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Poll: More American adults say they don’t expect to have a child
A growing share of U.S. adults who aren’t already parents say they probably won’t have children, citing reasons such as apathy, financial instability or the lack of a partner. A new survey from the Pew Research Center found that 44% of non-parents ages 18 to 49 say it’s not too...
Sounding off: Bring on the election investigations
Republicans “won” many seats in this election. Every row office in Westmoreland County is now in Republican hands, as is the governorship of Virginia. So I’m sure that they will do the responsible thing and investigate the obvious election fraud and conduct responsible audits of the voter rolls. After all,...
Ryan Shafik: Jake Corman runs for governor, Josh Shapiro rejoices
Dynastic career politician Jake Corman, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate, is the latest Republican to toss his hat in the ring for governor of this great commonwealth. Given Corman’s insatiable ambition, his decision to enter the fray isn’t necessarily surprising. What is shocking is that someone with...
2 top executives quit giant Pa. pension fund amid FBI, SEC probes
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 — Following months of controversy and amid an ongoing federal investigation, Pennsylvania’s biggest pension fund on Thursday announced that its...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers advance to 5th straight volleyball final
Already a four-time defending state champion, the North Allegheny girls volleyball team earned a trip to the PIAA finals for the fifth year in a row after defeating rival Shaler, 3-1, in a PIAA Class 4A semifinal Nov. 6 at Fox Chapel. The Tigers rallied from a 25-19 loss in...
Shady Side Academy celebrates ‘historically amazing’ football season
The 128th football season for Shady Side Academy was a season like no other. First, the school adopted a new nickname – the Bulldogs – and the team began a co-operative agreement with The Neighborhood Academy. “Historically amazing,” said Bulldogs coach Chuck DiNardo. “We took two groups of kids who...
Fox Chapel endured challenging schedule during run to WPIAL quarterfinals
Fox Chapel’s football schedule this season was like a bakery near closing time — no creampuffs. Ten of the 12 teams the Foxes (5-7) played this season were playoff teams. The only two non-playoff teams on the card — Shaler and Kiski Area — were competitive teams that stayed in...
James Knights: We’re not learning — genocides on rise
On Veterans Day, I was asked to give a few remarks at an exhibition hosted by the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill University in Greensburg. The focus of the exhibition was a collection of my father’s wartime photographs of the little-known German massacre of 1016, mostly...
Letter to the editor: Alternatives to Thanksgiving turkey
Last week, President Biden set infrastructure aside just long enough to pardon two turkeys. With more than 200 million turkeys killed in the U.S. each year, everyone can pardon their own turkey and instead try a plant-based roast this Thanksgiving. Turkeys are bred and raised in toxic fume-filled crowded sheds,...
Letter to the editor: High-end thievery by the .1%
We recently learned that President Trump has lost $70 million on the Trump International Hotel. In 2018, Deutsche Bank gave him a six-year deferral on payment of a $170 million loan for that same hotel. In 2017, the state of New York and the UK won a $630 million lawsuit...
Editorial: Big paychecks can be bad look amid health care struggles
In 2020, Highmark CEO David Holmberg saw his paycheck dip. This isn’t surprising. Plenty of people made less money in a year when the coronavirus pandemic turned everything — especially health care — upside down. There will probably be little sympathy for Holmberg, however, as his $325,000 loss still let...
The Stroller, Nov. 20, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Entries sought for Harrison holiday light contest Harrison Township is sponsoring a holiday light contest for township residents. Categories are: Clark...
Letter to the editor: Hypocritical government
We now live in the land of a hypocritical government, one that was dependent on our brave front-line workers a year ago to police our cities, put out fires and keep people alive. They were hailed as heroes. Now this czar running the country says to fire them if they...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 12
Top performers for Week 12 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 282 - Josh Jenkins, Sto-Rox (17 of 27) 193 - Joey Prentice, North Catholic (16 of 31) 168 - Ryan Palmieri, Pine-Richland (20 of 31) 144 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (9 of 13) 104 - Joe...
Aliquippa beats McKeesport in OT classic, earns 14th straight trip to WPIAL finals
Friday night was the first time since 1959 that the McKeesport and Aliquippa football teams faced each other. It was definitely worth the wait. Quentin Goode threw a play-action touchdown pass to a wide-open Jayace Williams on second-and-goal from the 9-yard line in the second overtime as the Quips made...
Serra Catholic defeats Sto-Rox, headed for WPIAL finals
Serra Catholic will be making a trip to the North Shore next week. The sixth-seeded Eagles scored a late go-ahead touchdown and picked up a big fourth-down stop with less than a minute remaining in the game to preserve a 13-12 victory over second-seeded Sto-Rox in a WPIAL Class 2A...
Beaver Falls works clock, beats Steel Valley to return to WPIAL Class 2A title game
For a team with a 2,000-yard passer, Beaver Falls opted for a ground game Friday night. It worked out as the Tigers are headed back to Heinz Field for the WPIAL Class 2A title game. Beaver Falls scored twice before Steel Valley ran an offensive play en route to a...
Star-studded lineup leads Belle Vernon past rival Thomas Jefferson into WPIAL title game
Devin Whitlock, Quinton Martin, Cole Weightman, Tommy Kovatch and the boys in green are heading to Heinz Field in search of a WPIAL championship. Belle Vernon will play for the WPIAL Class 4A title after knocking off No. 5 seed and rival Thomas Jefferson, 21-7, on Friday at West Mifflin....
Attorney: Bucs’ Antonio Brown vaccinated, willing to get booster on live TVVideo
Antonio Brown’s former personal chef claims the vaccination card the Tampa Buccaneers receiver submitted to the NFL is a fake. Antonio Brown’s attorney, Sean Burstyn, said the seven-time Pro Bowler is vaccinated and would be willing to get his booster shot on live TV. This is fun, isn’t it? Ever...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 19, 2021
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Championship Saturday’s schedule Class 3A Emmaus vs. Lower Dauphin at Whitehall, 3 p.m. Class 2A Twin Valley vs. Gwynedd Mercy at Whitehall, 12:30 p.m. Class A Wyoming Seminary vs. Oley Valley at Whitehall, 10 a.m. Football WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Finals Saturday’s schedule Mt....
In battle of unbeatens, Conestoga gets past Seneca Valley in 4A boys state final
HERSHEY – Two unbeaten combatants, no matter how good, cannot not both escape a state title game undefeated. So though Seneca Valley acquitted itself well in the PIAA Class 4A boys soccer finals Friday night, Conestoga came away still unbeaten and as state champions with a 1-0 decision at Hersheypark...
Rising up to the challenge, Moon girls soccer team wins 1st Class 4A state title
HERSHEY – Moon has a new trophy, and it may look a touch different from the ones the Tigers earned in the past. With a 2-0 victory over Conestoga on Friday night, Moon won the PIAA Class 4A girls’ soccer championship. The last time the Tigers (20-1-1) won the state...
TSA makes travel safer, though security remains imperfect 20 years later, experts say
Since the Transportation Security Administration was created in the wake of 9/11, terrorists haven’t carried out any large-scale attacks involving commercial airliners or U.S. airports. Some say that’s a testament to the TSA and proof that its security measures are working. But some aviation security experts say the TSA, created...
Judge: Former Charleroi woman charged in Capitol riot can’t possess gun to protect her livestock
A federal judge on Friday denied the request of a former Charleroi woman charged in the Capitol riot to be allowed to possess a firearm to protect her livestock pending trial. Tara Stottlemyer, 36, is accused of obstructing official proceedings, disorderly conduct in the Capitol building, entering a restricted building...
Kirk Allen and John Kraft: Fauci warned about coronaviruses in 2003 — but didn’t act on it
Few would argue the United States, or any country for that matter, was prepared for the covid-19 pandemic, even though, starting in 2003, the U.S. devoted $5.6 billion to fund Project Bioshield, running through 2013, and another $2.8 billion of funding through 2018. Project Bioshield was designed to prepare the...
