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Letter to the editor: We must choose sovereignty
I’m waking to the sober reality that our leadership in the world is waning. I’m an America-first person who has always believed in America’s greatness, but today I find myself in disbelief of our status in the world. Our collective failures at the hands of our president, the Democrats and...
Letter to the editor: Traitorous views of Putin
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” said Republican patriotic icon President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987, standing at the Berlin Wall. By sorry contrast, ex-President Trump last week said Vladimir Putin made a “genius” decision when he recognized two pro-Kremlin breakaway states in eastern Ukraine and ordered Russian troops...
Letter to the editor: Putin’s puppet
Are all you Donald Trump fans ready to admit that your guy is a traitor and a Putin puppet? He praises Putin’s unprovoked and lawless invasion of Ukraine and criticizes President Biden’s response. It could be seen to be giving aid and comfort to the enemy. And make no mistake,...
The Stroller, March 1, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Highlands SD...
Potholes are wreaking havoc again, leaving drivers swerving and road crews scrambling
Welcome to pothole season, when area roadways — and drivers — pay the price as winter and the bitter cold prepare to give way to spring and warmer temperatures. “I think it’s worse this year, everywhere,” Jessica Bernard, 35, of Harrison City said Sunday morning before walking into the Harrison...
Editorial: Pour one out for Ukraine, but not with Russian vodka
Support comes in lots of forms. You can give money. You can give time. You can sign petitions or attend events or put a sticker on your car. All of these can show where your heart or your head or your sympathies lie. This charity. That movement. This party. That...
Letter to the editor: Why history matters
Mark Twain is credited with the quote “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” Putin says one reason for his invasion of Ukraine is to “de-Nazify” Ukraine. That statement operates on an Orwellian level as a vile and malignant lie. It is Putin who is following the Nazis’...
Defiant Ukrainian border guards taken hostage are ‘alive and well,’ army says
The viral heroes of the Ukrainian resistance are “alive and well.” Last week, 13 Ukrainian border guards made national headlines in a defiant stand against an incoming Russian warship when they refused to surrender their posts on Snake Island in the Black Sea. “This is a Russian warship,” an unidentified...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 28, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (23-0) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-8) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (22-1) vs. Central Catholic (18-5) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s results Laurel Highlands 61, Highlands 44 New Castle 72, Gateway 62...
High school roundup for Feb. 28, 2022: OLSH rallies past Seton LaSalle in Class 2A semis
Kyleigh Nagy scored 24 points as top-seeded OLSH rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat No. 5 Seton LaSalle, 50-45, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball semifinal Monday night. Emily Schuck put up 10 and Mia Grisafi finished with nine for the Chargers (21-4), who used a 22-12...
Unbeaten Laurel Highlands pulls away from Highlands, into WPIAL Class 5A final
Highlands overcame a couple of dry spells last Thursday in its quarterfinal victory against Penn Hills. But it was a different story Monday night as top-ranked Laurel Highlands had a hot shooting touch and a minimum of turnovers as the Mustangs defeated Highlands, 61-44, in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals...
Defending champion Neshannock stops Serra Catholic to return to Class 2A final
For the second consecutive season, Serra Catholic had its WPIAL championship hopes dashed at the hands of Neshannock. The third-seeded Eagles hung with the defending district champions for three quarters before the second-seeded Lancers pulled away in the fourth en route to a 41-23 triumph in the WPIAL Class 2A...
Avonworth pulls off another upset, beating South Allegheny in Class 3A semifinals
Cinderella is heading to the ball once again. And again, it’s South Allegheny that came out on the losing side. Just days after eliminating No. 1 Ellwood City, No. 8 Avonworth overcame a seven-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter to stun the No. 5 Gladiators, 46-43, at the UPMC...
Come join my Derby of Economic Forecasting Talent
They never see it coming. By “they,” I mean almost everyone. By “it,” I mean a surprise in the economy. As evidence, consider my annual Derby of Economic Forecasting Talent (DEFT), which has just concluded its 19th year. Inflation in 2021 heated up to 7%. Not a single one of...
Man gets 15 to 30 years in 2015 McKeesport shooting death
A Clairton man will spend 15 to 30 years in prison for killing one person in a 2015 McKeesport shooting that also injured two women. Roman Jones, 30, was found guilty of third-degree murder and related counts following a non-jury trial before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd...
Dolphins reportedly planned to pursue Sean Payton, Tom Brady this offseason
When the Miami Dolphins made the surprising move on Jan. 10 to fire former coach Brian Flores, many believed it had to mean there was a big-name coaching pursuit owner Steve Ross and the Dolphins were prepared to make. According to a report Monday morning, there was one — just...
Eugene DePasquale will not oppose U.S. Rep. Scott Perry in the 10th Congressional District race
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has just vanquished one major potential foe in his quest for a 6th term in Congress, as former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided not to seek a rematch of their 2020 race. DePasquale, a Pittsburgh native, was widely considered Perry’s top political threat, with...
McKees Rocks man pleads guilty to 3rd-degree murder in Robinson motel killing
A McKees Rocks man pleaded guilty Monday to killing a Beaver County man at a Robinson motel nearly two years ago. Jaquay Murray, 27, will be sentenced to 18 to 42 years in prison as part of a negotiated plea on March 29 by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward...
Letter to the editor: Another diplomatic failure in Ukraine
We are doing the same thing with Putin that we did with Germany and Japan and many other diplomatic failures over the years. I can still remember British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain holding a paper stating “peace for our time” in September 1938 after he gave Hitler what he wanted....
Week in pictures: Feb. 21-27
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from Feb. 21-27....
John Crisp: Ukrainian patriots are fighting for what we believe in
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last week happened to coincide with my reading of David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, our 33rd president. Clearly, Russia has been a problem for a long time. Near the end of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill struggled to...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins, Steelers, MLBVideo
The Penguins can and need to do more this season, according to Mark Madden. “I just think they are stale,” says Madden on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” with Mark Madden and Tim Benz on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. “We’re oozing optimism because they’ve had a very good regular season to...
Patti LuPone to miss ‘Company’ shows after catching covid
NEW YORK — Patti LuPone won’t be lunching for the foreseeable future. The Broadway icon announced Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss more than a week of shows of “Company” on the Broadway stage. “Hi Dolls. I showed up for Saturday’s matinee, tested positive for...
Keith Oldewurtel: Setting record straight on Veolia’s work in Pittsburgh
In response to the outrageous and misguided op-ed “The story of Pittsburgh’s water” by Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy and Taifa Smith Butler “The Story of Pittsburgh’s Water,” Veolia North America would like to state that we wholeheartedly agree with the desire of the authors to put the interests and safety of...
Valley boys look forward to productive offseason
John Stone’s first year as Valley’s boys basketball coach didn’t produce a leap in the standings. But Stone feels the program soon could be headed in the right direction. The Vikings finished 1-11 in Section 3-3A, 1-21 overall. The one victory was a 59-57 win over playoff-bound Steel Valley that...
