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While making a video about planting tomatoes a few days ago, I lost one of my prized possessions. It's a Swiss Army knife given to me by a friend when I left the Medina County Gazette in Ohio headed for Pittsburgh. It will be exactly 12 years ago on Jun...
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Penguins
The Penguins are taking part in an auction to benefit ailing equipment attendant Dave “Ziggy” Zeigler.
Blackhawks-Flyers
-"Hoss does so much more than just score goals for us that he's a valuable player for our team. He plays physical, he...
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Proposed by President Ronald Reagan, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the original Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in 1991. This reduced the number of strategic, long-range nuclear warheads that each country could deploy to about 6,000.Today,...
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Although I have lived in Arizona for the last nine years, I still read the Post-Gazette regularly and was deeply saddened to hear of the great loss to the city of Pittsburgh with the passing of former Post-Gazette Editor John G. Craig Jr.During my tenure ...
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I wanted to address the news story about the schoolteacher getting together with some vendors and volunteers and getting mattresses and bedding supplies to students ("Donated Beds Help Students Get the Rest They Need," May 26). Some students were falling ...
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The teacher and administration at Pittsburgh Schaeffer K-8 in Crafton Heights, profiled in a recent story in the PG ("Donated Beds Help Students Get the Rest They Need," May 26), demonstrate why teachers are so important and how enormously complicated que...
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Regarding Ruth Ann Dailey's Portfolio column "Blase About Bonusgate? You're Guilty, Too" (May 24): I have only two words: Hear! Hear!WILLIAM HARVEYGarfield...
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In response to your editorial commenting on my opposition to the chief executive running for higher office while being paid by the taxpayers of Allegheny County ("No Leave Needed," May 24), I would like to point out that Dan Onorato's constituents did not...
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When Associate Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the Supreme Court shortly, he will leave as a judicial giant vacating a large space, a renowned champion of liberal inclination who became learned and wise over 90 years of life. But he will also l...
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Since the dawn of civilization, soaring verse and patriotic songs have honored brave citizens who die in service to their country. But this Memorial Day, as Americans pause to commemorate the ultimate sacrifice of so many troops, there is no need to rely ...
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Penguins
-Dmitry Chesnokov for Yahoo! translates a very frank interview from Russian with Evgeni Malkin. Among the subjects addressed, he says Sidney Crosby is the best player in the world, says Crosby can party just like everybody else, calls Alex Ove...
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Silly arguments
Dr. Neil A. Capretto's May 23 Forum article about medical cannabis ("We Should Not Smoke Our Medicine") contains important factual errors that we should all understand before we make decisions about legal use of this plant.
Despite Dr. Cap...
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In reference to your May 23 article "Where the Jobs Are ... and Aren't": The shift to a service economy is not only reducing the number of positions with higher pay, it is also reducing the standard of living for all Americans.
The U.S. foreign trade defi...
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I think all would agree that taking money from your employer's till and putting it in your pocket would be defined as stealing. But the May 23 Forum article ("The Robin Hoods Among Us") indicates that stealing the same amount from the same source and givi...
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People of Pittsburgh, wake up! I read the PG's front-page story "Jury Charges Legislature 'Utterly Incapable' of Reform" (May 25) with total disgust.
We are the ultimate jury, but only 30 percent of us vote. So why should legislators care what we think (i...
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After reading "The Robin Hoods Among Us" (May 23 Forum), I remembered when I was a young single mom, the sole support of my two daughters. My apartment had a gas leak. The gas company was called and the worker told me this was due to my gas range. It was ...
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While I suspect that BP is culpable regarding this oil spill fiasco, its antics -- including finger pointing -- remind viewers of those old Abbott and Costello routines.
The action or inaction of government and its "agencies" certainly doesn't help much; ...
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I'm beginning to believe I can sum up the BP oil spill disaster in three little words: no Plan B.
As an engineer for 35-plus years, I have an understanding of the thinking of the people who do this type of work. I've found that engineers are basically an ...
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This oil spill in the Gulf is the perfect reason why offshore oil drilling should be discontinued and illegal.
Look at all the wildlife dying because of it. Look at all the damage being done to the Louisiana beaches and marshes. Will Mississippi, Alabama ...
