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Editorial: Americans rallied after Pearl Harbor, and can again
It was 7:48 a.m. Dec. 7, 1941, when hundreds of Japanese aircraft filled the sky over Oahu. The attack on Pearl Harbor came on a quiet Sunday morning. By the time the last bomb fell, the last torpedo exploded and the last bullet was fired — a mere hour and...
Letter to the editors: Why are schools closing?
I am wondering why schools are being shuttered because a few students have either tested positive or come down with what is supposed to be covid-19. When I was young and in school, the children who came down with measles, chicken pox, polio, the flu, colds, mononucleosis or any other...
Firefighters battle blaze at vacant house in Uniontown
Nobody was hurt as firefighters battled a blaze in a vacant house in Uniontown early Monday morning, according to Fayette County 911. Dispatchers said the fire at 22 Millview St. started just before 1 a.m. It took the Uniontown City Fire Department and others about two hours to extinguish the...
Letter to the editor: Democrats will destroy America
To the people of the United States: Let me get this straight. You voted out a president who gave us the best economy we’ve had in 50 years and you elected someone who I believe is a communist and socialist who hasn’t done anything in the 47 years he’s been...
The Stroller, Dec. 7, 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. Cash bash to benefit North Apollo fire department North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a virtual cash bash at noon Jan.16 live on the...
In brief: Weight loss group, Nutcracker online and more in South Fayette, Carnegie
Looking for a great Weight Loss Club? Come and join our happy little TOPS group. Lose weight and make new friends. For more information, call Jane at 412-279-6140 or 412-452-6964. The Nutcracker — online This holiday tradition continues with the Carnegie Performing Arts Center Dec. 15-25. Christmas time brings to...
In brief: Holiday festival, virtual networking and more in the South Hills
Baldwin Holiday Festival The Kiwanis Club of Baldwin is sponsoring a Holiday Festival at the Baldwin Borough Building 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 12. Due to covid, families must stay in their cars at all times. Attendees will enjoy live music, see the log house and holiday tree, receive a gift bag...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 7
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 7....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 7
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 7....
In brief: Library returns, Beth Samuel virtual events and more around Sewickley
During Sewickley Public Library’s closure, returns can be made in the library’s book drop near the rear of the building off of the parking lot. No books may be returned inside the building. Because all items need to be quarantined for four days after return, patrons may see items on...
In Brief: Trib journalism scholarships, Operation Santa Claus, Breakfast Club and more
Trib seeking applicants for 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...
Where to find cut-your-own Christmas tree options around the Pittsburgh region
Still looking to cut down your own tree this Christmas? This interactive map shows some of the places in the Pittsburgh region growing real trees you can select and cut your own fresh evergreen. Those on the hunt for a tree are advised to call first or check the location’s...
Georgia Senate runoff: Loeffler, Warnock face off in heated debateVideo
ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and the Rev. Raphael Warnock faced off in their first, and possibly only, one-on-one debate Sunday night at the Atlanta Press Club, trading barbed attacks in their fight for the right to represent Georgia in the Senate for the next two years. Over the...
U.S. Supreme Court moves up deadline in congressman’s bid to upend Pa. election results
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court moved up a key deadline Sunday for Pennsylvania officials to respond to a last-minute bid by one of Trump’s top boosters in Congress to decertify the state’s elections results. Previously, Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who oversees emergency matters arising out of Pennsylvania...
Irwin officials to meet virtually
The covid pandemic has forced Irwin Borough council to go virtual this week for its meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting via Zoom will be livestreamed for the public via Facebook live on the borough’s Facebook page. The agenda will be available to the public on Monday on the...
David L. Lander, Squiggy of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73
LOS ANGELES — Actor David L. Lander — the unforgettable Squiggy on ABC’s “Laverne & Shirley” — has died, his family confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. Lander passed away Friday evening at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after having battled multiple sclerosis for 37 years. His wife, Kathy Fields...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s actions criminal?
When it was determined that American presidents would be inaugurated on Jan. 20 of the year following an early November election, could anyone have envisioned that some day, a vengeful leader who lost would repeatedly assert that he had won, desperately seek one plot after another to cheat and disenfranchise...
Letter to the editor: Biden deserves same chance Trump got
Oh, by all means, Ron Giuliana, let’s “Give Biden a chance” (Nov. 29, TribLIVE). Let’s give him the same chance that the Democrats gave President Trump when he was elected. Let’s begin immediately forming plans to spend the next three years of his presidency doing everything we can to impeach...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Churchill Daniel Seaman sold property at 1909 Beulah Road to Bryan Weiss for $140,000. Robert Nicholas Willocks sold property at 15 Churchill Road to Jason Spider and Leena Ahmad Matthews for $492,000. Lowell Mark Mate trustee sold property at 27 Churchill Road to David Andrew Marr and Lauren Ashley Pawling...
Shaler area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Etna Josephine Meinhardt trustee sold property at 51 Bridge St. to 51 Bridge St. LLC for $2,950,000. Transcendent Staging & Renovation LLC sold property at 23 Kittanning St. to Ryan Moll and Danielle Miller for $245,900. Reserve Estate of John Robert Chernosky sold property at 1 Scriba Place to Kellen...
Hampton area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Hampton Adelina Zottola sold property on Big Rock Road to Allegheny Land Trust for $2,000. Elif Sonel sold property at 2615 Carriage House Drive to National Transfer Services LLC for $865,000. Steven Seel sold property at 4025 Grand Ave. to Charles Carlyle for $436,950. Billie Marie Harlan sold property at...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Dec. 6
Aspinwall Diana Nassar sold property at 700 Fourth St., Unit 7, to Jonathan Wallissch for $139,000. Blawnox Jack Novak sold property at 130 Fourth St. to Narula Investments LLC for $90,000. Etna Josephine Meinhardt trustee sold property at 51 Bridge St. to 51 Bridge St. LLC for $2,950,000. Transcendent Staging...
Letter to the editor: An ode to the year of covid-19
2020 has been quite the year, Less celebration and a lot more fear, A new enemy is among us Invisible to the eye, As if it literally dropped from the sky. Covid is all around us, it is very real, It is not a hoax, it is the real deal....
Editorial: Pa. should take it slow on legalizing marijuana
Marijuana is the trend the whole country is watching. Weed was first banned by Massachusetts in 1911. Pennsylvania was one of the last states to outlaw it in 1933. The federal government followed in 1937. For a long time, everyone was on the same page about it — at least...
Letter to the editor: As president, Biden must support Roe v. Wade
In her letter “Biden against death penalty, but not abortion?” (Nov. 30, TribLIVE), Michele M. Lucas proclaims the president-elect supports abortions but does not support capital punishment. As a practicing Catholic, Joe Biden is supposed to support life, from conception to natural death. He has noted this often. But as...
