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Hess keeps focus on big-money events
Erie Times-News, Pa.Dave Hess Jr. and his fiancee, Rebecca Wingerter, are outdoors people. So July 13, 2013, seemed like the perfect wedding date. It will be warm. Hopefully, it will be nice. And the corn a family member is planting in a field behind Hess' home in...Tags: Weddings, Auto Racing, Family, Marriage
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Celebration honors clock's 100th year
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMr. McFeely from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" promised he would celebrate the centennial of the Kaufmann's Clock in an appropriate way. "I'll be speedy," said David Newell, before reading a proclamation from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl celebrating the iconic...Tags: Smithfield, Fayette County, Macy's
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New Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics campus in Washington County to help fill industry void
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith the national aviation industry experiencing a workforce shortage of aircraft mechanics and technicians, a new Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics training facility in Hagerstown might go a long way toward helping train the workers of tomorrow, a...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Students, Teaching and Learning, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Corporate Officers
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Mt. Washington's Grandview Avenue isn't looking so great these days
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSiding falls off the side of a restaurant. A sidewalk crumbles. Lots sit vacant, with weeds and scattered debris. This is what Jim Hughes sees when he leaves his Trimont condo on Mt. Washington. This is what Hughes fears tourists see when they walk...Tags: Condos
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Tinley Park man charged with making threats, stealing car
Tribune reporterA Tinley Park man was charged with making terroristic threats and stealing a car in Pennsylvania while on a trip to visit his son, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jason Scott Sargent, 39, flew to Pittsburgh to visit his son and stayed with his ex-wife...Tags: Brownsville, Theft, Prosecution
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Allegheny County police counting on remote-operated river vehicle
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAllegheny County police received a $131,000 federal grant to purchase a remote-operated river vehicle that can go underwater and search for items ranging from evidence in crimes to bombs. The remote-controlled device is part of a larger river security...Tags: Local Government, Petroleum Industry, PNC Park, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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EDITORIAL: Shooting blanks
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIt's repugnant that President Obama would stand before a crowd of students in Mexico and lie to them about the origin of firearms that contribute to Mexico's gun violence. "We recognize that most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Border Patrol, Fox News Channel (tv network), Elections
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Outdoors notebook: Contest offers chance to reel in $2 million
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewA contest that gives Pennsylvania fishermen the chance to win up to $2 million in cash and prizes is under way. Cabela's and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for the third year are cooperating on the "Fish for Millions" contest. Walleyes,...Tags: Ohio River, Tom Corbett, Rentals, Lifestyle and Leisure, National Rifle Association of America
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BRIEF: Mon-Vale Health Resources celebrates 25th Gala
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"We were kidding (each other) about how many of us have been here for all 25," said Monongahela Valley Hospital prez Louis Panza Jr. "I know I'm on the list." Gala 25 had an ambiance more akin to an intimate dinner party for each of the 560 guests,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPummeled in the media and on Capitol Hill because of continuing delays in processing benefits claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs instituted mandatory overtime hours as part of its pledge to resolve by 2015 a backlog estimated at more than 845,...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, New York City, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Ladies Hospital Aid Society toasts outgoing president
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"In preparing for tonight's remarks, I found it a bit perplexing because our honoree has so many God-given talents ... not to mention being blond, beautiful and benevolent. It was hard to limit to just one page, if you know what I mean," shared Ladies...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Newsmaker: Mary C. McGinley
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNoteworthy: Recently named Duquesne University School of Law Woman of the Year. Age: 35 Residence: Squirrel Hill Family: Husband Patrick Earley and daughter Kristina. Education: Bachelor of arts in sociology, minor in gerontology, Penn State...Tags: Arts and Culture, Justice System, Colleges and Universities, The Pennsylvania State University, Crime, Law and Justice
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