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Divided Republicans point fingers over midterms disaster
With the midterm elections officially over, Republicans are pointing fingers over their disastrous performance — and the divisive role of former President Donald Trump. Herschel Walker’s loss in the closely watched Georgia Senate run off capped a campaign in which the GOP dramatically failed to engineer a sweeping red wave...
Beery Christmas and Hoppy New Year: 10 festive beers to stuff in your holiday stocking
Candy canes are fun. Gift cards are useful. But nothing festively stuffs a stocking — or brightens a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa for that matter — quite like a beer tasting of the season. Holiday beers come in an array of styles: light and dark; elaborate and blessedly simple; sweet, tart...
The 22 best (and 5 worst) movies of 2022, a ‘Maverick’ kind of year
After two years Hollywood would rather forget, 2022 offered some hope. At the beginning of the year, the December 2021 holdover “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was still rocking the box office, breathing life back into the Hollywood machine after the covid-19 pandemic completely derailed the movie industry. That movie proved...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Mara Lewis
Derry’s girls basketball team plays in one of the toughest sections in the WPIAL, and the Lady Trojans are now without 23-point-per-game scorer Tiana Moracco, who graduated and moved on to Pitt-Greensburg. While Moracco’s departure is a tough pill to swallow, senior power forward Mara Lewis is confident the team...
Young roster, new coach to challenge Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball teamVideo
After a season in which it advanced to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title game, the Pitt-Greensburg women’s basketball team is hoping to make another run at the top this winter. With a new coach, Darien Lantz, and a young roster, the task won’t be easy. The 2021-22 Bobcats went...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Brinley Toland
Having lost no seniors to graduation, the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team has quite a familiar roster this season. The way senior standout Brinley Toland sees it, that gives the Vikings an advantage. “We play really well together and have been playing together for a long time through in-house, middle school...
Letter to the editor: Why is Madden such a grinch?
Why is Mark Madden so negative about the Pens, Pirates and especially the Steelers? He knows damn well the Steelers are rebuilding and are transitioning. They are getting better! Stop being a grinch and look for positives! Jeffrey Zabroski Glassport...
Sharing a roof, and money, with adult kids
When Amanda Claypool was 28, she left a government contracting job in Washington, D.C., and moved back to her parents’ house in upstate New York while she figured out her next step. Then the pandemic struck, and her temporary return lasted longer than she’d planned. Living with her parents for...
In brief: AARP meeting, live nativity and more in the North Hills
Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church, 2500 Brandt School Road in Franklin Park, is conducting its annual Live Nativity on Dec. 18. Performances are at 4:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m. and 6 p.m., including singing Christmas carols. This is an annual tradition for all the community to attend. Performances are followed...
In brief: Rotary scholarships, holiday events and more in Penn Hills, Verona
Rotary scholarships The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program has scholarships available for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver Counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, G.E.D students and those attending parochial,...
Belle Vernon credits defense for state championship
Yes Virginia, defense does win championships. And if anyone says otherwise, just roll the tape of Belle Vernon’s PIAA 3A championship win over Neumann-Goretti. The Saints feature a number of Division I recruits. It didn’t matter. The Saints won eight straight games entering the championship matchup. It didn’t matter. No...
Letter to the editor: Is our free will over?
Klaus Schwab, German engineer and economist, founded the World Economic Forum on Jan. 24, 1971. The WEF is an unaccountable, non-governmental organization with a view of impacting policy decisions on behalf of its members: predominantly multinational corporations and politicians. The WEF is the driving force for what is known as...
Editorial: Pa. should require media literacy instruction in school
Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” they consume is not journalism. Misinformation is endemic to social media platforms, and, in some cases, so is deliberate disinformation and propaganda masquerading as news. The results are profound...
Monroeville area happenings, week of Dec. 12, 2022
Church’s youth host cookie walk The youth of Monroeville United Methodist Church, 219 Center Road, are hosting a cookie walk on Dec. 17. Choose from an assortment of homemade cookies. The cost is $8 a pound. The walk begins at 10 a.m. and will last until 2 p.m. or when...
In brief: Sustainable Sewickley gift wrapping, Senior Men’s Club and more
Sustainable Sewickley wrapping This holiday season, let Sustainable Sewickley help you save time and reduce landfill waste. Sustainable Sewickley board members will be at 422 Broad St., rear (behind Genisys Body Arts) on Dec. 17 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to wrap all of your holiday gifts. Sustainable options will include...
Plum-Oakmont area happenings, week of Dec. 12, 2022
Caroling at Boyce Park Christmas caroling with the Masterworks Concert Chorale is scheduled for 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Carpenter Log House at Boyce Park, 721 Pierson Run Road in Plum. There is no cost to attend, and visitors can tour the log house and visit with...
The Stroller, Dec. 12, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg Rotary to collect pajamas, children’s books The Rotary Club of...
Letter to the editor: There’s no ‘destruction’ happening in U.S.
Ed Davis’ letter “Biden will take blame for destruction” (Nov. 10, TribLIVE) is pathetic. He writes, “I have never witnessed this country more divided. … This division was planned, and implementation began during the Obama/Biden administration.” He must be joking. Obama guided our nation through the trillion-dollar real estate meltdown,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 12
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 12....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 12
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 12....
High school sports scores, schedule for Dec. 11, 2022
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s result Clash at New Castle Union 52, Fairview 43 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Homer-Center, 7:30 p.m. Freedom at Rochester, 7:30 p.m. Hopewell at Riverside, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at DuBois, 7:30 p.m. McGuffey at West Greene, 7 p.m. Mohawk at Wilmington, 7:30 p.m. New...
PIHL standings through Dec. 11, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 8-1-1 = 17 North Allegheny, 8-2-1 = 17 Peters Township, 7-1-0 = 14 Central Catholic, 6-3-1 = 13 Cathedral Prep, 6-5-0 = 12 Baldwin,...
Bert Spector: Trump Organization tax fraud convictions show downsides of private companies having no independent oversight or outside accountability
Donald Trump’s family business was found guilty of 17 counts of tax fraud and other financial crimes on Dec. 6 in a case prosecutors said displayed a “culture of fraud and deception” at the Trump Organization. Allen H. Weisselberg, the company’s former chief financial officer, had previously pleaded guilty to...
Randy Santucci and Dan Davila: Pa. Game Commission decisions leave hunters at the gate
The Pennsylvania Game Commission changed the most popular deer hunting weekend in 2019, moving the 60-plus-year Monday after Thanksgiving opening day to the Saturday prior. As Thanksgiving is the most traveled family holiday of the year, that created problems for hunters with family conflicts. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of hunters...
Remember When: Citizens General Hospital in New Kensington served the city well
For nearly 90 years, Citizens General Hospital served thousands in the New Kensington area. The facility — known simply as CGH to many — existed from 1912 until 2000. The hospital had a humble beginning, chartered on Dec. 12, 1912, when it was known as “Trinity Hospital.” It was located...
