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Letter to the editor: Raising awareness of Alzheimer’s
In Pennsylvania alone, there are more than 280,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 500,000 family members and friends providing 622,000,000 hours of unpaid care. June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and during the month all communities have a chance to lift up conversations about Alzheimer’s disease...
Letter to the editor: Honor of jury duty
Recently I served on my first jury ever in the Common Pleas Court in Westmoreland County. After this trial, I feel compelled to commend all involved with the proceedings. Judge Chris Scherer set the tone for the trial with his respectful, efficient manner and explained what was expected of all...
Pirates farm report for June 5, 2021: Phillip Evans doubles twice on rehab assignment
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 15-13) beat Columbus (Indians), 3-2. 1B Phillip Evans went 2 for 4 with two doubles as he continued his rehab assignment as he recovers from a hamstring injury. 3B Hunter Owen went 2 for 4 with a home run, his second, and three runs scored. C Joe Hudson...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 5, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs First round Monday’s schedule Class 6A Neshaminy vs. Parkland at Methacton, 4 p.m.; Hazleton vs. North Penn at Mountain Top, 4:30 p.m.; Emmaus vs. Governor Mifflin at DeSales University, 7 p.m.; La Salle College vs. Hatboro-Horsham at Archbishop Wood, 5 p.m.; Wilson vs. Spring-Ford at...
High school roundup for June 5, 2021: NA, Seneca Valley to meet again in PIAA boys volleyball semifinals
There will be a rematch of the WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball finals in the state semifinals Tuesday. North Allegheny defeated Northeastern in three games and Seneca Valley handled Upper Dublin in four games to set up the fourth meeting between the teams this season. North Allegheny was victorious in...
Dana Montalto: VA must stop denying health care to thousands of veterans
A veteran with a fever and hacking cough that suggest a possible coronavirus infection tries to make a doctor’s appointment, only to be turned away by a receptionist who personally decides the would-be patient can’t see a physician. A former service member and sexual assault survivor at risk of suicide...
Baltimore Sun: Pentagon’s UFO report is coming soon; here’s what it’s likely to say
Did we ever tell you about the unidentified flying object discovered outside Baltimore? In 1949, a farm in Glen Burnie was briefly swarming with state troopers and military investigators checking out reports of a flying saucer. And, indeed, they found what were described later as “prototypes” of aircraft in a...
Carl Leubsdorf: Republicans quashed a Jan. 6 commission. It won’t make Trump go away.
Senate Republicans acknowledged that politics was the reason they voted to kill a bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The question is whether it was smart politics. Displaying unusual candor, several top Republicans said a commission could hurt them in the 2022 election. Republican senators...
George Guido: A-K Valley teams set to open PIAA baseball, softball playoffs
There are four A-K Valley teams ready to enter the PIAA softball/baseball playoffs Monday at three sites. It also marks the complete resumption of scholastic activities following the first phases of the pandemic in March 2020 when the plug was pulled on the PIAA basketball playoffs after two rounds. Here’s...
Introducing the Plum High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Plum High School Class of 2021: Riley Agate, Rachael Altieri, Margaret Anderson, Lauren Ault, Evan Azzara, Kieran Bair, Elizabeth Barr, Kiersten Beahm, Michael Bednar, Ryan Beduch-Lecker, Francesca Beighley, Alexis Beiter, Aidan Bell, Zachary Berrott, Anna Betar. Kaitlyn Bevacqua, Hannah Blanford, Megan Bologna, Andrew Bolton, Jessica Borrasso, Hunter...
Sounding off: Killing baseball in Pittsburgh
I am 66 years old and grew up in Pittsburgh watching the Pirates at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium and then PNC Park. Some of the best sporting events in Pittsburgh happened at those venues. The best one I experienced was the 2013 National League wild card game. Since...
Academic achievements, graduations for South Hills students
Academic achievements The following students from the South Hills 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: • Belmont University: Abby Solomon • Edinboro University: Marlayna Leigh White, Sierra...
Letter to the editor: Many want government checks instead of jobs
The Republicans saying they are going to put people back to work will hurt their chances. We now have seen people want a check from the government instead of a job, as many people will not come back to work even when there is a job waiting for them. Clem...
Scholarships, academic achievements and more for Bethel Park students
Scholarship award Grace Gealey, a 2021 graduate of Bethel Park High School, was recently awarded the annual scholarship from the Bethel Woman’s Club. Throughout her high school years, Grace has been an active member of the local community and has participated in many school activities. Her career choice of American...
Academic achievements, graduates and more in Sewickley student news
The following students from the Sewickley 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: • Belmont University: Christopher Barefoot, Ryan Loftis • Capital University: T.J. Houser • Grove City...
Carnegie area academic achievements, graduations for the week of June 5, 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: • Belmont University: Sophia Blake, Emily Maloney • Carson-Newman University: Brayden Coe • Edinboro...
Letter to the editor: Media’s positive portrayal of Biden
Based on all of the newspaper articles as well as the local and national news, I congratulate President Biden for a job well done. He must be doing a great job since all we read and see is either congratulatory or at least neutral. Unlike his predecessor, by this time,...
Editorial: The battle of agendas in Zappala vs. Raiford
A courtroom is an adversarial forum. The process is set up that way, to help find truth and justice by performing a legal dance to a set of rules. The adversaries in this system are not enemies, but opposing forces like magnets that pull and push in different directions. It...
The Stroller, June 5, 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. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will...
Letter to the editor: Questions about Penn fracking
I read Patrick Varine’s article “Protect PT appeals fracking well-pad approvals to Pa. Supreme Court” (May 21, TribLIVE). I was at the Penn Township zoning hearings as a witness for Protect PT for the Metis and Gaia pads. I have a few comments about the case. First, much has been...
Letter to the editor: Are you a political fool?
Are your sources of news making you a political fool? I hate liars, and news sites are the biggest liars of today. I read 10 or so different websites of news per week, some that I know are opposite of my politics. If I read “anonymous sources say,” I disregard...
Letter to the editor: Invenergy plant a threat to Great Allegheny Passage
I am a resident of West Newton, home of the Great Allegheny Passage and the Lower Youghiogheny River, which was placed on the American Rivers advocacy group’s most endangered rivers list in 2020. The permitting of the Invenergy power plant in Elizabeth Township is a three-layered threat to the Great...
Pirates farm report for June 4, 2021: Colin Moran drives in 4 for Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 14-13) moved over .500 with a doubleheader sweep of Columbus (Indians), 5-2 and 10-3. In the second game, 1B Colin Moran went 2 for 4 with a double and four RBIs as his rehab assignment for a groin injury continued. Phillip Evans singled and drove in a run...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 4, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs First round Monday’s schedule Class 6A Neshaminy vs. Parkland at Methacton, 4 p.m.; Hazleton vs. North Penn at Mountain Top, 4:30 p.m.; Emmaus vs. Governor Mifflin at DeSales University, 7 p.m.; District 12 champion vs. Hatboro-Horsham at Archbishop Wood, 5 p.m.; Wilson vs. Spring-Ford at...
Introducing the Highlands High School Class of 2021
Congratulations to the Highlands High School Class of 2021: Austin Allan, Jacob Allan, Alexis Altfather, Sydney Altfather, Zachary Altfather, Sadie Elizabeth Angely, Jacob T. Atkinson, Danyelle Joyce Bartchy, Joie M. Beacom, Joshua Ryan Christopher Beck, Luke Ryan Beer, Ethan James Bernat, Madison Olivia-Anne Bernat, Noah Elijah Bianco, Trent James Bielak....
