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Paddle trips spotlight Mon RiverĢƵ recreation potential

Readers seeking something different outdoors before summer fades can consider two excursions offered by the Monongahela River Towns Program. On Saturday, Aug. 25, participants can join “New Beginnings Paddle,” a seven-mile canoe or kayak trip on the Mon from California to Belle Vernon. On ...

Militzer brothers hired by RMU football program

For the last four years, Donnie Militzer was the head football coach at Charleroi and his brother Nick was on his staff there with him.This past season, they helped lead the Cougars to their best showing in 20 years as they went 9-1 in the regular season.Earlier this year, both were hired for ...

Steelers enjoying successful offseason

From the notebook of a sportswriter who believes the Steelers are enjoying a successful offseason:n Not even an arrest for drunkenness at the beach. That was the summer of Antwon Blake, wasn’t it? And even that was considered mild relative to some of the nonsense thatĢƵ interrupted the ...

Extreme Rules, themed-PPVĢƵ, and more

WWE held Extreme Rules this past Sunday here in Pittsburgh, and the show was average at best.While there were a handful of matches that delivered what was expected out of them, I was disappointed in the Intercontinental title Iron Man match that saw Dolph Ziggler retain the title against Seth ...

How climate influences history

I am always fascinated by how weather has played such a role in so much of history. Fires and storms continue to make the daily news, and looking back in history it has always been that way.Today, itĢƵ the fires on our hillsides in the west and the storms rolling through our midsection. No ...

Haven’t jump ship just yet

A well-known syndicated columnist doubted my sanity a couple weeks back because I still choose to be a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates.Now, not to my face mind you. It was more of a generic attack for those who still care to pay attention to the Pirates' fortunes.The "second half" of the season ...