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Rumors are all over the Web that Squirrel Hill native Rob Marshall will direct Johnny Depp's Captain Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean 4," and Variety is reporting that he's "on the verge" of signing on the dotted line.
Marshall, who directed the Oscar-...
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Do not adjust your screen. This blog service has been temporarily discontinued. I am putting my brain on ice while I take a well-deserved vacation.
Please reconvene here on Thursday, Aug. 13, when I will return fit, tanned and ready.
Best wishes,
Reg
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The Penguins re-signed restricted free agent goaltender John Curry (above) to a two-year, two way deal worth $1 million. He went 2-1-0 last season with a 2.40 goals against average and .913 save percentage. In the AHL, he had a 33-15-1 record with a 2.38...
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Just got this, and though I know Barbara Vancheri will have more in the future, thought you'd want to know:
EXTRAS NEEDED FOR "LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS,"STARRING JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND ANNE HATHAWAY!!
"Love and Other Drugs," directed by Edward Zwick,...
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Anytime I hear about other people's "walkabouts," I feel duty-bound to let the rest of you know.
On Sunday, District 8 Councilman Bill Peduto and an entourage of conservation folks will be in Schenley Park for a "City Parks Walkabout" and discussion. If y...
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The Penguins have signed former Hurricanes forward Wade Brookbank (above, with former Flyers forward Josh Gratton) and former Avalanche forward Wyatt Smith to one-year contracts. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Brookbank, 31, spent 27 games with th...
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Having just read the letter from J. Roland Gainsford ("Health Care Is Fine," July 12), I feel compelled to write. Mr. Gainsford, you have Medicare! You are benefiting from "socialized medicine!" Those of us who want single-payer government-run health insu...
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A recent letter by a Medicare recipient, J. Ronald Gainsford, ("Health Care Is Fine" July 27), is one of several letters by Medicare beneficiaries who have had happy outcomes from major surgery, are happy with their Medicare or Medicare Advantage coverage...
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On Saturday I witnessed democracy in action at a health-care seminar led by U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St, Clair. The crowd was so large that it had to be moved to a second venue and was still standing room only.
Together, we said the Pledge of Allegia...
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My husband and I feel very fortunate to have good health-care insurance coverage. Though health care was supposed to be provided free after retirement, we now have to pay a small amount for the supplement to Medicare we carry. We are grateful and consider...
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There is really only one bottom line to all of the rhetoric and hyperbole cluttering the news these days about health-care reform being forced upon us.
If those in the U.S. House and the Senate won't accept it as their personal health plan for themselves ...
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Reducing health-care costs doubtless, is necessary, and I do not question the sincerity of the Blue Dog Democrats or the people they represent in demanding it ("Blue Dogs Barking in Pa" July 26).
Reductions can be achieved by improving information technol...
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Iron City Brewing has left town, but its unpaid water bill is still here, with the city's water customers left holding the bag.
No one is arguing that the maker of Iron City moved production to Latrobe so that the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority cou...
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Professor Henry Louis Gates may well be an expert in his academic field but his credentials do not extend to police work, including the role of first responders to reports of residential burglaries.
Whether Dr. Gates likes it or not, a neighbor called in ...
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Now that most of the Pirates' starting lineup has left PNC Park, can the team's dispirited fan base be far behind? That's the question that didn't seem to faze the Bob Nutting ownership regime as it dismantled first the outfield, then the infield of an en...
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When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he cited "a decent respect for the opinions of mankind" as a reason for the new nation to explain itself. The respect of Americans for world opinion hasn't always been so high, but we the people...
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Sergei Zubov (right) is on the verge of bolting to the KHL. We won't ever rule anything out, but given that he's 38, this all but ends his NHL career.
It might be hard to remember given how many injuries he had dealt with the past few seasons, but Zubov ...
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Penguins
-If you happen to be at the City Hall of Regina, Sask. between 9-11 a.m. on Aug. 10 annndddd... you're a fan of Chris Kunitz (right) and/or the Stanley Cup... good news.
-Penguins executive Jay Heinbuck did his thing with the Stanley Cup in Mitc...
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OK, I know it's late. Time to add some pics from Comic-Con. I'll keep doing this from time to time. I have more than 300 to go through.
Top to bottom: Rob Pattinson arrives onstage for the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" panel; Robert Downey Jr. talks up "S...
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... That's according to the statistical gurus at Football Outsiders who, for going on six years, have meticulously charted essentially every single play run by every single team in every single game in the NFL. Their findings are fasciniating, especially ...
