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Letter to the editor: Know the science before offering opinions
Christopher Morelli, you must be a liberal (“No vaccine, no treatment,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). Your name should go on a list of those who think they are smarter than doctors. I had covid. I’m also a two-time cancer survivor. When it comes to masks and the vaccine, all of my...
Jim Rossman: Phone tips for the visually impaired
Google Assistant, Siri can help users with phone calls, text messaging and so much more. I’ve written a few recent columns about technology helping seniors, but I received an email with a slightly different request. “My situation is a little different. My sister is blind. Any ideas of tech that...
Letter to the editor: Many factors contribute to Sewickley Academy’s decline in enrollment
The article which highlighted enrollment trends between independent schools did not specify that Shady Side Academy purchased Fox Chapel Country Day and has seven-day borders. Both contribute to its substantial enrollment. They also have a president and board who are committed to diversifying their campus, not segregating it. They have...
KISS reschedules canceled Star Lake concert for October
KISS is heading back to Star Lake to make good with Pittsburgh fans. The rock band’s Aug. 26 concert the Pavilion at Star Lake was canceled after front man Paul Stanley tested positive for covid just hours before the performance was about to start. Now, the group has announced on...
Letter to the editor: AP’s bias showing on Jan. 6 reporting
The article “Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally” (Sept. 2, TribLIVE) shows just how biased and left-wing the Associated Press has become. The article consistently uses the terms “extremists” and even “pro-Trump rioters” even though this so-called news organization must know that the vast majority of protesters at the...
The Stroller, Sept. 8, 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. Wine and beer festival set Saturday in New Kensington The New Kensington Wine and Beer Festival will be from 5 to...
Editorial: Masks or no, schools must be responsible
The young girl stood with classmates outside Greater Latrobe High School on Tuesday. It was the first day of the state Department of Health’s new mask mandate requiring people in schools and child care centers in Pennsylvania to wear masks as part of efforts to reduce exposure and spread of...
Letter to the editor: Nation must stay on track
We as a nation are heading in the right direction — but we need to stay on track. The American Rescue Plan is helping our neighbors in need to stay in their homes, pay their bills and get vaccinated to help bring an end to the pandemic. According to July...
Pirates farm report for Sept. 7, 2021: Aaron Shackelford hits for cycle in Greensboro rout
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A 52-56) beat Louisville (Reds), 11-4. CF Jared Oliva (.265) had a big night, going 3 for 5 with two doubles, two RBIs and a stolen base. C Christian Bethancourt (.275) added a double and SS Diego Castillo (.400) had a home run and two RBIs. Max Kranick (3-4,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 7, 2021
High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Nonsection Penn Trafford 7, Norwin 0 Pine-Richland 6, Hempfield 0 Football Thursday’s schedule Nonconference Southmoreland at Perry Traditional Academy, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Ambridge at Laurel, 7 p.m. Avonworth at Freeport, 7 p.m. Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Beaver at Hopewell,...
High school roundup for Sept. 7, 2021: Franklin Regional stops Plum in overtime
Jake Zimmerman scored in overtime to complete a comeback for Franklin Regional in a Section 4-3A boys soccer win over Plum on Tuesday night. Anthony DiFalco tied the game with less than two minutes remaining in regulation with his second goal of the game for Franklin Regional (1-1, 1-0). It...
Ravens signing former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell to practice squadVideo
BALTIMORE — The Ravens have found another running back: Le’Veon Bell. The team is signing the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back to its practice squad, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed, and likely will add him to its 53-man roster when ready. ESPN first reported the deal Tuesday....
Derek Schooley named coach, director of operations for RMU hockey programs
Derek Schooley, the only head coach the Robert Morris men’s hockey team has ever known, will remain at the forefront of efforts to reinstate the school’s men’s and women’s programs. The school announced Tuesday that Schooley has been named coach and director of men’s and women’s hockey operations. Prominent RMU...
Whole truth: 9/11 families, everyone, deserve to know more about Saudi complicity
Eight days before the 20th anniversary of the darkest day in New York City history, President Joe Biden honored a promise to the families of Sept. 11′s victims and initiated the impending release of classified documents related to the terrorist attacks. As it should be: Almost nothing we learn about...
Joe Lafferty: Carrying on in Tunch’s memory
On Saturday, we, as the proud, loving and awesome city of Pittsburgh and internationally reaching Steeler Nation, lost a titan. We lost Tunch. Tunch Ilkin was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He was the first Turk to play in the National Football League. His family immigrated to America, and he played...
Jay Ambrose: Abortion rises as major election issue
After President Joe Biden’s tragic spectacle of administrative incompetence, pundits said Afghanistan was going to be the chief issue in the midterm elections. Then the Supreme Court showed up as justices refused to halt a Texas legal maneuver that could stop abortions in the state and later elsewhere despite Roe...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss T.J. Watt’s contract situation with SteelersVideo
Mark Madden - back after some time off - and Tim Benz discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers and T.J. Watt’s contract situation, the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, NFL predictions, Penguins news, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and more on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLIVE’s Facebook page. Madden...
Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi’ breaks record for Labor Day weekend
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the first Marvel film featuring an Asian actor as the star, dominated the weekend box office with an all-time record for a film opening over Labor Day. The Walt Disney Co. movie made an estimated $90 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters...
Police log: Drugs, DUI among charges filed by Monroeville police Aug. 19 and Aug. 20, 2021
The following charges were filed Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 with Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police: • Brenden Slack, 28, of Monroeville with possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia and defiant trespass. Charges were filed Aug. 19 in connection with an...
District court: DUI, firearms cases among those handled by Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey Herbst Aug. 16 and Aug. 23, 2021
Monroeville District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst handled these cases Aug. 16 and Aug. 23. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Tyrone Williams, 26, of McKees Rocks on charges of...
District Court: Drug, DUI charges among those handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court Aug. 30, 2021
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • Duane Faulk, 49, of Verona on charges of accident involving damage to...
Sheldon Jacobson: Delta variant is having its way with air travel. What can help turn it around?
What a difference a month makes. On Aug. 1, over 2.2 million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints, the largest number dating back to March 2020. It was only on June 11 when airport security checkpoints screened 2 million passengers for the first time since early 2020. In contrast, on...
NYPD cops at ground zero still dealing with 9/11 emotional scars
NEW YORK — It seems like yesterday: The smell of death, the gray ash that looked like snow, the falling bodies that sounded like bombs as they smashed into the pavement. For the NYPD cops who responded to ground zero, sifted through the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island or...
Dick’s Sporting Goods opens new store to promote, protect outdoors
Dick’s Sporting Goods will officially open its first Public Lands store in Cranberry Township on Sept. 24. According to Dick’s, Public Lands, “will focus on helping more people get outside to explore and protect America’s public lands.” “Did you know that nearly one-third of America is public land? We’re launching...
Letter to the editor: Voter suppression to resume
It looks like the House of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is set to reconvene on Sept. 27. That’s when Round 2 of the stealth voter suppression begins again. Need an example? How about House Bill 1614? This little piece of legislation (only three pages) was introduced by Republicans Waren, Grove,...
