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Among the many radical economic plans offered by various Democratic presidential candidates, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have proposed an annual wealth tax on billionaires (and other “ultra-rich” Americans). Sanders has bluntly stated, “There should be no billionaires.” These proposals are hugely problematical. They probably are unconstitutional and certainly...

Two families were displaced Saturday in Quakertown after a tractor trailer crashed into their home on Route 313, borough police said. The Coca-Cola truck drove into the twin home at 656 and 658 W. Broad St. just before 6:45 a.m. after missing a sharp turn on that part of the...

Outdoors Notices SHOOTS ON TAP • Hermanie No. 2 Game Association winter trap season is held each Sunday through March 29. Shooting start at noon. All are welcome. • California Hill Gun Club holds sporting clays and five-stand shoots Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon. All are open to the public. Call...

MIAMI — Rod Stewart has certainly had better New Year’s Eves. There was the one 41 years ago when the British rocker — and current South Florida resident — opened 1979 with one of his signature smashes, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” He was knighted in late 2016 at Buckingham...

More than 500 Delta Air Lines employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against Lands’ End, alleging that the uniforms provided by the clothing company are “toxic” and causing some workers health issues. The new duds worn by thousands of flight attendants and maintenance workers “pose an ongoing, unreasonable risk of...

“Your mental health matters, and it’s OK to reach out for help.” That simple message needs to be repeated until it is accepted as a truth — basic and incontrovertible as the alphabet and gravity. Gov. Tom Wolf said it Thursday when announcing a public outreach campaign and efforts to...

The end of an empire slowly creeps in unawares. It’s like a chronic case of indigestion repeatedly ignored until it’s diagnosed as stage 4 stomach cancer. And the prognosis for America the Beautiful could be terminal. Generations indoctrinated by a lifetime of the blue glow of television have been rendered...

We are constantly hearing about the soaring national debt under Donald Trump. One of my statistics textbooks in college was titled “How to Lie with Statistics,” which seems to be the norm today. Since Trump became president, the average compounded rate of increase of the national debt has been 5.09%....

Regarding Dr. Joel Last’s letter “Socialism & religious values” (Nov. 9, TribLIVE): You associate capitalism with God, but I believe that capitalism can truly be evil. Yes, there are laws involving capitalism that prevent committing the sins and crimes listed in the Ten Commandments, but capitalism in itself is a...

Regarding Toni Crisci’s op-ed “Every Bottle Back aims to keep empties out of waterways” (Dec. 7, TribLIVE): The Every Bottle Back initiative may be critical for keeping our environment clean and safe for people as well as protecting wildlife habitats. The Pennsylvania Beverage Association is to be commended for promoting...

Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 61, North Hills 50 Central Catholic 65, Seneca Valley 52 (2OT) Pine-Richland 81, North Allegheny 60 Section 2 Bethel Park 70, Peters Township 60 Mt. Lebanon 61, Canon-McMillan 51 Upper St. Clair 97, Baldwin 56 Section 3 Connellsville 75, Norwin...

When Beaver Falls scored the first nine points of the game Friday night, it looked like Lincoln Park might be on its way to a rare two-game losing streak. That illusion didn’t last long. Isaiah Smith scored 23 points and Lincoln Park, the No. 1 team in Class 3A in...

I rang in the new year by visiting the past. Chef Kevin Sousa hosted a party Dec. 31 at Arlington Beverage Club, a new bar in Allentown that’s actually an old church social hall. St. George Lyceum was a place for the congregation to shoot some pool and the breeze...

United Way seeking volunteer tax preparers United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania is looking for people to give their time as volunteer tax preparers. Many of our neighbors don’t have access to affordable tax help, fall victim to rapid refund loans or are not aware of state and federal tax credits....

Franklin Park Margaret Burris trustee sold property at 1624 Augusta dr to Zhi Zhou and Sandy Liu for $424,900. Jayaram Brindala sold property at 1420 Chadworth Ct to Promisor Relocation LLC for $815,500. Promisor Relocation LLC sold property at 1420 Chadworth Ct to Evgeny and Lilia Uralsky for $766,000. Joseph...

The new Jefferson Hills zoning ordinance will provide added clarity for residents and developers alike on what they can and can’t do in each zoning district, leaders say. An overhaul of the borough’s zoning code has been in the works for roughly three years and is finally making its way...

Pine Pine Development Co. GP sold property at Unknown Address to NVR Inc. for $180,000. Showcase Properties Inc. sold property at 208 Abbacy Drive to Brian John and Leah Marie Sidone for $637,285. Dan Ryan Builders Mid Atlantic LLC sold property at 536 Douglas Drive to Stephen Spargo and Donna...

Hampton Regina Lehotay sold property at 2743 Bristol Ct to Jorgen and Kara Rehn for $375,000. Allison Park Church Assemblies of God sold property at Duncan Ave. to Frederick Latini III and Casey L Blendinger Latini for $20,000. Samuel Strandberg sold property at 3949 Grand Ave. to Adrienne PaoloMartin Estella...

Sledders should be dreaming for a white, snowy weekend on Feb. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. as the Hampton Community Association will be hosting its first-ever Community Bonfire and Sled Party. The not-for-profit group is organizing the free Saturday get-together outside of the Hampton Township Community Center off of...

Etna High Return Pittsburgh MultiFamily Fund sold property at 48 Cherry St. to Casa de Kaha LLC for $40,000. Shaler Mark Reynolds sold property at 5 Chambord Drive to Nicole Justus for $208,000. Estate of Ronald Wojciak sold property at 118 E Littlewood St. to Craig and Sonya Schaffnit for...

Deer Lakes planned a halftime surprise at Friday night’s boys basketball game for retiring softball coach Craig Taliani. Sitting in the stands, watching the Section 3-3A game between Deer Lakes and Burrell unfold, Taliani began to suspect something was up. “I saw a lot of strange faces here,” Taliani said....

DALLAS — Ethan Couch was released from jail Friday afternoon, one day after Tarrant County authorities said he violated the terms of his probation by failing a drug test. Couch, the 22-year-old “affluenza teen,” spent nearly two years behind bars after he killed four people in a June 15, 2013,...

We got spirit, yes we do. We got spirit, how ‘bout you? Well, to be specific, HSSN has the 2020 WPIAL Competitive Spirit championships from Hempfield High School and the live video stream broadcast begins at 10 a.m. Thirty-three schools are set to participate in one of three divisions: large...

The Belle Vernon boys basketball team has made long strides in the second year of head coach Joe Salvino’s tenure on the bench. However, Friday night at Uniontown, the Leopards found out they still have some growing to do in order to contend with the defending section champs. The Red...

The United Methodist Church has long been riven by bitter divisions between its U.S. and international congregations over whether to allow same-sex marriage and ordain gay clergy. Now it appears the church — whose 7 million U.S. members make it the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination — is heading for a...