TribLive stories, Page 1508
Sounding off: Who really benefits from Biden’s tax plans
Letter-writer Kathleen Bollinger (“Liberals’ class envy will cost Americans dearly”) tells only half of the story of higher taxes on the rich. President Biden says he will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year, and unless she makes that much, she will actually benefit. Even if...
Sheldon Jacobson: FAA weighing in on weighing air travelers
Air travel is surging as more passengers pack onto more airplanes. The month of June 2021 saw four times the number of air travelers compared to June 2020. With that, airplane weight is back in the news. The FAA is requiring all airlines to provide better methods to estimate the...
Letter to the editor: God, not Christians, should do the judging
In response to letter-writer Joseph Krill (“Church has right, duty to excommunicate Biden”): Let me qualify this, sir. I am a Roman Catholic who strongly disagrees with abortion. But I choose to let the Almighty judge and punish. Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
George Benson Scholarship Award, academic achievements and more for South Hills students
George Benson Scholarship Awards Connor Woods, a recent graduate of Baldwin High School, and Chloe Spikula, a recent graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School have been honored with George Benson Scholarship awards, given annually by the membership of South Hills Country Club. The total value of the 2021 Scholarships is...
Academic achievements, honor roll for the week of July 17, 2021
Academic achievements The following students from the area were recognized for their academic achievement during the spring 2021 semester by being named to the dean’s, president’s or provost’s list at the college or university they attend: • Bucknell University: Sophia Donati • College of the Holy Cross: Brendan McCarthy, Andalushia...
Letter to the editor: Nothing to see here
The letter “Questioning mental health of Trump, Greene” (June 17, TribLIVE), a pseudo-psychologist analysis of our former president and current Pelosi- shamed congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, which also reviles us knuckle-dragging Republicans, brings to mind the Bard’s coined phrase “methinks thou doth protest too much.” Or perhaps I misinterpreted the author’s...
Editorial: A reform that promotes and respects police professionalism
P olice departments across Pennsylvania have a new law to enforce. This law is a little different than most. It is one they will have to enforce against themselves. It requires police departments to participate in a database that keeps track of complaints and misconduct allegations against officers. The goal...
Letter to the editor: Doug Mastriano is no patriot
Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who represents four rural counties in Central Pennsylvania, has humiliated himself and our commonwealth on the national stage by meddling in the Arizona presidential election vote of Nov. 3, traveling to that state in efforts to secure yet another recount of the vote at the...
Pirates farm report for July 16, 2021: Catcher Endy Rodriguez swinging hot bat in Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-30) had its game with Omaha (Royals) postponed because of rain. The game has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Saturday. Next: Saturday vs. Omaha (Royals), 5:35 p.m. (DH) ALTOONA (Double-A, 33-27) lost to Binghamton (Mets), 7-1. 1B Mason Martin (.278) knocked in the lone Curve run...
McKeesport residents warned not to drink tap water after commercial building fire
The Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County is asking residents in the Lower 10th Ward of McKeesport to not use the tap water after firefighting foam may have been sucked into a fire hydrant as crews battled a blaze at McKeesport Auto Body on Friday night. According to an advisory posted...
Harmar supervisors reappoint Karen Peconi-Biricocchi as acting township manager
For the second time in two months, the Harmar supervisors appointed Karen Peconi-Biricocchi as the acting township manager. Peconi-Biricocchi was initially appointed acting manager at the end of May, succeeding Tony Rozzano. He was hired to fill the position full-time earlier in May but had to step down because he...
Lane closures needed for bridge work along Wildwood Road in McCandless
Work to repair the deck of a bridge along Wildwood Road in McCandless will result in traffic disruptions next week, PennDOT announced. The project involves concrete deck repairs on Wildwood Road Bridge, which traverses Pine Creek, according to the state transportation agency. Single-lane restrictions will occur at the bridge from...
Man who shot at Pittsburgh officers said he wanted them to kill him, gets 15 to 30 years
Issa Abdus-Salaam had a difficult childhood, including being moved from his home in Philadelphia at age 7 to live with strangers in Senegal, West Africa. Although his parents eventually joined him four years later, it wasn’t before he had lived in filth, saw a man beaten to death in the...
Woodland Hills principal heads home to Aliquippa as superintendent
Woodland Hills High School is losing a principal, and the Aliquippa School District is gaining a new superintendent. On Wednesday, the Aliquippa School Board unanimously voted to hire Phillip K. Woods, who grew up in Aliquippa, as its superintendent. He replaces Superintendent Peter Carbone. Woods has been principal at Woodland...
Wolf admin sat on 2017 probe of unemployment error but denies ‘cover-up’
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 — Pennsylvania’s top labor official said Thursday there was never an attempt within her department to deliberately conceal an error...
Letter to the editor: Trimming Pittsburgh’s trees
I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, but moved to another state in 1980 to work as a local government employee in planning and zoning. I’m not an arborist but had to work with them wherever I went. I am surprised that Pittsburgh’s tree code seems to prevent the local...
Man arrested after fleeing collision in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A man who allegedly caused a head-on crash early Friday morning on East Carson Street had to be tackled by officers as he tried to flee the scene, according to charges filed by Pittsburgh police. Officers patrolling the area were flagged down shortly before 3 a.m. for a crash near...
Letter to the editor: Reason for Route 28 lights
If you frequent the Route 28 Expressway between Exits 15 and 16, you will now have no excuse for failing to turn and cross over Saxonburg Road on the curved bridge. Apparently many of you have been missing this turn and continuing straight into some other time space continuum, so...
Letter to the editor: Kamala Harris’ character
Did Lester Holt’s intriguing interview with Vice President Kamala Harris appear to elicit an answer that revealed her irresponsible (or delusional) character? Didn’t she say, more than once, “We’ve been to the border”? And wasn’t Holt’s response, “You haven’t been to the border,” a known fact? She answered again in...
Pirates farm report for July 15, 2021: Domingo Gonzalez strikes out 10 in Bradenton victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 31-30) defeated Omaha (Royals), 4-3, in a game called after five innings because of rain. 1B T.J. Rivera (.261) had a single and two RBIs. SS Dee Strange-Gordon (.258) also knocked in a run with a double. LF Bligh Madris (.266) also had an RBI. LHP Daniel Lynch...
The Stroller, July 16, 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. Free concert planned at Concordia Lutheran Ministries Concordia Haven II at Concordia Lutheran Ministries will host a free outdoor concert featuring...
Tom Brady led Bucs to Super Bowl 55 win despite partial MCL tear
TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl 55 victory at age 43 during a pandemic, becoming the first quarterback to win a title in his team’s home stadium. But the legend only grows from there. Brady did it while playing with a partially torn medial...
Rep. Joyce Beatty detained by Capitol police during voting rights demonstrationVideo
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio was arrested by Capitol police Thursday after she marched to a Senate office building to push for voting rights legislation aimed at curbing restrictions in Republican-controlled states. The Columbus Democrat and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus joined a coalition of Black women and...
Wildlife associate sues Nemacolin after bear attack on guided safari
A Wexford woman who worked as a wildlife associate at Nemacolin Wildlife Adventure is suing her employer after a Himalayan black bear almost killed her while performing a trick with it two years ago for a tour group. Megan Alborg, 24, had just started working at Nemacolin, when, on July...
Laurels & lances: Scooters, seller, saviors
Laurel: To a new way to move. The City of Pittsburgh is planning to get people up and running with a Move PGH pilot program launching in the Manchester neighborhood. The program will put 100 electric scooters in use to push the city’s efforts for Universal Basic Mobility — a...
