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Column: Where, oh where, should the Raiders play?
The Raiders thought they finally found a place to play next season, only to find out they’re not wanted in San Francisco. Not by the mayor, and certainly not by the team that still calls itself the San Francisco 49ers — even while it plays its games in a stadium...
BB&T, SunTrust merge to create nation’s 6th largest bank
NEW YORK — Southern banking giants BB&T and SunTrust announced they would merge in a $66 billion deal, the first big bank merger since the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis. The deal would create yet another financial titan in the United States. The combined company will be the sixth-largest...
James Franklin says he is worried about rule changes involving transfers
When he finally received the opportunity Wednesday to address the fact that 11 players on Penn State’s 2018 roster had elected to transfer out of the program, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin chose to speak less about the people he lost, and more on what he felt the new...
Mount Airy Casino fined after patron drives drunk, kills jogger
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania casino has been fined more than $250,000 after a customer was served eight drinks in less than two hours and killed a jogger while driving home. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved the fine against Mount Airy Casino Resort on Wednesday....
Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy: Real culprit in Pittsburgh’s lead crisis
On Friday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office has filed 161 charges against the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) over elevated lead levels. For years, Pittsburgh community members and environmental coalitions like the Our Water Campaign — a local coalition of environmental, labor and community organizations...
Arconic names Chairman Plant CEO to oversee review after spurning Apollo
Arconic named Chairman John Plant to serve as chief executive officer, ousting Chip Blankenship just a little more than a year after he took the helm at the embattled manufacturer. Plant, the company’s fourth CEO in less than two years, is expected to serve in the top post for a...
Century III Mall deemed ‘unsafe and uninhabitable’
West Mifflin Code Enforcement declared Century III Mall unsafe and uninhabitable because of a water and fire suppression system in the building, according to social media posts by the borough. The borough posted a photo of the notice on Facebook and Twitter. “This structure is unsafe and uninhabitable. (Its) occupancy...
Baldwin Borough business offering glass recycling option
A Baldwin Borough business has come to the rescue for South Hills residents who lost the option to recycle glass at the curb starting Jan. 1. Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling has launched a free glass recycling pilot program at its Horning Road facility that will run through the beginning...
Trump wanted $20 million for 2006 Moscow deal, developer says
Donald Trump’s dream of putting his name on a tower in Moscow came with a hefty price tag: $20 million. Trump demanded that non-negotiable fee in 2006 from a Ukrainian-Russian named Pavel Fuks, who made his fortune in oil trading, banking and real estate development. Fuks, who says he’s been...
Photo Gallery: Warm weather at Squaw Valley Park
The region got a warm-up after record-breaking lows last week, and folks took full advantage of the unseasonable temps at Squaw Valley Park in O’Hara....
Spotify takes a big jump into the podcasting game
NEW YORK — Spotify is making a bigger bet on podcasts as it looks to bring a Netflix-like model of original programs to the audio world. The music-streaming pioneer gobbled up two podcasting companies, Gimlet and Anchor, on Wednesday. Although streaming is becoming an increasingly popular way to listen to...
Letter to the editor: Not America’s fault
In his letter “Cosmic luck” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE), Thomas C. Spallone claims that “If you were born in America, you didn’t earn your citizenship” because your good fortune came from “random cosmic luck,” and therefore we are no better than immigrants trying to cross our borders. To understand why his...
Letter to the editor: McCarthy was a patriot
In his op-ed “Free press, elections help debunk ‘official’ lies” (Jan. 12, TribLIVE), Joseph Sabino Mistick includes a typically sordid narrative portraying Joe McCarthy as a hoaxer. Unfortunately, it’s outdated. M. Stanton Evans’ landmark 2009 “Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s...
Letter to the editor: ‘No walls’ didn’t work for Native Americans
This is an answer to Jim Blahovec’s letter “What if Native Americans had built walls?” (Jan. 22, TribLIVE): As I view the Smithsonian Channel’s “Aerial America,” I think about the killing, burning and pillaging of the Native Americans by immigrants who took away their land. This leads me to want...
Pittsburgh’s Beauty Shoppe turns historic buildings into cutting-edge co-working spaces
Beauty Shoppe is giving the traditional office environment a makeover. Bucking the cubical farm layout, the organization transforms historic, yet underutilized buildings into sleek, sophisticated co-working spaces for individuals, businesses and others. Memberships vary and can range from a standing desk located in a common area to private office suites...
New Year off to a good start with new businesses
Planet Fitness opened in the former Grand China Buffet and Fine Wine & Spirits store location in the Chartiers Valley Shopping Center, 1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville. It offers strength machines and free weights, ellipticals, treadmills, bikes and unlimited fitness training for cardio, upper and lower body. It is one of...
Couple celebrates 59th anniversary
Marianne (Miraglia) and Terry Cummings of Ft. Pitt will celebrate their 59 wedding anniversary Feb. 13. They are the parents of five children, Jovanna (Paul) Magersuppe, Madonna (Mark) Mullin, Brian (Karen) Cummings, Cindy (Alan) Cunningham and Ken (Dawn) Cummings. Marianne and Terry also have nine grandchildren, Katlin, Kevin, Korey, Zack,...
Hampton Township Citizens Police Academy returns
Residents can sign up now for the second annual Hampton Township Citizens Police Academy, which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m every Thursday from April 4 through May 30. The free program will again be held at the township community center on McCully Road. “The program is designed...
NA grad earns co-valedictorian honors at Misericordia University
Misericordia University recently recognized the academic accomplishments of Kailey Vogl of Wexford as co-valedictorian for the winter 2018 graduating class during the eighth annual winter commencement ceremony at the Anderson Sports and Health Center. Vogl, a North Allegheny alum, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Water under the bridge
I have been writing this column in one version or another since 1994 for a variety of long-suffering publishers. The version published in the newspaper these days is about 550 words long, satisfying the requirements of the printed newspaper. To produce this version, I begin with a rough draft that...
Stage 62 to premier ‘Junie B. Jones’ at Carnegie Free Library
Losing that first baby tooth. Becoming a big sibling. Starting the first grade. All are milestones of childhood that, for 26 years and counting, young readers have been able to experience alongside sassy fictional first-grader Junie B. Jones. Written by Barbara Parker, the Junie B. books have sold tens of...
In State of the Union, Trump shares the power but needles Democrats
WASHINGTON - Over his shoulder, a female speaker of the House. In the audience, a sea of suffragette white. President Donald Trump spent his last two speeches to Congress surrounded by men. But on Tuesday, in the glare of television spotlights, he began his State of the Union address with...
Trade hawks quietly bristle as Trump’s China deadline approaches
One of President Trump’s most persistent economic promises has been to rewrite the U.S. relationship with China. Yet as he approaches a potential deal, some of the very hawks who have cheered on Trump’s trade war already fear he may end up falling short. With less than a month before...
5 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address
President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address in a divided Washington Tuesday night. Here are some big takeaways: 1. A discordant call for unity From the start, it was clear Trump wanted his speech to be remembered as a call for bipartisanship, a high-minded missive about common...
Column: Carson Wentz isn’t perfect? Neither is that Tom Brady guy
PHILADELPHIA — Man, if there were a BostonVoice website, a New England version of PhillyVoice, the local boutique media outlet, would it ever have a field day with that Tom Brady. You know, the quarterback who just won his sixth Super Bowl on Sunday night. Selfish? Oh boy. The guy...
