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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Christianity, Colleges and Universities
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Dean Drummond dies at 64; microtonal composer and musician
Drawn to imaginative ideas about sound and pitch, musician and composer Dean Drummond found the traditional instruments of European classical music inadequate to perform the seemingly "out of tune" intervals of microtonal music. So he followed the...
Tags: Music, The Washington Post, Thelonious Monk, Obituaries, Music Industry
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NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft
Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...
Tags: Cleveland Browns, Politics, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Cliff Avril
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Sidney Crosby, the stealth ball hockey goalie
Yes, it's negative news almost everywhere with the NHL's lockout, a deepening malaise during this holiday season: Preemptive legal strikes by the league, possible dissolution of the players association, and an eye-opening read in Tuesday's Globe and...
Tags: Politics, Anze Kopitar, Interior Policy, National Hockey League, Sidney Crosby
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Let gun lovers lead the charge on gun control
The last time I fired a gun was when I was an 11-year-old inmate at Camp Fatima, a Catholic summer camp that combined Mass and marksmanship. The last time I held a gun was more than a decade ago during a show-and-tell by the Pennsylvania state police...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, David Brooks
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Keith Campbell dies at 58; biologist helped clone Dolly the sheep
Keith H.S. Campbell, a noted biologist who was a key member of the British team that cloned Dolly the sheep, has died. He was 58. The University of Nottingham, where Campbell worked, said he died Oct. 5 but released no other details. In 1991, Campbell...
Tags: Biology, Dolly Parton, Colleges and Universities, Nottingham, Science
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Steelers allowing foes the run of the place
The Pittsburgh Steelers, typically the NFL's premier run-stopping team, are tied for 14th in that category this season. They're tied for 29th in sacks with five. Through three games — a win over the New York Jets sandwiched by losses to Denver and...
Tags: Houston Texans, Bill Belichick, Peyton Manning, Matt Hasselbeck, Larry Foote
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Leontine T.C. Kelly dies at 92; first black woman bishop in a major Christian denomination
Leontine T.C. Kelly, a daughter and wife of ministers who followed her own calling and became the first black woman bishop in a major Christian denomination when the United Methodist Church elevated her to the position in 1984, has died. She was 92....Tags: Hartford Seminary, Colleges and Universities, Christianity, Religion and Belief, AIDS
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BRIEF: Authorities suspect injured Indiana County toddler was beaten
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAn Indiana County toddler is in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC with life-threatening injuries in what investigators suspect is a case of child abuse, according to KDKA. A 911 call early Friday morning reported that the 20-month-old boy, who...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Hospitals and Clinics
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Crosby puts on a show in Penguins' 4-3 victory
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteHe did, Sidney Crosby recalled, feel pretty good before the game. Likely nowhere near as good as he felt by the time it was over, though. Crosby scored the Penguins' first three goals in their 4-3 victory against Ottawa at Consol Energy Center...Tags: Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Chris Neil, Sports, Scotiabank Place
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Going... going... gone: Forbes Field arches come down
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteor at least a replica of it -- has fallen again in Oakland. Three arches resembling the famous ballpark's main gate were dismantled in stages over the past two weeks. Instructors and apprentices with the Greater Pennsylvania Regional Council of...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Fenway Park, Baseball, Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Penn State student Brittany Horn wins 2013 Flamminio scholarship at PAPME annual meeting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State University student Brittany Horn was awarded the 2013 Ralph Flamminio Memorial Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors' annual meeting Friday. The award honoring the former editor of The...Tags: Ceremonies, William Randolph Hearst, Abusive Behavior, Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012)
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