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Police: Woman shot in the foot in Pittsburgh’s South Side
A woman was shot in the foot early Sunday morning in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, police said. Officers responded to the incident at about 1:30 a.m. in 2600 block of South 18th Street. The victim was conscious and alert with a gunshot wound to her foot, according to Public Safety...
Letter to the editor: Why vote Republican?
First, let me state that I believe that there is massive voter fraud in American elections and has been for years. The left, in my opinion, has mastered voter fraud. Now, as a pro-America conservative, I ask the question: Why should I waste my vote on a Republican? They have...
Letter to the editor: Give Biden a chance
Can we just get over it? I am referring to the election. As I read the paper, on the Opinion page I see lots of pros and cons about President-elect Biden and President Trump. “Let the implosion begin” says letter-writer Paul Gernhardt (“Implosion of our country”). He lists several of...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ history of election hijinks
When one dives into researching presidential election chicanery, one quickly concludes that the Democrats are in a league by themselves. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was running against Democrat George McClellan. An elaborate scheme was put in place to steal the mail-in votes of New York Union soldiers who were...
Letter to the editor: Life won’t change much no matter who is president
This is an open letter to my Trump-supporting friends. I have some that I know about, and I’m sure some I don’t. I have at least one brother and a sister who voted your way. Yes, I voted for “the other guy.” He didn’t exactly stir my imagination and I...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions symbolic
Once again we see Gov. Tom Wolf balancing tax revenue from bars and restaurants against our lives. Instead of an aggressive shutdown, he prescribes token symbolic actions. Now is the time to set the emergency brake. Close bars, restaurants and gyms for a minimum of two weeks, but preferably three....
Letter to the editor: Stand for Trump or for democracy
It shouldn’t be difficult to stand up for democracy in this country. I’m a Republican, but I’m not afraid to admit Joe Biden won Pennsylvania. By denying this, President Trump is asking fellow Republicans whether they stand with him or whether they stand with democracy. Many have rolled over, but...
The Stroller, Nov. 29, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Toy drive to benefit NK Salvation Army A drive-thru toy drive to benefit the New Kensington Salvation Army will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Forza Motors, 2555 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell. Toys should be new and unwrapped and placed in the trunk of your vehicle. Donors...
Scott, Upper St. Clair area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Bridgeville Michael Mulholland sold property at 722 Chess St. to Selder & Son LLC for $215,500. Jeffrey Druzak sold property at 622 Elizabeth St. to David and Jessica Morrison for $209,000. Priminvest Corp. Inc. sold property at 182 Liberty St. to Segavepo LLC for $175,000. Justin McKean sold property at...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Baldwin Borough Bishal Chudal sold property at 1641 Beryl Drive to Durga and Kharga Gurung for $170,000. John Schmotzer sold property at 5566 Brownsville Road to 134 Suthoff LLC for $168,000. Edna Kiley sold property at 1612 Carmella Drive to KEQ Holdings LLC for $59,900. Daniel McArdle sold property at...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Pine Robert Lambert Jr. to Stephen Lee and Lindsay Baudoux Chiou at 225 Eddie Lewis Drive for $625,000. Christopher Shaffer to Truesdell Properties 001 LLC at 706 Fairgate Drive for $300,000. Joseph DeMatteo to Kristen Marie Diehl at 5141 Karrington Drive for $450,000. Kelly Katherine Johnson to Maulik and Khushaliben...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 29
Bellevue William Rothermel Jr. sold property at 193 Grant Ave. to Tristan and Ashton Hannaford for $131,000. Tyler James Brignone sold property at 246 Laurel Ave. to Vincent and Brittney Giordano for $205,000. Richard Perry sold property at 48 N. Starr Ave. to Alexandra Dalessandro for $147,000. Franklin Park Bruce...
High school sports scores, summaries for Nov. 28, 2020
High schools Football Saturday’s results PIAA championships At Hersheypark Stadium Class 6A St. Joseph Prep 62, Central York 13 Class 4A Thomas Jefferson 21, Jersey Shore 14 Class 2A Southern Columbia 42, Wilmington 14 Saturday’s summary Class 4A Thomas Jefferson 21, Jersey Shore 14 Thomas Jefferson 7 7 0 7...
Editorial: Act 47 shows the way to help distressed municipalities recover
In 1987, the Pennsylvania Legislature threw a lifeline to communities that were struggling economically: Act 47. Known as the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, it takes some of the back-to-the-drawing-board nature of a bankruptcy restructuring and adds a bit of money management lessons in the vein of debt guru Dave Ramsey,...
Dr. David Dausey: Be a patriot and roll up your sleeve for covid-19 vaccine
In the coming months, Americans will have the opportunity to do the most patriotic thing they can do for their country: roll up their sleeves and get a vaccine for covid-19. The push to develop a vaccine for covid-19 is truly unprecedented. Coronaviruses were first detected in humans in 1965....
Robert Smith: We’ve got enough environmental regulations
“The environment has never been cleaner in my lifetime than now.” That’s the way I begin a part of my guest lecture to business classes at a local college. The look on the faces of the products of our public-school educational system is one of disbelief. As a nearby, familiar...
Police: North Side man accused in several robberies
Pittsburgh police arrested a man Saturday who is accused of committing several recent robberies. Nicolas Ellis, 30, of the city’s North Side, is accused of robbing the Rite Aid along the 3700 block of Forbes Avenue. In addition, police said Ellis confessed to robbing gas stations in Oakland and two...
Despite pandemic, A-K Valley shoppers come out for Small Business Saturday
Customers streamed into the newly opened Emma + Jane Shoppe along South Pike Road in Sarver on Saturday to check out eclectic gifts such as Freeport-themed Christmas ornaments, organic honey and Yinzer holiday cards. Small Business Saturday, started about 10 years ago by American Express, has grown into a tradition...
Westmoreland County retailers ‘cautiously optimistic’ for good holiday shopping seasonVideo
Like many owners of small businesses in the area, the owner of Penelope’s Gifts and More store in downtown Greensburg is hopeful about the holiday shopping season — despite the pandemic and a higher unemployment rate. “I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s such a different year, and you can’t compare it to...
26 state House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors
Declaring the results of statewide electoral contests in the 2020 general election to be in dispute, a group of House Republican lawmakers have announced their intention to introduce a resolution calling for Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar to withdraw their certification of the Nov. 3 election...
Sounding off: Let’s give Joe Biden a chance
President-elect Biden’s favorite phrase is “possibilities for a brighter future.” As the most enduring democracy in the entire world, we, as a nation, have opportunities to build a lasting pathway of progress toward many common goods. Of course, this won’t be easy as divisiveness among our people has become a...
Letter to the editor: Why Democrats want masks
I’ve figured out why the job-killing Democrats have been for mask-wearing all along and the free-market GOP has been for choice. If you don’t wear a mask and get sick, this creates jobs — a win for job creation, a GOP stronghold. You get sick, doctors get paid, hospitals get...
Letter to the editor: Thank you, President Trump
Thank you, President Trump, for delivering in one term what your predecessor couldn’t in two. Here’s the short stack: Four Middle East peace agreements; U.S. energy independence; record low unemployment for minorities and women; prison reform, 90% benefitting Blacks; opportunity zones incentivizing low-income area businesses; $6,000 median household income gain;...
Letter to the editor: We need unbiased journalism
The stories published on the front pages of the Nov. 15 and 16 print editions (“Thousands make stand for Trump” and “ ‘He won’ tweet nods to Trump acceptance”) are editorial in nature and should have been put in the editorial section. Good journalism would not use one-sided descriptors like “spurious”...
Letter to the editor: Democrats took care of business
As I read Stewart Epstein’s letter “Why won’t Democrats take action?” (Nov. 21, TribLIVE) I found it cowardly that he would resort to hiding behind a letter to call Democrats spineless and timid. He must be hanging around different Democrats than I do. I would like Epstein to tell my...
