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Science tells us human life begins at conception, so that makes abortion the beginning of many evils. It is the beginning of child abuse and the beginning of attacks on our environment (nature) as far as human beings are concerned. In addition, Judeo-Christian teaching states that God has a relationship...

Progressives believe it is unjust for some people to amass huge fortunes because concentrated wealth causes more poverty in others. But such an idea is absolutely false, and here’s why. The potential to become wealthy motivates people to work harder, take risks, invent things and innovate — and that benefits...

Regarding the letter “A more compassionate Republican Party” (Jan. 11, TribLIVE): Being humane, compassionate and caring are admirable qualities. They embody the definition of love. As a country that began by asking God’s blessing, we have been the “city on a hill” for the world through which every continent has...

Some people who voted for President Trump didn’t admire his character. However, they knew the next president would appoint judges to the Supreme Court, and it was important that they were conservatives and followed the Constitution. In the 1930s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was having trouble getting key parts of his...

Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 65, Central Catholic 54 Pine-Richland 60, North Hills 52 Seneca Valley 49, North Allegheny 46 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 42, Baldwin 41 Mt. Lebanon 66, Peters Township 45 Upper St. Clair 71, Bethel Park 57 Section 3 Fox Chapel 71, Penn-Trafford...

Jake Hoffman’s big night helped No. 3 Mt. Lebanon lock up a section championship. Hoffman scored a game-high 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers and hitting the 1,000-point milestone in the third quarter to lead the Blue Devils (15-4, 9-0) to a 66-45 victory over Peters Township in Section 2-6A Friday...

The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has a week left as January has come to an end. The playoff field is starting to take shape. When the regular season ends, at least 76 boys basketball teams will earn a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have...

Pine Dan Ryan Builders Mid Atlantic LLC sold property at 153 Alder Drive to Brandon Kessinger for $550,000. Riviera Land Partners L.P. sold property at 127 Birch Drive to Albert Villanueva and Eva Sikorska for $171,700. Robert Willis sold property at 231 Brown Road to Gregory and Karen Hartley for...

It was around this time three years ago when “Gentefied,” a bilingual web series exploring gentrification in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Short Form Episodic Showcase. But the series, which originally consisted of seven 10-minute episodes, never actually hit the internet....

Sub fundraiser to aid Cheswick couple who lost home to fire Fat Cat’s Subs in Cheswick is conducting a hoagie fundraiser to benefit Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham of Cheswick who lost their home Jan. 17 in a fire. Subs cost $8 and varieties available include Italian, ham and cheese...

Hampton Janice Parker sold property at 2831 Clearview Road to Michael Palladino Jr. and Katie Palladino for $262,400. Gary Bergman sold property at 3084 Fernwood Ln to Scott Speakman and Sarah McChesney for $408,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5157 Hampton Place Drive to Joshua and Kristen Storms for $596,130....

Etna Edwin Lunz sold property at 21 Christler St. to Corey Sabo for $92,000. Geoffrey O’Connor sold property at 32 Wilson St. to KVSR Properties LLC for $75,000. Robert Newman sold property at 58 Wilson St. to Grant and Jamie L Colton Walters for $118,775. Shaler Estate of Angela Gianoglio...

Franklin Park Seyed Khatami sold property at 2506 Acorn Ct to Emmanuel Bedford Owusu and Stephanie Rhoads for $487,500. Steven Rector sold property at 1518 Ashbury Ln to Jamie Nussbaum and Jessica Davis for $425,000. Vikas Bhasin sold property at 2801 DePaul Ct to SIRVA Relocation Credit LLC for $497,500....

Upper St. Clair used an in-your-face defense to overcome a slow start and was lifted by the return of an injured player in beating Bethel Park, 71-57 on Friday. The win was the fourth straight for the Panthers and clinched second place in Section 2-6A. “We got a big lift...

Demitri Fritch will just have to wait a few days to score his 1,000th career point. The Springdale standout’s 10-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds to go lifted the No. 4 Class 2A Dynamos to a 49-47 victory at Apollo-Ridge. The junior now has 999 career points. Springdale trailed, 44-34, with...

EL PASO, Texas — This arid border town in the far western reaches of Texas hardly seems to scream Bloomberg Country. The billionaire former New York mayor has had a rocky history with minority constituents. His Spanish is bad enough to be the subject of frequent parody. The Wall Street...

Newspapers are big fans of open records. We want to be able to find out what our government and public entities are doing. What did they buy? What did they spend? Where did the money come from? Who did something wrong? How was it punished? How was it corrected? What...

It is the second longest championship run in WPIAL history, and on Saturday, the Burrell wrestling team will try to extend it to another year. The Buccaneers have won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA team wrestling championships and are favored to make it 14 in a row Saturday afternoon at...

I am writing to thank area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts in 2019. Combined...

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. How did the Democrats and deep state take the House in 2018? Simply stated, they fooled a lot of voters. First, they pushed for the Russia investigation hoax to make President Trump look bad. Second, the Democratic candidates...

Homestead’s Enix Brewery is closed, but the refurbished space may not be empty for long. Enix, which opened in August 2018, was a hybrid brewery and bowling alley. Experienced brewer and restaurateur David Rodriguez brought classic brewing and culinary styles from his native Spain. There was an outdoor patio space,...

Thank you for covering this year’s women’s march (“Women’s March rallies for 4th year in Downtown Pittsburgh, with anti-war, anti- Trump focus,” Jan. 18, TribLIVE), albeit on the back page. The guy you photographed had the sign correct: “Impeach & Remove.” I was there along with 1,000 other people, at least...

It was a battle of No. 1 versus No. 2 in Class 3A as the second-ranked Beaver (16-3, 10-2) girls basketball team put on a strong defensive performance to beat top-ranked Mohawk (16-3, 10-2) for a Section 1-3A victory 54-44. After trailing 13-11 through the first quarter, Beaver outscored the...