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The Top 50
Celebrating the places where people love to work.

 Recurring

The Thinkers
A monthly series highlighting people from Western Pennsylvania who are on the forefront of new ideas in their fields.
Quick Links Nation / World

Mexico's Mine Crisis
Two-part series on the state of coal mining in Mexico.

When Mom's in Jail
Nationwide more than 2 million children have a parent behind bars, and a growing number are mothers. In 2002, some 112,300 mothers with children under 18 spent time in jail or prison, double the number in 1991.

Keeping the Faith:
The Holy Land's Arab Christian Community
Multimedia presentation on the Arab Christian population in Israel and the Palestinian-administered territories.

Boomers at 60
How the Baby Boomers are growing old.

Following the Freedom Road
Online journal visiting some of the cities and sites of the American civil rights movement.

AIDS in the Middle East
A look at Egypt.

Arts & Politics
Series of reports on the convergence of art and politics in the 2004 presidential campaign.

Unsung Heroes of World War II
Seamen of the Merchant Marine.

Outsourcing the Future?
Where did jobs go? A PG business writer looks at the issues involving outsourcing jobs to other countries.

In Iraq
The Iraq war, one year later: A look at the war and its aftermath.

The Cost of Courage
America's physicians, sworn to protect their patients from harm, increasingly face a surprising obstacle— their own hospitals. Instead of getting support, doctors can find themselves shunned and even dismissed.

Dollars from Heaven
How NASA pumps money into the national economy, with virtually every state reaping some benefit from space program spending or spinoff companies based on space program research.

Open Justice
Three-part series examining the closed system of U.S. juvenile justice, and how it's becoming more open.

Flight 93
A team of PG staff members looks at the fate of the passengers and crew on Flight 93, the jet hijacked in the attack of Sept. 11, 2001, that crashed in Pennsylvania.

It's a Crime
Four-part series on the plight of mentally ill teen-agers trapped in juvenile detention centers.

Photos of the Year 2000
Images caught by Post-Gazette photographers that represented the big story or related a small moment in a big way.

One Nation Divided
A special section reviewing the 2000 campaign for the presidency, the election, and the turmoil that followed.

Appalachia's War
A story of rebirth in Appalachia, following up on President Johnson's War on Poverty. Staff writer Diana Nelson Jones and photographer Steve Mellon visited the new Appalachia.

Kosovo: Starting Over
Pulitzer Prize-winning PG photographer Martha Rial returns to Kosovo to survey the aftermath of the NATO bombing campaign.

New Families, Old Heartbreak
In the early 1990s, Russia opened its orphanages to Westerners looking to adopt. The experience has been painful for some parents; a few have even sent children back. The PG examines the issue.

Beijing +5
The 1995 Beijing women's conference, five years later.

Vietnam 25 Years Later
The legacy of the Vietnam War, in connection with the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Win at All Costs
Hundreds of times during the past 10 years, federal agents and prosecutors have pursued justice by breaking the law. Purchase reprint

Rigged for Disaster
An examination of the serious physical and mental problems plaguing hundreds of America's commercial truck and bus drivers. Purchase reprint

Trek of Tears
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographic essay on refugees in Africa by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial. Purchase reprint

Journey Home
Photographer Martha Rial and reporter Anita Srikameswaran return to Rwanda to continue an accounting of the stirring story of this devastated people's struggle to survive.

An Enduring Spirit
Photographic look at refugees fleeing war in Kosovo by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial.

Belfast Diary
Photographs and diary entries from a visit to Northern Ireland by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial.

Under Cover
Fifty years ago, Ray Sprigle of the Post-Gazette posed as a black man to experience life in the South. A re-publication of his accounts.
Local / Region

DNA Evidence
Convicts find DNA tests to be tough sell to judges

Breakdown at Sago Mine: Trouble and tragedy two miles in
What happened in the Sago Mine disaster.

The Fraying Safety Net: Waging war on addiction
The social services safety net is fraying.

Innocence Institute
When eyewitness testimony fails

The Thinkers
Local people at the forefront of new ideas in their fields

The Fraying Safety Net How we care for our most vulnerable citizens

MetroVisions
Ongoing series on the Pittsburgh region.

Fitting In
Occasional series on Somali Bantu refugee families adjusting to their new lives in Pittsburgh

2004 Jefferson Awards
The winners of the 2004 Jefferson Awards for Public Service

Transit: A price to pay
A series examines overtime, pensions and a retirement incentives at the Port Authority, facing service cuts and fare hikes due to a budget deficit of $30 million.

Scattered Abroad
Many of the thousands of Pittsburghers who left the region yearn to return

Close-Up 2004
The news that defined the year

Tales of Three Toll Roads
Impact of three PA Turnpike expansion projects:
Beaver Valley Expressway
Greensburg Bypass
Mon-Fayette Expressway

A Dream Foreclosed
The rising rate of home foreclosures in the region

The Price of Petersen
Escalating construction costs for Pitt's Petersen Events Center

MetroVisions
Ongoing series that examines the search for a path to the future for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.

The 2003 Jefferson Awards
Seven winners honored for their public service.

Close Up 2003: A year in review
The issues and people who shaped 2003.

Sinking History
How longwall mines threaten to put holes in the past with damage to historic structures.

Juvenile Court Journal: Taking a tangled path home Three-quarters of child welfare cases involve addiction, making juvenile court more about drug abuse than child abuse. A series of three stories adds to earlier Juvenile Court Journal reports.

Lewis & Clark: 200 years later< br> The 1803 Lewis & Clark expedition as it gathered in Pittsburgh for its departure

Gettysburg: Profiles in Courage
The sleepy town of Gettysburg became the accidental site of the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War. This is the story of the battle as seen through the eyes of five participants.

2002 Jefferson Awards
Seven local volunteers are winners of the Jefferson Awards for their volunteer work.

History Brought to Life
The Constitution's 27 Amendments: How we embrace their spirit every day, explored in photos by PG photographer John Beale and text by PG Staff Writer Dennis Roddy.

"All Nine Alive!"
The story of the Quecreek Mine rescue, plus an index to Post-Gazette news coverage of the rescue.

A Question of Innocence
The Innocence Institute of Western Pennsylvania, directed by Post-Gazette staff writer Bill Moushey, looks at a convicted murderer's case.

Juvenile Court Journal
PG reporter Barbara White Stack begins an occasional series of articles on juvenile court, where the judges have given their approval for covering the usually closed sessions.

Rookie Priest
A series of articles following the ordination and first months of a newly ordained priest in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Is this justice?
Pennsylvania's "adult time" law for juveniles hasn't fulfilled its backers' promises. Four-part series by Barbara White Stack.

The Pittsburgh Mob
Two-part look at how one local FBI agent helped dismantle the region's organized crime family, and how the mob took root in Western Pennsylvania.

The Confessor
Dennis Logan is the unassuming Pittsburgh detective who gets murder suspects to speak the unspeakable. Report highlights his work on the case of an 11-year-old boy on the North Side.

The Cooperstein Case
Jeffrey Cooperstein was the first Pittsburgh police officer to face homicide charges for firing his gun in the line of duty. A look at his trial and acquittal in February 2000.

Controversy at Fifth and Forbes
Pittsburgh is facing one of its most important planning decisions since Renaissance I—how to revitalize the Downtown core area around Market Square.

Cleaning Up the Old Country
How the Czech and Slovak republics are dealing with environmental issues.

Final Arrangements
A time of reckoning for the region's funeral trade.

The Empty Bench
How much time does a judge spend at work? Post-Gazette reporters monitored Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judges for five months to answer that question.

Rebirth of the Hill
How Hill District residents are working hard to rescue their community from decades of blight and despair.

Home Game
Behind-the-scenes saga of how the Pirates franchise prevailed in the most crucial fight in its history—to remain in Pittsburgh and play in a new ball park.

Is Maglev in Our Future?
Will the futuristic maglev transportation system ever get off the ground in Pittsburgh?

Maximum Security
An examination of problems at the maximum-security State Correctional Institution Greene.
Health / Science / Family

Making surgery bloodless
In Pittsburgh and across the nation, surgeons are doing as many operations as possible without using a drop of donated blood.

Missed Chances
Delays, gaps in care mean few receive drug treatment for strokes.

Empire Building: Jeffrey Romoff and the ascent of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
How the two have become intertwined.

Medicare Part D
Trying to answer all the questions.

AIDS in the Middle East
A look at Egypt

Polio: Taming the Scourge
The Salk vaccine / 50 years later

The Aisle Files
How to make calorie-wise choices in the grocery store.

On the Edge
A series on the medically uninsured.

In Your Dreams
Byron Spice, Mackenzie Carpenter and Virginia Linn delve into the mostly unknown world of dreams.

Child's Play
A three-part series that wonders if children really know how to play.

No Place Like Home
A four-part series examines the problems of nursing homes in the region.

Pipe Dreams
A two-part look at the Pittsburgh region's malfunctioning water and sewer systems by Post-Gazette staff writer Steve Twedt.

Untangling Alzheimer's
Research on the late-life scourge of Alzheimer's disease has accelerated so dramatically that many believe the next decade will yield the keys to either cure, prevent or effectively treat this leading cause of dementia.

The Book of Life
Mapping of the human genome—all the genes and other genetic information contained in human cells—its present and future. Purchase reprint

When the Bough Breaks
When parents can't care for their children, it is the job of county child welfare agencies to protect the youngsters. In Beaver County, the Children and Youth Services agency and the courts are not role models for reunification.

Kid Glove Care
The daily struggles and the emotional investments required of care-givers and families.

A Custody War
Post-Gazette reporter Mackenzie Carpenter examines the issues of child custody battles.

Counting on a Miracle
The story of leukemia patient Bryce Maretzki, a dedicated runner before the disease struck, and his battle with the disease.

Baby Boom, Baby Bust
A special report on infertility by Post-Gazette reporter Gary Rotstein and photographer Joyce Mendelsohn.

Chloe Comes Home
In words and pictures, the Post-Gazette photographer Steve Mellon tells how he and his wife, Brenda, were united with their daughter in China.

Ahead of the Aging Boom
A six-part series on the aging population in the region provides a glimpse at where an aging American nation is heading.

The Web of Poverty
A Fayette County woman struggles against the personal and social hurdles that undermine her dream of self-sufficiency for her family.

Lives on Layaway
A special report on foster care and adoption by Post-Gazette reporter Barbara White Stack. Purchase reprint
Business / Technology

The Top 50: 2007
Celebrating the places where people love to work

Touched by Technology
How companies are using technology to change the way they do business.

Old Country / New Steel
U.S. Steel's ventures in Eastern Europe

Bankruptcy gets harder
A controversial overhaul of federal bankruptcy rules

Top 50 in Business
The state of Western Pennsylvania business

Fortunate 50: 2004
In the Post-Gazette's annual executive compensation derby, the pay gap narrows between the top and bottom of the region's 50 highest-paid executives, but at an average $4.5 million a year, it's still out of this world to most.

Drowning in Spam
The flood of junk email and strategies to combat it

Outsourcing the Future?
Where did jobs go? PG business writer looks at the issues involving outsourcing jobs to other countries.

2003 Business Top 50
The PG's Top 50 Business package.

The Mideast Oil Connection
A three-part series on how Mellon money and Gulf Oil helped to create and shape the Middle East.

Top 50 Business Leaders in Pittsburgh
The Post-Gazette business staff ranks Pittsburgh's Top 50 business leaders, based on two criteria—leadership and community involvement.

Top 50 Businesses in Pittsburgh
The Post-Gazette's special package on Pittsburgh business, with an introduction by PG business editor Douglas Heuck, and audio clips from Heuck and staff writer Dan Fitzpatrick discussing aspects of the section.

The Fortunate 50
The rising tide of executive pay has led to inflation of the Post-Gazette's Fortunate 50—the annual list of top-paid executives at the region's publicly held companies. For 2001, it's the Fortunate 52. Three executives tied for 50th place at $1.8 million.

The Business of Pittsburgh 2001
The highlight of this Business of Pittsburgh is the ranking of the top 50 business leaders in the area.

Power Play
Trying to make sense of the confusing world of electric power deregulation in Pennsylvania.

Anatomy of a Bankruptcy
In a six-part series the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette looks at what killed AHERF. Purchase reprint

PG Benchmarks
PG Benchmarks is a project that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette began in 1996 in order to provide the Pittsburgh metropolitan area with a baseline of credible information about how the region compares to 14 other similar sized areas.

At Whose Expense
The federal E-rate program, designed to make sure that poor and rural children don't suffer technological discrimination because of the high cost of Internet service, has created red tape, controversy and higher phone bills for millions of Americans.

Safety at a Price
The security business is booming, with a worldwide trend toward the creation of multinational organizations that can police communities, operate prisons, recapture kidnapped executives or children stolen in custody disputes, protect against acts of terror, even provide military training, intelligence or troops.

Who Killed Westinghouse?
Post-Gazette business writer Steve Massey examines how Westinghouse, an 111-year-old Pittsburgh institution, disappeared from the local landscape. Purchase reprint
Arts / Entertainment

Arts & Politics
A series of reports on the convergence of art and politics in the 2004 presidential campaign

The Top 50 Cultural Forces in Pittsburgh: 2004
The staff of the Post-Gazette Arts & Entertainment department selects the Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh.

Bustin' rhymes
Scott Mervis looks at the 25-year history of rap music.

"Farewell, Neighbor": Fred Rogers, 1928 - 2003
Coverage of the life and legacy of Fred Rogers

The Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh: 2003
The staff of the Post-Gazette Arts & Entertainment department selects the Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh.

Making "Chicago"
The cast of "Chicago" follows Rob Marshall's lead in his big-screen directing debut; plus a special "Chicago" photo gallery

The Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh: 2002
The staff of the Post-Gazette Arts & Entertainment department selects the Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh.

Gene Kelly Awards: 2002
Gene Kelly Awards coverage, with audio. Plus four high school musical reviews.

The Top 50 Cultural Forces: 2001
The staff of the Post-Gazette Arts & Entertainment department selects the Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh.

The Top 50 Cultural Forces: 2000
The staff of the Post-Gazette Arts & Entertainment department selects the Top 50 cultural forces in Pittsburgh.

The O'Reilly Theater
The story behind the creation of the Cultural District home for the Pittsburgh Public Theater.

An August heritage
Pittsburgh-born playwright August Wilson developed his artist’s vision in the Hill District, an experience that would spawn the rich stream of stories, images and conflicts with which, in his plays, he has conquered the American theater.
Schools / Academics

Class Act: 2007 Education Planning Guide
A look at teaching in K-12 schools and higher education.

College Tuition: Where the Money Is
Learning how to pay for higher education is an education in itself.

Back to School: 7 Trends to Watch
A look at education issues at the beginning of the 2006 school year.

Attempting a Turnaround
An occasional series about efforts to change the course of Pittsburgh's public schools.

Home and Away
College-bound students don't stray far from home.

Great Beginnings
A back-to-school series focuses on students who are starting the school year with dreams and challenges that face students everywhere.

Learning Curve
Life at Vann Elementary School, where students and teachers try to meet new federal standards.

Back to School 2004—Education issues at the start of a new academic year

Brown vs. Board of Education / 50th Anniversary
Legacy of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision for local schools and students

The Price of Petersen
Escalating construction costs for Pitt's Petersen Events Center

Search SAT scores
Pennsylvania public and nonpublic high schools listed.

The Disappearing School Board
A look at the changing roles of school boards in an increasingly complex world of education.

Back to School 2003
A package of stories on what's slated for the new school year in the region

All-Star Achievers 2003
Students from around the region who have been selected Post-Gazette All-Star Achievers, and the teachers they've named as having the biggest impact on their lives.

A Question of Quality
A series examining the roots of uneven instruction in public schools.

Back to School 2002
A seven-part series looking at the trends and issues for the new school year.

2002 All-Star Achievers
The 2002 class of Post-Gazette All-Star Achievers -- students are chosen for their academic excellence, accomplishments in extracurricular activities and community service.

College 2002
A snapshot of college life, from co-ed rooms to high-tech gear.

What's Best for the Brightest?
Should gifted children be separated from other students to do advanced work together, or should they be kept in regular classrooms so that other children can benefit from their presence? A three-part series looks at the issues.

Chance for change
Duquesne's schools are finally getting help on longtime financial and academic distress. A two-part series. Duquesne's schools are finally getting help on longtime financial and academic distress. A two-part series.

A Substitute for Education
A two-month investigation by the Post-Gazette finds that many schools, frantic to find "subs" for absent teachers, are turning classes over to PTA moms, waitresses, college students and even high school students. A two-part series.

Dirty Secrets
A small but dangerous contingent of sexual predators lurks in our nation's classrooms, and the reasons they're allowed to get away with molesting students are numerous and complex. This series examines their activities and discusses how to plug the holes in the system that allows them to circulate throughout the country. Purchase reprint

Education 2000
As we enter the first school year of the 21st century, the Post-Gazette takes a look at the issues facing educators and students and experts' predictions on what the next decade holds.

A Primer on Education
How are Western Pennsylvania schools faring? Find out here how much money your school has received to increase safety in the classroom, compare state test scores, check average class sizes, evaluate the effect of teacher retirements, see how your school district uses technology, and much more.

Back to School 2001
A 10-part series covering educational issues in the region as the new school year begins.

Back to School 2000
An eight-part series by Post-Gazette staff writers examines educational issues in the region's schools.

Back to School '99
An eight-part series by Post-Gazette staff writers which examines issues in education for the 1999-2000 school year.

All-Star Achievers / 2001
The Post-Gazette and the University of Pittsburgh honor local high school students chosen for their academic excellence, accomplishments in extracurricular activities and community service.

All-Star Achievers / 2000
The Post-Gazette and the University of Pittsburgh honor local high school students chosen for their academic excellence, accomplishments in extracurricular activities and community service.
Sports / Recreation

Webster vs. NFL
A family's fight

High cost of sports and alcohol
$135 million jury award forces new look at high cost of sports and drinking

Hitting the Trails
A series spotlights hiking, biking trails

Pirates 2004 Midseason Report
Taking stock of the Pirates and their rebuilding plan

Bucs vs. Bosox
A three-part series looking back at the first World Series, between the Pittsburg Pirates and the Boston Americans.

Kenya's women runners
A five-part series by sports writer Lori Shontz, with photos by Martha Rial.

Willie Stargell remembered
A photo journal and tribute to the former Pirates great.

Opening Day
A photo journal on opening day at PNC Park.

The Making of PNC Park
A special section on the Pirates new baseball park.

Blast at Three Rivers
A photo journal of the demolition of Three Rivers Stadium—and a video of the implosion.

Sojourn on the Yough
Post-Gazette staff writer Bob Batz Jr. and photographer Annie O'Neill traveled 74 miles of the Youghiogheny River as part of a journey to celebrate the river's designation as Pennsylvania River of the Year.
Photo Essays

Haiti Soldiers On
A photo essay on Haiti by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial

Photos of the Year: 2003
The events of last year in the images and words of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photography staff.

Our Community of Faith
A wealth of religious experiences.

Jerome Bettis' Monday Morning
The morning after for the Steelers running back.

Trek of Tears
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographic essay on refugees in Africa by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial.

An Enduring Spirit
A photographic look at refugees fleeing war in Kosovo by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial.

Belfast Diary
Photographs and diary entries from a visit to Northern Ireland by Post-Gazette photographer Martha Rial.

Willie Stargell remembered
A photo journal and tribute to the former Pirates great.

Opening Day
A photo journal on opening day at PNC Park.

Blast at Three Rivers
A photo journal of the demolition of Three Rivers Stadium—and a video of the implosion.
Only on the Web

Go back 238 years with PG photographer V.W.H. Campbell Jr. for the reenactment of the Battle of Bushy Run.

Hall of Fame images:
Inductions of Bill Mazeroski and Lynn Swann
Sights and Sounds

Stories, sound clips and photos on the new National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg.

The Making of PNC Park
A special section on the Pirates new baseball park.

Blast at Three Rivers
A photo journal of the demolition of Three Reivers Stadium—and a video of the implosion.

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