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California Rep. Eric Swalwell joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Eric Swalwell, a four-term San Francisco Bay Area congressman who has grown into a cable TV fixture as a slashing and unremitting critic of President Donald Trump, formally announced Monday his long-shot bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Fittingly, he chose national television as the venue to declare his intent,...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: Baldwin
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week has undergone a lot of changes from a year ago, but one thing that remains constant is the winning. This week’s honoree is the Baldwin Highlanders. Along with Sto-Rox, Baldwin is the most decorated softball team in WPIAL history with 10 district...
Yuhas, Schmidt lift West Mifflin past Ringgold
West Mifflin sophomores Lauren Yuhas and Allysa Schmidt combined to go 7 for 7 with five runs scored and six RBIs as the Titans cruised to an 18-3 home win Monday over Ringgold. The game only lasted four innings and ended when West Mifflin invoked the 15-run mercy rule. The...
Shapiro appeals UPMC ruling to state’s highest court
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review consent decrees involving the dispute between healthcare giants UPMC and Allegheny Health Network. Shapiro announced Monday that he filed an appeal with the Supreme Court after the state’s Commonwealth Court last week ruled in favor of UPMC,...
John Dorfman: Baseball has 30-30 club; here’s 1 for companies
To join the 30-30 club in baseball, you have to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season. Only 40 players have ever done it — stars such as Mookie Betts and Mike Trout. I have a 30-30 club for companies. It’s not as exclusive as baseball’s...
Mark Madden: Sidney Crosby won’t let Penguins lose to Islanders
When Jake Guentzel scored late against the New York Rangers in the Penguins’ regular-season finale Saturday, it scrounged a loser point and matched the Penguins against the New York Islanders instead of Washington in the playoffs’ first round. That seemed like a good thing. Washington is the defending Stanley Cup...
Steve Hummer: All these years later, Masters experience hard to explainVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. On Monday at the Masters, early morning before the clouds take over, the pines throw long shadows over a green dewy carpet. The first wave of patrons make the slow, happy walk in from the acres of parking for which rich men have leveled homes to provide. It...
Editorial: UPMC, Highmark should consent to modification
It’s not that nothing can be done. When Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson issued his decision in Josh Shapiro’s plea for a stay of execution in the UPMC-Highmark consent decree, he didn’t throw the Pennsylvania attorney general a lifeline. Simpson’s ruling might be read as helpless when he says, “this...
‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack pleads guilty ahead of sex cult trial
A “Smallville” actress accused of recruiting women into a sadistic sex cult in upstate New York pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering and conspiracy charges. Allison Mack was charged with duping women into joining NXIVM by telling them it was a self-help group. The Albany-based operation was founded by Keith Raniere,...
Dave McElhinny: Obituaries aren’t what they used to be
Just about everybody has read an obituary or two in their lives. They’re generally filled with flowery terms such as “loving husband,” “devoted mother” or “pillar of the community.” Just about everybody has read an obituary or two in their lives. They’re generally filled with flowery terms such as “loving...
Pine-Richland lax continues dominant start to season
On Saturday, April 6, the top-ranked Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team rolled to a hardfought 5-3 victory over Hill Academy. This was a non-conference game against Hill Academy, an elite program from Kleinburg, Ontario....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 8, 2019
Aleppo Roy Kraynyk sold property at 101 Woodcrest Drive to Chris and Kristen Hale for $206,000. Bell Acres Daniel Schlosser sold property at 2437 Henry Road to Jerin and Megan Miller for $419,000. Edgeworth Estate of Jane Hitchins sold property at 404 Maple Lane to Mark and Collette Busher for...
Letter to the editor: Welfare in the U.S.
With all the discussion about illegal immigration, an observation occurred to me: People without jobs in other countries come to the U.S. to look for work. People without jobs in the U.S. go on welfare. Nick Kyriazi East Allegheny...
Letter to the editor: No bridges built in Catholic school merger
The news of merger between my daughter’s Catholic school, Holy Trinity in Robinson, and St. Malachy School in Kennedy, was hastily handed down without input from the faculty or even parents on Feb. 23 (“Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to close 2 schools, merge 2 others next school year,” Feb. 23,...
Letter to the editor: Boycott Sunoco for ethics breach
As a child, I was taught the “sticks and stones” slogan. As I grew, I was taught about freedom of speech. Now that I’m old, I realize that it seems either rule applies only sometimes. If Sunoco did not own the billboard on which gas station owner John Placek displayed...
Local mahjong players to hold introductory program
About 12 years ago as a new resident of Sewickley, Carole Ciaio learned how to play mahjong at the Sewickley Public Library. Now, she’ll be teaching the tile game there with the woman who taught her, Ellen Hagerty. “When I came to Pittsburgh, it was very popular in Squirrel Hill,...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Monday, April 8
Hello, Sewickley, Welcoming Everyone is seeking submissions of stories about adversity. Community members will gather to hear them during the organization’s “Many Stories, One Community” event, to be held April 28 at the Sewickley Public Library. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on April 17, and the library has posted...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 8....
Ben Franklin’s life one of achievement, vast interests
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society program meeting for March was an entertaining presentation on Benjamin Franklin by Jack Puglisi. Puglisi began with a disclaimer: He considers himself a history enthusiast rather than a historian. I would classify him as a history scholar; he certainly has a comprehensive knowledge of whatever...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 8.
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 8....
Pick your spot at The Lot in Oakmont for upscale modern industrial diningVideo
There’s a lot to choose from at The Lot. The Lot at Edgewater in Oakmont celebrated its first anniversary in February. Patrons can lounge in a upscale cigar bar located upstairs, relax on the 1,200-square-foot outdoor patio, complete with a large gas fire pit, dine inside, mingle at the modern...
Here’s how to undo your kids’ messes, stains
Lydia Fenet does it all. She works full time at Christie’s auction house, just wrote her first book and has three kids under the age of 6. She gracefully moves from the boardroom to the playroom, solving problems and cleaning up messes with a calm, can-do attitude. So when she...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Laurel Highlands
Laurel Highlands, the Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the first week of April, continued its perfect season with three more wins, including a pair of section victories. The Mustangs have made the playoffs in four of the five years since coach Scott DeBerry took over in 2014....
Q&A: Popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer spreads concern
Clumps of dandelions have popped up in your yard, so you reach for a bottle of Roundup, the popular weed killer. It is known for being very effective, but its main ingredient, glyphosate, is getting a lot of attention because of lawsuits alleging links to cancer. In late March, a...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Hopewell’s Jake McGovern
Jake McGovern School: Hopewell Class: Junior Forty years ago, Hopewell captured its first of their WPIAL baseball championship by winning the 1979 Class AAA crown. They added district titles again in 2000 and ’10. Could the Vikings be in store for another golden season this spring? Jake McGovern has played...
