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Letter to the editor: Biblical advice for voting wisely
Most Christians read the Bible and try to live by it. Read Matthew 23: Does it parallel today’s politics? A new broom sweeps clean. Don’t use a worn-out broom. We have a choice in 2024. Vote wisely. God bless America, we need it! Regis Farrell Greensburg...
Pine-Richland area student news for the week of June 6, 2023
Cameron Devinney, Victoria Hegedus, Addison Mangieri, Halle Marsalis, Sydney Komorowski, Morgan Maughan, Whitney Mckeever and Pratik Yarlagadda made the dean’s list at Chatham University for the spring 2023 semester. Rachael Smith, a business administration advertising and marketing major, made the dean’s list at Thiel College for the spring 2023 semester....
Letter to the editor: We’ll go to war or go broke
The U.S. has the largest debt burden of all the countries in the world, over $31 trillion and growing. We have the largest military budget in the world. The U.S. spends more than the next 10 countries combined on its military. We have borrowed and spent all this money, but...
Editorial: Was smokestack demolition blast a failure of planning or communication?
“Control” is the goal with controlled demolition. It’s all about using the physics of the explosion and gravity, the understanding of the architecture and terrain and the art of experience to bring down the house — or skyscraper or ballpark or other structures. But control is not always possible. Just...
Letter to the editor: Gender insanity
Let’s be honest. You can only be a male or female. Or so I thought. With how society is becoming, forms you fill out will change from “What’s your sex?” to “How do you identify?” Or my new favorite, “Are you binary or nonbinary?” I also have never heard of...
The Stroller, June 6, 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. Flag Day event planned at Vandergrift Public Library Vandergrift Public Library...
Letter to the editor: America at a crossroads
A generation ago, I had great hopes for the world following the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. The nations there seemed on the road to prosperity and freedom for their people. Many of us (including me) went to teach modern manufacturing and management principles. It seemed socialism and communism...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 5, 2023
High schools Baseball PIAA championships Class 6A First round Monday’s results Central Bucks West 3, Wilson 0 Father Judge 6, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 2 North Penn 10, Hazleton 0 Liberty 6, Avon Grove 5 Cedar Cliff 9, Abington 0 North Allegheny 11, McDowell 5 Spring-Ford 3, Central 1 Mt. Lebanon 4, Manheim...
High school roundup for June 5, 2023: Penn-Trafford baseball stuns state’s top-ranked team
Ian Temple hit an RBI single during a three-run first inning and belted a solo home run in the fifth, leading Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 upset win over Central Mountain, the top-ranked team in the state, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A baseball playoffs Monday. Temple, Brody...
Belle Vernon softball fends off comeback bid, advances to state quarterfinals
Less than a week after winning the fifth WPIAL title in program history, the Belle Vernon softball team survived and advanced in its PIAA tournament opener Monday afternoon. The Leopards scored four pivotal insurance runs and managed to fend off a late rally by District 3’s Trinity to come away...
Code Orange air quality warning issued amid Canadian wildfires
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will cause a decline in the region’s air quality on Tuesday. A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day was declared by the state Department of Environmental Protection for Tuesday because of fine particulate matter in the air, in part from wildfires in eastern Canada, the DEP...
Meet the Stephen King-endorsed maestro who’s ready to shake up horror moviesVideo
Hours before hopping a red-eye from Los Angeles to London to promote the biggest film of his career, one of horror’s fastest-rising filmmakers is too busy waxing ecstatic over his love of scary movies to worry about making it to the airport on time. Why horror? Let “The Boogeyman” director...
Column: Penske rolls into Le Mans on top of motor sports seeking evasive 1st winVideo
LE MANS, France — Roger Penske won the Indianapolis 500 on a Sunday and celebrated Josef Newgarden’s thrilling win as if it was the first for Team Penske, not a record-stretching 19th for The Captain. He watched on his cellphone as Ryan Blaney won the Coca-Cola 600 on a Monday,...
Route 28 bridge inspections set in O’Hara, East Deer
PennDOT crews will be conducting bridge inspection work Tuesday and Wednesday on Route 28 in O’Hara and East Deer townships, weather permitting. The work will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day in the following locations: • Tuesday: Route 28 at the Blawnox interchange over South Oak Hill...
Amit Sevak: Learning another language is more than a game
You may think you’re proficient in another language, but are you really? People are using their phones more and more to learn new languages. I see folks glued to their devices, answering multiple-choice questions on their commute, in the office or at coffee shops — all to keep their streaks...
‘Bro, I can’t move,’ critically wounded officer told medics after being shot in Pittsburgh synagogue
Critically wounded Pittsburgh SWAT Officer Timothy Matson had just been carried down the stairs by two of his colleagues when SWAT Medic Justin Sypolt began to evaluate him. They put the largest member of the SWAT team — previously described as 6-foot-5, 315 pounds — in the Tree of Life...
Allegheny County Health Department to take action in slowing mosquito breeding
For the 22nd consecutive year, the Allegheny County Health Department will conduct treatments throughout the Pittsburgh area in efforts to slow the breeding of mosquitoes. Starting Monday , the Health Department will be treating approximately 10,000 stormwater catch basins throughout certain areas of Pittsburgh that have a history of West...
Penn-Trafford grad Cade Patterson makes history for W&J men’s golf team at NCAA TournamentVideo
When his final putt dropped on the 18th hole at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky., W&J golfer Cade Patterson had made history for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. The Penn-Trafford graduate used a final-round 67 to jump 21 spots on the NCAA Division III championship leaderboard and finish tied...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aubrie Loughner
Every year, dozens of high school athletes in Western Pennsylvania continue their careers in sports like football, basketball, soccer or baseball at the college level. But for one senior in Westmoreland County, her sport of choice is far from traditional. Greensburg Salem’s Aubrie Loughner spends her time out of school...
Burrell grad Kaylen Sharrow qualifies for PSAC track and field championships in final try
Facing the end of her competitive running career, Clarion senior Kaylen Sharrow had one box she still wanted to check: qualify for the PSAC track and field championships. The Burrell grad had been there before, qualifying with relay teams. But she hadn’t been able to make it in an individual...
Ayushma Neopaney: Belonging and becoming American
On a recent evening, 30 students from my high school gathered to share a meal of traditional Nepali foods like momos and chow mein noodles. We’re a pretty diverse mix — American born, immigrant, white and students of color. And we’re all members of Global Minds, a youth-led after-school program...
Penn State picks up commitment from 2024 4-star linebacker Dejuan Lane
Penn State’s recruiting weekend keeps rolling. Four-star linebacker Dejuan Lane committed to the Nittany Lions’ 2024 recruiting class on Sunday, becoming the third commit of the day. 1000# COMMITTED ????⚪️ #WeAre???? pic.twitter.com/WQjzJVkIfR— Dejuan “SPARKPLUG” Lane (@Dejuan24) June 5, 2023 Three-star offensive tackle Deryc Plazz committed earlier in the afternoon while...
Italian whole-hog cooking inspires herbaceous pork chops
At weekly markets across central Italy, ancient town squares fill with the aromas of spit-roasted pork slathered in rosemary, fennel pollen and garlic. The enchanting smell is porchetta, a delicious homage to whole-hog cooking that’s as revered as barbecue in the American South. The laborious roast, clearly, is off the...
Letter to the editor: Debt, taxes and the unfairness of life
Congress could enact laws to solve our border and other problems, but it seems they would rather blame the president, so they can get more votes. Why would any politician solve any problem when it makes them millions in tax-free political donations? Congress wants spending cuts because it costs more...
67-year-old killed, toddler injured in Washington County crash
A 67-year-old man was killed and a 1-year-old child was hospitalized Sunday night as a result of a crash on Interstate 70 in Washington County. The Pennsylvania State Police reported the incident happened around 10:50 p.m. along the eastbound lanes of I-70 in Washington. According to a state police report,...
