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A proposal to impose a first-of-its-kind 1 percent tuition tax on Pittsburgh's 65,000 college students brought more than 150 to council Monday to assail what is being promoted as the only way to generate revenue in an almost bankrupt city.

He lives in London, England and, because of his work and personal interests in travel, has visited 45 countries.

This article has been read 23 times. There was a time when a black man had to purchase a suit if he dared ask a store clerk to take one into a fitting room in downtown Washington.

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O . Monday, November 09, 2009 Tonight's Episode: "Brain Pain" or "Taxing your Knowledge" So by now, you've heard about this : Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl plans to propose a 1 percent college-education privilege tax to council today, in a move that's likely to set off a fight with the city's schools of higher learning.

The Allentown Morning Call has a good profile today of state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican from Butler County who has irked numerous minority groups during his ten years in elected office.

Steptoe & Johnson is pleased to welcome Michael McCarthy as a new associate in the firm's Charleston office.

The mayor, followed by his wife, Erin, carrying their son, Cooper, 1, leaves St.

This article has been read 633 times. There was a good explanation for why the curtains would suddenly rustle as if they were brushed by a ghost at the president's mansion at Washington & Jefferson College.

Andrew Mulvania, assistant professor of English at Washington & Jefferson College, will give the Winslow Classics Lecture about Greek and Roman pastoral poetry on Thursday, Nov.

This article has been read 162 times. The Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation is conducting a survey of what has been an overlooked history of the inner-city black experience in Washington.

Share + Oct 27, 2009 11:58 pm US/Eastern WASHINGTON, PA 1 of 1 The ghost of a Confederate soldier is believed to be living on the third floor of the president's house at Washington and Jefferson College.

On Nov. 3, Pittsburghers will go to the polls to elect or re-elect a mayor. Here is a brief overview of each candidate with links to their campaign pages.

Senior running back Cordario Collier had 298 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to lead 15th-ranked Thomas More College to a 28-14 victory over Thiel College in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game Saturday in Greenville, Pa.

Five people are running for four seats on the Pleasant Hills Borough Council in the Nov.

This article has been read 14 times. It was a big day Wednesday a oeon the joba for 98-year-old Steve Muka at a new building under construction at Washington & Jefferson College.

LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky Gaines Center for the Humanities will present the 2009 Bale Boone Symposium in the Humanities Oct.

With college costs soaring and 529 savings plans shrinking, cash-strapped parents are getting help from a surprising source - the schools themselves.

Article Photos William E. ''Bill'' Yeager Jr. of Warren, Pa., passed into the Lord's hands on Wednesday, Oct.

A small number of students at Washington & Jefferson College have recently tested positive for the novel H1N1 virus, or swine flu, and the college is providing special housing to isolate others with the flu or flu-like symptoms, according to an e-mail the school sent to students on Tuesday.