Pittsburgh Marathon cancelled

Sounds like the city is having a lot of financial problems. What with the war in Iraq draining the
country I think we're in for hard times for awhile. Time for new leadership perhaps.

Dump Mayor Murphy? Sounds good to me. Basically, misplaced priorities in building two stadiums for
two lousy teams while not having finished paying for Three Rivers stadium rather than improving the
downtown area. And they wonder why all the young people are fleeing the area. Pittsburgh is dead.

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Sounds like the city is having a lot of financial problems. What with the

war

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in Iraq draining the country I think we're in for hard times for awhile.

Time

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for new leadership perhaps.

(Jtiche) said:

Sounds like the city is having a lot of financial problems. What with the war in Iraq draining the
country I think we're in for hard times for awhile. Time for new leadership perhaps.

Understatement of the new millenium!!!!!!!!

Pittsburgh is dead???? Hell...be lucky you don't live in Cincinnati. I go to Pittsburgh
for vacation!

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Dump Mayor Murphy? Sounds good to me. Basically, misplaced priorities in building two stadiums for
two lousy teams while not having finished paying for Three Rivers stadium rather than improving
the downtown area. And

they

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wonder why all the young people are fleeing the area. Pittsburgh is dead.

"Jtiche" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Sounds like the city is having a lot of financial problems. What with

the

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war

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in Iraq draining the country I think we're in for hard times for awhile.

Time

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for new leadership perhaps.

It's interesting that the Cleveland Marathon is providing a generous offer for (ex-?) Pittsburgh
marathon runners. Details at clevelandmarathon.comclevelandmarathon.comOpen ↗ .

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It's interesting that the Cleveland Marathon is providing a generous offer for (ex-?) Pittsburgh
marathon runners. Details at clevelandmarathon.comclevelandmarathon.comOpen ↗ .

BTW: It looks as if there will be an spring marathon in Pittsburgh. Organizers are working on it
now. It won't be called the "Pittsburgh Marathon" as the original organizers own copyright on that
name but it looks is if it will be on the same date.

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at 10:15 PM, "KingMan" <[email hidden]> said:

Murphy is a Marathon fan. I remember him running the Marathon several times himself, as well as
standing on the steps of the City/County building as the Marathon started each year. He's a fan and
a runner. This must have been a very difficult decision for him.

I don't think the original poster was referring to Murphy when making reference to Iraq and
financial problems. Probably referring to someone closer to the D.C. area part-time, and Crawford,
Texas most of the year.

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Dump Mayor Murphy? Sounds good to me. Basically, misplaced priorities in building two stadiums for
two lousy teams while not having finished paying for Three Rivers stadium rather than improving the
downtown area. And they wonder why all the young people are fleeing the area. Pittsburgh is dead.

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"Jtiche" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Sounds like the city is having a lot of financial problems. What with the

war

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in Iraq draining the country I think we're in for hard times for awhile.

Time

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for new leadership perhaps.

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I don't think the original poster was referring to Murphy when making reference to Iraq and
financial problems.

You're correct in that assumption, I was referring to president Bush. At the rate he's going the
country will be bankrupt. I'm not sure what this war is costing but I've seen the figure of a
billion a week thrown out someplace. I think we need to take care of our own first before worrying
about every other country that gets in a jam.

(Jtiche) said:

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I don't think the original poster was referring to Murphy when making reference to Iraq and
financial problems.

You're correct in that assumption, I was referring to president Bush. At the rate he's going the
country will be bankrupt. I'm not sure what this war is costing but I've seen the figure of a
billion a week thrown out someplace. I think we need to take care of our own first before worrying
about every other country that gets in a jam.

And just what country was "in a jam" that the gulf war 2 helped out? Noboby, nada, not a single
country or person was being threatened.

I got news for ya. There was never a reason for the People unlucky enough to be stuck in Pittsburgh,
to get off the couch.............unless it's to pack a bag and get the hell outta there.

A marathon can easily have a cash flow over a mega-buck. You got to advertise, hire security, buy
refreshments, rent a paramedic, buy shirts, pay a race manager. etc. Several hundred thousand of
that comes from race fees and several hundred thousand from sponsors.