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Editorial: Eagle chicks bring welcome respite worldwide
The popularity of animals on the internet is nothing new. From cats popping out of boxes to miniature goats frolicking in pajamas, the viral videos tend to spread faster than the flu. Make them about baby animals, and the speed increases with the cuteness factor. Everyone loves a puppy, a...
Letter to the editor: Hateful divisiveness must stop
Seeing an autocracy in real time, I wonder if insurrectionist supporters have given pause to their goals. Democracy nearly died, and America was headed toward an autocracy. How fortunate we are to live in a democracy. In Ukraine, we see Putin showing no compassion for life. Americans cry and are...
The Stroller, March 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Murder masquerade dinner to raise money for veterans Brackenridge American Legion will host a murder masquerade dinner at 2 p.m. May 7...
Letter to the editor: Democrats and simple math
With the recent addition of Ohio, 10 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance. Maybe Pennsylvania should do likewise. Many of our elected politicians are clearly defective in their understanding of basic finance. President Biden proudly cites his Scranton roots. Sen. Bob Casey and Rep....
High school scores, schedules for March 22, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Finals At Hershey’s Giant Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Roman Catholic (23-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (21-7), 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule New Castle (27-2) vs. Imhotep Charter (27-4), 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Neumann-Goretti (22-4) vs. Quaker Valley (27-0), 7:30 p.m. Class...
IUP men top Hillsdale, reach Final Four in NCAA D-II Tournament
Behind 21 points from Dave Morris and a double-double from Tomiwa Sulaiman, the IUP men’s basketball team advanced to the Division II Final Four with a 67-55 win over No. 7 Hillsdale on Tuesday. Sulaiman finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Ethan Porterfield had 14 points for the...
Sen. Bob Casey tests positive for covid-19
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, D-Scranton, has tested positive for covid-19, but said he is not experiencing symptoms. In a tweet posted Tuesday night, Casey said it was during regular testing that he received his positive result. Although he is grateful to be asymptomatic, he said he will isolate for five...
In surprise, Allegheny County Council rejects nominees for Alcosan, Jail Oversight Board seats
In a rare move by Allegheny County Council on Tuesday, three appointments to two county boards were rejected, leaving some council members in shock. The nominations were made by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority board and to the Jail Oversight Board. They were expected...
What to expect in Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings
Legal experts expect Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings to go smoothly this week, based on her credentials and the fact that her appointment wouldn’t shift the ideological makeup of the high court. “She is clearly one of the most qualified candidates to come before the Senate in...
MacKenzie Scott gives Philly nonprofit $20 million to help needy get government benefits
PHILADELPHIA — Benefits Data Trust, a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps people overcome barriers to government benefits for food, housing and health care, received a $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the organization announced Tuesday. The gift allows the group to “energize our thinking...
Doug Ferguson: Golf in a different place when Match Play beganVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of countries at the Match Play is the same as when this concept of World Golf Championships began, except for the flags. The 17 countries at the first Match Play in 1999 included Paraguay and the Philippines, Zimbabwe and Fiji. Now we have Chile and...
Rep. Joanna McClinton: America deserves a high court that reflects the diversity of our people
America deserves a high court that reflects the diversity of our people. It took 148 years for the first African American woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the esteemed Crystal Bird Fauset. Yet it has taken 232 years to even have a Black woman nominated to...
Rich Askey: Make education a priority in Pa. budget
I have a homework assignment for you. Put 100 people in a room and get 80 of them to agree on something. You’re shaking your head. You’re saying it can’t be done. Yet in a recent poll of public school parents from Hart Research and Lake Research Partners, a remarkable...
After postseason upset, St. Joseph girls eager to build
While St. Joseph’s girls basketball team didn’t achieve the ultimate WPIAL prize of a district basketball title, it did pull off the win of the postseason. And it might be a sign of things to come. The Spartans finished the season with a 10-15 record but upset Class A’s top...
Letter to the editor: How about a Harris/Pelosi ticket for 2024?
2024: Kamala Harris, president. Nancy Pelosi, vice president. Francois Vukosic Bridgeville...
Penn State’s James Franklin enters spring with plan in the trenches
Fans might be more focused on the quarterback position or on how Penn State will replace some established stars at wide receiver or safety this fall. For James Franklin, though, it’s time to start rebuilding what has been a significant problem for several seasons. As the Nittany Lions began the...
Letter to the editor: Smoke and mirrors
America, once again your president is trying to pull the wool over your eyes. He’s blaming high gas and fuel prices on Putin. Meanwhile, that has been happening almost since day one, when he canceled plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, halted exploration drilling and stopped selling leases. Yes, there...
Letter to the editor: Real reasons why covid is still here
Regarding the letter “Nice pandemic plan, Biden”: I can provide an answer as to why the pandemic is still in our lives. It’s because covid was denied, then politicized; anti-masking was the fight for the excuse “my body, my choice.” Then the vaccine was poison, it doesn’t work, I will...
Letter to the editor: Sheriff van tickets petty politics
That the City of Greensburg parking enforcement officers are ticketing the sheriff’s inmate transport vans for parking in metered spaces smacks of petty, partisan politics and that stinks (“Parking tickets pile up for Westmoreland Sheriff’s Department due to courthouse garage project,” March 15, TribLIVE; “Prison van prompts petty parking tickets,”...
Sewickley area student news for the week of March 22, 2022
Courtney Cordell was named to the University of Mississippi’s Honor Roll list for the fall 2021 semester. Honor Roll students earn a semester GPA of 3.5-3.74. Michael Hertzberg was named to the Dean’s List at Arcadia University for the fall 2021 semester. He also plays NCAA DIII hockey for Arcadia....
Letter to the editor: Shoeboxes bring joy to children in need around world
Despite a global pandemic, Allegheny County residents shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need last year. Generosity resulted in 13,834 gifts collected in Allegheny County at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Shoeboxes reached children in Ivory Coast, Honduras, Mali, Dominican Republic, Lesotho,...
Editorial: Redistricting process needs to be fixed sooner rather than later
With the newly drawn redistricting maps finally setting the lines that will define legislative districts, it is time for people to analyze what the definitions will mean. In Westmoreland County, for example, the people will go from having eight seats in the state House of Representatives to six. While all...
The Stroller, March 22, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community events and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Win a week at Rachel Carson’s cottage The Rachel Carson Homestead Association is holding a raffle to win a week at Carson’s...
Letter to the editor: World Water Day
March 22 is World Water Day, a day set aside to increase awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to clean water. Here in Pennsylvania with our abundant rainfall and miles of rivers and streams, you might think that World Water Day is a cause we can ignore....
Ex-Norwin director, wife sue over alleged retaliation
A former Norwin School Board president and his wife sued the school district, the Westmoreland County Republican Committee and a school board member alleging civil rights violations. The controversy stems in part from a string of social media posts school board member Robert Wayman made in August 2020 on the...
