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Declaring the results of statewide electoral contests in the 2020 general election to be in dispute, a group of House Republican lawmakers have announced their intention to introduce a resolution calling for Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar to withdraw their certification of the Nov. 3 election...

President-elect Biden’s favorite phrase is “possibilities for a brighter future.” As the most enduring democracy in the entire world, we, as a nation, have opportunities to build a lasting pathway of progress toward many common goods. Of course, this won’t be easy as divisiveness among our people has become a...

I’ve figured out why the job-killing Democrats have been for mask-wearing all along and the free-market GOP has been for choice. If you don’t wear a mask and get sick, this creates jobs — a win for job creation, a GOP stronghold. You get sick, doctors get paid, hospitals get...

Thank you, President Trump, for delivering in one term what your predecessor couldn’t in two. Here’s the short stack: Four Middle East peace agreements; U.S. energy independence; record low unemployment for minorities and women; prison reform, 90% benefitting Blacks; opportunity zones incentivizing low-income area businesses; $6,000 median household income gain;...

The stories published on the front pages of the Nov. 15 and 16 print editions (“Thousands make stand for Trump” and “ ‘He won’ tweet nods to Trump acceptance”) are editorial in nature and should have been put in the editorial section. Good journalism would not use one-sided descriptors like “spurious”...

As I read Stewart Epstein’s letter “Why won’t Democrats take action?” (Nov. 21, TribLIVE) I found it cowardly that he would resort to hiding behind a letter to call Democrats spineless and timid. He must be hanging around different Democrats than I do. I would like Epstein to tell my...

Using covid-19 as a means to control and restrict the population has to stop. Each layer of restrictions set up to “protect us against ourselves” is infringing on the rights of the people of Pennsylvania. New restrictions were announced Nov. 17, but we all know that additional ones are around...

Annual Lions Club event goes virtual this year The annual Jack Marino Tarentum Area Lions Club Charity event will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 online on the club Facebook page. Prizes totaling $5,000 will be given away. Proceeds will benefit Lions Club charities. Tickets are $50. For tickets, call...

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Local student in Baldwin Wallace play Natalie Weicht of Sewickley was part of the talented cast and crew from Baldwin Wallace University that staged Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F##king Bird” under the direction of Rene Copeland, assistant professor of directing, during the fall 2020 semester. Weicht, a graduate of Quaker Valley Sr....

High schools Football PIAA playoffs Championships Class 6A Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph Prep (5-0) vs. Central York (10-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s result Pine-Richland 48, Cathedral Prep 7 Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Jersey Shore (10-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (9-1) at Hersheypark Stadium, 3:30 p.m. Class 3A...

Archangel Gabriel, a Catholic school in Robinson, is temporarily suspending all in-person instruction because of local covid-19 cases reported over the Thanksgiving break. According to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, three members of the school community tested positive for the illness, resulting from exposure to the virus unrelated to school...

We all know the minute Thanksgiving is over, the world of retail begins its annual gift-selling juggernaut. Despite the challenges and changes of 2020, including the coronavirus pandemic, that’s something that seems set in stone. The National Retail Foundation is anticipating holiday spending of between $755.3 and $766.7 billion. To...

A Pennsylvania senator cried foul on Friday saying that his personal Twitter account was censored, while the social media platform claimed it was an error. President Donald J. Trump was quick to back state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, who Trump said has done “a great job of leading a hearing...

ATLANTA — A new report issued this week by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the coronavirus death toll could reach up to 321,000 by the middle of December. According to the CDC’s “COVID-19 Forecasts: Deaths,” models are predicting the number of coronavirus deaths will likely increase...

A 2021 wall calendar with current and past photos of Irwin is being sold by an Irwin business group. “The initial response has been great,” said Michael Pochan, a member of the nonprofit Irwin Business & Professional Association, which is selling the 11-by-17-inch calendar for $15. The calender will be...

The Firearms Division of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is closed until further notice after a covid-19 exposure, the office announced via its Facebook page. “We will be sanitizing the office and waiting room as a precautionary measure due to covid exposure,” officials wrote in the post. Canceled appointments will...

For the first time in Pennsylvania history, deer hunters will be able to hunt for a full weekend during the statewide firearms deer season. Hunters will go afield Saturday throughout the commonwealth for the opening day of firearms season for the second consecutive year. Then, those who don’t fill their...

I am a 65-year-old U.S. citizen, wife, mother of five and grandmother of 18. My life is full and blessed. I am greatly concerned, though, for the welfare of our country and specifically my family. I have had the privilege to vote since 1973. I am a registered Republican, although...

Pittsburgh police are investigating a robbery they say happened Friday morning at a business in the city’s Banksville neighborhood. Officers responded to the 2900 block of Banksville Road shortly before 5 a.m. for reports of a robbery. A store clerk told officers that a man went behind the counter, grabbed...

Pittsburgh police are searching for a man they say robbed a business in the city’s Oakland neighborhood early Friday. Officers responded to reports of a robbery in the 100 block of North Craig Street around 2 a.m. Police said a man entered a store, went behind the counter and smashed...

This is in response to Daniel Bernstein’s letter “License plate costs create confusion” (Nov. 4, TribLIVE). I had a similar situation with regard to replacing a faulty license plate. As an AAA member, I went there first and was told there were three options for replacement: Use MV-44 to self-request...

A Thanksgiving morning fire — sparked by efforts to deep-fry a turkey — spread through three New Bedford, Mass., buildings and displaced more than two dozen people and inured at least one on Thursday. The New Bedford Fire Department said on its Facebook page that it responded to the blaze...