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Letter to the editor: Magical ‘Nutcracker’ a welcome respite
I watched a livestream of “The Nutcracker” as performed by the Westmoreland Ballet, accompanied by the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, and filmed in myriad locations throughout our area (“Westmoreland Ballet films ‘Nutcracker’ at iconic area locations,” Nov. 30, TribLIVE). It was magical! In this sad and scary year, with so much...
Drugs, traffic charges among those recently handled by Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted: Waived preliminary hearings • Jason Melton, 49, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of drug...
Living with Children: What ‘Hand in Hand’ parenting gets wrong
“Hand in Hand” parenting is the latest iteration of progressive (nouveau, unverified) childrearing. I became aware of HIH several weeks ago, courtesy of a grandmother whose daughter and son-in-law are practitioners. She was both amused and appalled. Intrigued, I went to the HIH website (handinhandparenting.org) to see for myself. The...
Covid-19 vaccines can cause side effects. But don’t let that stop you from getting the shots
A friend of Paul Offit’s volunteered for one of the covid-19 vaccine trials but, like everyone who participated, was not told whether he was injected with a placebo or the real thing. The morning after getting the second dose, the North Carolina man woke up feeling crummy, with a headache...
Cops: Victim of apparent hit-and-run in Pittsburgh had gunshot wound in leg
Pittsburgh medics responding to an apparent hit-and-run found the victim had been shot in the leg, according to the city Department of Public Safety. First responders were called to the corner of Gearing Avenue and Chalfont Street in the Beltzhoover neighborhood around 2:45 a.m., finding a man lying in the...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s distorted reality
Even after the Supreme Court finds no fraud in his defeat, I’m sure Donald Trump will insist that there is no way Joe Biden got more votes than him. I think he believes this because he fires people who speak the truth. In my opinion, the Trump goggles distort reality....
Letter to the editor: America needs Trump, not Biden
Regarding Jim Raskovsky’s letter “The people have spoken on Trump” (Dec. 2, TribLIVE): The left constantly called President Trump a puppet for Putin, but when Trump mentions Biden getting rich dealing with China, the left gets upset. No credible person ever stepped forward and confirmed Trump called service member suckers...
The Stroller, Dec. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to serve free takeout Christmas dinners? Send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Send a gift to a senior at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Presbyterian Senior Care Network is encouraging the public to send a gift to a resident...
Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break sound barrier, dies at 97
After test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier, he confessed to the highly un-Yeager-like emotion of fear. “I was scared,” he wrote in a memoir, “knowing that many of my colleagues thought I was doomed to be blasted to pieces by an invisible brick...
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2020: Kiski Area blanks Blackhawk
Stephen Rayburg netted four goals and had two assists in leading Kiski Area to an 8-0 victory over Blackhawk in a PIHL Class A hockey game Monday night at Center Ice Arena. Jonathan Ayres and Matthew Clinger each had a goal and assist, and Mason Pierce had a goal and...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 7, 2020
High schools Hockey Monday’s results Class AAA Butler at North Allegheny (n) Class AA Baldwin 7, Armstrong 2 Franklin Regional 5, Shaler 4 (OT) Montour 9, Hampton 2 South Fayette 6, Moon 2 West Allegheny 3, Plum 1 Class A Freeport 5, Quaker Valley 2 Greensburg Salem 7, Sewickley Academy...
Pittsburgh native Tom Vilsack emerges as Biden’s top candidate to lead Agriculture Department
WASHINGTON — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has emerged as a leading candidate for secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, reprising a role he held under President Barack Obama, according to people familiar with the nomination process. The people said that while Vilsack was favored, President-elect Joe Biden has...
Riverview Junior-Senior High School students in remote learning mode after positive covid tests
Riverview Junior-Senior High School students are in remote learning mode until Thursday because of a second positive covid-19 case at the school, district officials announced. A new state mandate requires schools to switch to a virtual learning model for every two cases of covid-19 in a school building, according to...
John Dorfman: 3 CEOs who have stepped up to the plate
Very few chief executives have been buying their own company’s stock lately. In a computer search this weekend, I could find only three who bought shares in a significant quantity since the beginning of October. Biogen Michel Vounatsos, CEO of Biogen Inc. (BIIB), shelled out $748,061 on Nov. 30 to...
U.S. Steel to test emergency equipment at Clairton facility
The U.S. Steel Corp. will conduct a test of emergency equipment Tuesday at Mon Valley Works, its facility in Clairton. The test, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will involve sirens, lights and loud speakers that will be heard in the surrounding areas. A news release...
4 starters return as Yough girls basketball continues to build
It’s all about building a foundation for the Yough girls basketball program. But adding the building blocks became difficult last season as the Cougars went 0-14 in section play and 3-19 overall. “It’s a slow process,” fourth-year coach Mike Gerdich said. “From where we started in my first year coming...
Yough boys looking to establish routine despite obstacles
Coaches have many challenges as the 2020-21 high school basketball season approaches. One of them is simply getting players into a routine. That’s the situation facing veteran coach Jim Nesser as he prepares Yough boys basketball for what he hopes is a return to the WPIAL playoffs. Yough is coming...
Biden picks Michigan Gov. Whitmer to help plan inauguration ceremony
President-elect Joe Biden is giving Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a role in his inauguration on Jan. 20. Whitmer was named a co-chair for Biden’s inauguration along with five other Democrat elected officials who served as advisors to his campaign. Michigan’s governor also was in consideration to be Biden’s running mate,...
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Biden’s win in GeorgiaVideo
ATLANTA — A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Monday that relied on conspiracy theories to try to invalidate Georgia election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten dismissed the lawsuit brought by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell in an attempt to decertify...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden preview the Steelers-Washington gameVideo
Tim Benz and Mark Madden return for this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Washington Football Team, which is set for Monday late afternoon. Benz and Madden discuss how the Steelers defense is managing after losing Devlin Bush and...
Letter to the editor: Trump tarnishing his own legacy
You can’t change history. President Trump had a chance to leave office with a little grace and dignity. But no, he refuses to follow protocol and the laws of the land. So now I think his “legacy” will be that he was the most inept president in U.S. history. His...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court and the ‘unfaithful’
So, if they are the “faithful,” then… ? On the front page of the Nov. 27 print edition, you featured an Associated Press article highlighting the Supreme Court’s split decision against covid-19 attendance limits for religious worshipers in New York (“High court blocks N.Y. coronavirus limits on houses of worship,”...
At least 1 injured in Ligonier Township crash
At least one person was injured in a rollover crash in Ligonier Township Monday morning, according to Westmoreland County 911. The single-vehicle crash on Route 30 eastbound happened shortly before 8 a.m., according to dispatchers. The Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department and Ligonier Valley Police Department responded. Route 30 remained...
Portion of Horning Road in Baldwin, South Park to close tomorrow
Horning Road between Broughton Road in South Park Township and Curry Road in Baldwin Borough will close at 9 a.m. Dec. 8 for the demolition of a railroad bridge, according to a press release from the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. That portion of the road is anticipated to...
Letter to the editor: Sylvan Park provides some normalcy
When covid-19 hit and shut schools and life down in mid March, it was a shock to all of us. My children were very much missing friends, family and “the normal.” From the time I was a baby, I spent my summers at Sylvan Park in Natrona Heights. I have...
