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Gardening requires many talents, the green thumb is the easy part, just add compost and plants will thrive. I found out years ago that building things is not my forte.
The trellis in the right is one of two I've put together this season using bamboo plan...
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Penguins
-It's looking more and more like Sergei Gonchar and Dan Hamhuis will become unrestricted free agents Thursday.
-The goal horn from Mellon Arena was installed at Consol Energy Center. We'd embed the video but this blogging software doesn't allow...
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One Asian carp discovered six miles from Lake Michigan does not mean apocalypse now for the Great Lakes. But it does mean the Army Corps of Engineers and Great Lakes states don't have years to fix a problem that could have far-reaching environmental and e...
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The life story of West Virginia's Robert Carlyle Byrd was as improbable as the enormous influence he came to wield in representing his small, poverty-riddled state in the U.S. Senate for an unprecedented 52 years.
The youngest of five children, he was bo...
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A state report released last week is encouraging in that it estimates the number of patients who contracted infections while hospitalized is dropping, but it's too early to declare victory in this costly fight.
The Department of Health collected informat...
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Another Catholic school closing, another family in tears -- this time it's Dawn Narr and her 10-year-old daughter, Bailey, of Lawrenceville ("School Vigil," June 11 photo). They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but only one word could describe thi...
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I want to express my appreciation for Scott Smith's letter "Beltway Groupthink" (June 22). He said that "anti-Zionism is a far cry from anti-Semitism." His words are true and call for more elaboration.
When used in the West, anti-Semitism means severe pr...
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While I would rather that people like Wanda Franz not get the attention they crave ("Retired Educator Has Spent 20 Years Battling Abortion," June 26), I recognize that the National Right to Life Committee's gathering in Pittsburgh is news. Your paper was ...
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I'm commenting on Ann Rodgers' June 26 article about Wanda Franz, president of the National Right to Life Committee ("Retired Educator Has Spent 20 Years Battling Abortion," June 26). The National Right to Life Committee is a conservative organization fou...
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Well, I guess I have to write a letter. I don't care about the tourists. They can vacation somewhere else. But the pelicans, fish and animals can't. They have to live in the oil from the BP well and die in it. How dastardly! How choked! I am furious!
If ...
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I continue to be dismayed by the meetings of world leaders. According to the news from Toronto ("Degrees of Recovery Affect G-20," June 25), the consensus is less focused and leaders are more fearful of the economic downturn in developed countries.
While...
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Penguins
-Ray Shero had a chat with Dan Hamhuis yesterday.
-Could the Penguins' free agency situation re-unite Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal (above)?
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When communities aren't willing to consider full-scale consolidation, the next best thing is a piecemeal approach, like the talks between Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg on a possible fire department merger. The process may be slow and tortuous, but it's bette...
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People who live in public housing may have less money than their middle-class neighbors, but their expectations of safety in their communities aren't diminished. They want -- and deserve -- an environment free of drug-related violence and crime.
Last Thu...
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As authorities in Toronto grappled with demonstrations that made Pittsburgh's experience with the G-20 summit last year look more like a skirmish, the leaders of the world's biggest economic powers navigated a tricky middle course between two unappealing ...
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With Independence Day ahead, this is an ideal time to contemplate the true meaning of personal independence. How about living within one's means and having no unmanageable debt? Easier said than done, but we have a tried and true blueprint: The deficit re...
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Your June 9 editorial condemning the Civic Arena ("Reality Trumps Fantasy") is typical for this newspaper. The phrase "despite claims to its historic significance" really illustrates your ignorance, as the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission app...
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I grew up in the South Hills and enjoyed many activities in South Park during my childhood and never heard of anyone seeing a black bear there.
Early Wednesday morning, at 3 a.m., I spotted a mother black bear and cubs while taking an early morning walk ...
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After reading the June 20 letter from John K. Coyle of Bedford ("Be Super, Pittsburgh: Honor Gene Kelly"), I felt compelled to write about my many years as a student of Gene Kelly.
I started dancing lessons with Gene Kelly at the tender age of 4 at the B...
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As the Marcellus Shale "gold rush" rages on, the majority must bow to the wishes of the few. These corporate giants are a well "oiled" machine.
Landowners are signing leases for gas companies and are being paid, handsomely in some cases. "Feelings of imp...
