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Kids love playing musical chairs. Around they go, and when the music stops, someone has a seat, and someone is standing. But Pennsylvania parents and employers are playing a real-life game of musical chairs, with devastating consequences. Nearly half of Pennsylvania families work in fields demanding evening, night-time and weekend...

A world championship was brought to the Alle-Kiski Valley in 1969 on Labor Day. Hubby’s of Arnold won the United States Slow-pitch Softball Association title in Toledo, defeating Sol Mintz of Washington, Pa., by a 6-5 score. The road to the championship wasn’t easy. It included a late invitation, an...

DENVER — With Saturday night’s 11-4 rout of the Colorado Rockies, the Pittsburgh Pirates took the third straight game of the four-game series at Coors Field. The Pirates amassed 17 hits in the win. Every position player collected a hit. With 16 hits Friday and 15 in the series opener...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have removed RHP Clay Holmes from the 10-day injured list and he will be available against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon, as the teams compete a four-game series at Coors Field with first pitch scheduled for 3:10 p.m. Holmes was placed on the I.L. on Aug....

Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, including almost 300,000 in Pennsylvania. As the state’s older population grows, so does the number of individuals and families affected by this dreadful and costly disease. Alzheimer’s and other dementias are a growing global health problem that can only be solved through...

In her letter “Walter Williams’ op-ed misleading,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE), Laurie Lucianne Scheid wrote, “We (liberals) look in the mirror and ask ourselves if we know right from wrong.” I found this quote from Williams: “You have to evaluate the effects of public policy as opposed to intentions.” Isn’t this...

How many places employ people at full pay that do not do their job? Well, I don’t know the answer myself, but the U.S. government is one of them. Isn’t it time the politicians, Republican and Democrat, get on with running the country and quit running their mouths? I love...

Catherine Kyle of Glendale will be 99 on Sept. 9. Catherine is the wife of the late Jack Kyle, and together they had five children, the late Charles (Judy), Mary Ann (Bob) Kinzler, Jean (the late Ken) Kozy, Jack (Pauline) and the late Don. Catherine has 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren...

Blessed Trinity Academy (BTA) students met new principal Moira Regan Edmiston on their first day of school, Aug. 26. She spent four years as Baltimore-based Folio Collaborative’s professional development director. Folio provides technology that teachers at 150 schools use for classroom observation, goal setting and evaluation. Regan Edmiston, 46, of...

Dear Carolyn: Being a grandmother is very important to me. The title of grandma is a badge I wear with a great deal of pride. My husband’s sister “Charlotte” never married and has no children. She encourages the youngsters to address her as Grandma Charlotte. I resent that she tries...

Deep in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, miles from any multi-lane highway (or any straight road, for that matter), through dense forests of Virginia pine and over trickling streams, I heard a familiar voice. “Illi-noa? Why that’s a ways away from he-uh, suh.” The woman at the front...

On Labor Day weekend, some are making plans to attend parties and backyard barbecues while others are planning menu items sure to cater to every guest. If you’re looking for a dish to bring or to serve, you’re covered with Ann Sheroda’s Stuffed Mushrooms. The Scranton resident loves to entertain...

Corn: It’s more than just a standard of measurement of elephants’ height. It’s also a most venerable vegetable. And it’s summer, which means it is time for corn. And that is reason to celebrate. I decided to make corn in five different ways. That’s five of my six favorite ways...

Most gardeners like to take chances on plants. We push the boundaries and try our hands at growing plants that might not be cut out for our climate just because we like to experiment. I make it a point to grow something new-to-me in the vegetable garden each year. Whether...

DENVER — The Pittsburgh Pirates racked up 17 hits and three home runs at Coors Field Saturday night, defeating Colorado 11-4 behind a team .386 (17 of 44) batting average. The Bucs (59-77) dealt early damage to the Rockies once again, as Kevin Newman hit his 10th home run of...

High schools Cross country Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Gateway Invitational Team: 1. Fox Chapel, 40; 2. Riverview, 78; 3. Baldwin, 79; 4. Bethel Park, 151; 5. Gateway, 159; 6. North Catholic, 163; 7. Plum 164; 8. Central Catholic, 174; 9. Kiski Area, 209; 10. Penn Hills, 301. Individual: 1. Christian...

Grace Sisson and Brooke Krally took the top two spots as Fox Chapel swept the Gateway Invitational on Saturday in Boyce Park. Sisson finished with a time of 20 minutes, 56 seconds while Krally posted a time of 21:16. North Catholic’s Alaina Hicks and Julia Zalenkski finished third and fourth...

DENVER — Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco has been out of action on the 10-day injured list since mid-June. His inactivity has stemmed from inflammation in his left shoulder, on which he had reparative surgery last September following a hard slide into second base. At the time of his injury, Polanco...

The students at Hampton Township School District took part in the annual back to school bash on Aug. 30 to kick off the start of the school year....

AUSTIN, Texas — At least five people were killed in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people before he was killed by officers outside a movie theater, authorities...