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Letter to the editor: Calling on the Founders to respond to Project 2025
One answer from our Founders that I could offer in response to Project 2025, to those installing a version of the Ten Commandments in public schools, to those who want to “teach” the Bible and Christianity in American public schools comes from Thomas Jefferson’s Jan. 27, 1800, letter to Joseph...
2024 Steelers training camp primer: What to know before you head to Saint Vincent College
Time has come again for fans to grab a seat on the hillside or in the bleachers overlooking Chuck Noll Field and cheer on the Black and Gold. Loyal members of Steelers Nation will flock to Saint Vincent College in Unity over the next three weeks to get a look...
Editorial: ‘Unacceptable’ is an understatement regarding security failures at Butler rally
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security did something Monday that lawmakers rarely do. They did not meet in a formal room, sitting at glossy wood desks, perched behind nameplates underscoring their importance to a political process. Instead, a group of lawmakers from both parties went into the...
The Stroller, July 24, 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. Vandergrift Arts Festival set Friday through Sunday The Vandergrift Arts Festival...
Letter to the editor: Rodeo and legislative accountability
If you live near Pittsburgh, you may have noticed a rodeo tour here. In 1992, the city of Pittsburgh banned practices used at rodeos, like electric prods and bucking straps, which inflict intense pain and cause injuries to animals. This effectively banned rodeos from the city. This local law is...
Pirates farm report for July 23, 2024: Seth Beer’s 3 homers, 5 RBIs lift Indy to victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 41-52) pounded Iowa (Cubs), 13-6. DH Seth Beer (.333) was 4 for 5 with three home runs and five RBIs. 1B Jake Lamb (.282) hit a three-run homer. CF Ji Hwan Bae (.362) was 2 for 5 with an RBI and three runs scored. C Henry Davis was...
Snoop Dogg to blaze it up in Paris as a torchbearer for 2024 Olympics: ‘Gots to do it’
Snoop Dogg — rap icon, business mogul and king of brand deals — just landed a new gig: Olympic torchbearer. The 52-year-old “Drop It Like It’s Hot” icon will be among the people to carry the Olympic torch before the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony Friday. Mayor Mathieu Hanotin of Saint-Denis,...
Ernie Johnson taking leave of absence from TBS’ MLB duties
ATLANTA — Ernie Johnson, the well-respected longtime TNT Sports broadcaster, is taking a leave of absence from hosting duties for TBS’ national MLB games. In a news release, he said, “I’d like to thank the leadership at TNT Sports for allowing me the time away to take care of a...
Gamblers betting on Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro for Harris’ VP pick as election predictions flood online markets
Who will Vice President Kamala Harris choose as her running mate? Online gamblers think they have it figured out. Harris, who on Monday secured enough state delegation endorsements to earn her the Democratic nomination following President Joe Biden’s abrupt exit from the race, has yet to indicate who she will...
Pa. Supreme Court to decide if Pittsburgh fee on out-of-town athletes is legal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Monday that it will decide whether a special fee Pittsburgh charges out-of-town athletes and performers is constitutional. The city, which charges nonresident professional athletes and entertainers 3% of their daily income while appearing in Pittsburgh, is appealing a ruling by a lower state court. Commonwealth...
Comedian Natan Badalov performing Saturday in Ross
New York-based comedian and writer Natan Badalov will be bringing his one-man show — and his unique perspective on his Jewish identity — to Sunken Bus Studios in Pittsburgh this Saturday. Badalov, an Uzbek-American, debuted his one-man show “Connect the Dots” at the New York Comedy Festival last November. Now...
Philip Klinkner: Picking vs. electing candidates
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50...
Bruce A. Antkowiak: Federalism and separation of powers — a double security?
Two cases, both involving former President Trump, have captured headlines recently and, like everything else connected with the upcoming presidential election, stirred virulent emotions on all sides. In one case, the Supreme Court afforded the Office of the President immunity from prosecution in certain circumstances and, in the second case,...
Letter to the editor: Why is Westmoreland County adding staff?
Regarding the article “Westmoreland OKs new jobs, more pay for human service staffers” (July 18, TribLive): Why is the county adding staff when population continues to drop? Time to challenge the county commissioners as to why they’re growing the government. Dave Bonazelli Unity...
With U.S. vehicle prices averaging near $50K, General Motors sees 2nd-quarter profits rise 15%
DETROIT — U.S. customers who bought a new General Motors vehicle last quarter paid an average of just under $49,900, a price that helped push the company’s net income 15% above a year ago. And GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said he doesn’t see his company cutting prices very...
Shaler area student achievements for the week of July 23, 2024
Colin Bork, Hannah Coleman, Abigail Guiste and Maxwell Robinson made the dean’s list at Westminster College for the spring 2024 semester. Eli Yofan and Sophia Oehrle made the dean’s list at Miami University for the spring 2024 semester. Lauren Lorenz was named to the dean’s list at Duquesne University for...
Letter to the editor: County Republican moves
Not one Westmoreland County Republican Committee member had the courage or ambition to oppose Bill Bretz for county chair on July 9 after all the outrage over how he treated Republican commissioner candidates Paul Kosko and myself, and committee members who helped us. In 2023, Bretz called for an endorsement...
5 Western Pennsylvania athletes to compete in 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Thousands of athletes will descend on Paris, France, this week to compete against the best in the world in their given sports at the Olympic Games. Five of those world-class athletes cultivated their craft in high school gyms, stadiums, rivers and pools around Western Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at the...
Editorial: Gershkovich conviction could spark prisoner deal, but don’t forget Fogel
On Friday, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage by a Russian court. He was sentenced immediately. The penalty was 16 years in a maximum-security prison. The sentencing has given rise to speculation about negotiation for Gershkovich’s release. Russia likes to trade prisoners only after they have...
The Stroller, July 23, 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. Murphy’s Big Band to play Tarentum Park Tarentum Summer Concert Series...
Letter to the editor: Presidential race, a sad state of affairs
They stood, two old men arguing over who was the worst U.S. president, and then, which of the pair occupying center stage in Atlanta was the better golfer. It could have been a pair of geezers sitting on a park bench. But no. It was called a presidential debate and...
Judge orders Comprehensive Healthcare to pay nearly $36M for labor violations
A federal judge on Monday ordered an embattled nursing home corporation to pay nearly $36 million in back wages and penalties after finding that Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services violated U.S. labor laws. U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV ordered the company, which operated 15 nursing homes in Western Pennsylvania, to...
Nevada has very high levels of covid-19 in wastewater
LAS VEGAS — Tourists who flocked in droves to Las Vegas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend helped spur a rise in covid infections, experts say. “We have a surge in viral illnesses for July 4 in particular. For summer holidays, we’re always prepared for a surge in tourists...
Father, 2 of his children killed in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
A father and his two children died in a fatal crash after they were struck by a tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Donnell Hickson, 43, and an 11-year-old girl, both of Baldwin, New York, and Decir Hickson, 18, of Pittsburgh, died at the...
Lawsuits allege sexual abuse at 3 Western Pa. juvenile detention centers
Lawsuits filed Monday against three youth detention facilities in Western Pennsylvania allege years of physical and sexual abuse against nearly 100 children. The three complaints — filed by 92 people who previously were held at the centers — name as defendants Abraxas Youth & Family Services with headquarters in Pittsburgh;...
