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Letter to the editor: Al Oliver’s HOF induction long overdue
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally did something right, and long overdue. Recently, they announced their 2025 Hall of Fame class. At long last, they chose to induct Pirates legend and baseball superstar Al Oliver, a great player and even better person. Oliver was someone who always put the team first, unselfishly...
Letter to the editor: Politics, a low-skill job
The Founding Fathers outlined specific standards in the Constitution regarding age, citizenship status and residency requirements for serving in Congress. They, sadly, did not go any deeper. They did not enumerate qualifications such as education, experience or technical skills, nor did they address leadership, stability of character, the ability to...
Bowling is on a roll in Western Pennsylvania
It’s a ritual with which many Americans are familiar, from childhood birthday parties or adult nights out over pitchers of beer. Put on the shoes. Choose a ball. Settle into the molded plastic seats and wait your turn to get up, scoot down to the end of the lane and...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 22, 2025
Baldwin Borough Estate of Lori Lynn Dilla sold property at 433 Ganlet Drive to Dana Aters for $125,000. Susan Minkus sold property at 128 Julie Drive to Sarah Hartman and Sarah Pohuly for $265,000. Marlene Lewis sold property at 5127 Leona Drive to Cory Berger and Angela Miller for $200,000....
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of June 22, 2025
Estate of James Williams sold property at 5381 California Ave. to Salvatore Domenick Desiano and Laura Elizabeth Davis for $218,000. Robert Abraham Jr. sold property at 1109 Charles Ct to John and Stephanie Harshman for $499,500. Mary Schran sold property at 6054 Dublin Road to Bernard and Emily Bacho for...
Chartiers Valley area real estate transactions, week of June 22, 2025
Bridgeville James Francis Davis II sold property at 651 Dewey Ave. to Diamond Spike LLC for $155,000. Mary Phyllis Suehr sold property at 323 Prestley Road to Eleftheria Consulting LLC for $134,690. Estate of Joseph Ferlic Jr. sold property at 250 Crestvue Drive to Sofiane and Kahina Kernou for $268,000....
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of June 22, 2025
Etna Estate of Charles Fredwin Osthoff sold property at 42 Cherry St. to Brian Gonzalez for $73,000. Estate of Barbara Synan sold property at 85 Dewey St. to John Becker and Amanda Ireland for $50,000. Daniel Bill sold property at 21 Lincoln St. to Todd Levy for $210,000. Elaine Gazdik...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of June 22, 2025
Aleppo Norman Meanor sold property at 1474 Grandview Way to Richard and Lisa Diemert trustee for $19,000. Estate of Arthur Daniel Capuzzi Jr. sold property at 352 Weber Road to Jeffrey Cahill for $330,000. Edgeworth Mary Lyn McGinn sold property at 107 Pine Road to Jeffrey Wigton for $369,000. Jessie...
Letter to the editor: Transit cuts violate the spirit of Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) is deeply concerned about proposed cuts that devastate access for people with disabilities across both urban and rural parts of the commonwealth. In Pittsburgh, 41 bus routes and much of the paratransit service area are on the chopping block. In Philadelphia, SEPTA may eliminate 50 routes...
Editorial: What did the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal really do?
The Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal is done. Finally. Really. What was proposed as a sale in December 2023 and talked about frequently as a “deal,” “merger,” “partnership” or “proposal” over the ensuing 18 months has cleared its hurdles and been approved by President Donald Trump. Whatever it is, it involved...
Watch the surge of insider buying at UnitedHealth Group
You might think UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) would be on the ropes. One of its top executives was shot dead, its CEO resigned for personal reasons and the federal government is probing its billing practices. But executives at this health insurance and health services giant apparently don’t think doom is...
Letter to the editor: Political violence is never OK
I completely agree with Sen. Kim Ward’s comments (“ ‘It’s a scary time in politics,’ state Sen. Kim Ward says following Minnesota shootings,” June 17, TribLive), in which she decried the recent political killings in Minnesota. Neither she nor any other person serving in our governments (whether elected or appointed)...
The Stroller, June 22, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Greek Food Festival planned...
Letter to the editor: America has always been great
Notwithstanding bloviation from the White House, America has always been great. Correction: It was, until the Project 2025 gang took over, shredding the Constitution, gutting our institutions and instigating a brain drain. Let’s look at some previous examples of our greatness: The Revolution freed this country from the tyranny of...
Pirates farm report for June 21, 2025: Esmerlyn Valdez blasts 2 homers for Greensboro
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-31) managed four hits in a 4-1 loss to Columbus (Guardians). C Shawn Ross (.233) went 1 for 3 with his first homer. 2B Nick Solak (.353) went 1 for 4 with a double. RF Matt Fraizer (.278) and SS Alika Williams (.253) had singles. CF Jack Suwinski...
Nicole Stallings: Sounding the alarm for Pa.’s rural hospitals
Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are struggling. Declining patient volumes, workforce shortages and chronic underpayment have left many on a lifeline. About half are operating at a loss, according to fiscal year 2023 data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. Another 17% are barely breaking even or operating with margins...
J. Byron Fleck: Pitt’s $246 million bet against its students, employees
By July 1, the University of Pittsburgh will have made a choice: fund up to a quarter-billion-dollar commitment to pay its professional football and men’s basketball players — or protect its students, families and employees from financial ruin. The money? $246 million over 10 years, taken directly from student tuition,...
Dwight Boddorf: Reinventing Tarentum, a small town with a big vision
The odds haven’t been in our favor, and for towns like Tarentum, they rarely are. At its peak, Tarentum was home to over 11,000 residents and was built on industry, tight-knit neighborhoods and a strong tax base. Today, we’re a town of just over 4,200. We’ve lost more than half...
Letter to the editor: All hail Trump the king
Evidently, the Democrats, liberals and others who follow their thinking have tired of calling President Trump a Nazi, an oligarch and a fascist. So they came up with a clever new idea. Now Trump is a “king.” Personally, I am not offended by this latest political distraction. Our president has...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s bill will harm veterans
Last weekend, President Trump threw an extravagant military parade on his birthday, and taxpayers are footing the $45 million bill. While it may seem like Trump is honoring the military, I know, as a former Army soldier, what we really need is to end the Republican-backed assault on programs veterans...
Editorial: Pets should have legal protections from being treated like trash
Families don’t always look the same. Sometimes they are small and nuclear. Sometimes they are blended from remarriage. Sometimes they are extended with grandparents or grandchildren. And for many people, families include animals. According to Forbes, 66% of American households include pets. That’s almost 87 million families. Most pets are...
The Stroller, June 21, 2025: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Saxonburg to welcome annual...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler not representing
It’s best for me to think of Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s weekend newsletters as attempts at humor. Witness his June 9 email. I want him to take me to the Westmoreland County grocery store where eggs are $2.52 so I can purchase there. He claims to be a great supporter of...
Pirates farm report for June 20, 2025: Ji Hwan Bae has 2 hits on rehab assignment with Bradenton
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 42-30) lost 4-2 to Columbus (Guardians). RHP Thomas Harrington (4-7, 5.58) started and went 5⅓ innings, allowing four runs on four hits, including two homers. He walked two and struck out six. RHP Yohan Ramirez (3.76), RHP Michael Darrell-Hicks (0.00) and RHP Kyle Nicolas (3.72) combined to throw...
Up close and personal: Kids get first hand look at critters during visit from Pittsburgh Zoo in Natrona
There’s nothing like seeing it up close. And that’s what the kids at the Summer Lunch and Arts Program at Natrona Riverfront Park got to do this week during a visit from Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium educators. The zoo staff brought some friends, of course, including Rose, the eastern pine...
