Sun05262013

Patterson to serve as 2013 Courier Fab 40 master of ceremonies

 

K. CHASE PATTERSON

The New Pittsburgh Courier is proud to welcome back K. Chase Patterson as the master of ceremonies for this year’s Fab 40 awards reception. After serving the same position at the 2012 awards reception, Patterson has become a Courier favorite.

The Awards Reception will be held on Friday, March 22, in the Main Ballroom of the

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2 Ohio football players convicted of raping girl

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CONVICTED--Ma'lik Richmond, center, stands with his father, Nathaniel Richmond, left, and attorney Walter Madison after he and co-defendant Trent Mays, 17, were found guilty on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool)

by Andrew Welsh Huggins

AP

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Seton Hill mourns pregnant coach killed in crash

 


MEMORIAL MASS--Members of the Seton Hill University's women's Lacrosse team attend a memorial mass in St. Joseph Chapel on coach on the school's Greensburg, Pa., Sunday, March 17, 2013.  (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Joe Hermitt)
 

by Kevin Begos
Associated Press Writer
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Somber athletes, students and school staff hugged and cried i

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School board to vote on superintendent’s contract renewal

 

SUPERINTENDENT LINDA LANE (Courier File Photo)

 

On March 20, the Pittsburgh Public School District Board of Directors is set to vote on the renewal of Superintendent Linda Lane’s contract. The motion will call for extending Lane’s contract through June 30, 2016.

The board is required to notify Lane about the status of her contract, set to expire in

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‘Scandal’: How real is it?

 

WARNER MACKLIN & KERRI WASHINGTON

 

After a month long hiatus ABC’s “Scandal” will return to the air next week with a new episode sure to satisfy starved viewers.

For those who’ve been living under a rock, Scandal, now in its second season, is a political thriller television show centered around a crisis management firm in Washington D.C.

On the

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Detroit

DUGGAN OUT THE RACE?

The Michigan Chronicle

Today the election commission will gather at 2:30pm to decide the fate of mayoral candidate, Mike Duggan. This week mayoral candidate Tom ...

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Shinola Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit

The Michigan Chronicle

ALEX STCHEKINE, bicycle production and special projects, affixes the name plate to a Bixby model bicycle at Shinola's Detroit facility.- J...

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Chicago

Parents File Suit After Son Mistakenly Pronounced Dead

The Chicago Defender

CHICAGO (CBS) – The parents of a disabled boy have filed suit against the Chicago hospital where he was mistakenly pronounced dead.

 

Jaylen Dorsey was ...

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New Ill. House Gun Bill Has More Restrictions

The Chicago Defender

A compromise allowing the carrying of concealed weapons backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan and agreed to by the General Assembly's leading gun-ri...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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