General News

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Sept. 16, 2011 for a press conference.  During his speech, Vilsack discussed the American Jobs Act, which stresses the need to put people back to work and highlights the benefits of the Act.

Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, explains the importance of the American Jobs Act to the press after his speech in Point Park University's new Village Park in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Sept. 16, 2011.  Vilsack outlined for the press how the Act will benefit small businesses, families, veterans, schools, and the general population.

KDKA news reporter Jon Delano interviewed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack after the press conference speeches at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Sept. 16, 2011.  Delano and Vilsack discussed the American Jobs Act in more detail after Vilsack spoke of the beneficial outcome that the Act would have for many around the country.

9/11 Commemoration

Marlene Haluszczak, 79, of Carnegie, Pa. joins SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in a 9/11 procession on Sept. 11, 2011 in Carnegie, Pa.  "I watched it yesterday and cried...just like I did the first time" stated Haluszczak while remembering the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City ten years ago.

Volunteer Fireman Paul Pantages of Pittsburgh, Pa. walks with his mother Rose during the religious procession around the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Carnegie, Pa. on Sept. 11, 2011.  Pantages stood by his mother throughout the entire September 11 prayer ceremony.

After a procession around the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Carnegie, Pa., parishioners assembled at the church's outdoor shrine on Sept. 11, 2011.  Together, the church goers prayed for victims and survivors of the September 11 attacks, as well as for the healing of the United States after tremendous hardships and heartbreaks.