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Letter to the editor: What’s going to happen in Ukraine
Put aside for the moment all of the pressing problems facing our country today, and concentrate on what surely is the jewel of Europe, Ukraine. It is the poorest of the European countries with rampant crime, weak currency, dysfunctional government, wealthy oligarchs and crippling corruption with high rates of disease,...
The Stroller, Feb. 15, 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 to...
Letter to the editor: Plenty of incitement on Jan. 6
I found Guy Kosinski’s letter “Incitement a tool of the left” smug and lacking in facts. He demeans another letter-writer, writing, “Like all misguided liberals, (Suzanne) Colvin attempts to paint the Jan. 6 incident at our nation’s Capitol as the worst threat to life and liberty we’ve ever seen.” The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 14, 2022
High schools Basketball WPIAL Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 84, Ambridge 32 South Fayette 64, Beaver 35 Bethel Park 74, Sharpsville 50 Butler 72, Hampton 65 Canon-McMillan 57, Hempfield 50 Brentwood 67, Eden Christian 62 Mt. Lebanon 66, Erie 40 Greensburg Salem 71, Indiana 60...
Letter to the editor: Jan. 20 is a day of infamy, too
I had a good laugh after reading Sandra Kremer’s letter “Why the big lie continues.” She designated Dec. 7, Sept. 11 and Jan. 6 as days that will go down in infamy. I laughed because for more than a year I have had a bumper sticker on my car that...
High school roundup for Feb. 14, 2022: Class A top seed Bishop Canevin drops North Catholic
Jaden Gales scored 25 points and Class A No. 1 seed Bishop Canevin geared up for the WPIAL playoffs with a 76-49 victory over Class 4A No. 4 seed North Catholic on Monday on a night of nonsection basketball tune-ups. Kevaughn Price had 18 points and Amari Evans added 10...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
Favorite: Mt. Lebanon (20-1) was undefeated and allowing just 36.7 points per game before a loss to Upper St. Clair on Thursday. The Blue Devils feature standout 5-foot-10 senior guard Ashleigh Connor, a St. Louis commit, and have plenty of coaching know-how with veteran leader Dori Oldaker. Mt. Lebanon lost...
Covid mask mandates are ending, but should you keep wearing one? What experts say
Covid-19 mask mandates are ending across the United States, and while many may take that as a sign that it’s time to quit covering up, experts say there’s a lot to consider before going barefaced in public. Though cases are plummeting, deaths and hospitalizations remain high, proving covid is still...
Tami Seretti: My copay assistance no longer counts — yours may be next
In 1996 I was diagnosed with psoriasis, a chronic, immune-mediated disease that impacts more than 3% of the U.S. adult population. Early on in my journey, raised plaques and scales covered 85% of my body, and treatment options were limited. I later learned that I am also one of the...
Budget report on Pa. education agency provokes spat between lawmakers, watchdogs
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 — With a single sentence tucked 15 pages into an otherwise dry budget report on the state Department of Education,...
Pittsburgh woman gets 6 to 12 months in fatal Route 51 crash that killed her cousin
Allison Matthew stopped halfway through her court statement Monday, unable to continue because she was sobbing. About a year earlier, Matthew had been drunk while driving a car that reached speeds of nearly 102 mph before crashing on Pittsburgh’s Saw Mill Run Boulevard, killing her cousin. “I’ve not been able...
John Dorfman: All hail the balance sheet powerhouses
For the past half dozen years, investors couldn’t care less about a company’s balance sheet. But now that interest rates are rising, companies with lots of cash and little debt will increasingly hold the advantage. You’ll find 32 such companies this year on my annual list that I call Balance...
Falco Muscante II: What do Fern Hollow Bridge and U.S. Steel Tower have in common?
On Feb. 7, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on the Jan. 28 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge. The report on the failure of the not-even-50-year-old bridge spanning Frick Park was unsurprising — but for one particular footnote. The NTSB described the bridge as “an...
Richland History Group: George Washington’s 1753 trek through Pine and Richland
In 1753, George Washington, at age 21, was sent on a historic mission by the Governor of Virginia to take a message to Fort Le Boeuf in Erie. He hired Christopher Gist, a surveyor and an experienced wilderness traveler, as his primary guide, as well as six others. Washington and...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Owen Holm
School, swimming, homework, sleep, repeat. This is the life of senior Franklin Regional swimmer Owen Holm. “One weakness I have is pushing through all the tiredness, all the exhaustion,” Holm said. Holm definitely hasn’t shown it in the pool, being a part of a relay team that earned a PIAA...
Chatham swimmer Glasspool bringing down her butterfly times as PAC finals approachVideo
Chatham sophomore swimmer Abigail Glasspool doesn’t hide her dislike for the 200-yard butterfly. Not even when talking in front of fourth-year coach Rebecca Yost. But the Plum grad can’t escape the idea that the “2-fly” might be her best event. “It isn’t my favorite event,” Glasspool said. “But coach believes...
Man found guilty of first-degree murder in shooting of father of former Pitt, NBA player
A Wilkinsburg man was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in a 2019 shooting death in the borough. Dilon Bartifay, 34, faces a mandatory prison term of life without parole in the Nov. 16, 2019, killing of Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., the father of former University of Pittsburgh basketball star...
How to lower your grocery costs when prices are soaring
Even with high inflation, there are plenty of ways to save money on your next trip to the grocer. Grocery runs have gotten more expensive. Anyone who has taken a look at their receipts in the last few months can tell that prices have gone up on nearly everything from...
Stephen Bloom: Reforms would reduce corruption and restore workers’ rights
In Harrisburg, lawmakers are building momentum for a series of reforms that will empower public sector workers and defend taxpayers. The House Labor and Industry Committee approved four bills last month that public school teacher Cheri Gensel says will provide “greater accountability” for government union executives, ensuring they “focus on...
Forget pandemic sourdough, it’s time for hardtackVideo
Remember when we were lifting our spirits with loaves of homemade sourdough during the early days of the pandemic? It was only 23 months ago, but it feels like a lifetime. Cooking and baking have been reliable mood boosters during covid-19, but pots, pans and muffin tins aren’t bringing me...
Jerome Bettis, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Polamalu, JuJu Smith-Schuster represent Steelers in Super Bowl adsVideo
While their team wasn’t in the big game, several past and one present Pittsburgh Steelers players starred in Super Bowl LVI commercials on Sunday. • Road to Super Bowl LVI In a Pepsi and Frito-Lay commercial, former Steelers running back and Super Bowl XL champion Jerome Bettis brings the bus...
Boom in vinyl records goes bust for bands facing delays in manufacturing
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s favorite recording artists are starting to pay for the resurgence of vinyl. That includes the Cactus Blossoms, who released a new album last week and are anxiously returning to the road to promote it after two years of tour postponements from covid. One more problem, though: Vinyl...
Letter to the editor: Biden discriminating with Supreme Court picks
The Supreme Court was once described as an old white men’s club. Today, there are women and a Black justice on the court. Conservatives have been accused of being sexists and racists, but President Biden’s reported slate of possible nominees proves that he is a sexist and racist. Inclusion is...
Bill to protect doctors prescribing ivermectin, other unproven drugs against covid advances in Pa.
A state House committee on Monday approved a bill that would free doctors to prescribe off-label drugs to treat covid-19 and allow pharmacists to fill the prescriptions, also without penalty. The bill was authored by Republican state Rep. Dawn Keefer of York County. It was approved by the health committee...
In brief: Vaccine clinic, scholarship available and more around Penn Hills
Vaccine clinic Penn Hills School District is partnering with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to provide a covid vaccine clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Linton Middle School, 250 Aster St. It is available for staff, district families and students 5 and older. All three vaccines will...
