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Claudine Schneider: America’s oil and gas industry unpatriotic
Growing up in Western Pennsylvania, fossil fuels were a familiar sight during my childhood and since they employed some of my family, I believed these facilities represented America’s “can do” attitude. When I became a Republican member of Congress in 1981, well-paid oil and gas lobbyists were a familiar sight...
Westmoreland happenings: Musical bingo, car cruise, Fun Fest
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to Carol Pinto-Smith at cpinto-smith@triblive.com or mailed to Briefly Speaking, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks before the event. Each announcement is printed once; there...
Letter to the editor: Costs of climate change efforts
According to an article I read recently in the Wall Street Journal, climate lobbyists in media present weather emergencies (heat, cold, hurricanes, etc.) all as the result of climate change, yet the world has warmed by only 1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, according to the UN Intergovernmental...
Letter to the editor: Spotlight Mastriano’s positives
I try to catch up with the Trib every day. So far, since Doug Mastriano won the Republican primary (even before that), I haven’t noticed a positive word in your paper about him. Has everything he has ever done in his entire life been negative? I understand he may be...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act on climate change now
Climate change is one of my generation’s biggest problems to fix in the coming years. As wildfires ravage the West, heat waves decimate Europe and flooding becomes commonplace in Pennsylvania, we need to act urgently to limit greenhouse emissions. The recent West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision severely limited...
Glassport councilwoman accused of punching man at local bar
A Glassport councilwoman punched a man at a bar last week, according to charges filed Tuesday. The incident happened July 29 at a bar called Hott Rodz on Monongahela Avenue, police said. Katherine Handra, 41, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and summary citations for public drunkenness and harassment, court...
Editorial: Can we move on from Act 77 challenges now?
Pennsylvania’s expanded mail-in voting has been upheld by the state Supreme Court. The ballots that were broadly used beginning in 2020’s presidential campaigns have been on a roller coaster ride of protest, overturn and appeal. Fourteen Republican state lawmakers filed a lawsuit in September 2021 arguing that the no-excuse mail...
Fellowship events at Sewickley area churches for the week of Aug. 3, 2022
Fairmount Presbyterian Church Fairmount Presbyterian Church offers Sunday School: 9 a.m. on Sundays. Worship service takes place on Sundays at 10 a.m. Wednesday prayer is offered at 6:30 p.m. Fairmount is celebrating its 200-year anniversary this year. It was founded in 1822 and has been serving God and the community...
Letter to the editor: Fix the mess in America with your vote
The congressional commission investigating the events of Jan. 6 has wrapped up its hearings for now. What else was happening on Jan. 6, 2021, and the weeks that followed leading up to the inauguration of President Biden? Well, the average price of gas was $2.38 a gallon, according the U.S....
The Stroller, Aug. 3, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Vandergrift PD to collect school supplies The Vandergrift Police Department is collecting...
Letter to the editor: Cracking open the door on gun control
After two recent tragic mass shootings, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It is common sense to keep lethal weapons away from criminals and those with mental illness, but this act did little but to open the door to future stricter gun controls. History tells us that once the...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 3, 2022: Andres Alvarez homers twice in Altoona loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 47-50) beat Louisville (Reds), 5-4, with two runs in the bottom of the 10th. SS Rodlofo Castro (.243) had an RBI double and 3B Diego Castillo (.200) a run-scoring single in the 10th. Castro went 2 for 5 with a triple. LF Travis Swaggerty (.271) went 2 for...
Springdale Township approves replacing outdated water meters
Remote-read water meters are replacing obsolete models throughout Springdale Township under a program approved by the commissioners. The replacement program will cost the township between $260,000 and $320,000, with financing spread over a 10-year period, according to Rich Lenhart of Senate Engineering, the township engineer. Tim Basilone, the commissioners vice...
Pa. Supreme Court upholds no-excuse mail voting ahead of midterms
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court has upheld Pennsylvania’s mail ballot law, preserving for the time being a popular voting method...
Penn State avoids questions over handling of sex extortion of student athletes
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our regional newsletter, Talk of the Town. STATE COLLEGE — More than two weeks after unsealed search warrants revealed at least one...
Inflation is hitting ACA health insurance plans in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians who plan to shop later this year on the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange are unlikely to find shelter from the inflation that has engulfed other areas of the economy, according to a preview offered Monday by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. The insurance department said health insurers requested a...
Bonus property tax and rent rebate arriving soon for eligible Pennsylvanians
Older and disabled Pennsylvanians who qualify for the state’s property tax and rent rebate program have been waiting for word on when they can expect their one-time bonus rebate to arrive. On Tuesday, the state Department of Revenue announced it anticipates the extra rebates will begin being mailed or sent...
Week in pictures: July 25-31
A selection of the most compelling images from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region during the week of July 25-31....
Pine firm Vertilocity enters into merger with Odyssey Software
Managed services provider Vertilocity, an HBK company, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Odyssey Software. Based in Pine, Odyssey sells, implements and supports cloud-based financial, human capital, and budget and planning management business systems. Odyssey’s core software products include cloud-based Acumatica, UKG and Questica Budgeting. The firm’s primary...
Kevin Sunday: Bipartisanship on energy, jobs a better path than reconciliation gamesmanship
In a surprising turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced last week he has struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a package of tax hikes and energy subsidies. Unfortunately, this proposal, which appears to be designed to game the Senate’s reconciliation process to pass spending...
Monroeville Arts Council prepares for tribute concert
The Monroeville Arts Council is preparing for its first summer concert, scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 14 in the Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus Auditorium, 595 Beatty Road. The concert is being held in tribute to three of its deceased members. Sheila Cartiff, Margaret Caine and Mary Lou...
8 Pa. congress members endorse GOP’s Doug Mastriano for governor
HARRISBURG — Eight of Pennsylvania’s representatives to the U.S. House, all Republicans who voted against certifying the state’s electoral results in the 2020 presidential election, formally endorsed state Sen. Doug Mastriano in the gubernatorial election. U.S. Reps. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, Mike Kelly, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Fred Keller, Dan Meuser,...
Movie review: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ an impressive, cutting look at modern existenceVideo
From the sticky, slippery opening frames of “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” director Halina Reijn lets the audience know that we’re in for one silly-smart and deeply self-aware roller-coaster ride. This blackly comic horror riff is heavy on the social satire and sprinkled with scares, as Reijn, along with writers Sarah DaLappe...
NFL hits Dolphins hard for tampering, dismisses Brian Flores’ allegations of tanking
Brian Flores and his representatives are less than satisfied with the scope of the NFL’s punishment levied against his former employer. Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was suspended and fined $1.5 million Tuesday, and the team will forfeit a 2023 first-round pick and 2024 third-round selection for tampering. The NFL’s...
Feds file detainer to keep Beaver County man accused of shooting trooper in custody
The U.S. Probation office has filed a detainer against a man accused of shooting a state trooper Friday in Beaver County to ensure he remains in custody. Damian Bradford, who was serving a five-year term of supervised release after spending 14 years in federal prison for killing a Mercer County...
