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Westmoreland happenings: Polka dances, fire department festival, car wash, more
Submissions from nonprofit organizations for Briefly Speaking can be emailed to cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Include a complete address and daytime phone number. Submissions are due at least two weeks prior to the event. Each announcement is printed once; there is no fee. Camps • Seton Arts Service Corps will have a music,...
Letter to the editor: Kennedy’s vocal condition not a disqualifier for presidency
In regards to the letter “Biden and Kennedy are the best Democrats have?” (June 7, TribLIVE): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a rare condition called spasmodic dysphonia that affects his voice. Spasmodic dysphonia, also known as laryngeal dystonia, is a lifelong neurologic disorder that causes the muscles that generate a...
Baldwin Middle School student visits Harrisburg
Logan Huwalt, a student at Baldwin Middle School, got an unforgettable civics lesson this spring. Huwalt has been deeply involved in fundraising for epilepsy, including raising more than $23,000 at the annual Epilepsy Association gala. As a result of his advocacy, he attended a two day event with the Epilepsy...
Holy Cross Academy boys track and field team wins championship
After many years of not fielding a team, Holy Cross Academy in Ross brought back its track and field team this year with 19 kids from second through sixth grade willing to try out the unknown. The students grew together as a team and saw improvements in times and distances...
Letter to the editor: Trump deserves 4th Amendment protection
Democrats frequently whine that, “No one is above the law.” The Fourth Amendment of our Constitution reads: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,...
Editorial: Dissenting votes should be applauded amid political rhetoric
On Tuesday, the Allegheny County Council did something that doesn’t happen very often. It overrode a veto by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. By a vote of 10-5, the council decided that its earlier vote to establish a minimum wage for the county’s employees would stand. It was only the...
The Stroller, June 22, 2023: 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. Allegheny Township to celebrate Community Day Allegheny Township Community Day will...
Letter to the editor: Explaining the Methodist split
The article “Some Western Pennsylvania United Methodist churches make split official at conference” (June 15, TribLIVE) needs some context. Wesleyan theology would have that those who believe in a new life in Christ are first called to be holy in conduct. Traditionalists of the UMC are saying all people are...
Pirates farm report for June 21, 2023: Jared Triolo steals 4 bases in Indianapolis win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 30-40) split a doubleheader with Columbus (Guardians). In the first game, an 11-2 Indianpolis win, 3B Jared Triolo went 3 for 3 with four stolen bases, three runs scored, two RBIs and a walk. He has eight steals for the season. DH Aaron Shackelford (.247) went 2 for...
Bill would allow Pa. patients to get medical marijuana regardless of illness
Legislation that would loosen up Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act to allow a patient’s doctor to certify medical cannabis as a suitable treatment regardless of the patient’s medical condition is advancing in the state Senate. The Senate Law & Justice Committee on Wednesday voted 10-1 to approve a bill that would...
Successful mock trial season for Aquinas Academy
In its third season, the Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh Mock Trial Team had a very successful year. Aquinas finished the Allegheny County competition as undefeated co-champion and was one of 14 district champions to advance to the state competition in Harrisburg on March 25. The team finished sixth in the...
Stamp honoring John Lewis unveiled at U.S. CapitolVideo
WASHINGTON — Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol was Congressman John Lewis’ favorite place to roam because he enjoyed meeting tourists, sharing stories about the civil rights movement, and shaking hands with colleagues and the police officers who helped keep them safe. Some of those same colleagues gathered in the...
Justice Scalia led the way for Supreme Court justices taking free trips
WASHINGTON — The late Justice Antonin Scalia left a long legacy on the Supreme Court, from his devotion to originalism to his sharp-tongued rhetoric. But the enthusiastic hunter and fisherman also set a precedent of sorts on how to take free trips without disclosing them — one that is now...
Judge orders names of people who posted Rep. George Santos’ $500K bond revealed
NEW YORK — Lying Rep. George Santos has until noon Thursday to decide whether he’ll go to jail to shield the names of the people who helped him post his $500,000 bond. Santos and his lawyer have been fighting to keep secret the names of the people who secured his...
Tax credits for Pa. families worth billions of dollars are on the table this budget season
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania families across the income spectrum could receive more than $2.5 billion in tax breaks by 2028 under two...
Letter to the editor: Environmentalists harming the planet
Radical environmentalists and the Democratic Party are killing the planet, despite their claims to be saving it. They started about 50 years ago with their campaign to eliminate the use of heavy paper sacks for groceries. Greenpeace radicals resorted to violence like spiking trees to get their way. They got...
Peter Morici: Biden is vulnerable in 2024, but Republicans offer too little in response
From a legislative perspective, Joe Biden is the most successful president since Ronald Reagan, but he faces skeptical voters in his bid for reelection. The American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure Act, Chips and Science Act and green energy, electric vehicle and other industrial policy initiatives embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of June 25, 2023
Baldwin Borough Nicholas Cimino sold property at 5361 Brownsville Road to Lisa Schlegel for $212,500. Brian Frantz sold property at 501 Charlotte Drive to Fifth Avenue Property Group LLC for $90,000. Domenick Robert Deutsch sold property at 835 Irwin Drive to Aaron Joseph Zimmerman and Abigail Mae Stubenbort for $215,000....
Shaler parade of champions
Shaler Area School District honored its winning trifecta on June 20 with a celebration of champions parade on June 20. The baseball, softball and boys’ volleyball teams all went to the state championships this year. Attendees packed the high school’s campus to cheer on members of the winning teams....
North Hills High School graduates 323
The 323 members of North Hills High School’s class of 2023 celebrated commencement on June 2 at Martorelli Stadium. Academic honors student Alexandra Walker spoke, as did senior class president Sadie Dunlap. Performances by the North Hills High School Band and senior choral ensemble were also part of the event....
Why Penn State freshman LBs Tony Rojas, Ta’Mere Robinson are poised to contribute early
Penn State entered last season with a question mark in the heart of its defense. Not many people knew what the Nittany Lions would have at linebacker after a few key departures to the NFL — at least, not until a true freshman emerged in a big way. Abdul Carter...
Ron Klink: Biden must put American workers first and fight corruption overseas
As President Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House this week, Modi will become the third world leader to be honored with an official state visit by our president. As India implements economic reforms and emerges as a global economic power, the Biden administration must do...
Former Steelers Super Bowl champion linebacker Clark Haggans dies at age 46
Clark Haggans, a starting outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl XL championship team in 2006, died Monday in Fort Collins, Colo., at age 46. According to the Larimer County coroner’s office, an autopsy was performed Wednesday. Officials said cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, but...
Left behind: Families that suffer a police death walk a unique path, one marked by an overwhelming loss that often is abrupt, violent and public
For many of these survivors, each new police death opens old wounds. Some police widows have banded together in an informal network to reach out to newly bereft wives. The nonprofit Concerns of Police Survivors offers a safety net for grieving families. But after the pageantry of the police funeral...
A town derailed: ‘Shell-shocked’ East Palestine residents seek normalcy after train
For many people in and around East Palestine, Ohio, life changed when a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border. The controlled burn of toxic chemicals that followed sent a large plume of black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles....
