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Rep. Dan Frankel: Pittsburgh BDS efforts won’t bring peace
Local activists made a mad dash effort this month to get enough support for a Pittsburgh ballot referendum that would punish local entities for any ties with Israel. Volunteers with clipboards could be found at dance parties and outside of local bars, seeking signatures from a population young enough that...
Justin Fox: Harris didn’t fail her border task. But did she succeed?
In March 2021, two months after she and President Joe Biden took office, Vice President Kamala Harris was assigned the task of addressing the “root causes” of illegal immigration from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, aka the Northern Triangle. This is the job that some...
Pittsburgh native, comedian who appeared on ‘Seinfeld,’ has diedVideo
Mitzi McCall was born in Pittsburgh in 1930, and she died in Los Angeles last week. She lived one heck of a life in the nearly 94 years in between those dates, making a name for herself as a comedian and actress. McCall, 93, worked alongside her husband, Charlie Brill,...
Pittsburgh fans relive decades of Bruce Springsteen shows
Local fans of rock legend Bruce Springsteen have been waiting a long time for his return to Pittsburgh — not just because The Boss hasn’t been here since 2016, but because this week’s two upcoming shows were supposed to happen almost a year ago. Originally slated for Sept. 12 and...
Letter to the editor: Send Jeannette’s K9 officer to Tarentum
Tarentum needs a police dog for their K9 unit. Jeannette has one that they no longer use or want. What’s the dilemma? Francine Romeo New Kensington...
Veteran wide receivers step up for Penn State with Central Catholic’s Peter Gonzalez sidelined
STATE COLLEGE — The news is mostly good concerning Penn State’s wide receiver room with the Nittany Lions a little more than two weeks away from their season opener at West Virginia. Mostly. Coach James Franklin singled out the play of a couple of fourth-year wideouts following the team’s practice...
Letter to the editor: Don’t hide scrutiny of Walz’s military career
Regarding the article “With national spotlight comes intense scrutiny of Walz’s military career” (Aug. 9): Really. You put it in the Sports/Business Section B, Page 5? Why not “hide” it at the end on B8? With major questions about the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate and his previous assertions of...
Letter to the editor: Hate-filled letters by law enforcement alarming
Protect and serve? Editor, editor, editor … it’s terrifying to read letters that you publish, but it’s surprising to see how much racism and bigotry pervade this little area. More surprising is what happens when I look up the authors of these letters, particularly “Not going to take it anymore”...
Editorial: Education is a responsibility, not a political game
The Department of Education accounts for 4% of federal spending. That’s less than Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, the Treasury, Defense and Veterans Affairs. The 2024 federal education budget is about $79 billion. There are more than 54 million school-age children in the United States, according to the...
Westmoreland happenings: Yellow Tie Gala, history program, movie night, more
Fundraisers • Latrobe Art Center will host its annual Yellow Tie Gala from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 23 in an open air dining room and dance floor on Ligonier Street in Latrobe. There will be a banana split bar, music by Mike Urick and the Modelaires and an open...
The Stroller, Aug. 14, 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. Annual Riverbration planned in Kittanning The Kittanning Boat Races Riverbration event...
Letter to the editor: We don’t need perfection in a leader
The letter “Why do evangelicals support un-Christian Trump?” (Aug. 6, TribLive) really got me thinking: Am I voting for a person who I want to run the country, to keep me and my family safe, to keep the economy running such that I can afford to feed my family without...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 13, 2024
High schools Golf Tuesday’s results Boys Section 3-3A Seneca Valley 195, Butler 196 Medalists: Tyler Garvin (SV) 36; Codi Fennel, Blake Scott (B) 36 Section 5-3A Peters Township 173*, Canon-McMillan 196 Medalists: Griffin Hansberry (PT) 33; Henry Manciu (CM) 33 * Course record Section 1-2A Riverview 205, Deer Lakes 232...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 13, 2024: Billy Cook belts grand slam to lift Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 52-59) beat St. Paul (Twins), 5-4, when LF Billy Cook (.286) hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, his 13th homer of the year. RF Billy McKinney (.280) went 1 for 2 with his fourth homer. 3B Alika Williams (.299) went 1 for 4 with a triple....
Tim Walz leans into labor background at first solo campaign stop in Los AngelesVideo
LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz launched his first solo campaign stop as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Tuesday by leaning into his union background and championing workers in a speech to a labor group in Los Angeles. The event comes exactly one week since Harris, the Democratic...
Defendants in federal Rent-A-Vet scheme get probation
The judge’s words to the defendants were harsh. Their crimes were serious, said U.S. District Judge William S. Stickman IV. They weren’t a momentary lapse in judgment but a decade-long criminal enterprise. The defendants misappropriated the identity of a disabled American veteran to earn government contracts, something akin, the judge...
Critics: Proposed ballot referendum in city is antisemitic, illegal
A pro-Palestinian group wants Pittsburghers to decide whether to bar the city from doing business with entities that work with Israel, but opponents to the proposal on Tuesday called the measure antisemitic and challenged the effort in court. A petition to add a referendum to November’s general election ballot, filed...
Analysis: Olympics with a short field delivers stars on the podium and compelling golfVideo
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Take a small field and eliminate about half of them for not having a realistic chance of winning, and it sounds like it could be a LIV Golf event. But this is the Olympics, with 60 players from more than 30 countries, some of whom rarely experience...
Want a Pa. liquor license? 20 available in PLCB auction
A stockpile of 20 expired restaurant liquor licenses in Pennsylvania are up for auction. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board opened bidding on Tuesday as part of its 13th auction since the passage of Act 39, a 2016 law that made sweeping changes to liquor sales in the state. The auction...
Penn State freshman lineman Cooper Cousins pushing for early playing time
Penn State coach James Franklin, as measured as he always tries to be when discussing young players, had a hard time holding back when asked about freshman offensive lineman Cooper Cousins. Cousins — a 6-6, 320-pound behemoth and former No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania — has impressed at just about...
Will Freeman: Maduro’s landslide defeat hasn’t dislodged him. Is there still hope for Venezuela?
The Latin American left has a decision to make about Venezuela: Oppose Nicolás Maduro’s totalitarian bid to remain in power indefinitely or enable it. Efforts to constrain Maduro may not succeed. But giving in to him will destabilize neighboring countries — with consequences for the United States — undermine the...
Kathryn Anne Edwards: America’s fertility policy gap is bad economics
Even if you didn’t care about or respect women’s choices when it comes to having children, the “childless cat ladies” comments from Donald Trump running mate J.D. Vance still are deeply problematic because they suggest a misunderstanding of a vital policy issue: fertility. In its most basic form, economists care...
Letter to the editor: Harris should work on inflation now
I just saw that Vice President Kamala Harris intends to work on reducing inflation as soon as she takes office as president. Just a thought — why don’t she and President Biden work on it now? In my opinion, they are the ones who caused the rise in inflation. Lou...
Letter to the editor: Doesn’t Trump care, or does he think we’re stupid?
Why does Donald Trump respond to issues the way he does … seemingly without thinking about the facts or those who might be affected? Or does he just not care? Is he continuing with the guidance his dad provided on how to “attack”? Does he lack compassion or understanding or...
Letter to the editor: Pa. must make a plan for methane
One important but overlooked cause of climate change is methane emissions. In Pennsylvania, oil and gas companies release over 1.1 million tons of methane every year. This contributes significantly to the state’s global warming pollution, as methane has 86 times the heating potential as carbon dioxide does within 20 years....
