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Letter to the editor: Merging into bigger school districts a wise move
All these small river towns outside of Pittsburgh, or some may call it the suburbs, should merge into bigger school districts, such as Oakmont and Springdale/Cheswick, Lower Burrell and New Ken/Arnold, Kiski and Lower Burrell, just to name a few examples. It’s not like I am asking the United States...
Editorial: Penn State president’s retention bonus is out of touch amid cuts
Penn State is doing a lot of cost cutting lately. Under President Neeli Bendapudi, there has been a real campaign to slash what many might see as a bloated budget. The 2023-24 budget is $9.5 billion. Educating on the scale Penn State does is expensive. In addition to the sprawling...
Religion Digest – Feb. 24, 2024
Lenten programs planned across the A-K Valley Apollo • The Apollo Ministerium will sponsor a Lenten lunch series at noon Wednesdays at various churches through March 20. The Feb. 28 service will be at Quality Life Services, 151 Goodview Drive, Washington Township. The Rev. Niki Atkinson of Apollo and Boiling...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Free Black History Month presentation planned in New Kensington The New...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 23, 2024
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Mt. Lebanon 51, Pine-Richland 40 Baldwin 55, North Allegheny 49 Central Catholic 53, Canon-McMillan 27 Upper St. Clair 78, Butler 71 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (20-4) vs. Baldwin (17-6); Central Catholic (15-8) vs. Upper St. Clair (18-5) Class...
Top-seeded Mt. Lebanon shuts down Pine-Richland to earn spot in 6A semifinals
Mt. Lebanon rode a strong defensive effort to a 51-40 win over Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball quarterfinals Friday night. Both teams started slow as the Blue Devils only led 18-13 at the half. “We were a bit rusty,” Mt. Lebanon coach Joe David said. “We didn’t...
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants top Homeland Security job under Trump
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Madame Secretary? Forget the jockeying to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said at a stop in Greenville ahead of Saturday’s GOP primary there that she has her eye on a key Cabinet position if the former president wins in November....
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2024: Aliquippa flexes muscles in 2A quarterfinal win over Serra Catholic
Josh Pratt scored 24 points and Cameron Lindsey added 17 as top-seeded Aliquippa flexed its muscles in a 76-50 victory over No. 8 Serra Catholic in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball quarterfinals Friday night. Quentin Goode added 10 for the Quips (19-5), who will meet No. 4 Fort Cherry...
Elizabeth Forward buckles down on defense to oust Knoch in Class 4A quarterfinals
Elizabeth Forward got downright defensive Friday night, switching from man defense to a zone to stifle No. 6 Knoch and cruise into Tuesday’s WPIAL semifinals. The Warriors forced 25 turnovers, many leading to easy layups in transition, to pick up a 43-31 win over the visiting Knights (14-10). Elizabeth Forward...
Gary Franks: Biden vs. Trump — can we get a political reboot?
Why should funding go to any foreign nation to help them secure their borders until an obstinate President Joe Biden secures America’s border from an invasion via the use of our military or any other effective means? We spend trillions of dollars to ostensibly protect America, yet Biden refuses to...
Blackhawk senior, Hampton sophomore win WPIAL Class 2A diving championships
Blackhawk senior Brecken Finkbeiner maintained the same spot on the podium as last year. Hampton sophomore Gabby Elk moved up two steps. Both left North Allegheny with WPIAL Class 2A diving championships Friday. Finkbeiner finished with a final score of 425.75, outpacing runner-up Jacob Hauser of Derry (395.05) and becoming...
Trump urges Alabama to protect in-vitro fertilization access after court ruling
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump urged Alabama’s legislature to protect the availability of in-vitro fertilization after the state high court ruling that threatens to make it harder for people to access fertility treatments. “Under my leadership, the Republican Party will always support the creation of strong, thriving, healthy American families....
Judge rules against NCAA, says NIL compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes
A federal judge Friday barred the NCAA from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used to recruit athletes, granting a request for a preliminary injunction from the states of Tennessee and Virginia in dealing another blow to the association’s ability to govern college sports. The...
Real estate broker sues over lost dough after deal to sell Beto’s pizzeria falls flat
The owner of Beto’s, one of Pittsburgh’s oldest and most well-known pizzerias, planned to sell the restaurant last year for $2.1 million before taking the property off the market. Now, a year later, the broker who found a potential buyer in a Las Vegas attorney, is suing the shop’s owner...
Michael Stelzig: No need to worry about national security in U.S. Steel deal
Anyone familiar with national security knows that Japan is an important mutual defense treaty ally to our country. And anyone familiar with Pittsburgh and Allegheny County knows how important the steel industry has been to this region. Just over two months ago, we witnessed these two worlds coming together —...
Can’t get to the library? Carnegie Connect brings the library to you
For me, so much of the pleasure and satisfaction of working in a place like the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall comes from seeing people using our building. Whether it’s a young parent bringing a baby to their first storytime, an English language-learner exploring new vocabulary, or simply...
A decade after crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, planes still at risk of vanishing off the map
“Good Night. Malaysian Three Seven Zero.” Those six words were the last radio transmission from the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, less than an hour after the aircraft took off late at night from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. Minutes later, the plane disappeared from air-traffic...
Letter to the editor: The true threat to democracy
This post has made the rounds on social media: “It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with one party controlling the media. One party controlling the message. One party deciding what is truth. One party censoring speech and silencing opposition. One party dividing citizens into ‘us’ and ‘them’ and...
Researchers find association between air pollution and Alzheimer’s
ATLANTA — A new study from Emory University researchers has found an association between traffic-related air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Using brain tissue donated by metro Atlanta residents, researchers evaluated their home addresses for air pollution generated by nearby traffic. The study, released Wednesday, does not prove air...
Lent dinners, Sunday services at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Sunday school is every first Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship and praise service is weekly at 10:45 a.m. Virtual Bible study is every first Friday at 7 p.m. The link is on the church’s website. Friends and...
Letter to the editor: Governor wrong on legal marijuana
Listening to our governor say on the news that we are losing $250 million because Pennsylvania hasn’t made marijuana legal, and using the old saying that “other states do it,” made me sick. Ever since I can remember, doctors have said it’s a steppingstone to other drugs. Our police are...
Letter to the editor: Continued promotion of ‘Big Lie’ astounding
I read the letter “Democrats’ ‘whatever it takes’ pattern” (Feb. 12, TribLive) and found it necessary to respond. The unwavering pattern of continued promotion of the Trump “Big Lie” astounds me. The letter cites an alleged poll by Heartland/Rasmussen where its poll results show overwhelming admissions by pollsters of voter...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Tickets on sale now for annual bowling party fundraiser The Pins...
Laurels & lances: Caps, meetings and closings
Laurel: To help in healing. Sometimes it takes a mom to recognize what’s going to make someone feel better. Heather Shuker, 49, knows what doctors have done for her daughter, Hannah, who has battled severe seizures for 20 years. But being there through it all gave her a perspective a...
Letter to the editor: Immigrants who commit crimes should be deported
I am not against properly vetted immigration to the United States. I am opposed to the thousands of non-vetted immigrants that the Biden administration has let flood over our border. The scenes of New York police officers being mauled by a gang of immigrants goes beyond words. Some of these...
