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Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 30
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 30....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 30
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 30....
High school sports schedule for Sept. 30, 2024
High schools Hockey Monday’s schedule Class 3A North Allegheny vs. South Fayette at Mt. Lebanon Ice Center, 7:10 p.m. Class 2A Armstrong vs. Baldwin at Ice Castle Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Canon-McMillan vs. Norwin at Palmer Imaging Arena, 6:30 p.m. Hempfield vs. Penn-Trafford at Palmer Imaging Arena, 8:30 p.m. Class...
Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.
This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Discovering bees requires patience, a discerning eye, and lots of tools. Over 16 months, Kevin Thomas, a participant in a citizen...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys, girls soccer rankings for week of Sept. 30, 2024
WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Boys Class 4A Rank, team, record, previous 1. North Allegheny, 9-2-1, 1 2. Plum, 10-0-3, 2 3. Peters Township, 10-1-1, 3 4. Fox Chapel, 7-2-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 8-4, 5 Out: None Class 3A 1. Thomas Jefferson, 7-1-2, 1 2. Moon, 13-0, 2...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from Sept. 19-25, 2024
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, TribLive’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate, please...
Letter to the editor: Campaign season is fairy tale season
I recently came back from vacation and, while away, a fairy-tale debate took place between two candidates for president. It seems one candidate defended the record the candidate had as president and also made some wild statements that were fact-checked by the moderators. The other candidate was in a fishing...
Luke Bryan ‘kicks the dust up’ at Westmoreland County stop on his Farm Tour
A crowd of 18,000 party-seeking country music fans descended on Cunningham Family Farm in South Huntingdon Township on Saturday night. It may seem like an unusual venue from the outside, but for a stop on country music star Luke Bryan’s “Farm Tour,” the sprawling field fit right in. Bryan’s “Farm...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions, week of Sept. 29, 2024
Etna MR Management LLC sold property at 105 Wilson St. to Michael and Julia Ottinger for $73,000. Fox Chapel Jane Herrmann sold property at 4 Buckingham Place to Kellen and Jenny Petrone for $925,000. Wissam Saidi sold property at 326 Old Chapel Trail to Aryan Enterprises Inc. for $1,300,000. Conrad...
North suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 29, 2024
Bellevue Claudette Lumel sold property at 432 Hallett Pl to Brendan Lindsay for $315,000. Etna MR Management LLC sold property at 105 Wilson St. to Michael and Julia Ottinger for $73,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1320 Adrian Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300....
East suburban real estate transactions, week of Sept. 29, 2024
ALLEGHENY COUNTY Forest Hills Blackprint Real Estate LLC sold property at 112 Batavia Road to Niloufar Alenjery and Cory Alexander Cwiak for $415,000. Paul Dafe Ogagan sold property at 515 Halsey Ave. to RAS 95 LLC for $210,000. Joseph Readel sold property at 121 Sumner Ave. to Home Indeed Realty...
Letter to the editor: Bible tells us to love neighbors, foreigners
As a Christian who has studied and taught the Bible most of my life, I’m struck by a regular theme in it. Did you know that the familiar command, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” first appears in Leviticus 19? Then, 15 verses later, the command is, “You shall love the...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ grocery gouging ban makes no sense
So one of the latest big ideas coming from the mind of presidential candidate Kamala Harris is to impose price controls on groceries. Let’s take a closer look: A typical profit margin for a supermarket operator is on the order of 1% to 2% (let’s assume 2% to be extra...
The Stroller, Sept. 29, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Follow the Stroller on X at @VNDStroller. Veterans to be honored...
Westmoreland happenings: Veterans breakfast, card party, meetings, more
Veterans News • Rep. Jill Cooper will host a veterans appreciation breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Lamplighter Restaurant, 6566 William Penn Highway, Salem. Veterans who live in the 55th legislative district — Arnold, Avonmore, Bell, Delmont, Export, Loyalhanna, Murrysville, New Alexandria, New Kensington, Oklahoma, Salem,...
Letter to the editor: Paper ballots best way to vote
Several citizens attended the Aug. 27 Westmoreland County commissioners’ public meeting, requesting expert-recommended paper ballot use instead of voting machines. In March 2024, after studying paper ballot and voting machine security for 20 years, Princeton’s Dr. Andrew Appel and two additional cybersecurity experts testified before the Pennsylvania Senate regarding voting...
Editorial: Is Pennsylvania Board of Higher Education a solution to post-secondary problems?
The University of Pittsburgh has 36 trustees. So does Temple University. Penn State has 39 — 40 if you count the governor’s nonvoting representative. Lincoln University has 38. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has a 20-member board of governors. The system includes 10 state universities. PennWest, with campuses...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 28, 2024
High schools Field hockey Saturday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 7, Hempfield 0 Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Eastern Clairton 43, Jeannette 0 Nonconference Monessen 32, South Side 17 Saturday’s summaries Clairton 43, Jeannette 0 Jeannette 0 0 0 0 —0 Clairton 14 16 13 0 —43 C: Drahcir...
High school roundup for Sept. 28, 2024: Big plays boost Monessen past South Side
Monessen used a barrage of big plays to bounce back from its first loss of the season and blitz previously unbeaten South Side, 32-17, in a nonconference game Saturday. Trailing 17-12 at the half, the Greyhounds took the lead for good on an 82-yard run by Tavian Taylor. Monessen (5-1),...
District college football roundup: Carnegie Mellon completes comeback in OT vs. Washington & Jefferson
Ben Mills and Reece Kolke connected on their third touchdown pass of the game in overtime to lead Carnegie Mellon to a 30-27 comeback victory over Washington & Jefferson in PAC football Saturday afternoon. Washington & Jefferson (3-1, 3-1), which led 24-5 at the half, took a 27-24 lead when...
City Theatre celebrates 50th season with ‘City Rewinds’ reading series
City Theatre Company has been telling contemporary stories on the stage for five decades. Now headquartered on the South Side of Pittsburgh, City Theatre was founded in 1975 as a touring company that performed plays in various locales. It set down roots on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus in 1979...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers girls soccer tops North Hills
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team scored a key midseason victory Sept. 25 with a 3-0 shutout over rival North Hills to snap a two-game losing streak. Averie Bierker scored twice, and Emma Schupansky added goal as the Tigers improved to 7-5 overall and 4-2 in Section 3-4A. Margaret Nestor and...
Point: When violent crime was at its worst, congressional action helped get the country back on track
By the early 1990s, the United States had experienced dramatic and unprecedented surges in crime, with the violent crime rate up 470% from 1961 and the murder rate up 92% from that year. Life in American cities was more dangerous than ever, and punishment was not fitting the crimes. While...
Counterpoint: The 1994 crime bill’s legacy — 30 years of failure
The 1994 crime bill, a misguided policy choice rooted in fear and misinformation, has inflicted irreparable harm on communities nationwide. By prioritizing punitive measures over proven prevention strategies, this legislation has fueled mass incarceration, eroded civil liberties and exacerbated systemic inequalities, all without demonstrably improving public safety. The architects and...
Sounding off: Presidential race tops week’s letters
Reenergized by Harris I want to extend a personal thank-you to Donald Trump. For many years, I was very apathetic toward politics … until he entered the fray. But my interest in politics isn’t because I’m pro-DT. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. I can unequivocally say that I haven’t...
