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Merriam-Webster adds more than 520 new words to dictionary, including ‘COVID-19,’ ‘second gentleman’ and ‘sapiosexual’
Merriam-Webster, the United States’ leading language provider announced it was adding over 520 new words and definitions to the publisher’s website. These new words include “covid-19,” “second gentleman,” “long-hauler,” “flex,” “ASMR” and “sapiosexual.” Before the pandemic, “long-hauler” was defined as a person or vehicle that travels long distances, but it...
Letter to the editor: RGGI will allow Pa. to be globally competitive
Since 2004, my Pittsburgh-based firm evolveEA has integrated triple bottom line solutions into the built environment. We factor environment and equity considerations, as well as economic considerations, into all decisions. There is a triple bottom line cost to carbon beyond the dollar cost of the energy. By placing a price...
Editorial: The case of quaffing cops and the reason for rules
It is important to follow the rules — especially when enforcing the rules is your job. That is why the idea of Pittsburgh police officers drinking on the job is enough to draw attention. Reports arose that a group of 17 officers who were working on election night ended up...
Letter to the editor: Election reforms can end mistrust
The state Legislature should heed the call of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania for election law reforms. Significantly, the association is calling for the “pre-canvassing” of mail-in ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day. Pre-canvassing is the opening and preparing of ballots for counting in advance of Election Day....
Letter to the editor: Capitalism is on the right side
In his letter “Socialism vs. fascism” (Jan. 16, TribLIVE), Larry Joseph falsely describes fascism on the far right, next to capitalism. According to the Webster’s dictionary definition, capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit. Communism is any...
The Stroller, Jan. 30, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Free webinar...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 29, 2021
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 72, Butler 68 North Allegheny 78, Seneca Valley 77 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 54, Canon-McMillan 51 (2 OT) Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, ppd. Section 3 Hempfield 49, Norwin 34 Penn-Trafford 46, Central Catholic 42 Class 5A Section 1...
High school roundup for Jan. 29, 2021: Brentwood’s Rosing beats buzzer in section showdown
Chase Rosing scored 18 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left, to boost Brentwood to a 55-54 win over Washington in a boys basketball battle of the top two teams in Section 4-3A Friday night. Tavian Miller added 14 and Riley Brendel 10 for Brentwood (7-1, 5-0). Tayshawn...
Dean’s list, virtual performances and more for Sewickley area students, alumni
Sewickley Academy freshman performing in Butler University Vocal Competition Sewickley tenor Max Peluso will perform in the 2021 Butler University Second Annual Vocal Competition on Feb. 20. Peluso is a ninth-grader at Sewickley Academy. He competed with 39 participants (ninth-through 12th-graders) from around the country. Each participant was required to...
Scholarships available, dean’s list and more for North Hills students, alumni
Scholarships for Franklin Park seniors Applications for the Franklin Park Community Scholarship are now available for any graduating senior who resides in the borough. Each year Franklin Park typically awards 10 $1,000 scholarships. One scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing post-secondary education at a trade or technical school. This...
Vassar scholarship, dean’s list and more news for South Hills alumni
Vassar scholarship Baldwin High School senior Mariah Jones is a bright pupil with an interest in music and a dedicated athlete. Jones not only applies herself to learning in the classroom, but has sought out an opportunity to collaborate on a research project with Dr. Brett Andrews, Research Assistant Professor...
Laurel Highlands too much for Thomas Jefferson
When preparing for the challenge of facing Rodney Gallagher and the high-powered Laurel Highlands offense, Thomas Jefferson coach Dom DeCicco is like most coaches. He does all he can to get his players prepared in practice, while also understanding it’s nearly impossible to replicate the Mustangs’ speed. LH put that...
Freeport defense makes stand, stops Burrell
Freeport found a higher gear for its defense in the third quarter, and it resulted in the first Yellowjackets win of the season. Freeport forced 14 Burrell turnovers in a frantic third period and held the Bucs scoreless for 4 minutes and 30 seconds during one stretch to come away...
Pistol-packing congresswoman Boebert mocks former Parkland student as not ‘tough’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Colorado Republican who is so pro-gun she carries a Glock handgun everywhere and owns a firearms-themed restaurant, mocked gun control activist David Hogg on Twitter. In a Thursday evening post, Boebert responded with disdain to a tweet from Hogg, who survived...
Judge to rule on Crack’d Egg restaurant closure order next week
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge said he will rule next week whether the Crack’d Egg restaurant in Brentwood ought to be shut down for failing to follow the state-mandated covid-19 mitigation orders requiring masks and social distancing. Judge John McVay heard three days worth of testimony, followed by...
Sounding off: Teachers should not be vaccine priority
I was absolutely shocked and appalled to hear that teachers and their union have requested to be included in the 1B covid-19 vaccination group. As a group, teachers are in a much lower risk category than those 65-plus with compromised immune systems and 75-plus seniors. Their students are in a...
Mills mall to lose another tenant as Christopher & Banks files for bankruptcy
Women’s clothing retailer Christopher & Banks is next in line to check out of the Pittsburgh Mills mall after the corporation announced Jan. 14 that it is filing for bankruptcy amid the covid-19 pandemic. The company had been facing financial struggles several months before filing for bankruptcy. Christopher & Banks...
Ron Klink: Right and wrong ways to address drug prices
In what may have been the last significant action of his presidency, President Trump issued two executive orders designed to lower prescription drug spending in Medicare. The first order would eliminate the current system of “rebates” for prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D. The second order, dubbed the “Most...
Weather advisories issued for Western Pa. as winter storm approaches
Brace yourself for the possibility of significant snow headed this way. A winter weather advisory has been issued for Southwestern Pennsylvania beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday and running until 10 p.m. Sunday for a storm system that could drop a half-foot of snow or more. A winter storm watch for...
Judge orders detention for South Fayette man accused in Capitol riot
A federal judge has ordered an South Fayette man accused of using a baseball bat to break windows in the Capitol building during this month’s insurrection to remain in custody pending trial. Jorden Mink, 27, is charged with six counts, including destruction of government property, which qualifies under the law...
Food Podcast: Food Bank’s Lisa Scales reflects on being named ‘Pittsburgher of the Year’
It’s been three months since Lisa Scales, president and CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, was notified that she had been selected as “Pittsburgher of the Year.” “To be honest, I’m still trying to take it all in,” Scales said of the Pittsburgh Magazine award that was announced...
Dave Kitzinger: Toomey must continue to do the right thing
One of the reasons I used to be Republican is that I thought of the GOP as the party of brass tacks. While Democrats had wild and ambitious ideas about how the world should be, Republicans always struck me as the ones who took what the world gave them and...
Biden moves quickly to show union workers that Democrats care
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, the most avowedly pro-labor chief executive in decades, has wasted no time in courting unions, a critical Democratic Party constituency that has often felt neglected and taken advantage of in recent years. Just hours after his inauguration, Biden took the unprecedented step of firing the...
Remdesivir, given to half of hospitalized covid-19 patients in U.S., is big win for Gilead — boosted by taxpayers
It was the end of April — just as the U.S. confirmed its millionth covid-19 case and 50,000 deaths — when White House adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci announced “highly significant” news about a drug called remdesivir. That was surprising because the antiviral drug, owned by Gilead Sciences and developed with...
Letter to the editor: We should not change how we elect judges
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature are attempting to pass a constitutional amendment to change how we elect Supreme Court justices and appellate court judges. Instead of electing them statewide, the General Assembly would draw districts for each justice and judge. This would allow the Legislature to control district lines and...
