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Letter to the editor: Democracy dwindling as GOP rewards Trump
When communism collapsed in the country where I was born, food disappeared from store shelves. We waited in line for rations of bread and sugar. Many evenings we had mandatory power outages. I know communism and its consequences. When I hear talk of communism from the radical right, it mostly...
The Stroller, Feb. 19, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. HOPE Center accepting gift card donations The Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center is accepting donations of gift cards in $10 increments from BP, Community...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 18, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Fox Chapel 79, Greensburg Salem 34 Class 5A Section 3 Kiski Area 61, Franklin Regional 53 Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 72, Lincoln Park 64 Section 3 South Park at Uniontown, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Apollo-Ridge at...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2021: Quaker Valley gets its revenge
Markus Frank scored 31 points to lead No. 4 Quaker Valley to a 72-64 victory over No. 2 Lincoln Park in Section 2-4A boys basketball Thursday night, avenging a loss from earlier in the week. Adou Thiero added 26 for Quaker Valley (9-3, 8-2). Dakari Bradford and Brandon Cummings scored...
Penn State trustees push ahead with $48 million Lasch Football Building expansion, renovations
A Penn State trustees committee voted Thursday to push ahead with a major renovation and expansion to the Lasch Football Building, the nerve center of the university’s beloved football program. The $48.3 million project will include construction of a new strength and conditioning center; expanded training and treatment areas —...
Laurels & lances: Pilsners, planes and partners
Laurel: To a round for the house. Or the neighborhood. Or the whole darn town. While many festivals have been canceled for months or are still being put off because of the coronavirus pandemic, other communities are trying to look forward. Tarentum is one of those. A craft beer festival,...
Chelsa Wagner joins crowded field in race for Allegheny County judge
The race for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge looks like it will be a crowded one. Tuesday was the first day candidates for May’s primary election were permitted to begin circulating their nominating petitions. With nine seats open on the bench, it is expected that nearly three dozen people...
Depleted uranium from tanks, ammo not tied to Gulf War syndrome, new study finds
WASHINGTON — Depleted uranium in tanks and ammunition used in the 1991 Gulf War “played no role” in the unexplained illnesses, known as Gulf War syndrome, that veterans faced in the years afterward, according to a new study. The findings by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the...
Norwin Lacrosse Club opens registration
Norwin Lacrosse Club is accepting registration from students who attend preschool through eighth grade in the Norwin School District and Queen of Angels school in North Huntingdon. Registration information is available at www.norwinlax.com. The team plays at St. Agnes Church field and at Oak Hollow Park, both in North Huntingdon,...
Dolly Parton doesn’t want her statue at the Tennessee Capitol with ‘all that is going on in the world’
She’s begging of you to see her side. Dolly Parton took to Twitter Thursday morning to urge the Tennessee Legislature to scrap its plans for a statue of the “Jolene” songstress at the state Capitol, given the current state of the world. “I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for...
Dr. Reed Tuckson and Jim Weiss: Convincing people to take covid-19 vaccine
The determination on the face of intensive care unit nurse Sandra Lindsay as she got one of the first covid-19 vaccine shots was unforgettable. And what she said about it summed up the task for all of us: “We’re in a pandemic, so we all need to do our part.”...
Food Podcast: Swissvale Community Food Pantry serves hundreds in surrounding community
Note: The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is featuring several of its Black partners and volunteers during Black History Month. The Swissvale Community Food Pantry serves hundreds of individuals and families from Swissvale and several surrounding communities. Nelson Kirksey, the pantry’s coordinator, said he is proud to provide food to...
NYC waitress fired for not getting covid-19 vaccine
A waitress in New York City was fired from her job for not getting the covid-19 vaccine. The woman had been working for the Red Hook Tavern, whose management reportedly gave her the boot on Monday after she expressed she wasn’t looking to get vaccinated. The restaurant told her that...
New owner takes over Sewickley Spa
Former Sewickley Spa employee Jonelle McMahan is now at the helm as the owner. Former owner Dorothy Andreas opened the business in 1997, according to a news release. In 2000, The Sewickley Spa at Ligonier opened, and in 2003, The Sewickley Spa at The Wisp Resort in Deep Creek Lake...
Ronald Fraser: How crime victims keep offenders behind bars
Victim’s testimony, a time-honored part of the American criminal prosecution process, has sent thousands of Pennsylvania offenders to prison. But justice is not advanced when, years later, crime victims are called again to give emotionally charged encores, moments before parole panel members decide whether or not to release their offenders...
Letter to the editor: More election investigations won’t change minds
Concerning the letter “Election investigation needed” and to others who have expressed similar views, I respond: Why? You would not believe the investigation results anyway, unless they come to the conclusions you want them to. This is why some of you watch only Fox News or similar media that only...
Letter to the editor: Politicians’ abuse of authority
“We the people” elect candidates to represent the best interest of our country. We do not elect them to run the country into the ground with their hate against each other, fighting between parties, misuse of our tax dollars and immoral ideas and actions to silence those of us who...
Letter to the editor: ACHD must do more in Clairton
At the recent Allegheny County Health Department hearing on new regulations for the Clairton Coke Works, I was touched and shocked by the testimony from the people of Clairton and Glassport. What these folks have had to put up with is unbelievable. The Clairton Coke Works produces more air pollution...
Editorial: Census delay means mad scramble for legislative redistricting
When it comes to the Constitution, there is a lot that is spelled out — and a lot that has to be figured out along the way. That’s how judges and constitutional law professors keep their jobs. It’s also why after more than 200 years, there is still such debate...
Letter to the editor: Is Biden up to the task?
The hotly disputed 2020 presidential election, resulting in the ascendancy of Joe Biden into the Oval Office, has proven to be a Rorschach test of various optimisms to many outside observers. At least, that is what seems to be the theme of the many quoted in Deb Erdley’s Page 1...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine registry would help with rollout
As a health care provider and daughter to a Pennsylvania senior, I believe we both have met the criteria for Phase 1A of the covid-19 vaccine rollout in the state. It has been frustrating and time consuming as well as disturbing that the flow of vaccine administration has been less...
The Stroller, Feb. 18, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Several food and clothing distributions are planned Saturday in the Alle-Kiski Valley: Free Pot Love luncheon planned Saturday Cross Roads Community Presbyterian Church...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 87, North Hills 60 Seneca Valley 71, North Allegheny 70 Class 5A Section 1 Thomas Jefferson 67, Connellsville 19 Ringgold 65, West Mifflin 49 Section 2 New Castle 55, South Fayette 39 Section 3 Latrobe 56, Franklin Regional...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2021: Shady Side Academy shocks No. 1 South Allegheny
Thompson Lau scored 20 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with eight seconds left, as Shady Side Academy stunned No. 1 South Allegheny and moved into first place in Section 3-3A with a 68-61 boys basketball victory Wednesday night. Alex Kramer added 15 points and Ethan Salvia and Eli Teslovich had...
Letter: Teachers impact education more than buildings
I was privileged to attend a private Quaker school in the 1960s and 1970s. While it was a private school, it had a very small endowment, resources were scarce and budgets tight. While the walls may have been crumbling and gyms doubled as auditoriums, what I remember most were the...
