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C P M C P M G Feb 06 2013 11:07:19:563PM Post-Gazette G A-1 Y K Y K LOCAL LOVE ME, LOVE CHOCOLATE FOR HEROES MY DEBT? DINNER FOOD & FLAVOR, D-1 WEEKEND MAGAZINE BUSINESS, A-7 $1.00VTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013 OL. 86, NO. 191 2/7/13 ! FINAL. Police Come August, there will be no more letter delivery Saturdays, but indicative of the troubles besetting the Postal Service, Airport chief’s many people are just shrugging it off doing outside its best, business aviation questioned experts say By Mark Belko City officials say Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County Air- they didn’t know port Authority was doing every- of Harper’s venture thing it could to drum up more flights for Pittsburgh Interna- tional Airport before a shake- By Jonathan D. Silver, up Tuesday that resulted in the Liz Navratil and Rich Lord reassignment of its executive Pittsburgh Post-Gazette director, a top aviation expert said Wednesday. Last year, Pittsburgh police Michael Boyd, chairman of Chief Nathan E. Harper became Boyd Group International, a part of a private security con- Colorado-based aviation consul- sulting firm with a civilian tant, said he doubts that a neW police clerk and three of his CEO will do any better than cur- officers, including a sergeant he rent executive director Bradley later promoted to commander. D. Penrod at attracting more Diverse Public Safety Consul- flights. tants LLC was organized Feb. “There isn’t a huge airport 28, 2012, with the chief, then- store out there that hasn’t been Sgt. Eric L. Holmes, Sgt. Barry tapped,” he said. “There aren’t Budd, Officer Tonya Ford and a lot of nonstop flights out there Tamara L. Davis, who works in Lake Fong/Post-Gazette that you haven’t tapped.” the police personnel and finance Mail carrier Ahmad Shareef delivers mail Wednesday in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood. Mr. Boyd, who has served as a office, all listed as organizers, Pittsburghers react to the decision to end Saturday mail delivery in a video at post-gazette.com consultant for Pittsburgh Inter- state documents show. ! national in the past and who According to its website, continues to folloW its progress, Diverse Public Safety Consul- said Mr. Penrod is being made a tants provides a wide range scapegoat for frustrations over of services including training airport service levels. security guards, performing On Saturday, the mail will rest After serving as executive background checks, providing director since October 2007 over- executive protection and supply- seeing all aspects of the airport, ing interim police chiefs. By Joe Smydo Service’s announcement Postal Service’s declining fortunes Mr. Penrod is being moved into Chief Harper said Wednesday Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wednesday that in August it evening that he did not initiate will permanently end Satur- OPERATING PROFITS SEE AIRPORT, PAGE A-3 the formation of the company, During a funding dispute day mail delivery prompted $4 billion it was not active, it was planned with Congress in 1957, U.S. little outcry locally or nation- -$15.9 billion for future use upon retirement Postmaster General Arthur wide — a reflection of the 0 and that it was organized merely E. Summerfield canceled profound cultural shifts in -4 to preserve its corporate name. mail delivery Saturday, recent decades that have left -8 Federally mandated “When they asked me about April 13, and threatened to the agency scrambling to employee benefit School panel doing consulting work I said, end Saturday service alto- find a new, more profitable -12 payments begin ‘Yeah, I agree to do some con- gether. business model. -16 sulting work,’ ” the chief said. Citizens flooded Congress Even senior citizens — ’12’11’10’09’08’07’06’05’04’03’02’01 backs plan Neither Pittsburgh Public with complaints, Summer- arguably the demographic Safety Director Mike Huss nor field got his money, and Sat- with the heaviest reliance TOTAL MAIL VOLUME the mayor’s office was aware of urday service resumed, all on the Postal Service — said 225 billion pieces for Schenley the company’s existence until within a week. “How often they can live without Satur- 200 159.9 billion being informed by the Pitts- does Congress turn on a day mail delivery. 175 burgh Post-Gazette. dime?” marveled Nancy “Keep all the bills till Mon- 150 apartments “Our official response is that Pope, historian and curator day,” quipped Linda Fedorek, none of the individuals on the for the Smithsonian National 66, a retired secretary from 125 incorporated list informed the Postal Museum in Washing- Greenfield. 100 By Eleanor Chute director of public safety of this ton, D.C. ’12’11’10’09’08’07’06’05’04’03’02’01 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In comparison, the Postal SEE POSTAL, PAGE A-12 Source: U.S. Postal Service Associated Press SEE CHIEF, PAGE A-3 The historic former Pitts- burgh Schenley High School could become luxury apart- ments, if the school board agrees with a recommendation released Congress to get Wednesday to sell the building Corbett hits to PMC/Schenley HSB Associ- classified memo ates for $5.2 million. road selling PMC/Schenley HSB, which was the highest of four bidders, on drone strike will give a public presentation budget plan on its plans at 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at By Michael D. Shear board headquarters. and Scott Shane By Karen Langley Its proposal calls for spending The New York Times Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau $36.9 million to create 175 lux- ury apartments with a fitness WASHINGTON — The White HARRISBURG —A day center. The existing gym would House on Wednesday directed after unveiling his budget be used, but potential uses for the Justice Department to release proposal and a long-awaited the pool and auditorium would to the two congressional intel- plan for transportation infra- be determined later. ligence committees classified structure, Gov. Tom Corbett The school board, which documents discussing the legal went beyond the Capitol with is expected to vote Feb. 27, justification for the use of drones his pitch that two years of fis- reserved the right to reject any in targeting U.S. citizens abroad cal discipline — and an eye and all bids. who are considered terrorists. to deregulation — will alloW The board will receive public The White House announce- Pennsylvania to increase comment at its regular hearing ment appears to refer to a long, spending. at 6 p.m. Feb. 25. detailed 2010 memo from the On Tuesday, Mr. Corbett, The potential sale has been Justice Department’s Office of Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette photos a Republican, called for a controversial, including the 5-4 Legal Counsel justifying the $28.4 billion state spending vote in September to market the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a DAPPER GUYS Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen, left, and retired Steelers plan, an increase of $679 mil- building and solicit bids. U.S.-born cleric who had joined receiver Hines Ward walk the red carpet Wednesday during the 77th Dapper Dan Dinner lion from the current fiscal Last month, board members al-Qaida in Yemen. He was killed & Sports Auction at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Mr. McCutchen year, as well as a package voted 6-3 to hire two firms to get in a CIA drone strike in Septem- was the organization’s sportsman of the year and Mr. Ward received its lifetime designed to raise $5.4 billion an up-to-date estimate on the achievement award. Taylor Schram of Canonsburg, a junior midfielder on the Penn State SEE DRONES, PAGE A-3 soccer team, was sportswoman of the year. Sports, Page C-1, Video at post-gazette.com SEE CORBETT, PAGE A-12 SEE SCHENLEY, PAGE A-12 Weather Bridge.........................B-3 Food&Flavor...............D-1 Obituaries .................. A-9 Use this square barcode to access Mostly cloudy. Business .................... 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