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In a functioning democracy, citizens need to be able to see certain facts about their elected officials in the glaring light of day. They need to know what government is spending money on. They need to know where the money is going. They need to know how much people are...

One key lesson the pandemic taught us is that about one-third of the population can effectively work from home. Among the D.C. ruling class, the figure is far higher. So why not make it permanent, starting with Congress? The Capitol and hearing rooms could be turned into big-screen Microsoft Teams...

Dino’s Sports Lounge is in the same boat as so many other employers — competing to attract workers in a market made all the harder by covid-19 and an extra $300 a week in benefits being pocketed by eligible jobless workers. “I can’t get people to apply,” said Dino DeCario,...

Redistricting will be upon us soon. We voters, once again, will be herded between legislative boundaries that remind one of cowboys riding drunken horses lurching side to side to keep their balance just so the most powerful can keep the power they have given themselves. This is the true way...

Information about Memorial Day events should be sent as soon as possible to: Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084; e-mail cpinto-smith@triblive.com or fax 724-226-4677. Play to highlight history of Vandergrift The Casino Theater in Vandergrift is seeking adults to audition for a two-act plan, “Vandergrift,”...

A veteran, award-winning journalist and longtime Trib Total Media editor has been named the company’s next executive editor. Luis Fabregas will assume the role Sept. 16, succeeding Executive Editor Susan McFarland, who announced she will retire in the fall. “I am so pleased that we have someone with Luis’ talent,...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds allowed a goal three minutes into stoppage time, leading to a 1-1 draw with Hartford Athletic on Saturday night at Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Conn. Luka Prpa scored for Hartford (2-0-1), heading in a free kick from Danny Barrera. The Hounds (0-1-1) played a man down after...

BRADENTON (Low-A, 7-4) Four pitchers combined on a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Dunedin (Blue Jays). RHP Jose Maldonado, an international free agent signing, started and went two innings, striking out four and walking one. RHP Cameron Junker, a 2019 10th-round pick out of Notre Dame, followed with a...

High schools Baseball Saturday’s result Nonsection Avonworth 7, Quaker Valley 6 WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (8-9) vs. Canon-McMillan (8-10) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m. Quarterfinals May 22 schedule North Allegheny (17-3) vs. Upper St. Clair/Canon-McMillan winner at Shaler, 2:30 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (11-7)...

Jordan Novak went 4 for 4 as Latrobe tuned up for the WPIAL softball playoffs with a 12-7 nonsection victory at North Allegheny on Saturday afternoon. Kayla Williams and Bailey Watson had three hits apiece for the Wildcats (10-4). Ashley Solenday hit a three-run home run and Emily Condon had...

It’s been quite a past several months for North Allegheny senior Lizzy Groetsch. The 5-foot-11 guard led her school to the Class 6A WPIAL and PIAA titles and was named Trib HSSN Player of the Year and state 6A Player of the Year. Saturday at Geneva College, Groetsch capped her...

Highlands is celebrating its first section softball title since 2005, and the Golden Rams did it in the first year of their new field. During the offseason, a number of parents and community volunteers converted a former PONY baseball field on the high school campus to softball. The field is...

Starter Nick Drake turned in a dominant performance and outfielder Tyler Horvat was the offensive catalyst as Washington & Jefferson defeated Saint Vincent College, 3-0, Saturday to claim the school’s 13th PAC baseball championship. Drake (Canon-McMillan) went seven innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight. Michael Zito earned the...

President Joe Biden’s omission of the word God from his National Day of Prayer proclamation May 6 has evoked a firestorm of protest. Christian Broadcasting Network commentator David Brody, evangelist Franklin Graham, Catholic League president Bill Donohue, Fox News and other politically conservative media outlets criticized Biden’s failure to mention...

Organizers of Murals on a Mission were expecting as many as 100 people to turn out Saturday for the first of several events promoting the painting of six murals in New Kensington over the next few months. Held at the Voodoo Brewing Co. on Fifth Avenue, Saturday’s event offered a...

Pennsylvanians use almost 4.6 billion plastic bags every year, and each bag typically only has a lifespan of 20 to 30 minutes, or the time it takes to drive home from the store. It is high time for Pittsburgh to ban the use of single-use plastic bags or, at the...

Pittsburgh first responders on Saturday morning freed an elderly couple from a car that was found on railroad tracks on West Carson Street. A Pittsburgh police officer noticed the car, a four-door Mercury, on the tracks shortly before 9 a.m. Medics and firefighters were able to get the man and...

A man is in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday morning in McKeesport. First responders were called to the 2300 block of Grandview Avenue about 12:55 a.m. where they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body, police said. The victim was transported to an...

Mr. President, I am writing to you in the hopes that you can help me. I would like to send you my recent hospital and student loan bills. I am hoping that you can pay these for me, as it will go a long way in my achieving the American...

2021 BWEF Scholarship Recipients Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation will award $8,000 in scholarship funds this spring, raising the scholarship value to more than $25,000 since 2018. Annual BWEF Scholarships • Taylor Mincin, presented in memory of William Madison • Julia Stipetic, presented by Definitely You • Colton Brain, presented in memory...

Graduates medical school Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine conferred a doctor of medicine (MD) degree upon 98 students who compose Geisinger Commonwealth’s graduating class of 2021, including Alexander P. McGeough of Carnegie. Commencement ceremonies were held May 2 at Mount Airy Resort in Mount Pocono. The ceremony was also live-streamed....

Fox Chapel Area graduate Alex Barcic qualified for the Spring 2021 dean’s list at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality GPA of 3.5 with no grade below a C. About 53 percent of Belmont’s 6,170 undergraduate students qualified for the...

Citizenship awards Quaker Valley School District Superintendent Dr. Tammy Andreyko recognized the winners of the Superintendent Citizenship Award, which can be earned in fifth, eighth and 12th grades at each school. Andreyko presented the awards to Abby Johnson, Brody Jones, Hannah Olawaiye, Katie Schillo and Liam Welge. Each year, the...

On Sunday, May 2, Plum Borough lost Coach Lou DeFabio and God gained a legend. Coach Lou, known to hundreds of Plum youth/families, was the epitome of “the man, the myth, the legend.” The man loved his beloved Maureen, inspired his sons Louis and Anthony, and shared himself with an...

You go, Rep. Liz Cheney! For standing up to President Trump and calling out the “Big Lie” as Trump continues to claim he won the 2020 election. This Trump Republican Party is greatly flawed. Truth seems to mean absolutely nothing to them. They are crucifying fellow Republican Cheney for speaking...