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Letter to the editor: Unemployment mess
What is going on with the unemployment mess? People are waiting months and months for their unemployment, and nothing is coming. Some call their congressmen, and they promise to look into the mess, and still nothing is happening. Some people are told that someone has stolen their identify, but it...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ Ponzi schemes
According to letter-writer Kenneth Powell, the Democrats gave me Social Security and Medicare (“Most of our benefits come from Democratic leaders,” Jan. 19, TribLIVE). I say the Democrats gave me nothing but Ponzi schemes that will soon run out of money without a rescue plan. I paid into Social Security...
In brief: Coffee tasting at the Press House, library book bag sale and more around Sewickley
Galentine’s Coffee Tasting The Press House, located at 505 Broad St., is holding a Galentine’s Coffee Tasting on Feb. 10-14. Sessions are 90 minutes and cost is $125 total for one to five guests and $200 total for six to 10 guests. To reserve a time slot, email audrey@presshousecoffee.com or...
Letter to the editor: Too many men ‘don’t get it’
Andrew Yang has started a new third political party, the Forward Party. He sent me an email titled “American Men,” in which he cites many statistics and studies that convince me that boys and men have indeed fallen behind girls and women in many ways. He writes “I’ve long felt...
Editorial: Nursing shortage can use rescue plan funds
A shortage of nursing care is the kind of problem everyone can notice and everyone agrees needs to be addressed. It’s not, however, the kind of thing where the answer is readily apparent. See a fire, grab a hose. The solution is literally as simple as water. But the nursing...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County’s discredited newcomer tax scheme
“I’m from Allegheny County government, and you can trust me.” This is what we expect when we pay our property taxes. The Pennsylvania Constitution mandates uniformity in the way tax bills are divvied out. Assessed values haven’t changed in 10 years. County leaders say they could remain frozen for another...
The Stroller, Jan. 31, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Weather science program planned Thursday in Leechburg Leechburg Public Library will sponsor a free weather science program with author Diana Perry at...
Letter to the editor: Republicans have their own version of ‘cancel culture’
Why is it that Republicans scream “cancel culture,” but the minute they don’t agree with something, that something needs to be silenced? Letter-writers Lou Hoetzlein (“S.E. Cupp not credible,” Jan. 21, TribLIVE) and Frances Olyarnik (“Why run S.E. Cupp’s bitter diatribes,” Dec. 20, TribLIVE) don’t agree with columnist S. E....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 31
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 31....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 31
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 31....
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 30, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Classic At Montour Bishop Canevin 68, Belle Vernon 64 Canon-McMillan 71, Beaver Falls 50 Ellwood City 82, Sto-Rox 60 Mars 67, Aliquippa 33 North Hills 75, Upper St. Clair 47 Shaler 69, Chartiers Valley 66 Shootout at Seton Hill Franklin Regional 65, Homer-Center...
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2022: No. 1 North Hills rolls past No. 4 Upper St. Clair
Royce Parham had 28 points and Will Blass added 12 to lift top-ranked North Hills to a 75-47 victory over No. 4 Upper St. Clair (11-5) in a boys basketball game Sunday at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour. North Hills improved to 16-0 this season. Michael Pellicci had...
Senators move closer to deal on Russian sanctions billVideo
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators are close to agreeing on a Russia sanctions bill that could include penalties even if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t send troops into Ukraine, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said. Lawmakers will be briefed this week by Biden administration officials, including military leaders, on the standoff...
Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst jumps to her death from Midtown Manhattan luxury high-rise
NEW YORK — A former Miss USA beauty pageant winner jumped to her death from her luxury Midtown high-rise apartment building Sunday, police said. Cheslie Kryst, who was crowned Miss USA in 2019, jumped from a common area on the 29th floor of the 60-floor building at 350 W. 42nd...
GOP lawmakers call out Trump on pardons for Jan. 6 riotersVideo
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham forcefully disagreed with former President Donald Trump for saying he might pardon people convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot if reelected, saying they should be jailed “and get the book thrown at them.” Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu...
Prince Harry, Meghan express ‘concerns’ over covid-19 misinformation on Spotify
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have “concerns” about how Spotify has allowed and promoted the spread of covid-19 misinformation on its platform. Prince Harry and Meghan, who inked an exclusive multiyear partnership with the service in December 2020, said Sunday that they are pressing Spotify to take more care...
Letter to the editor: The ‘other team’ is not the enemy
Welcome to 2022: We have a national midterm election this year, which I fear will include lots of partisan fighting. Please remember that the other team is not the enemy; they simply see things differently than you. Shawn Mason Trafford...
Letter to the editor: Cops under the microscope
How would you like a job where when you made a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo? That’s a quote from Jacques Plante, goalie of yore for the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately, it’s like that for today’s cops, who are being scrutinized on the way they...
Letter to the editor: Casinos shouldn’t cater to smokers
Regarding the article “Pennsylvania casinos not ready to cut smoking from gambling experience” (Jan. 3, TribLIVE): I’m from Greensburg, and when I left, it was a smoking city. I’m a nonsmoker (actually no bad habits). There are 24 states that outlaw smoking (an addictive habit) in their casinos. A lot...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Leetsdale Julia DeFrancesco sold property at 41 Ferry St. to Kelsey Persuit for $214,000. Sewickley Pine Road Investments LLC sold property at 716-718 Maple Ln to Daniel Dynys for $380,000. Promise 33 LLC sold property at 223 Melville Ln to Trevor Heck and Marjorie Carlson for $465,000. Sewickley Hills Joseph...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Bellevue Rashaun Butler sold property at 655 Means Ave. to Salim Bamira and Halima Hassan for $150,000. Ryan Harrold sold property at 638 Tingley Ave. to Mark Yohe for $155,000. Gilliland Laurel Apartments L.P. sold property at 103 Woodlawn Ave. to Gilliland Entropy LLC for $5,200,000. Bradford Woods Michael Locke...
Eastern area real estate transfers for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Churchill Richard Elliot sold property at 49 Churchill Road to Leon Ford for $210,000. Estate of James Hickey sold property at 1730 Williamsburg Pl to Brittany Lee Calderon for $207,000. Forest Hills Kathryn Rogulin sold property at 301 Avenue A to Vincent Donofrio for $60,000. Matthew Junker sold property at...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 30, 2022
Bellevue Rashaun Butler sold property at 655 Means Ave. to Salim Bamira and Halima Hassan for $150,000. Ryan Harrold sold property at 638 Tingley Ave. to Mark Yohe for $155,000. Gilliland Laurel Apartments L.P. sold property at 103 Woodlawn Ave. to Gilliland Entropy LLC for $5,200,000. Bradford Woods Michael Locke...
Letter to the editor: Reducing violence, starting with schools
This is in response to your editorial “Truth is kids need to be safe from gun violence”. The truth is kids need to be safe from all violence, and schools should use education to try to make it so. We should be using schools to reduce violence throughout life with...
Jerry Weber, founder of Jerry’s Records in Pittsburgh, dies
Jerry Weber, the beloved Pittsburgh purveyor of vinyl, has died. Weber owned Jerry’s Records on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill — a haven for vinylheads and a kingdom of records. “We are devastated to hear of Jerry’s passing,” the record store wrote Saturday on Facebook. “Our beloved founder and Pittsburgh’s...
