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Pine-Richland remains atop Trib HSSN PIHL power rankings
Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of March 3. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams (18-0-0-1) (Last...
Broadcasts planned this week on Trib HSSN
The Path to the Pete is over as the hardwood focus turns to the Road to Hershey this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues postseason hoops coverage with first round action of the 2019 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs. The Network also has three-day...
‘Fearless’ Michelle Burns ‘steady’ presence for Point Park women’s basketball
When Point Park women’s basketball coach Tony Grenek starts talking about point guard Michelle Burns, there aren’t enough complimentary adjectives. “Tough.” “So darn competitive.” “Steady.” “Fearless.” “Unbelievable student- athlete.” Those describe Burns’ performance during Point Park’s 88-82 overtime win Jan. 17 against Brescia (Ky.). The Hempfield graduate was having one of...
John Steigerwald: Transgender athletes endanger women’s sports
It’s time to stand up to the stupidity. Have you seen what’s happening to women’s sports? Transgender women are threatening the existence of them, and if you have a problem with that, you will be told you are the problem. Martina Navratilova, who came out as gay in 1981 when...
Michelle Malkin: I’ve been Silicon Valley sharia’d
Last month, the little birdies in Twitter’s legal department notified me that one of my tweets from 2015 is “in violation of Pakistan law.” It seems like ancient history, but Islamic supremacists never forget — or forgive. My innocuous tweet featured a compilation image of the 12 Muhammad cartoons published...
Aaron Bernstine: Pa. budget proposal hurts local environmental projects, bipartisan consensus
One of the things that gets forgotten in Harrisburg is how powerful it can be to work across the aisle to move Pennsylvania forward. While bipartisan agreement is rare right now, one of the few programs my colleagues on both sides of the aisle support are environmental funds that drive...
Cheap prices will be the latest casualty of the trucker shortage
America’s trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter. McDonald’s long-time distributor Martin-Brower Co. is raising delivery fees, imperiling low menu prices, and Procter & Gamble Co., Church & Dwight Co. and Hasbro Inc. are sounding the alarm that higher freight fees could...
Outdoor notices: Sunday, March 3, 2019
• Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is holding an outing at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve. Join a naturalist for a free walk on the Reserve’s trails. Register online at aswp.org/events/8220 • Laurel Hill State Park is offering Maple Harvest Tours beginning at 10 a.m., and also...
Associated Press fact check: Trump’s epic CPAC speech is laced with fabrication
WASHINGTON — President Trump uttered a dizzying number of false statements in his epically long weekend speech, to an audience that didn’t seem to mind at all. He got the unemployment rate wrong. He misstated his winning margin in the election. He reprised some of his most frequently told fictions...
Ukrainian Easter eggs teach heritage along with craft
People eager to learn the art of creating Ukrainian Pysanky/Easter Eggs took to a workshop in Ross Community Center put on by St. Peter and St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Church member and instructor, Michael Kapeluck, 55, who’s parents hail from Western Ukraine, has been painting Pysanky Eggs since the...
Big Blitz looks to take its ‘noise jazz’ and Burrell High School roots on the roadVideo
They play “noise jazz.” That’s how Big Blitz members Nick Grabigel, 17, and brothers Lucas, 18, and Mason Ciesielski, 16, describe their original jazz/rock/dance music. The teens hail from Lower Burrell and formed Big Blitz in 2017, after meeting in middle school and later performing together at a high school...
Editorial: Virtual infrastructure critical in Pennsylvania
Infrastructure. It’s not just for roads and bridges anymore. For years, when people talked about access and connection, it was about roads. We wanted our small towns to be able to reach our bigger towns, and our suburbs to be able to glide gracefully into our cities. We wanted to...
PIAA releases opening round schedule for boys, girls basketball playoffs
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Abington (27-1) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-9) at Council Rock South, 4 p.m.; Lincoln (10-16) vs. Pennridge (22-4) at Southern, 5 p.m.; Boys Latin (22-5) vs. Norristown (21-6) at Lincoln, 5 p.m.; Hazleton (21-6) vs. Methacton (20-7) at Wilkes...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg needs competent planning director
An open letter to Greensburg’s city leaders: The planning director is a strategic position that is as critical to Greensburg’s future health as any in the city. It is my hope that City Council will conduct a thoughtful nationwide search for a great person to serve in that position (“Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Vaccines are safe?
I find it deplorable that some doctors refuse to see unvaccinated kids (“Doctors’ dilemma: To see or not to see unvaccinated kids,”). This discrimination is feeding into vilification and outright hate increasingly directed at vaccine-free children and their parents, many of whom do not vaccinate after diligent research convinced them...
Letter to the editor: Silence on scandal
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe goes on “60 Minutes” and admits that the FBI and DOJ conspired to try and remove a duly elected, sitting American president. McCabe tries to limit these actions to the two agencies, but logic suggests they got their orders from higher-ups. This could be...
Banjo All-Stars to perform
The Banjo All-Stars will perform a medley of musical excerpts with two 4-string banjos for the St. James 55 Plus Club’s March 21 luncheon. Prayer service begins at noon followed by lunch and entertainment at 12:30 p.m. Reservations for lunch are due in the church office no later than 9...
PIAA basketball playoff field set for WPIAL boys, girls teams
The WPIAL basketball playoffs are now history, so the attention turns to the Road to Hershey, which tips off next weekend. The WPIAL will send a handful of teams from each class into the PIAA postseason field, ranging from five to seven teams. Here is the list of the teams...
Shaler Area educator named Teacher of Year semifinalist
Steve Balsomico, a Shaler Area High School Japanese language teacher, is a 2020 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year semifinalist. The Pennsylvania Chapter of the National State Teachers of the Year, with the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s guidance, chose Balsomico to advance to the next round, competing to become one of...
Happy 92nd birthday to Collier resident
Happy 92nd birthday to Theresa (Baba) Zatezalo of Collier Township, who celebrates on March 9. She is mom to Connie, John and Bonnie. Happy 11th birthday to Bradin Whitaker, who celebrates on March 7. He is the son of Alberta and Richard Whitaker of Bridgeville. Camillo Antonio “Tony” Talmonti of...
10 ways to refresh your kitchen if you can’t do a full reno
Who hasn’t stared at their kitchen and wished HGTV could sweep in and update it? Short a television show’s budget and ability to bring in contractors, the next best thing might be talking to people who have decorated for TV: Orlando Soria, who is launching his own HGTV show in...
Living with Children: A brilliant idea
A friend of mine named Scott shared an absolutely brilliant thought with me when I dropped in on him unannounced at his workplace, a bank, the other day. Everyone thinks all I want to talk about is parenting, like, you know, police only want to talk about the arrests they’ve...
Making tender kale without overcooking or having it swampy
Kale is among the most nutrient-dense of all vegetables, but it can be difficult to turn the hearty green tender enough to enjoy. We wanted a simple approach to producing an abundance of tender kale without overcooking the greens or leaving them awash in liquid. We started with a generous...
Cast-iron vs. nonstick skillets: How to choose the right pan
Cast iron is often called the original nonstick pan. And it makes sense. Well-seasoned cast-iron skillets have a naturally formed coating that is created when fats are heated to a certain point that causes them to reorganize into something resembling a plastic coating and bond to the metal. For centuries,...
New Kensington’s Bloser Mansion could become a bed and breakfastVideo
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Sunday, March 3, but with an incorrect address and photograph of the property being proposed for a bed and breakfast. This story contains the correct information. Corey Pistininzi wants to turn a New Kensington landmark into a destination, and the city’s zoning hearing...
