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  • Polling stations may be changed for some voters

    The polling place for that borough's Ward 2 District 1 was moved from the former police station along Ninth Avenue to the new fire hall along the 200 block of Ninth ...

  • Deer Lakes School District may raise meal prices

    However, the $1.2 million cafeteria budget is still about $56,600 short. The district would need to cover the difference with money from its general ...

  • NHL Colin Greening goal lifts Ottawa Senators over Pittsburgh Penguins

    Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime as and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their deficit in ...

  • Line putting in their time this offseason

    Marcus Gilbert or any of the linemen. They are all taking part in the team's offseason program and they are there to support and help each other get better."That is the beauty of the position we play," said Foster. "It's five guys trying to play as one. That is part of being on the offensive line, and with that comes us pushing and encouraging each other to get better ...

  • Debate on drones raises issue of safety vs. privacy

    Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate aerial drones, something several other states have done. Yet wall-mounted surveillance cameras, overhead satellites and even cellphones ubiquitously capture scenes of daily ...


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Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) [DVD]

Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) [DVD]

Luis Buñuel's Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal d'une femme de chambre) is not one of his better-known or his best films. But, it is a fascinatingly bizarre minor work, a seemingly straightforward country melodrama that becomes gradually weirder as the story progresses even though the surface of the narrative never quite ruptures in absolute absurdity, as in other Bu&nti ... ...

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  • Congressional leaders unswayed by VA promises

    With more than $140 billion in annual discretionary and entitlement spending, VA has more employees than any federal agency except the Department of Defense. Unlike the Pentagon, however, the VA was spared from sequestration spending cuts and employee ...

  • Pa. capital’s woes big focus of primary

    HARRISBURG -- Voters in the state capital, a city teetering toward bankruptcy, will select a Democratic nominee for mayor on Tuesday in a primary that experts see as a referendum on enigmatic Mayor Linda ...

  • Newsmaker Mary C. McGinley

    Background: McGinley, a 2012 Athena Young Professional Award finalist, was named the Allegheny County Bar Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2011 and a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers (2010-2012). The Legal Intelligencer selected her as a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" in 2009. She is an active member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and served on several of its ...

  • Dedicated people-loving pharmacist ideal for job

    Seeing the respect her father earned as a pharmacist encouraged Teresa Woods to follow the same path. After college, she gained experience out of state before working in Kavel Pharmacy, beginning in ...

  • Lawrenceville native strives to fly from world’s wonders

    Paraglider Jonathan Potter a native of Pittsburgh poses for a photograph in front of the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur, Egypt, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. sb/Photo by Shawn ...

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