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The Wall Street Journal recently (3/16/2019) printed a letter to the editor in which Upland, Calif., psychiatrist/psychoanalyst Charlene Moskovitz promotes the alleged benefits of medication and psychotherapy for children diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD (and, presumably, other emotional and behavioral issues). According to Moskovitz, children who exhibit the behaviors...

MINNEAPOLIS — For those who thought Texas Tech only plays defense, it’s time to meet Matt Mooney. While the Red Raiders were locking down Michigan State on one end, the graduate transfer shooting guard was raining in 3s on the other, lifting Tech one win away from the title Saturday...

High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 Laurel Highlands 4, Montour 2 Class 3A Section 2 Freedom 7, Beaver Falls 0 Hopewell 13, Ellwood City 2 (6 inn.) Class 2A Section 2 Mohawk 7, South Side Beaver 1 Section 3 Apollo-Ridge at Riverview, ppd. Class A Section...

Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-3) lost 7-4 to Columbus (Indians). OF/DH Eric Wood (.250) and CF Bryan Reynolds (.273) both hit home runs. RHP Alex McRae (0-1, 7.71) recorded seven strikeouts in a losing effort with three walks and four earned runs. Next: Sunday at Columbus, 2:05 p.m. ALTOONA (Double-A, 3-0)...

LAS VEGAS — President Trump warned on Saturday that a Democratic victory in 2020 could “leave Israel out there,” as he highlighted his pro-Israel actions in an effort to make the case for Jewish voters to back his re-election. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump...

MINNEAPOLIS — For the second time in two years, Virginia looked headed for a crushing exit from the NCAA Tournament. One whistle, one slight bump and three clutch free throws changed everything. Kyle Guy hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds left to help the Cavaliers beat Auburn, 63-62, in...

When Sen. Bob Casey asked me to testify at a March 6 Senate hearing on big pharma and rising drug prices, I immediately thought about every senior citizen who has stood alongside me in line at the pharmacy, only to be forced to leave behind a needed medication because the...

All too often a murderous maniac opens fire on innocent, law-abiding Americans and forces us to take an honest look at what can be done to stop future attacks. It happened in Pittsburgh in October at the Tree of Life synagogue, claiming the lives of 11 innocent men and women....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic candidates for the presidency in 2020 are calling to eliminate the Electoral College in favor of a national popular vote. Yes, affording every state an additional vote in the Electoral College for each U.S. senator does somewhat skew influence in presidential elections more to...

NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Twi-Night Trap League on April 4, Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 198. Hecla (194), Youngwood (193), Ruffsdale (190) and East Huntingdon (189) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (15) leads the season standings, followed by Hecla (9.5), Ruffsdale (8.5), East...

A girl took some sexy pictures of herself. She sent them to a guy. Not a big deal. Happens every day. But they both ended up in court. Why? Because police say she was 15 and he was 16. According to state police, that means he was in possession of...

The pictures displayed by a high school art teacher showed nudity, for sure. The question is whether they were artistic or obscene. Brenda Fischer, a veteran teacher at Western High School in Davie, Fla., faces a three-day suspension for showing her students a video with nude models in positions that...

Democrats apparently have a difficult time dealing with failure. They simply could not accept Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Subsequently, under the dismal leadership of Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and with cheerleading from Rep. Adam Schiff and other mouthpieces from...

Allegheny County is a study in the delicate dance between industry and regulation. Between coal mining and the steel industry, Pittsburgh was long tarred with a smoky, sooty reputation for being a grimy factory town. It took a lot of work to polish up the Steel City, but one of...

I have traveled into and out of Pittsburgh International Airport at least 240 times since the new terminal opened in 1992. My first trip was on the terminal’s first day. My wife and I arrived eight hours before our flight’s scheduled departure because we expected the newness of the airport...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission wants to change the first day of deer season from Monday to Saturday after Thanksgiving (“No guarantees around opening day and hunting participation,” March 30, TribLIVE). That’s all well and good, except they don’t seem to have taken into consideration how many families get together on...

David Poskin’s letter “Highlands budget woes” hit the nail on the head regarding school funding in Pennsylvania. Too many schools are experiencing declining enrollments but skyrocketing costs. Hardly a year goes by that there isn’t a sizeable increase in our real estate taxes. In districts where enrollment is declining, it...

Hello, Sewickley, Celebrate the Sewickley Public Library and regional artists this evening at Spring Bound V. Exhibited artwork at the library will be for sale. After the artists’ commission, 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Friends of Sewickley Public Library. Champagne vernissage with passed hors d’oeuvres will be...

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will host an organ recital featuring Ann Labounsky, Ph.D., chairman of the organ and sacred music degree programs at Duquesne University, at 4 p.m. April 28. Labounsky is widely known in the United States and Europe as a virtuoso performer and improviser at the organ. The...

Jason Deichler thinks back to a day during his freshman year of college at Virginia Tech when he heard from an officer on the USS Dallas about Navy life on a submarine. It was in that moment he knew he had found his career. When his dad, James, who later...

Creamy Tomato Sauce With Italian Sausage might sound like a winter dish, but for Mary Pegher of Franklin Park, this gem of a recipe is for spring entertaining. Graduation and summer deck parties are now being planned and stress-free entertaining is in the air. When using a warm chafing dish,...

Sunday is a big day for Lisa Whelchel. Not only is the actor best known for playing Blair on “The Facts of Life” hosting the “Lisa’s Call” marathon of the family comedy starting at 5 p.m. on MeTV, she will also debut as the host of the network’s first original...

For the second consecutive year, The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM) has honored Shaler Area School District with its Best Communities for Music Education designation. Shaler Area is one of 623 districts in the nation and 92 in the state to earn the award for demonstrating “outstanding achievement...

Minor League Report Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 0-2) fell 5-4 to Columbus (Indians) in 11 innings on a walk-off single. RHP Mitch Keller (0-0, 0.00) did not record a decision after allowing two earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts and five walks in 4.2 innings. RHP Montana DuRapau (0-1,...

High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Canon-McMillan 6, Mt. Lebanon 5 Peters Township vs. Brashear, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 1 Franklin Regional 7, Fox Chapel 6 (8 inn.) Penn Hills 9, Gateway 2 Section 3...