March 6, 2015 1:56 AM

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Melanie Harrington, president and CEO of Vibrant Pittsburgh, makes a point during a panel discussion on diversity in the workforce following the release of The Pittsburgh Regional Workforce Diversity Indicators Report.

Pittsburgh region minorities dominate low-wage jobs, study finds

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Early menopausal hot flashes may have links to heart disease risk

Pennsylvania beer distributors could soon sell 12-packs

Mon Valley hospital staff helps with co-pays

More goods, services to be taxed under Wolf proposal

White House deferred to N. Dakota on oil train safety

The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville is donating fitness equipment and weights to the Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Here, Jason Darnley tries to lift a weight into the bed of a truck.

Monroeville health club helps volunteer firefighters get fit

McCandless neighbors say goodbye to Trader Horn to make way for Wal-Mart

Scott woman among six finalists for Military Spouse of the Year

Newspaper ad leads to recovery and restoration of vintage Montour Railroad steam engine bell

Voting districts reapportioned in Richland

Shaler students featured in art show at Shaler North Hills Library

Allegheny County Jail psychiatrist loses security clearance

Raiders release LaMarr Woodley, will court Ndamukong Suh

So far, Pedro Alvarez's switch from third base to first is going well

Lovejoy prepares for a homecoming of sorts

Spring Training Game at a Glance: Pirates fall to Yankees, 2-1

Penguins Notebook: Pouliot adjusting to life in NHL

Franklin Regional's Dom Giannangeli, bottom, defeated Cedar Cliff's Steven Ross, 12-2 in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA tournament. Giannangeli won two bouts to advance to the quarterfinals.

Preliminary rounds lead to PIAA wrestling upsets

The rising risk of train explosions

The Petraeus deal: Sharing top-secret documents calls for prison time

Unintelligent design: Partisan House districts tie the hands of voters

Blowing smoke: Restrictions on e-cigarettes are long overdue

The GOP opposes a health care plan that works

Tuned In: Netflix's smart, funny 'Kimmy' a winner

Movie review: 'Leviathan' delves into the stark realities of life in a Russian fishing town

Movie review: 'Unfinished business' flounders as a weak comedy

Concert preview: Jazz singer bebops from one style to another

Film notes: A new title for movie filming here

Judi Dench as Evelyn Greenslade and Bill Nighy as Douglas Ainslie in "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Movie review: A gentle comedy checks into the 'Marigold Hotel' sequel

87-year-old McKeesport restaurant owner: 'This place is my life'

Get inspired: Closet organization makeover

On the Table: Hotel Monaco's The Commoner meets high expectations

Dining In: Cooking tips for eating light and eating well

Spring Sips: Pittsburgh's great food scene includes unique brews and spirits

Clinton holiday lights draw increasingly larger crowds

Stock Market highs don’t translate to portfolio

First Insight raises $14 million; Productivity drops 2.2 percent; Factory orders drop

ECB set to begin bond-buying plan

Etsy, site for handmade goods, seeks to go public, files for IPO

CMU set to save millions in energy costs annually

Pittsburgh region minorities dominate low-wage jobs, study finds

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History Uncorked party at Heinz History Center with Setting the SEEN

Marathon Ready: Is running bad for your knees?

Beer Me: Voodoo comes to Homestead

SportsNOW: The 3 P's ??? Pirates, Penguins and Pitt basketball

Ice and high water closes Braddock Lock and Dam

We can do it! SEEN editor Natalie Bencivenga and style editor Sara Bauknecht channel their inner Rosie the Riveter to learn about the swingin' good time in store for guests at the annual event, which this year has a 1940s World War II theme.

History Uncorked party at Heinz History Center with Setting the SEEN

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Books

Pittsburgh native Karen Mocker Dabson, author of "The Muralist's Ghost."

Maxo Vanka is subject of 'The Muralist's Ghost'

“The Muralist’s Ghost,” a first novel by Karen Mocker Dabson, was inspired by Vanka’s works in St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church.

2 days ago

Author Alice Randall and her daughter Caroline Randall Williams, authors of "Soul Food Love."

Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams cook up some 'Soul Food Love'

A mother-daughter cookbook writing team put healthy spin on traditional soul food.

2 days ago

A festival of humanities: Festival will address topics from art to science

Tony nominee Tonya Pickins, filmmaker John Sayles and writer Azar Nafisi are among the speakers at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust-CMU event.

3 days ago

'Pay Any Price': New York Times reporter James Risen vows to go to jail before revealing his sources

James Risen is a bona fide constitutional hero, apart from being an author who has written a very readable book on a fascinating subject.

5 days ago

"The Devil Is Here in These Hills" by James Green

'The Devil is Here in These Hills': The history of West Virginia coal and capitalism’s basest impulses

James Green’s “industrial gothic history” shows a system at its worst, placing a higher value on output rather than miners’ safety.

5 days ago

"The Man Who Would Not Be Washington" by Jonathan Horn

'The Man Who Would Not Be Washington': Robert E. Lee embraces Virginia at the expense of the country he loved

Biographer Jonathan Horn writes that Lee’s sense of honor was bound to his being less an American and more a Virginian.

5 days ago

2Do this week, March 1-8: Cultural events around Pittsburgh

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sheri Fink speaks at Carnegie Music Hall Monday night; the PSO’s ’Play N’at“ series concludes Tuesday.

5 days ago

Buckwheat Zydeco performs at Club Cafe Friday night.

The Hot List of events for the weekend of Feb. 26

Performances on tap include Chatham Baroque, Buckwheat Zydeco, Pittsburgh Moth Grandslam and ArcAttack.

1 week ago

'Fallen Leaves': A posthumous Will Durant tome was better off undiscovered

The granddaughter of the “Story of Civilization” creator found his long-lost manuscript of reflections on life. He comes off as a crank.

1 week ago

'The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry': top-notch

Attention to ordinary American speech is what allows this anthology to maneuver readers gracefully through the work of singular poets.

1 week ago

"Single, Carefree, Mellow" by Katherine Heiny.

'Single, Carefree, Mellow': Girls will be girls in Katherine Heiny’s story collection

A collection of stories told from a female protagonist’s point of view is quite refreshing.

1 week ago

Best-selling author Kiyosaki warns of technology changes from left field

In his new book, the personal finance expert of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” fame says the information age will leave some behind.

1 week ago

Book review: Author drew inspiration from grandmother's diary

Racial tensions to rise to a boiling point in award-winning author Sharon M. Draper’s new novel, “Stella by Starlight.”

2 weeks ago

Preview: Andrea Davis Pinkney doesn't shy away from difficult topics

The author speaks Sunday at the Hill House about her book “The Red Pencil,” inspired by the conflict in Darfur.

2 weeks ago

American author and illustrator Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, sits at his drafting table in his California home office with a copy of his book, "The Cat in the Hat," in 1957.

New Dr. Seuss book coming out in July

The publisher plans at least two more books, based on materials found in 2013 in the author’s home in La Jolla, Calif.

2 weeks ago

Readings preview: Author Jennifer Clement delves into Mexico's sex slavery, drug trafficking

“Prayers for the Stolen” shows how drugs and violence have made Mexico dangerous, especially for poor, pretty women and journalists.

2 weeks ago

'America’s Bitter Pill': Steven Brill examines the dizzying maze of American health care reform

Expanded from his powerful article in Time, Mr. Brill provides a thorough accounting of the discussions and maneuvers behind Obamacare.

2 weeks ago

Rebecca Solnit, author of "Men Explain Things to Me."

'Men Explain Things to Me': Rebecca Solnit examines how women are silenced

From the writer who coined “mansplaining,” nine essays that cut to the root of what happens to women living in a patriarchal society.

2 weeks ago

'The Beige Man': A novel of the dark side of Scandinavian life

Helene Tursten’s seventh novel in the Irene Huss investigation series exposes the underbelly of Swedish society.

2 weeks ago

Samuel Hazo, who founded The International Poetry Forum.

The Next Page: Samuel Hazo presents asides from the International Poetry Forum

Over 43 years of the International Poetry Forum, there were many incidents and remarks as memorable as the 400-plus readings themselves.

2 weeks ago

I'll be your mirror: 'The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion' by Meghan Daum

A powerful collection of essays that explore gender, aging, life, creativity, death and other milestones on the way to a meaningful life

2 weeks ago

Headaches of the Walking Dead: 'Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain'

An entertaining guide to neuroscience that features brain eating zombies as teaching assistants, by Timothy Verstynen and Bradley Voytek.

2 weeks ago

Even impolite women rarely make history: 'Almost Famous Women' by Megan Mayhew Bergman

Cleverly constructed short stories about unusual women mostly forgotten by history.

2 weeks ago

The camera obscura: 'How To Be Both' by Ali Smith

An intelligent literary treatise on accepting oneself while learning to be someone better.

2 weeks ago

Genius carved in paper: 'The Sculptor' by Scott McCloud

The author of the seminal “Understanding Comics” trilogy returns with a triumphant 500-page graphic novel.

2 weeks ago

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, greet Christine Dujmic, left, of Elizabeth, as her husband, Brandon, looks on with their 5-month-old son Isaac, at the Barnes & Noble bookstore at the Waterworks mall near Aspinwall.

Rick and Karen Santorum's book shares daughter’s struggle with rare disease

About 100 people — some of whom knew the Santorums personally — turned out at Barnes & Noble in Waterworks Mall.

3 weeks ago

'The Wry World of Reg Henry': Accent(uate) the funny

The PG columnist holds forth on dogs, family, odd sports, Sewickley customs — along with politics and war — in a collection of his work.

3 weeks ago

Family tries not to unravel in Anne Tyler’s ‘Spool of Blue Thread’

Anne Tyler’s new novel continues to build upon the convincing characters she’s developed in her 50 years of writing.

3 weeks ago

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'American Reckoning': A thoughtful look at Vietnam and the mistakes we keep making

Christian Appy explores American culture to show how our experience with Vietnam affected us.

3 weeks ago

Jonny Steinberg, author of "A Man of Good Hope/"

'A Man of Good Hope': A Somali refugee’s resilience in the face of violence

The story of Asad Hirsi Abdullahi, as told to Jonny Steinberg over the course of three years, is a beautifully recounted memoir.

3 weeks ago

Daniel Galera, author of "Blood-Drenched Beard"

'Blood-Drenched Beard': A beautiful tale of life along the Brazilian coastline

Translated from the Portuguese, Daniel Galera’s novel plays along the Brazilian coastline, blending the geographical and the psychological.

3 weeks ago

2Do this week, Feb. 8-14: Cultural events around Pittsburgh

The St. Olaf Choir makes a stop at Heinz Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday as part of its annual tour.

3 weeks ago

Lecture preview: Jesmyn Ward brings a message of hope

Jesmyn Ward, author of “Men We Reaped” and “Salvage the Bones,” speaks at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on Monday. Feb. 9

1 month ago

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