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Millennial Money: Maximize your music festival savings
Attendees of this year’s Coachella music festival have posted viral videos adding up their expenses from the weekend — with costs reaching the thousands for flights, hotels, food, drinks, outfits and rideshares. Plus the ticket, which can start around $400 for a three-day pass to a popular festival like Lollapalooza...
Letter to the editor: Inflation and the price of property in Pittsburgh
“Thou shalt not crucify mankind on a cross of Gold.” — William Jennings Bryan The feeding frenzy in the city of Pittsburgh over properties creates many people who cannot afford to buy or rent. What happens to those people? Do they move to places such as Wilkinsburg, or do they...
Letter to the editor: Creation vs. evolution
Since becoming a reborn Christian in 2014, I subscribe to “Answers in Genesis” and Creation Ministries. I recently attended Creation Ministries’ Creation 2022 Superconference in Myrtle Beach. I would suggest all lapsed Christians visit their websites. Here are a few of their comments: Marine fossils have been found on every...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s ‘working it out’ isn’t working
During the Democratic presidential debates some 20 months ago, when candidate Joe Biden was asked whether there was any place for fossils fuels, including coal and fracking, under a Biden administration he answered, “no.” He went on to say that he would “work it out” and “make sure it’s eliminated.”...
The Stroller, June 14, 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. Wine fundraiser to benefit library youth programs An evening of wine to...
Letter to the editor: Ending our violent reality show
Decades ago, horror movies were fun. Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman were our friends. These monsters had families. Not long after one of them did his worst and was killed, the sons and spouses came of age and engaged in evil against the public. The mass shootings that have been...
Letter to the editor: Fracking under parks should be banned
Allegheny County Council is considering an ordinance that would ban fracking on or under county parks property. I hope Allegheny County residents will join me in supporting this ordinance. Here’s why. Fracking cannot be done safely. According to the the eighth edition of the Compendium of Fracking, fracking negatively impacts...
John Dorfman: The 26 stocks I own personally and for clients
I recommend about 250 stocks a year in this column, but in a typical client portfolio, I own only 20 to 30 stocks. Readers sometimes are curious about which stocks I own. Here’s a rundown on my current holdings. Communications The world clamors for American entertainment and information. I own...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 13, 2022
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s results Liberty 4, Hazleton 2 Warwick 9, Cumberland Valley 0 Championship Thursday’s schedule Liberty (26-2) vs. Warwick (22-2) at Penn State, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s results Selinsgrove 2, Archbishop Wood 1 Bethel Park 8, Donegal 5 Championship Friday’s schedule...
Former Philly elections official tells Jan. 6 panel that Trump tweet led to ‘graphic’ threatsVideo
Al Schmidt, the only Republican official in Philadelphia to oversee voting during the 2020 presidential election, on Monday told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that with a single tweet, then-President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of death threats against him and his family...
Montour gets past West Mifflin to avenge WPIAL championship game loss
Montour and West Mifflin didn’t need 12 innings this time to decide a baseball playoff game between the two schools. Montour scored two runs in the top of the first inning Monday, and that was enough for senior Dylan Mathiesen as the Spartans defeated the Titans, 2-1, in a PIAA...
High school roundup for June 13, 2022: Neshannock baseball, softball reach state title game
Giovanni Valentine singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to send Neshannock to a 2-1 victory over Burgettstown on Monday, earning a berth in the PIAA Class 2A championship game. Grant Melder led off the ninth with a single, Dom Cubellis followed with a double...
Pa. House Republicans initiate impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia DAVideo
Four House Republicans have initiated impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, saying he has shown an “absolute and willful dereliction of duty” that has contributed to lives lost and property destroyed in the state’s largest city. They blame his refusal to hold criminals accountable for their crimes by...
Former Shaler teacher charged in Capitol riot will remain in custody pending trial
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., again denied a request for pretrial release for a former Shaler substitute teacher charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Robert Morss, who has been in custody since his arrest, is scheduled for trial in August. He filed a motion for reconsideration of...
Sen. Doug Mastriano adds Jenna Ellis to his Pennsylvania campaign team
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nominee and state Sen. Doug Mastriano announced the addition of a Trump-world star to his general election campaign team Monday. Jenna Ellis, who became a prominent member of the legal team that, both in and outside courtrooms, tried to put a legal veneer on former President Donald...
Legal but unregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscape
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 — Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocates for legal cannabis say uneven access to marijuana has pushed consumers toward a widely available...
It’s been 20 years since ‘The Wire’ made lots of actors household names. Where are some of them now?
BALTIMORE — During the five seasons that “The Wire” was broadcast on HBO, co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns filled it with more complicated and nuanced characters than a Russian novel. The show introduced an international television audience to dozens of actors at a relatively early stage of their careers....
Pine-Richland High School graduates 336
The 336 members of Pine-Richland High School’s class of 2022 received their diplomas on June 10 at the high school stadium. The Pine-Richland High School Air Force Junior ROTC Colorguard performed, as did members of the Pine-Richland band and choir. Andrew Ni was named valedictorian, Amish Sethi as salutatorian, and...
This week’s top Pittsburgh area concerts: The Lumineers, George Thorogood, Corinne Bailey Rae
Folk rockers The Lumineers visit the Pavilion at Star Lake on Wednesday for their Brightside World Tour with support from Caamp. The band, who hit it big with “Ho Hey” in 2012, are touring in support of their album, “Brightside,” which came out earlier this year. Tickets start at $35....
Plum grad Casile helps lead W&J women’s lacrosse to PAC title with MVP performance on defenseVideo
Conventional wisdom says defense wins championships. And yet, when championships are won, defensive players seldom receive the spoils. Washington & Jefferson women’s lacrosse defender Sam Casile earned a little respect for defensive players everywhere. After the Presidents secured their second consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference title and NCAA Division III Tournament...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Burrell’s Isabella Leger
Isabella Leger spent her four years at Burrell running for the cross country team and the track and field team. When Leger wanted to join the teams, her parents thought she was joking because she had severe asthma. Nonetheless, she stayed persistent in the sport and, after her sophomore year,...
Earl Baker: Pa. natural gas will save our European allies
The impacts of Putin’s bungled war in Ukraine have been severe and reach far beyond the borders of Eastern Europe. The world’s economy, energy supply and food markets have been upended by a conflict that has snowballed into a humanitarian disaster. For too long, our European allies have relied on...
Remembering Chuck Noll on the anniversary of his death
Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll died eight years ago today. He was 82. Noll served as Steelers coach for 23 seasons from 1969-91, winning Super Bowls after the 1974, ’75, ’78 and ’79 seasons and guiding what is considered one of the greatest sports dynasties ever. He is considered...
Sewickley Academy graduates 64
The 64 members of Sewickley Academy’s class of 2022 received their diplomas on June 9 at the school’s Events Center. Four graduates received special recognition for their achievements prior to the presentation of diplomas. • Ashley Glabicki of Sewickley received the Faculty Award for consistently displaying a cheerful and mature...
Letter to the editor: As long it’s party over people, gun reform won’t happen
Here we go again: talks about gun reform. It would mean something if our lawmakers really cared about trying to make things better and doing the things that the people (taxpayers) want. Seems to me that all the do-nothing Republicans in the Senate want to do is go against anything...
