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Letter to the editor: Americans could use the jobs held by immigrants
Letter-writer Matt Smith (“Immigration reform will rebuild our economy,” March 26, TribLIVE), can you tell me if the 70,000 undocumented immigrants working in essential roles in the state pay taxes to the IRS/U.S. government/Pennsylvania? Can you tell any unemployed American citizen where he or she can obtain an essential-role job?...
Editorial: A death in county prison is public information, in real time
Government often seems to have the same attitude toward transparency that children do toward report cards. When a kid gets a good grade, it is turned over promptly and with lots of fanfare. Look how good this is! Look at my gold star! Can I have cookie? When a kid...
A $10 minimum wage in Pa.? Two GOP senators are calling for it
Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic lawmakers have been calling for an increase in the state’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage, and now they are finding support for this initiative in the Senate Republican Caucus. Sens. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie County, and Pat Browne, R-Lehigh County, are proposing to introduce legislation that...
In brief: Rose pruning demo, military banner program and more in South Fayette, Carnegie
Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration The Pittsburgh Rose Society will be holding its Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration on April 10 from 1-3 p.m. Bad weather date will be on April 17. The pruning event will be held at the rose gardens of Bill Dorn, president of the Pittsburgh Rose Society, located...
Letter to the editor: Racism isn’t automatically to blame
Kudos to the Tribune-Review for publishing Mona Charen’s column “Covid-19’s large non-surprise” (March 12, TribLIVE). In case you missed it, there is a well-known correlation between obesity and covid-19 mortality. It also is well documented that obesity is more prevalent among Blacks than whites. Charen presented the novel theory that...
Colorado ‘red flag’ gun law shows some success, but inconsistent use
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 33-year-old Denver man liked to strap three handguns to his belt for his sessions with his psychiatrist and often made veiled threats, telling her once that she should take more care about letting people like him come back to her office. Police later found a...
Letter to the editor: E-Verify jobs process would help end border crisis
Regarding Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s support for the American Dream and Promise Act (“Peduto endorses bill to provide pathway to citizenship for ‘dreamers’,” March 15, TribLIVE): He’s conveniently confused on his facts. Peduto compares the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACAs) to Pittsburgh’s immigrants who “settled here seeking to build...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners not to blame for lack of vaccines
I’ve read a lot of misleading letters recently trying to pin blame on Republicans for a lack of vaccines getting to Westmoreland County. It smells like an organized effort from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s Harrisburg propaganda machine to deflect blame for his fumbling of the vaccine distribution in the commonwealth....
Downed tree closes Thompson Run Road in Ross
A portion of Thompson Run Road in Ross is expected to be closed until about noon Monday. Crews are working to remove a downed tree near the intersection of Thompson Run and Babcock Boulevard, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI. There are also power lines that need to be cleared....
Letter to the editor: Solution for mail-in voting issues
Homebound, nursing home or military should be the only reason to vote by mail. If voting absentee, a request and reason should be necessary. If you can go to Walmart, Home Depot or the grocery store, or play the lottery, then you can vote in person. All absentee ballots are...
The Stroller, March 29, 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. Applications available for Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarships Applications are being accepted for the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship program. Students must have financial...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 29
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Editorial cartoons for the week of March 29
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In brief: Stream cleanup, student news and more in Penn Hills
Stream cleanup The Thompson Run Watershed Association is seeking volunteers to clean up the Chalfant Run Watershed at the Churchill Valley Greenway. The cleanup will be held April 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. For more information, email Renee Dolney at renee@chalfantrun.org. Student news Brynna Luedde,...
Twins give pitcher Randy Dobnak a 5-year contract extension
Pitcher Randy Dobnak of South Park has agreed to a contract extension with the Twins, a major league source confirmed. The five-year, $9.25 million extension could be worth nearly $30 million if all incentives are reached. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report the deal. Dobnak, 26, will be the...
UCLA defeats Alabama in overtime thriller to reach NCAA tournament Elite EightVideo
The runaway finish was set up by some crazy momentum swings, a wild back-and-forth battle that none of the breathless fans wanted to end. UCLA has this game! No, wait, Alabama isn’t going away! In a lopsided overtime, there was no doubt. It was all Bruins. UCLA scored the first...
High school sports schedules for March 29, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 2 Fox Chapel at Mars, 3:45 p.m. Hampton at Woodland Hills, 5 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Central Valley, 4 p.m. Montour at Quaker Valley, 4:15 p.m. Section 3 Belle Vernon at Uniontown, 4 p.m. Greensburg Salem at Elizabeth...
Man shot in the chest in MillvaleVideo
A man was in critical condition Sunday afternoon after being shot in the chest in Millvale, officials said. Emergency dispatchers received an alert of a shooting near North and Lincoln avenues about 2:30 p.m., Allegheny County Police said. Police arrived at the 300 block of North Avenue to find a...
With 7 starters back from 2019, Monessen softball poised for success
Count Monessen softball among the teams left wondering what might have been had the covid-19 pandemic not wiped out the 2020 season. The Greyhounds returned more than a handful of starters from a team that finished 6-10 the year before and qualified for the WPIAL Class A playoffs for a...
Patience key for inexperienced Monessen baseball team
Bill Matush took over the Monessen baseball program 18 years ago, not long after the Greyhounds went through a 38-game losing streak, but the veteran coach still likes to keep things fun for his players. One game Matush enjoys playing during practice is called “21” — something he picked up...
A bill that criminalizes spitting on Pa. police includes extra penalties for people who are sick
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 bill moving through the Pennsylvania legislature that would criminalize spitting on a police officer is partially predicated on...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Hampton Estate of Doris Hauswalk sold property at an unknown address to Ann Rebecca Ensminger for $153,000. Cathy McMullen sold property at 3133 Cheltenham Court to Sarah Bader for $183,133. Theodore Nalepa sold property at 4860 Cherry St. to et al for $285,000. Guy Bacco sold property at 3124 Mohawk...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Chalfant John Tougher sold property at 243 Greenfield Ave. to Slimcan Akyuz for $145,000. Churchill Patricia McKee sold property at 47 Churchill Road to Gary William and Barbara Phillips Gardiner for $232,500. Estate of Gernard Lapietra sold property at 2340 Greensburg Pike to Thing Of Ours Limited for $75,000. Delmont...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Aspinwall Kurt Simmonds sold property at 325 Second St. to Elizabeth Krahe for $325,000. Blawnox Arlie Nogay sold property at 1206 Carla Drive to Tilman Nadolski for $195,000. Etna Wells Fargo Bank NA sold property at 21 Sycamore St. to Sang Hyun Woo for $87,087. Estate of Jefrey Woyick sold...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of March 28, 2021
Etna Wells Fargo Bank NA sold property at 21 Sycamore St. to Sang Hyun Woo for $87,087. Estate of Jefrey Woyick sold property at 141 Vista St. to Michael Ujazdowski for $15,000. James Woods sold property at 88 Wilson St. to Milaena Properties LLC for $165,000. Millvale Joseph Sable sold...
