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...standing at the bottom of Big Mouth, the nickname for the 15-ft.-deep bunker beside the 17th green at the Oakmont Country Club. It's swallowing me whole--I jump off the sand just to peek at the pin. Soon, the U.S. Open will descend on this storied Pittsburgh, Pa.--area course for a record eighth time. But today I'm the entertainment. A couple of caddies encourage me to swing my sand wedge and lift the ball over the mountain in front of me. I take my hardest hack; the ball knocks against Big Mouth...
...parachuted in." Good, with a background in restructuring small to midsize companies, founded Meridian in 1988 to do turnaround consulting, investment banking and mergers and acquisitions. Her partner (and husband of 32 years) Tom Von Lehman, a chemist by training, had managed a division at PPG Industries, the big Pittsburgh, Pa., glass and chemical company. He joined her at Meridian in the post-9/11 press of business to provide management expertise. She works with lenders to buy a company time and cash. Then Von Lehman steps in as interim manager. "I move in while the company's still...
...commuting on PeopleExpress between Pittsburgh and New York City at the time and, week by week, I witnessed a company that was coming apart even as it continued to expand. PeopleExpess began to make U.S. Air look like a Swiss watch. The PeopleExpress staff was increasingly stressed and losing control of their system. Newark's dilapidated North Terminal, People's cut-rate home terminal, began to resemble a refugee center as flights were canceled without warning, rerouted or, it seemed, simply lost in the confusion. The smiles that greeted the airline's early days were being replaced by swarms...
...honored along with 13 of his fellow teammates as an ECAC All-Academic honoree.However, with graduation only a month away, Reese will soon be able to devote his full attention to hockey. Although his contract with the Wolfpack and the Rangers organization only runs through August, Reese, a Pittsburgh native and longtime Penguins fan, has no desire to look any further than his current team should he ever make it to the NHL.“I’ve always wanted to play in Pittsburgh, but right now the Rangers are obviously my first choice,” Reese...
...punch of their discussion of environmental threats.Above all, these vignettes are weighted far too heavily toward Teresa’s comparative advantage and away from John’s. Teresa Kerry has long been noted for her commitment to environmental philanthropy, particularly for her funding of these causes in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. Undoubtedly, many of the individuals discussed in “This Moment on Earth” are ones she has supported through her numerous foundations. In contrast, the Senator, who has spent 22 years in Washington, provides virtually none of the insights he has gained...