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In response to letter-writer Gabrielle Kitchen’s comments (“Capitalism is a sin,” Jan. 4, TribLIVE) on my letter about capitalism and the Ten Commandments (“Socialism & religious values,” Nov. 9, TribLIVE): She believes “capitalism can be truly evil,” implying that capitalists worship money over God. Capitalism is merely the acquisition of...

A Dec. 9 article in The Washington Post, “Americans broadly accept climate science, but many are fuzzy on the details,” indicates that, while most Americans are concerned about human activity warming the planet, they don’t understand why that’s happening and what to do about it. Those of us who are...

Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 86, Aquinas Academy 65 Nonsection Gateway 74, Norwin 46 Knoch 78, Deer Lakes 58 Obama Academy 63, Imani Christian 60 District 6 Heritage Ligonier Valley 81, Homer-Center 60 United 72, Saltsburg 62 West Shamokin 53, Purchase Line 50...

In a span of a few days this week, Mohawk senior Karly McCutcheon left no doubt that she’s one of the top long-range shooters in WPIAL girls basketball. On Thursday night, McCutcheon made a school record nine 3-pointers to lead No. 1 Mohawk (16-1, 10-0) to a 85-36 victory over...

Danny DeVito wants to be your state representative, Pennsylvania District 45. No, not the Hollywood star known for his roles in “Taxi” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” This Danny DeVito, 27, is a self-proclaimed working class conservative who is seeking the Republican Party nomination on a pro-drilling, pro-industry platform....

Jonah Clonan is a self-proclaimed animal lover with four cats, two dogs, two guinea pigs and three fish tanks at home. When Jonah, 10, a fourth-grader at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School in the West Jefferson Hills School District learned of the devastating bushfires killing more than one billion animals in...

Fundraiser to aid Humane Society of Westmoreland County The fourth annual Festival of Love Family Dinner will be at 6 p.m. Feb. 14 at Salem Lutheran Church, 301 E Pittsburgh St., Delmont. The menu includes spaghetti, tossed salad and bread. Those attending are asked to bring a dessert to share....

Shaler Area High School students and their parents will find updated course offerings, especially regarding College in High School classes, when viewing the 2020-21 school year course catalog. Through the CHS program, students earn concurrent high school and college credit for courses at a fraction of the cost that they...

Issues that are important to residents of Hampton about their township are unfolding and being recognized thanks to the research and public engagement being done to help create an implementable comprehensive plan for the community. An update in the long process of making a new comprehensive plan was presented by...

It’s been nearly a decade that I’ve been making the trek to Baltimore for the annual Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show. It can be overwhelming with more than 1,500 booths, filled with everything you could imagine for gardening. There are new plant introductions, products and nursery stock everywhere for garden centers...

It has been six years since the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team finished with a winning record. Barring a collapse, the Jaguars will finish this season with a winning record and possibly a lot more. In 2014, the Jaguars finished 23-4 and reached the district semifinals, where they lost to...

In Mt. Lebanon’s two-point loss to Imhotep Charter on Saturday in the MLK Showcase at Woodland Hills, Blue Devils sophomore Ashleigh Connor hit the front rim on a 3-pointer that would have won the game at the buzzer. After the game, Blue Devils coach Dori Oldaker told Connor it wouldn’t...

Every possession was bound to matter when Thomas Jefferson and Chartiers Valley met Thursday night. TJ head coach Lisa Fairman and Char Valley coach Tim McConnell were both aware of that. It came down to the final seconds of a Section 1-5A showdown, and the Colts found a way to...

If Aislin Malcolm had any ideas about going through high school as a two-sport athlete, they were quashed at an early age. Basketball always has been her primary sport, but she also played soccer as a youngster. Her brother, Cian, five years older, similarly played lacrosse as his primary sport...

Pro-life activists say they feel energized about Friday’s 47th annual March for Life as they await the first-ever appearance by a sitting U.S. president. President Trump announced this week that he plans to make a personal appearance at the annual event, which marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade —...

Laurel: To aiming high. The 2.36 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold each year averages out to about 150 boxes per scout. But Stella VanWhy, 6, of Arnold thought she could sell 2,020 boxes this year. Her leader suggested something more realistic, so the Daisy Scout came up with...

Shevan Abdulla sits on the floor inside a first-grade classroom at McClellan Elementary School constructing a colorful tower alongside student Santino Civitello. “Higher,” Santino states, as Abdulla, a paraprofessional at the school, adds more blocks to the structure and begins quizzing the young boy on his spelling words. It’s business...

Harmar Supervisors appointed Jim Devlin to fill a vacancy on the township board. Devlin, 73, will fill the unexpired term of Supervisors’ Chairman Bob Seibert. Seibert, who had two years left on his six-year term, decided to run for the seat vacated by Patricia Janoski, who retired from the board...

Baldwin Borough leaders are considering new rules that would require residents who are sacrificing animals for religious purposes to do so out of the view of the public. The amended ordinance, which is working its way through borough council, would address an issue that sprung up in Baldwin last year,...