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In brief: Networking meeting, Trib journalism scholarship and more around Sewickley
Trib Total Media offers pair of scholarships Trib Total Media is accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to...
In brief: Journalism scholarship, free Christmas Day dinner and more in the South Hills
Trib offering journalism scholarships Trib Total Media is now accepting applications for both the Scholarship for Diversity in Media and the Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. The Scholarship for Diversity in Media is open to high school seniors who are culturally, ethnically or racially diverse and are planning to study journalism,...
CDC: Stay home for the holidays
This holiday season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants Americans to stay safe and protect themselves from contracting or spreading the coronavirus —namely by staying home for the holidays. The agency urges people to modify their plans in an effort to reduce the virus’ spread. The safest way...
Report: Cleveland Indians to change team nameVideo
The Indians will change the name of their franchise, the New York Times reported Sunday night. The Indians had announced in July that a “thorough review” would take place regarding the franchise name. They did not commit to a name change at that time, though it was always very likely...
Rep. Austin Davis: Congress must act fast on CARES Act, new plan for Pa. residents
In March, we had to ask the most of our residents: We asked them to stay home. We asked them to forego their financial security, close businesses and have faith in the government to do the right thing. “We’ve got your backs,” we said. “Programs will be available to you...
Penn State’s football team to face Illinois
Penn State’s football team will face Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium in University Park as part of Big Ten Championship weekend. The Week 9 game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and be broadcast on FS1. The schools have not met since Sept. 21, 2018, when Penn State...
Thousands of Pa. families face potential eviction come the new year
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. Hundreds of thousands of families across Pennsylvania could lose their homes in January, after emergency unemployment benefits and federal eviction protections...
Letter to the editor: Electric car owners’ fair share
Letter-writer Joe Kujawski (“Electric car fees? Fair is fair,” Dec. 4, TribLIVE) presented his case for electric and hybrid car owners paying their fair share of road use taxes. I have no problem whatsoever paying my “fair” share, but I want it to be a “fair” share. I have owned...
Letter to the editor: Pennsylvanians need covid relief
Regarding the article “A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of jobless aid”: Enough is enough — millions of families continue to struggle to put food on the table and pay their rent. With the covid-19 virus surging again, Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey must pass a robust covid-19...
Letter to the editor: America’s greatness lies in expertise, truth
In his column “The fight for free speech” (Oct. 9, TribLIVE), Walter Williams suggests that America is great because of “Western values.” I disagree. America is great because of our dedication to experts and the truth. We have succeeded where other democracies have spiraled down into fascism because our politicians...
Letter to the editor: Air regulations can’t be abandoned
In his op-ed “We’ve got enough environmental regulations” (Nov. 28, TribLIVE), Robert Smith states, “The environment has never been cleaner in my lifetime than now.” He compares environmental regulations to scraping the bowl for that last bite of chip dip, stating, “We continue to expend ever more effect to pick...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine questions must be answered
As the time approaches for us to get our covid-19 immunization shots, there are reasonable questions the medical and political community need to prepare for. Given the novelty of this particular pandemic, it is understandable that not every question is simple and easy, or even possible to answer in advance....
The Stroller, Dec. 13, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Children’s charity conducting calendar fundraiser Superheroes Believe in Miracles, a charity that serves children facing illness, disability or limitations is selling 2021...
Western Pa. nursing homes scramble for staff to care for covid patients
Kaitlin Smith was getting increasingly worried about covid-19 outbreaks at Quality Life Services, a nursing home chain where she works as a clinical reimbursement specialist. For weeks, she had been on daily calls with all of the facility administrators, hearing about rising infections and staffing struggles. Then one Friday last...
Scott, Upper St. Clair area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Carnegie RKW Real Estate LLC sold property at 517 E Main St. to Thomas Hughan for $200,000. Collier Tobiann Mousessian sold property at 607 Aylesworth Ave. to Danielle Kirker for $136,000. Mina Patel sold property at 2040 English Turn Drive to Daniel Mark and Bethany Lynn Pisula for $639,900. Federal...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
McCandless John Wickert sold property at 8157 Roosevelt Blvd. to Brian and Shannon Capellupo for $351,000. Amy Graham Ross sold property at 475 Ryndwood Road to Nicholas Passodelis and Gabriella Tomko for $325,000. Ross Ronald Gionta sold property at 203 Blaze Drive to James Davis for $228,500. Nancy Sandacz sold...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Leet Steven Fleury sold property at 206 S. Chaucer Ct to David Hermenau and Sarah Nilson for $488,500. Sewickley Hendrik VanDerVaart sold property at 216 Linden Ct to Marc Pugliese and Sally Jarocki for $570,000. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 13
Baldwin Borough Eric Michael sold property at 644 Brinwood Ave. to Travis Kehler for $127,000. Alexis Fadick sold property at 561 Calvert Ave. to Mary Jean Condrey for $117,000. Jeffrey Hirsh sold property at 3756 Churchview Avenue Ext. to Amanda Faggioli for $184,000. William Eibeck sold property at 1702 Elderslee...
Editorial: Transit workers are front-line soldiers in covid war
Much of the language surrounding the coronavirus pandemic is comparable to that of warfare. We talk about fighting the disease. Having a battle plan. Deploying assets. And more than anything, we talk about the front lines. As in any war, that is where things get real. With covid-19, the front...
Eugene Robinson: Trump, GOP causing crisis of faith in our democracy
WASHINGTON Democracy requires faith. President Trump and his unscrupulous enablers — including most Republican elected officials — are cynically destroying that faith for millions of Americans, and I fear the nation will pay a terrible price. I’m talking to you, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and most of your...
Sheldon Jacobson: Effective treatments, not vaccines, are light at end of covid-19 tunnel
We are nine months into the covid-19 pandemic, with many succumbing to face covering and physical distancing fatigue, and pockets of pervasive skepticism about the virus threat and its risk. No one is happy, and everyone has someone to blame for their anger, grief and malcontent. The question people are...
David Dausey: Keep holiday festivities smaller to prevent covid-19 from getting bigger
Americans need to change their behaviors in advance of the holidays unless they want a very grim start to the new year. If we don’t, cases of covid-19 could overwhelm the health care systems in many regions in the country and deaths will continue to escalate. Without significant changes to...
Ron Klink: When addressing drug prices, there’s a right way and a wrong way
In what may have been the last significant action of his presidency, President Trump recently 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...
2020 Valley News Dispatch Football All-Stars
Here’s a look at the 2020 Valley News Dispatch football all-star team: Evan Azzara Plum, OL/DL, sr. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound senior was a key piece of an offensive line that helped the Mustangs racked up 344.7 yards per game. The Miami (Ohio) commit was first-team all-conference and was selected to...
Trump slams Supreme Court for refusing to overturn election, lashes out at Barr
President Trump unleashed an angry tweet storm Saturday at the Supreme Court for dismissing his effort to overturn his election loss — and took a new shot at Attorney General Bill Barr. He repeated his claims about election fraud and blasted the top court for rejecting the long-shot Texas lawsuit...
