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State AG ‘beauty contest’ finalist
By Tribune-ReviewPennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane probably would like being noticed more for her legal acumen than for her physical allure. But we’d be remiss if …
Lawmaker turns promoter
By Tribune-ReviewIs Daylin Leach a state senator or a rock ‘n’ roll promoter? Seems a fair question to pose after Leach, a Montgomery County Democrat, recently …
Make ours a ‘Mr. Palmer,’ too
By Tribune-ReviewThe question has obsessed golf lovers for years: How does Arnold Palmer order an Arnold Palmer? The answer came from intrepid New Jersey Star-Ledger columnist …
New game in (Allen)town
By Tribune-ReviewThis gives new meaning to the phrase “streaming video.” At Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs are about to debut a “urinal game …
New pope triggers website-name rush
By Tribune-ReviewIt didn’t take long for Pope Francis to become an Internet sensation. Within hours of the white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday …
Bracketology, conclave-style
By Tribune-ReviewNow THIS is what we call March Madness. In an extremely rare convergence of events, a new pope will be elected around the same time …
Kerry at table? Hold the celery
By Tribune-ReviewDon’t serve John Kerry any celery. The Washington Post offered that advice to foreign chefs who might have to prepare a meal for the new …
Delusions of White House grandeur
By Tribune-ReviewSomebody take John Kerry ’s temperature. He must have a high fever, because he obviously is hallucinating. Although he just was confirmed as secretary of …
Congress trails cockroaches
By Tribune-Review 9:00 p.m.This surely ought to bug members of Congress: They’re less popular than cockroaches. That’s not all. A recent Public Policy Polling survey also revealed that …
Mag finds Luke where locals don’t
By Tribune-ReviewAs anyone who follows Pittsburgh city government can attest, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl rarely attends council meetings. So it was peculiar that a Governing magazine profile …
Wish list for local newsmakers
By Tribune-ReviewWith Christmas nearly upon us, it behooves us to ask a certain rotund gentleman with a North Pole address to consider these suggestions when loading …
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