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Things stay the same in Pittsburgh

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 7, 2006

PITTSBURGH -- Change comes slowly here, a city that often measures progress with a kind of back-to-the-future mind-set, where plaid and polyester are really never quite out of style, and time is marked with reference points such as Bill Mazeroski's home run, the Immaculate Reception and Big Ben's Tackle. People fret about whether the potholes are going to be filled but even more so about whether their beloved Steelers can add another Super Bowl to help fill the trophy case at the team's South ...

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