take a dip in the waterslides (weatherpermitting) and view waterfalls. Cost is $6 for members, $12 fornonmembers ....
Customers file 9 federal lawsuits seeking ATM fee payback
Jun 01, 2009; ... ATM transactions might cost a number of financial institutionsand operators in Western Pennsylvania more than a nominal fee ifthey lose a rash of lawsuits filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. Customers filed nine lawsuits during a two-week period claimingthey used automated-teller ...
Bucs waste starter Maholm's solid outing
Jun 01, 2009; ... Pirates left-hander Paul Maholm was sharper Sunday than he hadbeen in his past few starts. And yet, there was still one bad pitch, one moment ofmiscommunication and one ball that snaked through the infield. That added up to a 2-1 loss against the Houston Astros at ...
Dozens of vacant home arsons grip New Castle with fear
Jun 01, 2009; ... NEW CASTLE -- David Mumford heard the crackling. It awakened him in the middle of the night, and as the sky overPearl Street blazed orange, he grabbed his wife, Kathleen, and theirSiberian husky and ran out into the darkness while the empty housenext door burned to a ...
Pirates place reliever Veal on disabled list
Jun 01, 2009; ... Pirates reliever Donnie Veal was placed on the 15-day disabledlist retroactive to May 30 with a strained right groin. Veal was injured Friday night, when he slipped on the moundduring a two-inning outing against Houston. The Pirates will make a move today to fill Veal's spot on ...
Scouting the Mets
Jun 01, 2009; ... New York Mets vs. Pirates Site: PNC Park Manager: Jerry Manuel Record: 28-21, second in NL East Player to watch: Johan Santana is 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in twocareer starts at PNC Park. He had 12 strikeouts in 16 innings. Probable starters: Today, 7:05 p.m., ...
'Big Break' portrayal irks local golfer
Jun 01, 2009; ... Brian Skatell admits he was reaching for the remote when "BigBreak Prince Edward Island" came on TV. At least after the first few episodes aired. "I hated myself after the third week," said Skatell, a Greensburgnative and Virginia Beach, Va., resident who was eliminated ...
Skatell elaborates on qualifier withdrawal
Jun 01, 2009; ... Those who have been following Brian Skatell may have heard abouthis situation at the recent U.S. Open local qualifier at QuicksilverGolf Club in Midway. Skatell, a pro from Greensburg who lives in Virginia Beach, Va.,angrily withdrew after he played the first hole because of a ...
Newsmaker: Dr. David Parda
Jun 01, 2009; ... Residence: Sewickley Age: 48 Family: Wife, Dr. Rhonda Travaglino Parda and three children,Andrew, 13, Maeghan, 11, and Dylan, 8 Occupation: Chairman of the West Penn Allegheny Health SystemRadiation Oncology Network Education: Bachelor's degree in molecular ...
Pens' Stevens loves seeing Crosby near net
Jun 01, 2009; ... DETROIT -- If anybody is going to break his franchise single-season record of 17 playoff goals, former Penguins winger KevinStevens can think of nobody better than current team captain SidneyCrosby. "Especially with the way he's been scoring these goals; most ofthem are with him ...
Saltsburg driver charged after high-speed chase in Indiana borough
Jun 01, 2009 ... An Indiana County woman faces charges after allegedly leadingpolice on a high-speed chase early Sunday. Indiana borough police tried to stop a vehicle driven by GinelleLorelli, 22, of Saltsburg, at 12:23 a.m. for a traffic offense onNorth Taylor Avenue, said officer Eric ...
Car flips over in Nottingham, killing Finleyville woman, 19
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Washington County woman was killed early Sunday when her carwent off the road and overturned, county Coroner Tim Warco said. Amelia Lee Vaught, 19, of Stonebridge Drive, Finleyville, wasdriving a Honda sedan south on Sugar Run Road in Nottingham about2:30 a.m. when she lost ...
Detectives investigate fatal shooting in McKeesport
Jun 01, 2009 ... Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating a fatalshooting early Sunday in McKeesport. The county Medical Examiner's Office said Daniel Demery, 25, ofBraddock was shot multiple times at 12th and Walnut streets at ...
Pleasant Hills checkpoint results in 3 DUI arrests
Jun 01, 2009 ... The South Hills DUI Task Force, a member of the Western AllianceTeam DUI, said officers stopped 191 vehicles and arrested threedrivers for DUI during a sobriety checkpoint Friday in PleasantHills. One driver faces additional charges of drug ...
5 arrested for driving under the influence in Crescent
Jun 01, 2009 ... The West Hills DUI Task Force announced the following resultsfrom a sobriety checkpoint conducted Friday on McGovern Boulevard(Route 51) in Crescent. Officers stopped 295 vehicles and arrested five drivers oncharges of driving under the influence. Eleven other drivers werecited ...
Squirrel Hill man pleads guilty to gun charges
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Squirrel Hill man pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesdayto violating federal firearm laws, U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanansaid. Jason Pepe, 33, was caught with a Remington rifle on March 9, butis not allowed to have a gun ...
Washington man pleads guilty to firearm violation in federal court
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Washington man pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh toviolating federal firearm laws, prosecutors said. Mark Bradford Yarbrough Sr., 42, was caught with a .45-caliberRuger pistol on Sept. 12, 2005, but is not ...
Deliberations to resume today in West Mayfield man's slaying trial
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Beaver County jury was to resume deliberations today on thefate of a man accused of killing a Coraopolis man during a soureddrug deal last fall. Kipp Jordan, 21, of West Mayfield is charged with homicide aswell as weapons and drug counts in the Oct. 24 death of ...
PIAA baseball/softball playoff preview
Jun 01, 2009; ... Baseball CLASS AAAA 2008 champion: Canon-McMillan Teams to watch: Pine-Richland (19-3), North Allegheny (21-2),West Chester East (21-3), Parkland (16-6) Today's first-round games to watch: Allderdice vs. Pine-Richland, 6 p.m. at Washington & Jefferson; North ...
Datsyuk, Draper still on shelf for Detroit
Jun 01, 2009 ... Centers Pavel Datsyuk (foot) and Kris Draper (lower-body injury)did not play in Game 2, each missing their second consecutive gameof the Stanley Cup Final. Datsyuk has missed three consecutive contests dating to theWestern Conference final, and Draper has appeared in only ...
Joe Louis still standing strong in Detroit
Jun 01, 2009; ... DETROIT -- No one I know has liked turning 30. Joe Louis Arena is no exception. Hockeytown's ground zero is getting old, fast astonishingly sofor those of us who were on hand for the arena's first event, Dec.12, 1979, when Michigan State and the then-University of ...
Friends group, Heinz center fight to run Fort Pitt Museum
Jun 01, 2009; ... A 700-member community group said Sunday it would not rely onsubstantial state funds to keep Fort Pitt Museum open, despitebudget cutbacks that threaten to shutter the site. In a 42-page plan sent to the Pennsylvania Historical and MuseumCommission, the Friends of the Fort Pitt ...
Stricker claims Colonial in playoff
Jun 01, 2009 ... Steve Stricker birdied the second hole of a playoff with TimClark and Steve Marino to win the PGA Tour's Crowne PlazaInvitational on Sunday. Stricker finished second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh thisyear before breaking through at Colonial. The 42-year-old Stricker shot ...
Police: 911 shooting call probably fraud
Jun 01, 2009 ... Police responded to two municipalities after a man called 911 andtold an emergency dispatcher he had shot somebody and would shootothers. An Allegheny County dispatcher said dispatch received the call at5:38 p.m. Sunday and sent emergency response teams to the 100 blockof Lincoln ...
Part of Parkway East in Monroeville to be closed 2 nights
Jun 01, 2009 ... Part of the Parkway East will be closed during two nights thisweek. The eastbound lanes of Interstate 376 will be closed at theMonroeville interchange from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Wednesdaynights, PennDOT officials said. Crews will be lifting the bridgethat carries the ...
I-79 restrictions possible this week near Neville Island
Jun 01, 2009 ... Traffic restrictions are possible this week, weather permitting,on Interstate 79. Intermittent, single-lane closures and shoulder closures willoccur as needed today through Friday in both directions ofInterstate 79 between the Neville Island bridge exit and the ParkwayNorth ...
Ramp closures planned on Parkway East for concrete patching
Jun 01, 2009 ... Various ramp closures will continue this week on the westboundParkway East. Ramp closures at the Plum, Monroeville and Penn Hillsinterchanges will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 ...
Pitt professor to hold talk on smallpox book
Jun 01, 2009 ... A University of Pittsburgh professor who worked to battlesmallpox will hold an event for his book on the subject this week. Professor D.A. Henderson will present an overview of his book,"Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of EradicatingA Worldwide Killer," from 5 ...
Fort Pitt Tunnels' lane closures scheduled
Jun 01, 2009 ... Lane closures will occur in the Fort Pitt Tunnels this week ascrews conduct regular cleaning operations. Single-lane closures will occur from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. tonightand Wednesday night in the tunnel's outbound lanes, PennDOTofficials said ....
CMU professor Lee named to head architecture school
Jun 01, 2009 ... Carnegie Mellon University has appointed Stephen Lee to head itsSchool of Architecture. Stephen Lee, a CMU professor and alumnus who has served as theschool's interim head since July 2008, succeeds Laura Lee, whostepped down to return to the university ...
Kiwanis Club of Oakland honors Pitt professor for career
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Kiwanis Club of Oakland has honored a University ofPittsburgh professor for his contributions to teaching andadministration. Professor Alec Stewart was presented with the Simon Award forExcellence in Education by the club, which makes a donation in honorof the awardee to a ...
Police officer kills dog that attacked man in Washingtpon
Jun 01, 2009 ... A Washington police officer killed a dog Saturday night after itattacked a local man and another dog. A woman called 911 Saturday to say a neighbor's dog attacked herdog and bit her husband, an emergency ...
Game 2 summary: Pens vs. Red Wings
Jun 01, 2009; ... FIRST PERIOD PENGUINS 1, RED WINGS 0 HIGHLIGHT: Detroit D Niklas Kronwall was penalized for cross-checking to give the Penguins a power play, resulting in a madscramble in front of the net. The play ended with Red Wings D BradStuart, trying to clear the puck out the crease ...
Starkey: Osgood star of series
Jun 01, 2009; ... DETROIT -- If a vote were taken today, it wouldn't be close. At least, it shouldn't be close: Detroit Red Wings goaltenderChris Osgood would be your Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP. "Ozzie saved us again," Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg saidafter Detroit's 3-1 ...
Stanley Cup is half-empty for Penguins
Jun 01, 2009; ... DETROIT -- As Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sat Sunday night inhis dressing-room stall, without a point through two losing games ofa Stanley Cup Final, someone suggested that his team would not onlyclimb out of another 2-0 series hole but rebound to win the Cup. "I like it," he ...
Abdelkader pacing Red Wings in Cup Final
Jun 01, 2009; ... DETROIT -- Don't worry, Detroit rookie Justin Abdelkader'steammates are asking the same question. "I don't know what they're thinking, maybe 'Where's this kidcoming from?' Abdelkader said, when asked what his veteran and morewell-known teammates think of his sudden emergence on the ...
Malkin's misconduct could've been costly
Jun 01, 2009; ... The wild exchange of punches between star centers Evgeni Malkinand Henrik Zetterberg with 19 seconds remaining in Detroit's 3-1victory over the Penguins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final Sundaynight could have proved costly for the NHL playoff scoring leaderand Hart Trophy ...
Police: Man shoots self to end Swissvale standoff
Jun 01, 2009; ... A four-hour standoff with police in Swissvale ended this morningwhen the suspect shot and wounded himself, police said. Swissvale police Chief Greg Geppert said police and an AlleghenyCounty SWAT unit responded to a home near Evans Street and ColumbiaAvenue about 3 a.m., where the ...
W. Pa. companies among largest General Motors creditors
Jun 01, 2009; ... Three of General Motors Corp.'s 50 largest unsecured creditorshave strong Pittsburgh-area ties, including Bank of New York MellonCorp., U.S. Steel Corp. and AK Steel Holding Corp., the automaker'sbankruptcy filing shows. Bank of New York Mellon holds nearly $176 million in GM's ...
Northbound Route 28 to close Sunday night
Jun 01, 2009; ... The northbound lanes of Route 28 in Etna will close Sunday night,until late October, so crews can replace a crumbling bridge, PennDOTofficials said today. Starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, all northbound motorists will detourat Exit 5A to the 62nd Street Bridge, cross the Allegheny River ...
Judge to set Poplawski trial date on Friday
Jun 01, 2009; ... Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey A. Manning was assigned thismorning to preside over the trial of accused cop killer RichardPoplawski. Poplawski, 22, was formally arraigned at the Allegheny CountyJail. A pretrial conference was scheduled for Friday and a trialdate will be selected ...
Staind will headline StimulusThis! at Station Square
Jun 01, 2009; ... Staind will headline the StimulusThis! Tour Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. atthe Amphitheatre at Station Square. Also scheduled to perform: Shinedown, Chevelle ...
Former trooper sentenced to life in prison for Yelenic's murder
Jun 01, 2009; ... A former Pennsylvania state police trooper, convicted ofmurdering a Blairsville dentist, was formally sentenced this morningto life in prison. Kevin Foley, 43, of White, Indiana County, was convicted in Marchof first-degree murder for the 2006 slaying of Dr. John Yelenic, whowas ...
Pittsburgh children's book 'Bea Moore' featured at international festivals
Jun 01, 2009 ... The children's book "What the World is Like to Bea Moore -- TheTreasure," about sea-shell collector Bea Moore, encourages childrento share and appreciate the more important aspects of their lives.The book by author Lisa Catanzarite of Franklin Park and illustratorHeidi Miller of ...