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Penn State product Micah Parsons looks dominant and at home with CowboysVideo
OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has fielded one question more than any other since the end of the 2021 season. How can linebacker Micah Parsons improve on his sensational rookie campaign, which rivaled Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor as one of the best in NFL history with...
Biden administration challenges GOP to get burn pits bill passedVideo
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough expressed confidence the Senate has enough votes to pass a bill to provide health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, even after Republicans stalled the legislation. Forty-one Republican senators switched tactics and moved to force a debate...
Letter to the editor: Stop blaming government for everything
I’m tired of people blaming the government for everything they see as wrong in the world. School prayer, for instance. If you’re a praying person, and you raise your kids to be praying persons, and your kid doesn’t pray in school, that’s your fault, not the government’s. Likewise, if you...
Familiarity breeds trouble for Pirates relief pitcher Chris Stratton
A look at his 2022 numbers ould suggest a noticeable regression for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Stratton compared to how solid he has been for the club since arriving early in the 2019 season. That’s not lost on Stratton, who, with a bit over three years under his belt, is...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s deadly border mismanagement
“51 migrants die in trailer abandoned in Texas heat“ was a headline on page B4 of the Tribune-Review’s June 29 print edition. This horrific death scene is the worst incident of the Biden administration’s “pretend it does not exist” mismanagement of the border humanitarian crisis occurring daily in Texas, Arizona...
Editorial: Wolf and Legislature resort to cartoon cat fighting
Will Pennsylvania ever again have a functional relationship between the Legislature and the governor? It seems unlikely. Indeed, it’s hard to remember a time when the two branches could do their jobs without being at each other’s throats in a round-robin of attacks as predictable as a Tom and Jerry...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Etna Kenneth Amato sold property at 376 Butler St. to 376 Butler Street LLC for $96,000. EDJY Property Services Inc. sold property at 26 High St. to Lawrence Mercurio for $250,000. Fox Chapel Charles Johnson sold property at 203 Fairview Road to Samer and Kimberly Tohme for $1,880,000. Indiana William...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Bell Acres Dawn Ptak sold property at 718 Ambridge Ave. to Jamie Mehok for $162,000. Franklin Park Summefield Holdings LLC sold property at 2521 Brandt School Road to Kevin Morse and Leona Augustine for $119,900. Christopher Winton sold property at 1435 Laurel Drive to Michael and Revathi Toshok for $675,000....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Bellevue Jody Zawada sold property at 704 Clinton Place to Emmiley GF Stern for $210,000. Uptown Girls Properties LLC sold property at 167 Lincoln Ave. to Zachary Owens and Valerie Phelps for $307,000. Christopher Rune sold property at 57 N Balph Ave. to Melissa Turkal for $300,777. Mary Lou Galati...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of July 31, 2022
Churchill Jeremy Matthews sold property at 2309 Forest Drive to Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. for $215,000. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc. sold property at 2309 Forest Drive to George Mallard III and Christina Fike for $215,000. Estate of George Buerger Jr. sold property at 166 Kings Dale Road to Zachary Roda...
Letter to the editor: Jefferson may have OK’d Jan. 6 insurrection
If an insurrection of the Jan. 6 type had occurred back in colony times and enough citizens were sufficiently upset with their government to march on the Capitol as an armed mob, Thomas Jefferson might have been right in there cheering the mob on! Consider this: The Constitution was freshly...
The Stroller, July 31, 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 planned in West Leechburg West Leechburg Crime Watch will...
Letter to the editor: Can we be better stewards of the Earth?
In July, I excitedly await the arrival of the monarch butterfly. From the forests of Mexico, the second or third generation of offspring are finding their way to Pennsylvania. Their flight is captivating, how they flit from flower to flower, intent on finding one thing: Milkweed. That’s it, the secret...
Letter to the editor: Wehner a great Pirates broadcaster
I’m a lifelong Pirates fan. Grew up with Bob Prince and Jim Woods doing the games. My father went to a game on rare occasions but listened to every game on the radio. Never could understand why when some of the games were televised. I’m older now and find myself...
Pirates farm report for July 30, 2022: Jack Suwinski homers in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-50) lost to Toledo (Tigers), 6-5, in 10 innings. LF Jack Suwinski (.237) went 3 for 5, doubled and hit a solo home run, his fourth in Triple-A, with two outs in the top of the ninth to tie the game 5-5. SS Tucupita Marcano (.340) went 3...
8-1 underdog Bythemissal wins Adios Pace for the Orchids
Coming into Saturday’s $350,000 final of the Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Orchids, Bythemissal had five wins in six career starts. In the one race he didn’t win, an Adios elimination last week, he finished 5 3/4 lengths behind Pebble Beach. On Saturday, Bythemissal had his revenge. Going off...
Military Timeline Weekend continues Sunday at Historic Hanna’s Town
Crowds got a taste of authentic World War II-era battle re-enactment on Saturday at Historic Hanna’s Town. The Westmoreland Historical Society hosted the first Military Timeline Weekend at the historic site, which concludes at 3 p.m on Sunday. The event features several demonstrations of American military history from the Revolutionary...
George Guido: New rules by national federation designed with football safety in mind
Football players’ safety was paramount in the eyes of rulesmakers from the National Federation of State High School Associations when planning seven changes for the upcoming season. Several tweaks to existing rules regarding “grounding” and “chop blocks” will take place. Now, a player purposely can throw an incomplete forward pass,...
Nicholas Goldberg: Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
Watching the Jan. 6 committee hearings, one could be forgiven for believing we’re living in the heyday of conspiracy theories, between the Holocaust denialism of the Oath Keepers, the loony pedophilia fears of the QAnoners and the “Stop the Steal” ravings of Sidney Powell, Rudolph W. Giuliani and former President...
Hayley Brown and Katie Barrows: Nonprofits need unions, too
A progressive boss is still a boss. Yet for decades, senior leadership at left-leaning organizations have been excused from providing their staff with living wages, good benefits and inclusive work environments, in part because employees themselves feared holding bosses accountable for their hypocrisy could hurt the cause. But, in recent...
Pirates give back, host Miracle League Fantasy Camp
The dog days of summer might be in full swing, but that hasn’t prevented the Pittsburgh Pirates from taking time to give back to the community. On Saturday, Bucs players, coaches and executives made their way to a Miracle League Fantasy Camp event in Cranberry Township. The camp benefited children...
‘A very lonely place to be’: Take covid-19 seriously, long-haulers warn
ORLANDO, Fla. — On the rare occasions when Vero Beach resident Neil Passmore goes out in public, he’s often the only one in a mask. When Passmore caught covid-19 in June 2020, the virus hit him hard: He shook with chills, struggled to breathe, his heart raced and he had...
D. Brian Blank: Is the U.S. in a recession? Well, that depends on whom you ask — and what measure they use
The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate 0.9% from April through June, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated on July 28, 2022. It follows a contraction in gross domestic product of 1.6% recorded in the first quarter of the year. Some observers suggest the two quarters of contraction constitute...
Letter to the editor: Liz Cheney won’t get reelected
I sincerely hope Liz Cheney enjoys her future job as the third-shift fry cook at a busy truck stop on I-80, ’cause she ain’t getting reelected! Maria Maliszewski Brackenridge...
Sounding off: Gun safety, Roe v. Wade, Trump, Mastriano, gas prices
Gun safety shouldn’t be a partisan issue Many Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers seem to care more about appeasing a minority of their base than protecting their own constituents’ lives. Republicans have persistently blocked and obstructed any legislation or even debate on gun safety bills in Harrisburg. Afraid of a small but...
