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Letter to the editor: Who can we trust?
As we near the end of 2020, a few things should be coming clear: • We can’t trust the federal government to spend prudently. • We can’t trust our state governors to govern wisely. • We can’t trust the Fed to protect our currency. • We can’t trust the United...
Editorial: The pandemic lesson of a Steelers game
Oh, the life lessons we can learn from football — even in a year when sports have been so up in the air. Football is just a game. Sometimes that’s true. But Hollywood seems to recognize the ability of sports to act as a kind of parable for the way...
Dr. Jacob Appel: Why call anyone ‘Dr.’?
The controversy over incoming first lady Jill Biden’s use of the title “Dr.” — spurred by essayist Joseph Epstein’s recent jeremiad in The Wall Street Journal against holders of nonmedical doctorates who embrace the label — largely has focused on the sexism confronted by female Ph.D.s and Ed.D.s (such as...
Letter to the editor: Restaurant owners’ ignorance
Thank you for the excellent article “Restaurants along Leechburg Road in Lower Burrell run the gamut of compliance with pandemic restrictions”. I was shocked to read that only a few restaurants are following restrictions and that so many owners seem to be willfully ignorant. One restaurant has a packed parking...
The Stroller, Dec. 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s fundraiser or community event in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Deadline extended for student Innovations Challenge The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection invite high school students in grade nine to...
Thomas Jefferson High School to debut fall play online
After some delays, Thomas Jefferson High School will debut its fall play virtually Jan. 9-10, and audience members can kick back and enjoy the shows from the comfort of home. “Unexpected Connections” will feature two one-act plays with a brief intermission between shows. While the entire community is invited to...
Dean’s list, honors college and more for college students from Gibsonia, Allison Park
Dean’s list • Marietta College’s Grant Swan of Gibsonia has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Swan is majoring in petroleum engineering and is a graduate of Pine-Richland High School. Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.5...
Missing West End man found safely by Pittsburgh police
A West End man Pittsburgh police have been looking for since Monday afternoon was found safe, officials said. Police said they found John Johnson III, 36, Tuesday morning and returned him to his home. Johnson was considered at-risk and was last seen leaving Allegheny General Hospital yesterday wearing black pants,...
John Dorfman: My favorite stocks for 2021
Pfizer, Walt Disney and D.R. Horton are among my favorite stocks for the coming year. As you tune up your portfolio for the coming year — a year that hopefully won’t be dominated by a pandemic, as this year was — here are 10 of my favorite stocks to consider....
Federal judge rejects request to stop Georgia runoff electionVideo
ATLANTA — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop the Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia. Attorney L. Lin Wood Jr. filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Atlanta earlier this month, saying Georgia’s processes for handling absentee ballots for the runoff violated state law....
U.S. airport travelers set covid pandemic high after Christmas despite surging cases
The number of air travelers in the United States soared to a pandemic high on Sunday despite the ongoing surge of covid-19 cases. A whopping 1,284,599 travelers were recorded at checkpoints by the Travel Security Administration on Sunday, marking the largest single-day total since mid-March, when the number of fliers...
First day of winter camp held at Graystone Equestrian Center in Salem Township
The first day of Graystone Equestrian Center’s three-day Winter Camp was held Monday at the Salem Township facility. Ten campers spent the day grooming horses, receiving instruction from barn owner Cindy Valenta and participating in games and arts and crafts. The program is open to ages 5 and up....
PWSA: Forklift pulled from Strip District sinkhole caused by water line break
A sinkhole opened Monday afternoon, swallowing a forklift on Smallman Street in the Strip District. The sinkhole opened about 2 p.m. near the 33rd Street intersection, according to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority spokeswoman Rebecca Zito. “The forklift fell in, and we were able to pull it out,” she said....
Settlement approved in Scaife trust case
An Allegheny County judge has approved a settlement in the long-running battle over a 1935 trust left to conservative philanthropist Richard Mellon Scaife. Common Pleas Judge Joseph K. Williams III docketed the order on Dec. 23, which approves a $200 million settlement proposed by some of the parties nearly one...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Steelers win over Colts, look at playoff teamsVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ come-from-behind win over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at Heinz Field. With the 28-24 victory, the Steelers won the AFC North and will be at least the third seed...
Gonzaga, Big Ten continue to dominate latest AP Top 25
It’s hard to decide who has been more dominant in men’s college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe,...
In brief: Ice rink safety measures, township vacancies and more in Pine, Richland
Change made at North Park skating rink to slow covid spread The Allegheny County Parks Department has made several changes at the North Park skating rink that will be in effect through Jan. 3 to comply with the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. All buildings will...
In brief: Dean’s list, networking and more in the Carnegie, Bridgeville area
Dean’s list Attallah Moore of Carnegie has been named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Berea College. A student is named to the Dean’s List who achieves a GPA of 3.4 or higher while passing at least four total credits, a course load equivalent to 16 semester hours. Women’s...
Bell Township house fire kills 1 resident, injures 2 othersVideo
A 52-year-old man was killed and two others injured in a fire Monday at a home along Route 286 in Bell Township, a state police fire marshal said. Resident Frank R. Zanavich died in the blaze, according to Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth A. Bacha. Bacha has not ruled on the...
Letter to the editor: North Huntingdon solicitor’s reckless comments
After reading that Westmoreland County reported 90 covid-related deaths in the first 12 days of December, I was appalled to read the North Huntingdon solicitor’s comments (“North Huntingdon says ‘no’ to Wolf’s limits on indoor crowds,” Dec. 11, TribLIVE). In response to an upcoming open township meeting, his comments that...
Letter to the editor: Calculating electric car fees
I believe letter-writer Kenneth Nath (“Electric car owners’ fair share,” Dec. 13, TribLIVE) has his math wrong. The state needs tax money to pay for road upkeep and maintenance. The gas tax of $0.587 a gallon is based on an average gasoline car. The average miles per gallon is between...
Parkway East lanes reopen after crash
A crash closed outbound lanes of the Parkway East for nearly an hour and a half Monday morning, according to PennDOT. The multiple-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. between the Squirrel Hill Tunnel and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported. Lanes were closed for about an hour...
Editorial: Pittsburgh police leaders show serious commitment to reforms
Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert says he is committed to doing better. That is the place every improvement should start. Now seems to be the perfect time for such a commitment. After all, the new year is just days away. “We’re always evolving, always striving to be better,” Schubert said...
Letter to the editor: Election fraud? Get real, folks.
In science, there is something called “Occam’s razor,” a proposition which supposes that the simplest explanation for a phenomenon is usually the correct one. So I ask: Which is more believable, that President Trump has told one more lie after 20,000 already documented, or that there is a massive conspiracy...
Letter to the editor: Shut up and enjoy your $600
I got a message from Congress the other day. Funny that it was a coded message and needed a bit of decoding skill to translate. Here’s what my message said: “We are excited to inform you that at nearly midnight on the last day of our 2020 session, we were...
