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4 Penn State storylines to watch with spring football 1 week away
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State kicks off spring practice in a week, which means we’re almost another step closer to the 2022 Nittany Lions campaign. The season opener at Purdue is about five-and-a-half months away. And while that might seem like a long time, it can go quickly. Here’s a...
Week in pictures: March 7-13
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the region the week of March 7-13....
East Deer braces for large increase in water rates
East Deer Commissioners are searching for options to ease an expected hefty increase in residents’ water rates. Tarentum Borough, from which the township purchases water in bulk, approved a rate increase in December as part of its 2022 budget. The East Deer increase takes effect May 1. Rates for East...
4th covid shot will be ‘necessary,’ says Pfizer CEO
Covid-19 shots could soon become an annual item on your to-do list. Due to waning effectiveness, particularly on variants like omicron, a fourth covid vaccine shot will be needed to keep hospitals and morgues quiet, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday. “Right now, the way that we have seen, it...
Letter to the editor: Don’t punish kids when adults act like morons
Regarding the melee at Zone 28 (“Pittsburgh man charged with starting brawl at Zone 28 in Harmar,” March 8, TribLIVE): Instead of minors having to be accompanied by an adult after 8 p.m., it should be the other way around. Why should the kids be penalized when it’s the “adults”...
Editorial: Sunshine Week celebrates transparency
Sunshine Week is an annual March observation that celebrates the importance of shedding light in the darkness. It might seem like a week devoted to journalism. It’s not. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act spells out the requirements for open meetings. It demands that state agencies, county bodies and local governments —...
Letter to the editor: Don’t make Biden look like a savior
Whoever wrote the editorial praising President Biden for his “focus” on reviving the Pittsburgh region’s steel industry only got it half right (“Keep focus on steel promise from State of the Union,” March 2, TribLIVE). You must also realize Biden is the jerk who shut off the region’s natural gas...
In brief: Library Irish author recommendations, community coffee and more in Penn Hills
Library Irish author recommendations Penn Hills Library has added a new book recommendation list to its website celebrating Irish and Irish American authors. Have your pick of fiction and nonfiction titles. There are even a few classics thrown in for your enjoyment. So, beware the Ides of March, but enjoy...
In brief: Old Economy Village opening, YMCA Senior Men’s Club and more around Sewickley
Old Economy Village opening Old Economy Village in Ambridge will open for the 2022 season on April 1. Hours of operation will be Friday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 724-266-4500. Sewickley Valley YMCA The Sewickley Valley YMCA offers weekly preschool summer programs for campers who have not...
Letter to the editor: Parroting propaganda
To quote Popeye, that’s all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more. Pass the spinach! I’d like to present a nice, big, crispy cracker to all the hate-filled Democratic letter-writers, in recognition of their amazing impersonations of a parrot, repeating the propaganda they are constantly fed. It seems...
Letter to the editor: Jail board nomination undermines citizen representation
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald hopes to replace Jail Oversight Board member Terri Klein with a former warden of the Allegheny County Jail (“Fitzgerald seeks to appoint former warden to Allegheny County Jail board,” March 4, TribLIVE). This violates the intention of the state statute governing the authority of the...
The Stroller, March 14, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your community Easter Egg hunts, breakfasts with the Easter Bunny 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. Volunteer opportunities available with Family Hospice Family Hospice, a part of UMPC, serves patients and...
Letter to the editor: Peacemakers will restore order
Donald Trump is running for president in 2024. He kicked off his campaign in Russia seeking support from Putin such as he received in 2016 and 2020. When Putin attacked Ukraine, Trump called Putin a “genius” and said he made a great “savvy” decision. Putin, like Trump, loves to hear...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 14
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 14....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 14
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 14....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 13, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Second round Sunday’s results Lower Merion 63, Abington 50 Scranton 52, Garnet Valley 49 (OT) Roman Catholic 59, Central Dauphin 26 Cheltenham 66, Penn Wood 50 North Hills 77, Norristown 57 Archbishop Wood 64, Reading 58 Northampton 60, Warwick 59 (OT) Quarterfinals...
High school roundup for March 13, 2022: North Hills routs Norristown, reaches PIAA quarters
Alex Smith scored 27 points and Royce Parham added 20 as WPIAL runner-up North Hills routed District 1 runner-up Norristown, 77-57, in a PIAA Class 6A second-round boys basketball game Sunday. Matt Seidl and Devin Burgess each added 13 points for North Hills (26-1), which led by seven at the...
George Guido: Alle-Kiski Valley loses 2 Sports Hall of Fame legends last week
On June 17, 1983, Riverview baseball coach Bill Beebe had a decision to make. Pitch the same person who threw the previous day in the PIAA championship game or take the cautious approach with a fresh arm. For Beebe, the decision was easy. “It’s not worth ruining a kid’s arm...
Penn-Trafford’s Graziano, Alexander to swim at PIAA meet
Penn-Trafford sophomore Patton Graziano earned a pair of medals at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships March 3-4 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Graziano finished seventh in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.25 seconds and also took fifth in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.60. Graziano qualified for this week’s...
Letter to the editor: Working from home would help energy crisis
During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, many businesses shut down. Then, as they started reopening, many of them set up ways for employees to work from home. Great idea! Business back in action, people working, things being accomplished. The country functioning again. Now, with the war waged in Ukraine...
Letter to the editor: Paying for water clean-up, oil
Two important points regarding recent topics in today’s news: First, I support Maury Fey’s comments in his letter “Another Biden failure on energy” (March 7, TribLIVE). But since our president is not willing to open our pipelines, why not use the confiscated funds of the Russian oligarchs to pay for...
Letter to the editor: Not everyone wants to do everything online
Online communications are driving me crazy. Two examples. I went to Giant Eagle and told the pharmacist I wanted to schedule a booster shot. He said I had to go online. I went home and called Walmart and went in the next day and got my shot. I wanted to...
Letter to the editor: Banning books not best for children
Parents should not be trying to have books banned. They should want their children to know more, achieve more and experience more than they did. How do we reach those goals by isolating our children from life? To make good decisions, young people should be armed with all the facts,...
Arnold Council couldn’t act on the business before it because it didn’t tell the public ahead of time
Arnold Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday after not getting anything done when it met last week because, legally, it couldn’t. That’s because, if it had voted on anything on its agenda, it would have been in violation of a state regulation that went into effect last August. The...
Editorial: Why not a state gas tax holiday, Gov. Wolf?
On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined his counterparts in Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico and Wisconsin in appealing to congressional leaders. Minnesota’s governor hopped on the bandwagon later. The problem is the rising gas prices that are making it more expensive by the hour to fill up a tank. When...
