Make no mistake about it; I'm no photographer. I do, however, know when a story begs for a visual element. If there's no photographer around, I'll give it my best shot. Here are a couple of my photos that ran in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette or on Post-Gazette.com.

Specter

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Photo by Tracie Mauriello
Sen. Arlen Specter speaks with reporters in Hazleton yesterday after his first public appearance in Pennsylvania since declaring he would become a Democrat.

Sheep to Shawl

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Photo by Tracie Mauriello
Weaver Susan Rex works on a loom while Sandy Truckner, left, and Nancy Solinger spin fleece into yarn. They were among competitors in the 30th annual Sheep to Shawl competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show yesterday.

Election Day in Philadelphia

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Photo by Tracie Mauriello
In West Philadelphia, 85-year-old Mary Hilferty is wheeled into a firehouse on a gurney to vote, directly after dialysis treatment.

Harrisburg Angel Lady

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Photo by Tracie Mauriello
Harrisburg citizen activist Gene Stilp erected a 15-foot-high plywood statue of an angel outside the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, urging state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin to resign.