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Home team's success forces fans into faceoff with social lives

As if the May calendar weren't already packed with graduations, weddings, final exams, vacations and Mother's Day, along come the Penguins, elbowing their way into the schedule with up to seven ... (05/09/2008)

Garrison attended briefing on Bresch day after her call

West Virginia University President Mike Garrison, who has repeatedly said he washed his hands of Mylan Inc. executive Heather Bresch's disputed M.B.A. degree after her initial call, discussed the matter in a briefing with his chief of staff and other top aides late the following day, according to an interview conducted by an investigative panel. (05/09/2008)

Region And State

Home team's success forces fans into faceoff with social lives (05/09/2008)
Garrison attended briefing on Bresch day after her call (05/09/2008)
Court puts indefinite stay on Wecht trial (05/09/2008)
Coal companies fight royalties on exports (05/09/2008)
Presbytery says it, not court, should decide property dispute (05/09/2008)
Komen race celebrates thousands of triumphs over breast cancer (05/09/2008)
The heroes return (05/09/2008)
PennDOT stays in-house with new keystone logo (05/09/2008)
Jury to weigh life or death for farmhand (05/09/2008)
Child injured in fall from window (05/09/2008)
No leniency for not knowing law (05/09/2008)
CCAC approves budget, makes plans (05/09/2008)
Heart drug recalled for dosage concern (05/09/2008)
Facebook changing to fight predators (05/09/2008)
No ticket? The scene outside the Igloo proves pretty cool (05/09/2008)
About the 16th annual Susan G. Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure (05/09/2008)
Family challenges police account of killing (05/08/2008)
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North (05/08/2008)
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School (05/08/2008)
State House moves for bigger, better bingo booty (05/08/2008)
Teen held for trial in hammer attack case (05/08/2008)
LCB seeks advice on bringing better wine to Pa. (05/08/2008)
Companies raided for selling products that mask drug use (05/08/2008)
Planners approve final design for Penguins' arena (05/07/2008)
Officer kills man during run-in with K-9 (05/07/2008)
Point Park envisions an 'Academic Village' (05/07/2008)
Same-sex marriage ban likely dead in Pa. Senate (05/07/2008)
'Office' with a heavenly view: Air show performer savors his lofty pastime (05/07/2008)
Coal reps, protesters clash at conference (05/07/2008)
Charges dropped in chelation death (05/07/2008)
Cat shelter operator ordered to stand trial (05/07/2008)
Presbytery says it, not court, should decide property dispute (05/07/2008)
Man gets life term for killing his lover (05/07/2008)
Port Authority ad policy called discriminatory (05/07/2008)

Education

URA to market city's new scholarship program (05/09/2008)
CCAC approves budget, makes plans (05/09/2008)
Garrison attended briefing on Bresch day after her call (05/09/2008)
Winners named in African-American History Contest (05/09/2008)
CCAC board approves 2008-09 budget (05/08/2008)
Gene Kelly Award nominations announced (05/08/2008)
Middle school principal charged with lewdness (05/08/2008)
Shaler Area board OKs teacher pact (05/08/2008)
District will offer all-day kindergarten, shift students (05/08/2008)
Proposed budget includes tax hike in North Hills (05/08/2008)
Public hearing set on Penn Hills School District's future (05/08/2008)
South Fayette school board studies options to end elementary crowding (05/08/2008)
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford (05/08/2008)
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant (05/08/2008)
Teachers say confidence in district lacking (05/08/2008)
Bethel Park zoning board denies variance needed to build high school (05/08/2008)
Point Park envisions an 'Academic Village' (05/07/2008)
Bus tour brings grown-ups into Moon Area classrooms (05/07/2008)

The Morning File

Word Watch (05/09/2008)
Random acts of kindness (05/08/2008)
Local Dispatch: A garage-door tale (05/07/2008)

City Neighborhoods

Home team's success forces fans into faceoff with social lives (05/09/2008)
Komen race celebrates thousands of triumphs over breast cancer (05/09/2008)
URA to market city's new scholarship program (05/09/2008)
City has fat fund balance but financial challenges loom (05/09/2008)
Happy Birthday, Israel (05/09/2008)
Downtown's Century Building to be converted into housing (05/09/2008)
8 miles of turnpike to close tomorrow night (05/09/2008)
Lanes on Parkway East, Boulevard of Allies to close (05/09/2008)
Road work to begin Monday in East Liberty (05/09/2008)
Winners named in African-American History Contest (05/09/2008)
Flower and Folk Festival in Friendship tomorrow (05/09/2008)
Applications online for city's summer jobs for teens (05/09/2008)
Family challenges police account of killing (05/08/2008)
Tough call: deploying a K-9 (05/08/2008)
City slow to act on burned-out Polish Hill buildings (05/08/2008)
Amid soaring food prices, urban farms are sprouting across the city (05/08/2008)
City stepping up its street paving program this year (05/08/2008)
City taxpayers to foot bill in billboard dispute (05/08/2008)
Homeless man convicted of killing benefactor (05/08/2008)
Officer kills man during run-in with K-9 (05/07/2008)
Planners approve final design for Penguins' arena (05/07/2008)
Point Park envisions an 'Academic Village' (05/07/2008)
Housing grant available for homeless veterans (05/07/2008)
Health Department to recycle compact fluorescent bulbs (05/07/2008)
Public Works division moving to City-County Building (05/07/2008)

East Neighborhoods

County staying out of Swissvale battle (05/09/2008)
Umberger's emotions run high (05/09/2008)
14 schools shine at Westmoreland's 'Night of Stars' (05/09/2008)
Irwin doctor charged with fraud to remain in jail (05/09/2008)
Latrobe steel workers to return to work sans contract (05/09/2008)
Autistic teen inspires undergrad to produce award-winning film (05/08/2008)
Memorial park in Rankin to honor toddler (05/08/2008)
Hempfield resident questions school expenses, band trips (05/08/2008)
Development points to brighter future for town, city officials say (05/08/2008)
Public hearing set on Penn Hills School District's future (05/08/2008)
Kennywood alumni get invitation (05/08/2008)
Excela Health buys Mercy hospital (05/08/2008)
A contest in nature's back yard (05/08/2008)
Plan for Walgreens, Starbucks revised (05/08/2008)
North Irwin council members want to determine town hall's owner (05/08/2008)
Parks, recreation director named in North Huntingdon (05/08/2008)
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford (05/08/2008)
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant (05/08/2008)
Letter to the editor/East: Unhappy with outcome in the 54th District race (05/08/2008)
East News Briefs (05/08/2008)
East stage preview: Theater Factory offering capitalizes on strong vocal talent (05/08/2008)
Regional forum sounds alarm on graduation competency tests (05/08/2008)
Auberle dedicates $2 million residence (05/08/2008)
Swissvale councilman quits, citing subsidized housing (05/08/2008)
Middle school principal charged with lewdness (05/08/2008)
Teachers say confidence in district lacking (05/08/2008)
Customer uses broom to foil knife-wielding robber (05/08/2008)
East Bulletin Board (05/08/2008)
DEP says March 9 Pitcairn landslide not caused by landfill (05/07/2008)
Former youth minister on trial on sex charges (05/07/2008)

North Neighborhoods

Blasting on Route 28 resumes tomorrow (05/09/2008)
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School (05/08/2008)
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North (05/08/2008)
Youths learn to play at higher level in Richland (05/08/2008)
Zoning changes pave way for huge project in McCandless (05/08/2008)
Seneca Valley sixth-grader cleans up with science experiment (05/08/2008)
Third-graders put La Roche games to test (05/08/2008)
District will offer all-day kindergarten, shift students (05/08/2008)
Shaler Area board OKs teacher pact (05/08/2008)
Proposed budget includes tax hike in North Hills (05/08/2008)
Obituary North: Linda McMillin / Butler woman loved car races, horseback riding, owned three businesses (05/08/2008)
Letter to the editor/North: Decision on war memorial defended (05/08/2008)
North stage preview: Men wear a lot of women's clothing in Butler's 'Leading Ladies' (05/08/2008)
Crash kills Clarion County man (05/08/2008)
North Bulletin Board (05/08/2008)
Charges dropped in chelation death (05/07/2008)
Cat shelter operator ordered to stand trial (05/07/2008)
Artist's murals take center stage for play at church in Millvale (05/07/2008)

South Neighborhoods

Coal companies fight royalties on exports (05/09/2008)
Whitehall council members to pay $9,000 each to borough (05/09/2008)
Teen held for trial in hammer attack case (05/08/2008)
Forever new: Fourth generation wears christening gown fashioned from ancestor's wedding dress (05/08/2008)
Coke works upgrade permit made public (05/08/2008)
Mothers revere their lost child (05/08/2008)
'Flag Guy' walks to spark patriotism (05/08/2008)
Most leery of rebate but they'll spend it (05/08/2008)
A place for grief (05/08/2008)
Jury deliberating in Greene County rape, murder trial (05/08/2008)
South Fayette is seeking solution to crowding (05/08/2008)
Bethel Park residents seeing increased traffic near Baptist Road bridge replacement (05/08/2008)
Bethel Park zoning board denies variance needed to build high school (05/08/2008)
Program to focus on recognizing signs of drug abuse (05/08/2008)
Young mom is featured as soloist for concert (05/08/2008)
Libraries offering Wise Walk (05/08/2008)
Police chief named interim manager in Dormont (05/08/2008)
Route 19: Good old mom (05/08/2008)
Experiences as volunteer facilitates senior project (05/08/2008)
Route 51: Good old mom (05/08/2008)
Yearbook to preserve student memories at Duquesne Elementary (05/08/2008)
'Hats off' lunch to honor mothers, raise money for housing agency (05/08/2008)
Mon Valley: Good old mom (05/08/2008)
Development points to brighter future for town, McKeesport officials say (05/08/2008)
South News Briefs (05/08/2008)
60th anniversary: Little Lake company parties hearty to mark the years (05/08/2008)
Little Lake's 60th anniversary season schedule (05/08/2008)
Amy's Army marches on (05/08/2008)
Whitehall man guilty in mortgage fraud scheme (05/08/2008)
Man tied to gambling ring pleads guilty (05/08/2008)
South Bulletin Board (05/08/2008)
Suspect blames stranger in girl's murder (05/07/2008)

West Neighborhoods

Port Authority shuttle set for Wings Over Pittsburgh (05/09/2008)
Municipal workers save life of colleague (05/08/2008)
South Fayette school board studies options to end elementary crowding (05/08/2008)
Taking it to the limit (05/08/2008)
Streetscape funding awaits Bush's signature (05/08/2008)
Kennywood opens 110th season on a 'dark' note (05/08/2008)
Kennywood Park's alumni invited to return (05/08/2008)
Memories of White Swan Park (05/08/2008)
Wal-Mart traffic study ordered in Moon (05/08/2008)
Robinson parking tax hearing delayed (05/08/2008)
Groups to meet on Carlynton facility use (05/08/2008)
Plastic manufacturer closes Willow Avenue plant in Oakdale (05/08/2008)
West News Briefs (05/08/2008)
Letter to the editor/West: VFD Run/Walk raises $6,784 (05/08/2008)
West Police Blotter (05/08/2008)
West Municipal News (05/08/2008)
West preview: Musical brings tunes of '60s to new fans (05/08/2008)
Father charged in scalding death of girl, 1 (05/08/2008)
Ohio woman killed in Route 60 motorcycle crash (05/08/2008)
West School News (05/08/2008)
West Student News (05/08/2008)
West Bulletin Board (05/08/2008)
Bus tour brings grown-ups into Moon Area classrooms (05/07/2008)

Washington County

Coal companies fight royalties on exports (05/09/2008)
Jury to weigh life or death for farmhand (05/09/2008)
Jury deliberating in Greene County rape, murder trial (05/08/2008)

Westmoreland County

14 schools shine at Westmoreland's 'Night of Stars' (05/09/2008)
Irwin doctor charged with fraud to remain in jail (05/09/2008)
Latrobe steel workers to return to work sans contract (05/09/2008)
Hempfield resident questions school expenses, band trips (05/08/2008)
Excela Health buys Mercy hospital (05/08/2008)
A contest in nature's back yard (05/08/2008)
Plan for Walgreens, Starbucks revised (05/08/2008)
North Irwin council members want to determine town hall's owner (05/08/2008)
Parks, recreation director named in North Huntingdon (05/08/2008)
No tax increase in Penn-Trafford (05/08/2008)
Saint Vincent College gets $7 million grant (05/08/2008)
East News Briefs (05/08/2008)
East stage preview: Theater Factory offering capitalizes on strong vocal talent (05/08/2008)
Regional forum sounds alarm on graduation competency tests (05/08/2008)
Middle school principal charged with lewdness (05/08/2008)
East Bulletin Board (05/08/2008)

Elections

Clinton shows no sign of quitting (05/09/2008)
Pa. congressman, a superdelegate, backs Clinton (05/09/2008)
State House moves for bigger, better bingo booty (05/08/2008)
Clinton vows to buck odds, stay in race (05/08/2008)
End game: It's time for superdelegates to speak out (05/08/2008)
Clinton says she'll be 'a president who never gives up' (05/08/2008)
Obama candidacy raises old questions about what is black (05/08/2008)
LCB seeks advice on bringing better wine to Pa. (05/08/2008)
Primaries fail to end unsettled campaign (05/07/2008)
Same-sex marriage ban likely dead in Pa. Senate (05/07/2008)
Indiana's Lake County has tradition of late vote tallies (05/07/2008)
Trail Mix: Campaign notes (05/07/2008)

Transportation

PennDOT stays in-house with new keystone logo (05/09/2008)
Blasting on Route 28 resumes tomorrow (05/09/2008)
Port Authority shuttle set for Wings Over Pittsburgh (05/09/2008)
8 miles of turnpike to close tomorrow night (05/09/2008)
Lanes on Parkway East, Boulevard of Allies to close (05/09/2008)
Road work to begin Monday in East Liberty (05/09/2008)
Orange barrels spreading to Parkway North (05/08/2008)

Obituaries

Obituary: Harry R. Faulk / Innovative visionary spent life in education (05/09/2008)
Lastest deaths (05/09/2008)
Obituary: Scott Alan Fertig / Talented caricaturist known for practical jokes (05/08/2008)
Latest deaths (05/08/2008)
Obituary North: Linda McMillin / Butler woman loved car races, horseback riding, owned three businesses (05/08/2008)
Obituary: William R. Steigerwald / Realtor, stockbroker, patriarch of media family (05/07/2008)
Latest deaths (05/07/2008)
Obituary: John Richard Rossi / 'Flying Tiger' downed 6 planes (05/07/2008)
Obituary: Irvine Robbins / Father of Baskin-Robbins '31 flavors' created thousands (05/07/2008)

Court puts indefinite stay on Wecht trial

Cyril Wecht will not be retried -- at least not yet. And maybe never. ... (05/09/2008)

Coal companies fight royalties on exports

American coal companies, including Bethel Park-based Consol Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, are suing the United States because they don't want to pay federal royalties on millions of tons of coal they export. (05/09/2008)

Presbytery says it, not court, should decide property dispute

A Washington County judge heard arguments this week on whether he has the authority to resolve a property dispute between Washington Presbytery and most former members of Peters Creek United ... (05/09/2008)

Komen race celebrates thousands of triumphs over breast cancer

Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette

Melissa Ward, of Aspinwall, is recovering from reconstructive surgery at UPMC Shadyside.

On Sunday, Melissa Ward will put on the pink T-shirt and cap emblematic of breast cancer survivors, sit in an unfamiliar wheelchair and let her friend Annette Oros push her over the 5-kilometer ... (05/09/2008)

ACTIVE POLLS

ends on 5/10/2008

Who was most impressive in the Penguins� Game 1 victory against the Flyers?

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On average, Americans are expected to spend $138 each on mom this Mother�s Day. What do you think about the commercial aspects of Mother's Day?

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PG sports colunmist Bob Smizik says the Penguins are "in the process of surpassing the Steelers as Pittsburgh's favorite sports team." [ Read column ]. What do you think?

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With Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen expected to miss the Eastern Conference final, how much does the edge tilt toward the Penguins?

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More videotapes are surfacing that reportedly show the New England Patriots taped other team's signals, and gave special attention to the Steelers in the 2002 AFC title game. [ read article ] What should happen now?

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