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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 06:22 UTC

Acorn on Brink of Bankruptcy, Officials Say

BALTIMORE -- The community organizing group Acorn, battered politically from the right and suffering from mismanagement along with a severe loss of government and other funds, is on the verge of ...

Gloria Swieringa James E. O'Keefe III news media California Maryland New York +17 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:54 UTC

Colonials' Rice a hot commodity

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a lot of speculation about the future of a young, Pittsburgh area college basketball coach who is on the short list for several vacancies. And it's not Jamie Dixon. Fresh ...

basketball Seton Hall Jamie Dixon Mike Rice Craig Coleman Robert Morris +17 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:53 UTC

Spring training: Alvarez cut, but soon to return?

Pirates' top prospect sent early to minor league camp due to technicality

Jimmy Barthmaier Neal Cotts Craig Hansen Andrew McCutchen Tyler Yates Florida +12 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:53 UTC

State says failed EMS response reveals 'gaps'

Pittsburgh's Emergency Medical Services did not violate state law with its handling of the Curtis Mitchell case, but it needs to make improvements in communications and other areas, a state Health ...

Health Department Michael Huff Mitchell state law official state deputy health secretary +1 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:52 UTC

Spring isn't all tulips and sunshine

Some voice their share of complaints about what new season brings

Aimee Chocolat Brad Rehak Cindy Kaufman T's Upholstery Studio National Weather Service Wendy Levin-Shaw +13 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:52 UTC

City Theatre mixes it up next season

City Theatre's first three plays of the 2010-11 season are a wide-ranging mix, from a Broadway comedy to a true-life tragedy, along with a world premiere commissioned by the South Side theater. ...

Eugene Pack George S. Kaufman Eric Simonson Jeffrey Hatcher Patrick Barlow writer +4 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:30 UTC

Ex-school psychologist cleared of sex assault charges

A former Pittsburgh school psychologist accused of sexually assaulting a boy over an eight-year period was found not guilty on all counts on Friday. Attorneys for Donald Stettner, 53, said there was ...

Laura Ditka Jennifer DiGiovanni Brian Johnson Donald Stettner Kevin G. Sasinoski Thomas A. Pavlinic +6 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:29 UTC

Snow prompts districts to request waivers, redraw calendars

While some school districts have asked the state for waivers so students don't have to make up snow days, Riverview School District has scheduled one more day of instruction than required by law. The ...

Donna Belas Charles Erdeljac Elizabeth Forward state law Deer Lakes Trafford +9 more

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20.03.10 04:29 UTC

Power plant lead levels cause worry in Cheswick

Hundreds of residents and students in Springdale and Cheswick have signed petitions asking RRI Energy to voluntarily agree to reduce the new lead emissions limit it's seeking in a new permit for its ...