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The Latodami Nature Center in North Park hosted its 50th anniversary with a series of events Sept. 28. There were history presentations, nature walks and hands-on activities. The Latodami Nature Center covers 250 acres of forest, ponds, wetlands and stream habitats. There is also a network of nature trails throughout...

Oct. 1, 2020 is the date when you will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, photo ID card or another form of federally acceptable identification to board commercial domestic aircraft, access a military installation and/or get into federal buildings that require identification upon entry. This provides all Pennsylvanians who choose...

Never have I read or heard anything as blasphemous as D.A. Scandrol’s comparison of Jesus Christ and Donald Trump (“Trump as Messiah,” Sept. 20, TribLIVE). I can only assume he means what he said. If so, he apparently knows little about either Jesus or the president. Jesus was not a...

So now we have an age-old gun manufacturer, Colt, capitulating to the leftist/socialist movement to chip away at the Second Amendment by stopping the sale of its AR-15 rifle to civilian customers (“Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market.”) This is typical of businesses folding to the pressures of...

The 117 dogs who were rescued from a Ross Township residence are acclimating to their new lives at Animal Friends, according to a news release from the Ohio Township nonprofit. Upon arrival, the dogs were examined by veterinary staff who found most of them to be underweight and suffering from...

This column is a portrait of our Lafayette Street neighborhood in Bridgeville as it existed eight decades ago. In 1939, I was 8. My brother, Joe, was 2. We had moved into our new house at 1053 Lafayette in 1937. Lafayette Street runs in a general southerly direction from Elizabeth...

For Rachel Moore, The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is everything she imagines a library to be. And she’s ready and poised to help it grow into an even bigger community hub that connects people throughout Carnegie and beyond. “What an exciting, wonderful space that this community has...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 30....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 30....

Like many frequent travelers, Caroline Eubanks has accumulated dozens of tiny plastic bottles filled with shampoo, conditioner, lotion and shower gel. She has so many toiletries from hotels — ranging from high-end brands to generic — she isn’t sure what to do with all of them. “When I didn’t stay...

Volunteers, donations and a strong community spirit are what makes a program like Network of Hope thrive at Allison Park Church in Hampton Township. The nonprofit is a true reflection of its name as its dedicated to meeting the needs of the northern Pittsburgh community through support groups and its...

President Teddy Roosevelt had his rough riders to help in the Spanish-American war. Mars has Teddy Ruffner to help in running roughshod on the Class 5A Northern Conference. “Teddy is a very physical young man and takes pride in everything that he does,” Mars coach Scott Heinauer said. “He is...

The fall high school sports action seems to take on a more important feel as the calendar turns from September to October this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage from Week 6 of the high school football season with plenty of...

High schools Soccer Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Shaler at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 4 Freedom at South Side Beaver, 7 p.m. Nonsection Albert Gallatin at Washington, 7 p.m. Armstrong at Karns City, 4 p.m. Bentworth at Waynesburg, 7 p.m. Beth-Center at Brentwood, 4 p.m....

The regular season is down to the final two weeks in WPIAL soccer with plenty of girls soccer action set for the final day of September. Four teams fighting for first place will collide in a couple of key contests Monday. In Section 3-AAA, first-place Oakland Catholic (6-0) visits Plum...

Hats off to Kaley Bastine, a 7-year-old who has raised a large sum of money to support our local police departments (“Harrison’s Kaley Bastine spreading police fundraising efforts to New Kensington,” Aug. 28,TribLIVE). What a terrific young lady. During my 35 years as a teacher in the Highlands School District,...