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Upon taking office, President George Washington promised to hire people “as shall be the best qualified.” We are struggling to meet that standard and with serious consequences. Today, the federal government is the world’s most powerful and complex bureaucracy within the world’s largest economy and includes, among other things, armed...

The WPIAL could have a new member school by late Wednesday afternoon. The PIAA is expected to give final approval to the Ligonier Valley High School move from PIAA District 6 to the WPIAL (District 7). The school’s request passed the first two hurdles — a release from District 6...

An ambitious program to eliminate blight in New Kensington is one factor behind a proposal to raise real estate taxes in the city by 11%. Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve an $8.1 million preliminary budget that would increase property taxes for the general fund from 27 mills to...

A holiday musical tradition continues as the Kiski Valley Community Band prepares to present its “The Sounds of Christmas” concert fundraiser series. Four performances are scheduled, starting with a concert Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in Murrysville. Concerts also are scheduled in Buffalo Township, Leechburg and Apollo. All shows benefit...

Volleyball wasn’t Chinaza Ndee’s first sport. After her father’s job in the oil industry brought her family from Nigeria to Texas when she was 5, Ndee took up basketball. After a while, a basketball teammate recommended she try volleyball, where her athleticism would be a natural fit. Ndee took the...

Diabetes is an epidemic in Pennsylvania. About one in 10 local adults lives with the disease. And the burden is growing: Roughly 3.5 million state residents are “pre-diabetic,” meaning their blood glucose levels put them at severe risk of developing diabetes later in life. The majority of these folks —...

Crime doesn’t like to sit still. It doesn’t achieve a goal, take a break and retire, content that it has run its race. No, crime is a lot like modern business. It wants to see growth. It wants to expand its reach. It wants to find new product lines and...

On Nov. 16, Brownsville Road in Brentwood and Carrick received 11 new street trees thanks to a grant from TreeVitalize and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Shade Tree Commission organized the event and gathered volunteers to plant the trees in the long-vacant tree pits. The trees were specially selected...

While in Honduras in 2017, Catherine Giles spotted an enormous Black Witch Moth and started to cry. But her tears weren’t caused by fear or repulsion, but pure love. The 27-year-old is a self-confessed “crazy bug lady.” “I’m into spiders and scorpions, too,” she says. “Ticks are cool as long...

The authority of the U.S. Constitution fades as sections dealing with impeachment are ignored by President Trump and his Republican allies. Trump gets away with abusing power by ordering witnesses with firsthand knowledge of his impeachable acts — Bolton, Pompeo, Mulvaney, McGahn, Giuliani — to ignore subpoenas by smearing those...

These impeachment hearings are basically the Democrats trying to damage a Republican presidential candidate who they say tried to get information on a Democratic presidential candidate for his vice presidential threat to cut off aid if Ukraine didn’t fire a prosecutor . Also, Joe Biden’s son got a board position...

Osborne Arden River Development Inc. sold property at 1500 Railroad Ave. to JJ Bells LLC for $1,200,000. Sewickley Alexander Tomey sold property at 63 Thorn St. to Cartus Financial Corp. for $1,225,000. Cartus Financial Corp. sold property at 63 Thorn St. to Conor and Mary Spollen for $1,225,000. Square One...

Deer Lakes students to perform at Allegheny County Courthouse The Deer Lakes High School Concert Choir and Symphonic Band will perform Wednesday on the Grand Staircase inside the Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh. The band will play at 11:30 a.m. and the choir performance will start at 12:20...

This spring, two of Minnesota’s foremost advocacy agencies faced a marketing dilemma: How to create a campaign against abuse of people with disabilities without reinforcing negative stereotypes of them as frail and helpless? Months of research, interviews and focus groups have culminated in a simple but powerful campaign built around...

The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer screening for patients who are at an average risk. This statement is based on a critical review of existing national guidelines. “Patients who are age 50 to 75 who are asymptomatic, and don’t have prior precancerous polyps...

A sore throat is a common symptom of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or flu. It’s also a symptom of a bacterial infection commonly referred to as strep throat. How can you tell if your child’s sore throat is caused by a viral or bacterial infection? Mayo...

The Slippery Rock University Brass Ensemble performed at The Block Northway on Dec. 1, kicking off the season with a collection of holiday favorites....

“The L Word,” which last aired on Showtime 10 years ago, returns to the cable network Dec. 8 with a slightly modified title — “The L Word: Generation Q” — and a mix of new and original cast members, including Jennifer Beals. “When we first went off the air, we...

If a Hampton resident loses a dog, chances are it could be sent to Hoffman Kennels in Delmont, Pa., but it’s important to know when and how to retrieve it. The kennel was approved again for professional services regarding animal control in Hampton Township per a unanimous approval by council...

The Shaler Area school board unanimously voted to permit high school social worker LeeAnn Guido to bring her certified therapy dog on campus for animal-assisted therapy. The therapy dogs in schools policy is one of the first of its kind in Southwestern Pennsylvania, according to an Oct. 9 board meeting....

Football PIAA playoffs Championships Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Central Dauphin (12-2) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (11-2) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cheltenham (14-1) vs. Archbishop Wood (10-3) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Dallas (15-0) vs. Thomas Jefferson (15-0) at Hersheypark Stadium, 7...

Logan Schlegel scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the game to complete a hat trick and lead Plum to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Moon in PIHL hockey Monday night. Nic Pushic had a goal and an assist and Dan Baranowski had three assists for Plum (5-2-0). Richie...

For four weeks during the WPIAL football playoffs, Avonworth rode the Jax tracks to the school’s first district championship in 60 years. Senior running back Jax Miller rushed for 910 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in four Antelopes postseason victories, including a 28-6 triumph over previously undefeated Washington in the...