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‘Let’s try something new’ meets the national housing squeeze
BOISE, Idaho — Riley Romazko and her fiancé Julien Rivera were among the first to buy a shipping container home at Caritas Commons, a cluster of single-family houses built for limited-income residents on a quiet street in an older Boise neighborhood. Romazko, 27, who runs an online naturopath consultancy and...
Sharon Pillar: Time for Pa.’s energy freedom
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) warned customers in May that all of the state’s electric utilities intended to significantly raise their prices on June 1, ranging from 6% to 45%. The PUC said this is because “higher wholesale market prices for electricity, fueled in large part by shifts in supply...
Deshaun Watson’s 6-game suspension equals Ben Roethlisberger’s from 2010
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following allegations of sexual misconduct made by 24 women, the AP reported Monday. It’s the same length of suspension Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger received for violating the personal conduct policy after two...
As fewer kids enroll, big cities face a small schools crisis
CHICAGO — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago’s West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including a teacher and a tutor, chatted with them about colors and shapes. The summer program offers the kind of one-on-one support parents love. But...
Kimberly Palmer: 5 ways to feel richer (even if you’re not)
In some ways, feeling “rich” is less about how many zeroes you have in your bank account and more about knowing how to use them to get what you want out of life. For author and certified financial planner Tom Corley, feeling rich comes from having an Irish pub-style structure...
Racehorse deaths drop sharply in Pa. following new rules to protect thoroughbreds
Pennsylvania recorded 17 thoroughbred racehorse deaths in April, May and June, down from 30 during the same period a year ago. The decline in deaths comes as the commonwealth on March 1 began implementing a batch of new measures intended to reduce fatal breakdowns of thoroughbreds and increase safety for...
Letter to the editor: Dems pleased that Trump wall stopped
President Biden’s hissy fit in stopping the completion of the Trump wall must be pleasing to the Democrats. So now we have an avalanche of illegal immigrants and drugs coming in from Mexican cartels. If one is complicit with evil, one may lose the ability to repent. R. Buck Gray...
Letter to the editor: Inflation, borders, gas prices, crime, drugs, not climate change, the emergency
President Biden recently made the statement, “Let me be clear: Climate change is an emergency.” Let me be clear: While climate change is important, it will take many years to fix. What is an emergency is inflation, control of our borders (200,000 undocumented people crossed our southern border in June),...
Letter to the editor: Taxpayers funding schools their children don’t attend
There is a lot of talk these days about tax dollars being used to fund private and/or parochial schools. This debate has gone on for decades. I have this to say on the subject: People who send their children to these schools are taxpayers! Yes, taxpayers would be funding these...
Charges filed against grandmother after baby revived with naloxone in McKees Rocks
An infant had to be revived with the overdose-reversal drug naloxone Sunday night in McKees Rocks, according to charges filed against the child’s grandmother. Robbie Boyer, the child’s grandmother, is charged with aggravated assault, child endangerment and drug violations. Police responded to the home on Fair Oaks Street about 8:45...
Hartwood worship service, other Hampton area events for week of Aug. 1, 2022
Worship service at Hartwood Acres Elfinwild, Parkwood and Hampton Presbyterian churches will partner to host a combined outdoor worship service at 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at the Hartwood Acres amphitheater, 4070 Middle Road, Hampton. The service will be led by the pastors of the participating churches. Hampton Presbyterian’s praise band...
In brief: Schlicht receives award, Women’s Club of Sewickley Valley meetings and more
Sewickley man receives Wealth Manager Award Peter F. Schlicht, vice president and financial advisor of a financial/private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Sewickley, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Five Star Wealth Manager award by Five Star Professional. The award goes to less than...
Letter to the editor: Both Jan. 6, and investigation, reprehensible
The events of Jan. 6, 2021, were reprehensible and troubling. So is the sham investigation (show) put on by the House of Representatives. An investigation starts with no predetermined conclusion, examines all the evidence and presents conclusions in a professional manner. The focus would be to prevent future occurrences. In...
When is a recession not a recession? Right now, say economists
You don’t have to tell Kevin McCallister there’s something wrong with the economy. “I’m just trying to stay under the radar as far as raising prices,” said McCallister, owner of Kevin’s Deli in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. While businesses often raise prices every year, many small businesses have been raising prices...
Editorial: Universities need to commit to stopping tuition increases
Pennsylvania’s state-related universities need to address what their response is to their gift from the governor. The state has four universities that fall into this category of public but not really public, private but not really private. They also are some of the largest in Pennsylvania. Penn State — the...
In brief: Star parties, networking events and more in Pine, Richland area
Star parties Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh’s Star Parties start Aug. 5-6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory in Deer Lakes Regional Park. The hilltop will also be open the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower on Aug. 12, weather permitting. This is an opportunity for amateur...
Letter to the editor: Questions on North Huntingdon’s waiver procedure
I recently became aware of a practice by the North Huntingdon commissioners to entertain requests for waivers of building permit fees from nonprofit organizations (“North Huntingdon rejects Norwin request to waive permit fee,” June 13, TribLIVE). Intrigued by this practice, I submitted a Right-to-Know request for waivers requested since 2018....
The Stroller, Aug. 1, 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. National Night Out set Wednesday in Northmoreland Park Northmoreland National Night Out...
Letter to the editor: Selective fighting for rights
In her letter “Protesters are protected” (July 18, TribLIVE), Mary Beth Walling defends protesting outside the homes of Supreme Court justices as a justifiable right under the First Amendment. Despite the fact that the examples she gives are of protests that occurred in public places, my supposition is that, by...
John Dorfman: It’s time for a breath of sanity
After a drop of about 20% in the first six months of this year, investors feel nervous even though July has been good. This might be a good time to look at my Sane Portfolio. It is a hypothetical portfolio of 12 stocks. I started compiling it in 1999 and...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 1
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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 1
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Pirates farm report for July 31, 2022: Po-Yu Chen tosses 1-hitter in Bradenton victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 46-50) defeated Toledo (Tigers), 4-1. C Carter Bins (.197) was 2 for 5, including a two-run homer. RF Jack Suwinski (.268) was 2 for 3 with an RBI. SS Tucupito Marcano (.362) was 3 for 5 from the leadoff spot. LF Travis Swaggerty (.267) was 2 for 4....
Fox Chapel, Shady Side Academy celebrate successful athletics seasons in 2021-22
The gold was flowing along Fox Chapel and Field Club roads during the 2021-22 scholastic sports year. And some silver, too. Fox Chapel Area High School and Shady Side Academy each had outstanding seasons on the fields of play. Fox Chapel The Foxes, in the school’s 60th anniversary year, copped...
Danielle Zanzalari: US chip makers don’t need handouts
Even during high inflation, Congress chooses to waste money by giving it to large corporations that don’t need it. Last week, semiconductor firms convinced Congress to provide free money and tax credits for expanding their U.S. manufacturing business — business expansion they already started in 2020 and 2021. The logic...
