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Letter to the editor: When will we hold crooked doctors accountable?
Regarding the article “Kentucky doctor admits health care fraud, receiving kickbacks from Hempfield lab” (Oct. 7, TribLIVE): Can anyone disagree with me on wondering exactly why a crooked doctor has to steal, in this case almost $1 million, before it catches the attention of the bureaucrats who take and take...
Letter to the editor: If an audit is to be done, do it right
Regarding David Cassidy’s letter “No one has privacy anymore” (Oct. 12, TribLIVE) about an audit of the presidential election results in Pennsylvania: What is the definition of “enough American people”? Is it a majority of the population? A majority of the registered voters? A majority of those actually voting? Or...
Letter to the editor: Battling Amazon
As I’ve gotten older (almost 60), I’ve learned that a fundamental factor of life is becoming part of something bigger than yourself. If it’s family, a job, a church, a school — a sense of community and togetherness forms and thrives. I moved from the City of Pittsburgh to the...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 17, 2021
Blawnox Kristine Thomas sold property at 903 Carla Drive to Sadananda and Seuli Das for $263,000. Fox Chapel Daniel Benckart sold property at 17 The Trillium to Walter and Laura Jenkins for $805,000. Harmar DFGT Properties LLC sold property at 820 Route 910 to 820 Route 910 LLC for $2,600,000....
Letter to the editor: Support police? Support gun safety laws.
In our area, there are many yard signs stating, “We Support Our Police.” Many of these households also feel that gun laws are an infringement of their rights. At the same time, we have the law-and-order Republican Party opposing gun safety laws. It is difficult to understand these contradictory positions....
Colleges have a history of cutting programs when financial troubles arise
It should have come as no surprise when college athletic departments nationwide began instituting program cuts amid the covid-19 pandemic. It’s happened before. “When we see schools cutting teams in greater numbers, it’s almost always, if not always, due to economic downturns,” said Victoria Jackson, a sports historian and clinical...
The Stroller, Oct. 17, 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. NK Salvation Army to offer holiday assistance The New Kensington Salvation Army will accept applications for assistance for holiday food and...
Trib journalists promoted to key roles
Several longtime Trib journalists assumed key leadership roles last week. Jason Cato, Matt Provenzo and Ben Schmitt have been promoted to deputy managing editor positions, said Trib Executive Editor Luis Fabregas. Dirk Kaufman is director of newsroom operations. “Their experience and talent will play a crucial role in this ever-changing...
Letter to the editor: Count your blessings
Looking out upon our nation and world with all its problems, it is easy to give in to despair, anger and self-pity. I came across the following in my archives, which gives me a new perspective (I have lost the source). I offer it with the hope it will give...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 17, 2021
Aleppo Joseph Cibulas sold property at 260 Ferry Road to Branden Halaja and Mikaela Duckstein for $365,000. Bell Acres Kurt Meyer sold property at 120 Gaydos Lane to Hoffman Brothers Property Management LLC for $33,000. Sewickley Kimberly Moslen sold property at 525 Bank St. to Illya Yanchuk for $289,900. Real...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 17, 2021
Bradford Woods Jennifer Ann Freel sold property at 59 Marblehead Harbor to Amanda Komar for $304,000. Franklin Park Aaron Comstock sold property at 1516 Ashbury Lane to James Fager and Kathryn Tate for $585,000. Ronald Blanton sold property at 1511 Brimfield Drive to Bogdan Nicolae and Brenda Vasilescu for $621,000....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 16, 2021
High schools Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Three Rivers Sto-Rox 41, Western Beaver 0 Class A Big 7 Shenango 14, OLSH 7 Eastern Bishop Canevin 35, Jeannette 0 Leechburg 71, Riverview 8 Saturday’s summaries Class 2A Three Rivers Sto-Rox 41, Western Beaver 0 Sto-Rox 21 0 14 6 —41...
Riverhounds fit to be tied after controversial call in Miami
After having an apparent second-half goal waved off by a controversial referee’s decision, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds played Miami FC to a scoreless draw Saturday night. The tie dealt a blow to the Riverhounds’ chances of finishing second in the USL Championship’s Atlantic Division and earning a home game in the...
High school roundup for Oct. 16, 2021: No. 1 Sto-Rox rolls past Western Beaver
Jaymar Pearson rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns and Josh Jenkins threw for 243 yards and a trio of scores to lead No. 1 Sto-Rox (8-0, 3-0) to a 41-0 victory over Western Beaver (6-2, 2-1) in a Class 2A Three Rivers Conference matchup Saturday. Pearson scored on runs...
Amid sports program cuts nationwide, local colleges played on during pandemic despite millions of dollars in losses
As college football stadiums, basketball arenas and hockey facilities sat idle during the coronavirus pandemic, Western Pennsylvania universities did not waver. They continued to field their teams. From Pitt and Penn State to Slippery Rock and Duquesne, local colleges bucked a nationwide trend of cutting athletic programs to offset crippling...
District college football roundup: IUP shocks No. 6 Slippery Rock
Harry Woodbery threw for 312 yards and five touchdowns to lead IUP to a 48-21 upset of No. 6 Slippery Rock in PSAC football Saturday. Apollo-Ridge grad Duane Brown caught six passes for 136 yards and a touchdown while teammate Irvin Charles added five receptions for 64 yards and three...
Mary Sanchez: The myth of the 1990s ‘crack baby,’ and its pandemic-related lesson
Like crack cocaine, covid can be easily politicized. The deeply troubled lives of “crack babies” thankfully never came to pass. If you missed that era of hyperventilated pronouncements, here is a synopsis. When crack cocaine first swept through American cities, much concern and social anxiety arose about the long-term impact...
George Guido: Thrower award to be presented again this year
The Willie Thrower Memorial Foundation is working toward the second annual Willie Thrower Award to recognize the top high school quarterback from Southwestern Pennsylvania. The award is named after the former New Kensington and Michigan State standout who became the NFL’s first Black quarterback while with the Bears in 1953....
Instagram fretted about retaining, engaging teenagers, report says
The photo-sharing app Instagram spent time focusing on how to retain and engage teenagers, The New York Times reported, citing internal documents. Facebook Inc.-owned Instagram was privately worried about potentially losing teenage users to other social-media platforms, calling it an “existential threat,” according to a marketing presentation for 2018, the...
Manchin’s opposition may doom clean-power plan Biden backs
WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin has told the White House and congressional leaders that he will not support including a key clean-power provision in the Democrats’ spending package, putting at risk a central element of the legislation designed to fight climate change, according to a person familiar with the matter....
Chris Zurawsky: Our Stephen Foster may be headed for LA
While the battle continues around the potential removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park, another controversial piece of historic local public art currently under wraps is set to return to public view … 2,500 miles away. In September, the Pittsburgh Arts Commission unanimously approved loaning a statue...
Sounding off: Flying flag upside down is disrespectful
I noticed some local residents have been flying the U.S. flag outside their homes upside down. I believe some people feel this a way of protesting or expressing dissatisfaction with current U.S. officials and policies. While it is legal to express yourself in whatever way you so choose, it is...
Larry Stone: Seahawks QB Geno Smith’s story is an underdog tale. And we can all get behind that
SEATTLE — It’s a time-honored truism of football that everyone loves the backup quarterback. He’s a beacon of hope and possibility — facets that often are exposed as wishful thinking once pipedreams are replaced by actual playing time. Geno Smith, who gets his first Seahawks start Sunday six games into...
Another successful season for Guyasuta youth football
It’s been another banner season for Guyasuta youth football. After reaching the championship game in all three age/weight classes last season, the program is knocking on the door again in the Allegheny Youth Football League. The Braves (ages 10 and under) won it all last year while the Warriors (12...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers soccer teams advance to postseason
Evan Anderson had a hat trick, and Andre Ennis added two goals and an assist as North Allegheny’s boys soccer team wrapped up section play with an 11-1 win over North Hills on Oct. 13. The Tigers finished the Section 1-4A schedule with an 8-4 record, good for third place...
