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Barbara Cisek: Congress must take action on drug prices
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...
Tim Schmidt: Support responsibly armed Americans, not more failed gun laws
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....
David Wassel: A solution for the Electoral College
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...
Outdoors notices for April 7, 2019
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...
Editorial: Kids are victims and culprits in sexting
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...
South Florida teacher faces suspension for showing videos with nudes
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...
Sounding off: Democrat leaders are losers
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...
Editorial: The dirty dancing of regulation and industry
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...
Letter to the editor: Keep Pittsburgh airport world class
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...
Letter to the editor: Hunting’s opening day
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...
Letter to the editor: Schools shouldn’t be funded by homeowners
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...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Saturday, April 6
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...
Renowned organist to perform at Sewickley’s St. Paul’s
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...
Chartier Valley names 1st Distinguished Alumni award recipient
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...
Italian sausage key ingredient in this easy-to-prepare dish
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,...
Lisa Whelchel talks about facts of her acting life
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...
Shaler Area recognized for music education
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...
Pirates minor league report: April 5, 2019
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 school scores, schedules for April 5, 2019
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...
High school roundup for April 5, 2019: South Park edges Belle Vernon
David Monaco’s two-out single in the sixth inning plated the lone run of the game as South Park edged Belle Vernon, 1-0, in a Section 3-4A baseball game Friday night. Brenden Gray allowed six hits and struck out 10 batters in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory for the...
4 WPIAL teams debut in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
Now that the 2019 high school baseball season is two weeks old, it’s time for the debut of the Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings. The four defending state champs from 2018 are ranked No. 1 in the four lowest classifications while the Class 6A and 5A defending champs, Canon-McMillan in...
Michigan State’s Tom Izzo may have done best job of career
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo struggled with tears of joy as Michigan State knocked off top-seeded Duke to reach the Final Four. He was emotional again only a few hours later when fans packed the Breslin Center to welcome the gritty Spartans back to campus. This season might be...
Mark Madden: Kurt Angle’s WrestleMania curtain call a significant event
WWE’s WrestleMania 35 takes place Sunday at MetLife Stadium just outside New York City. Sixteen matches are scheduled. It will last over seven hours. That’s too much, especially when most of the matches are haphazardly built and mean little. Seven hours is even longer than the Pirates’ home opener. The...
Franklin Regional boys lacrosse team hopes to maintain level of success
In 2018, the Franklin Regional boys lacrosse team made the WPIAL playoffs for the second straight year, doing so for the first time in six years. Although they lost in the first round both times, the Panthers have made the necessary changes within the program to continue their success in...
RMU’s Abrielle McCartney juggles softball, academics and military aspirations
At 4 a.m., while the Robert Morris campus slumbers in silence, it isn’t unusual for senior Abrielle McCartney to be out for a run. A 6-mile run. It’s part of her ROTC training as the Canon-McMillan grad prepares for active military duty next year. On most days, she is lucky...
