
At 18, Centre County woman earns an MBA
Jessica Meeker is a normal teenager
in every way except one. At an age when most people are just
graduating from high school, 18-year-old Miss Meeker is
receiving a master's degree in business administration
tomorrow from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Albany, N.Y, transit official picked to
head Port Authority
A 44-year-old career transit professional from Albany N.Y.,
is taking a giant step to the big time: the Port Authority
of Allegheny County, the nation's 15th-largest bus-trolley
system.
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West:
1 killed,
1 wounded near Aliquippa police station
Elections:
Counties
warned of security glitch in machines
Pittsburgh:
Heinz
foundation aids city trees, Grandview park work
East:
Plum
students walk out over proposed budget cuts
Washington
County:
Salesman
stabbed, robbed of jewelry in North Strabane

Margaret
G. 'Peggy' Garland / Squirrel Hill native was volunteer for
numerous charities
Latest
deaths

U.S. forms phone call database
The Bush administration has secretly been collecting the domestic
telephone records of most American households and businesses,
assembling gargantuan databases and attempting to sift them for
clues about terrorist threats, according to sources with knowledge
of the program.
Phone data
report may jeopardize CIA choice

Pittsburgh
Brewing seeks union wage concessions
Bankrupt Pittsburgh Brewing is seeking major concessions from its
unionized work force, one year after workers ratified a five-year
agreement that provided wage and benefit increases.
More ...
Small
commercial real estate firms find a way to survive
No
surprise: Retirement savings well short of needs
Family finances:
College
loan consolidation can be a good deal
Product
recalls

Internet oversight agency rejects xxx domain name for porn sites
BlackBerry coming to China, home of Redberry
Time Warner Inc.'s cable TV unit may bid on wireless spectrum

Tuned In:
'West
Wing' wraps up an excellent run
'West Wing' ends its seven-year run Sunday night to cap a final
season of dramatic, engaging storytelling.
TV Q&A With Rob Owen
More ...
USS Requin
dives into world of high tech
Stage Review:
'Fiddler'
resonates with American theme of survival
Dig up
those attic treasures

Dreaming of adventure, summer vacationers to pack airports
Spokane Falls puts on a show
Pop culture tourism

Editorials
Lending
rate rumble / Vexing signs for the economy continue unabated
All in
the family / Carlisle's 'study' shortchanges the taxpayers
Traffic
gamble / The casino board should gather the hard numbers
More ...
Letters
to the editor


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Minicamp begins tomorrow for the Steelers
The Steelers,
starting tomorrow with their three-day minicamp, can relive
their Super Bowl moments for the next several weeks, but
after that coach Bill Cowher wants their focus on the 2006
season and a possible repeat.
Steelers
Mini-Camp roster
Pirates use rain postponement to push back Perez
Following
the postponement of yesterday's game for rain, the Pirates
will have struggling starter Oliver Perez skip a turn and
not pitch again until Wednesday against the Reds.
Pirates Notebook:
Tracy gets defensive about use of Burnitz More ...
High Schools:
Baseball coaches want more games
Fishing:
There's a catch to record-size carp
Duquesne:
Dukes add 3 recruits from junior colleges
Penguins Q&A; with Dave Molinari
High School Views:
Readers asked to make the call
on coach's maternity case
Sports
Mailbag

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THIS WEEK: There's plenty of special effects in the action-adventure "Poseidon," a
remake of the 1970s film.
Review:
Fun flows but
reality ebbs in new 'Poseidon'
Old 'Poseidon'
director feared critical dunking
More on the movies:
Film clips: 'Just My
Luck,' 'Art School Confidential,' 'Midnight Movies'
Family Film Guide:
'Just My Luck,' 'Poseidon'

Video
Fun at the preschool prom
Slideshows
Bringing
'Dreamcoat' to the stage
'Dreamcoat'
Director
Helping
jailed moms cope

Changes
in how we watch TV
How
teens learn to drive
Are
you saving enough?


Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette
APRIL DOWNPOUR
A man takes cover under his umbrella while crossing a wet and
dreary Penn Avenue at 10th Street in Downtown Pittsburgh yesterday.
Today's forecast
calls for more showers and cooler, with a high of 61 degrees.
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