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Letter to the editor: We’re not better under Biden
Wealthy, I am not, but I try to give some of my hard-earned (and taxed) money to several organizations that help veterans. Many veterans are in trouble, and many are homeless. Now the Biden administration is using millions of taxpayer dollars to put up in hotels people who come to...
Letter to the editor: No answers in Biden’s press conference
On March 25, I watched two presidents have news conferences. Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II had one that lasted 20 minutes, and he answered 15 questions coherently from all reporters in the room about the Steelers. President Biden had one that lasted over an hour, and he took 10...
Carnegie, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of April 11, 2021
Bridgeville James Puhala sold property at 797 Bower Hill Road to Justin Clymo for $125,600. Paul Campbell sold property at 1444 Critchfield Drive to Francis and Deanna Sherwood for $243,000. Dolores Strube sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 1008 to Thomas Williams for $61,250. Marlex Properties LLC sold property...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 11, 2021
Baldwin Borough Hari Kharel sold property at 474 Balconade Drive to Kevin David Fisher Jr. and Amber Lynn Debiasi for $189,000. Ronald Glassman sold property at 4817 E. Willock Road to Bishnu and Rohit Acharya for $212,000. Kathleen Smith sold property at 5203 Elmwood Drive to Sean McShane for $210,000....
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 11, 2021
Bellevue Michael Thomas Stuvek sold property at 22 Kendall Ave. to Joel Stephan and Faith Marie Paladin for $70,000. Jesse Meredith sold property at 714 Means Ave. to Hope Arnold for $175,000. Ron Coder sold property at 25 N. Bryant Ave. to Luke Wilson and Erin Tomaszewski for $363,061. Regis...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 11, 2021
Aleppo TTM Holdings Inc. sold property at 414 Rockledge Drive to Amc Real Estate Services Inc. for $60,000. Chance Perdue sold property at 403 Trailside dr to Patricia Perkins for $258,000. Bell Acres Brian Courtney sold property at 45 Charleston Square to Sirva Relocation CR LLC for $982,500. Sirva Relocation...
Letter to the editor: Lives vs. jobs — what’s more important?
Letter-writer Carol Carion of Harrison (“Voting for Biden was critical mistake,” March 31, TribLIVE) “thanks” voters for voting for President Biden and describes all the “bad” he has done so far in his term. Let’s ask the over 500,000 families who lost loved ones — in my opinion, because of...
Letter to the editor: Why are Pa. residents still paying?
During my lifetime as a resident of Pennsylvania, events happened that we seem to still be paying for. Why are Pennsylvania taxpayers still paying for the Johnstown Flood? Why is the Pennsylvania Turnpike still a toll road? When this idea was sold to residents, it was to become a free...
Letter to the editor: Not missing Trump
There was a yard sign on a lawn I passed the other day. It had a depiction of former President Trump groping a U.S. flag with the caption, “Miss Me Yet?” I thought to myself, absolutely, no! Here are just a few of my reasons why. President Biden: • Has...
Editorial: As solemn task of redistricting begins, Harrisburg flashes rare bipartisan signal
The partisan stew that is Harrisburg has made Pennsylvanians expect everything to be painted in shades of red and blue. Budget battles that erupt into screaming matches and government ground to a halt. Emergency gubernatorial declarations that result in lengthy back-and-forth court appearances. Even a simple swearing-in of a longtime...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine appointment incompetence
Don’t waste the ink printing the link to the Allegheny County Health Department patient portal for scheduling covid vaccines, because it is next to impossible to get an appointment. I spent hours online before finally getting an appointment for a first dose through ACHD at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville....
Letter to the editor: Defend your rights on May 18
Be the voice to be heard. May 18 is the primary election. I encourage all eligible voters to defend their rights regarding the two constitutional amendments concerning our governor’s emergency powers. In addition, I earnestly suggest those ignorant of political verbiage make sure they comprehend the gun control bill House...
Letter to the editor: We don’t deserve the wealthy’s money
President Biden’s new plan to fund American public programs is by taxing the wealthiest Americans. It’s not a question of if they should, but how much. Yet the question that is never asked is, “Why do we deserve their money?” The seemingly overlooked answer is we do not. Elon Musk,...
Letter to the editor: Gun violence prevention laws effective and a moral imperative
Regarding the letter “Base gun decisions on facts, not emotions”: The author’s claims are based on outdated studies and directly contradict extensive data that demonstrate the broad efficacy of gun violence prevention laws. In addition to correcting the record, this response letter is to state clearly: As a Presbyterian pastor,...
The Stroller, April 11, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers 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 for Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a...
Westmoreland municipal leaders awaiting answers on expected pandemic relief money
Part of the recently passed $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package includes a good chunk of money intended for local governments — with up to about $2.4 billion for municipalities in Pennsylvania. Like elsewhere in the state, many in Westmoreland County still are wondering just how much they will get...
High school scores, schedules for April 10, 2021
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Section 2 Laurel 15, Aliquippa 0 Laurel 19, Aliquippa 2 Nonsection Blackhawk 5, Ellwood City 4 South Park 9, McKeesport 2 Latrobe 10, Hempfield 9 Kiski Area 8, Freeport 4 Moon 8, Beaver 0 South Fayette 16, Central Valley 2 West Greene...
High school roundup for April 10, 2021: South Fayette captures PIAA competitive spirit title
South Fayette earned a state title in the Class 3A large division with a score of 89.97 on Saturday at the PIAA competitive spirit championships in Hershey. The Lions were more than four points better than second place Avon Grove. Thomas Jefferson (80.5) placed fourth in the Class 3A large...
George Guido: Still more to chew on from basketball season
Taking care of a couple of leftovers from the scholastic basketball season: • Rochester lost the WPIAL Class A boys title game to Bishop Canevin, 42-27. It was 10-9 Crusaders at halftime. But the question came up — when was the last time such few points were scored in a...
Column: Love for QBs not named Trevor Lawrence in draft a bit too strongVideo
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a generational talent and the best player in this NFL Draft. That’s why Urban Meyer took the Jacksonville job, and that’s why the Jaguars are drafting Lawrence No. 1 overall April 29, no questions asked. But after Lawrence, the best players in this draft are...
Pa. lawmaker wants to compel Wolf administration to release details of wasted covid vaccine doses
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan 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 — A state lawmaker wants to compel the Wolf administration to make public details on wasted covid-19 vaccine doses, information...
Sounding off: Many voters want, need mail-in voting
I don’t know where Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew gets his idea that voters do not want mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots; another disputes that” ). There are many of us who are old, ill, frail or physically handicapped, or lack transportation,...
Student news: Fox Chapel Area music accolades, art awards and science and engineering fair
Ten Fox Chapel Area School District students won awards at the virtual Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair (PRSEF), and two students qualified for an international science and engineering fair. Junior Zoe Lakkis and sophomore Arvind Seshan were named two of seven overall winners and qualified to participate in the...
Letter to the editor: Citizens, not ‘anybody,’ have right to vote
In his column “Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets,” when he states that “in America, you see, everybody should have the right to vote, period,” Leonard Pitts Jr. misses one very important item: Our Constitution states that “citizens of the United States” have the right to vote, not anybody...
Editorial: Keeping a community intact when ‘gentrification’ beckons
Pennsylvania is a state that struggles with blight. From city neighborhoods to small towns, the falling population and the changing manufacturing landscape have created communities where closed businesses and smaller tax bases have started a downward spiral in areas that are sometimes euphemistically called “once proud.” That’s a term that...
