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Letter to the editor: Fight back against left-wing lunacy
The average American citizen is beginning to wake up and see the destruction being put upon our society by the radical left (the new Democratic Party). People are fighting back against the Democrats’ attempts to promote transgender activism, especially when aimed at our children, including radical life-changing sex reassignment surgeries,...
Editorial: Filling office space might mean changing ideas
Supply and demand is a pretty simple concept. Give the people what they want. If you see that one thing isn’t selling, you pivot to something else. It’s part of the legend of many a great fortune. Take Henry Heinz. Before he found success with the broad appeal of pickles...
Tapas Talks makes donation to Union Aid Society
Tapas Talks, a speaker series in Sewickley that highlights outstanding talent and achievements of individuals in the area, continues to give to the community. The Speakers’ series mission is to inform, inspire, connect and give back to the Sewickley community. This year’s donation has been made to the Union Aid...
The Stroller, July 26, 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. Super bingo planned by Washington Township VFC Washington Township Volunteer Fire...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s treachery
I recently read an article by Thom Hartmann, “How Much Damage Has the Trump-Putin Collusion Inflicted on America?” that included the following: In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana, who was raised as a good Czech communist, whose father was an informer for the spy outfit StB. For the Soviet Union,...
Pirates farm report for July 25, 2023: Ke’Bryan Hayes returns to lineup in rehab outing with Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-51) took down Louisville (Reds), 11-7. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes (.000) went 0 for 2 with a walk and run scored in his first rehab outing. CF Josh Palacios (.400) was 2 for 3 with a solo home run. 1B Aaron Shackelford (.233) was 2 for 4 with three...
Victims identified in double fatal Mt. Pleasant Township motorcycle crash
Two residents of Greensburg were killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night on Route 819, according to information released by the Westmoreland County coroner. Timothy P. Kuhns, 50, was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle north on Route 819 in Mt. Pleasant Township just before 8 p.m. when he lost control around...
Witness testifies that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter saved his life as a teen
When Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers was a teenager, he saved a friend who was struggling to stay afloat in the Monongahela River. Frank Ray testified Tuesday in federal court that he and other boys went to find a rope swing hanging underneath the Glenwood Bridge and go swimming in...
Elwood Watson: In Florida, learn about the benefits of slavery
Florida has justly earned its recent reputation as the most dysfunctional, surreal and outlandish state in the nation. The so-called Sunshine State continues to promote high-profile lunacy. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new, updated framework for how Black history will be taught in K-12 schools, including guidelines that...
Christopher Briem: The painful truth of population decline
Few Americans have studied the plight of formerly industrialized cities more closely than Alan Mallach. Throughout his career, the noted community development expert has delved into the challenges facing many small and medium-sized communities that have had to deal with concentrated deindustrialization, disinvestment, and population contraction. He has distilled much...
How Penn State football has changed from the Rose Bowl to Big Ten media days
Penn State football fans, we’ve (almost) made it. The 2022 season is in the rearview mirror. Spring camp came and went. So did the NFL draft and a pair of transfer portal windows. June and July afforded players and coaches down time, to some extent. But now the 2023 campaign...
Defense seeks to exhume corpse of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s father to verify paternity
Defense attorneys for the man found guilty of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue are seeking to have his father’s body exhumed to confirm paternity. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, was found guilty of all 63 counts against him for the Oct. 27, 2018, attack on the Tree...
Letter to the editor: Trump should pay the price
Let me get this straight. Donald Trump is expecting to get indicted on charges resulting from Jan. 6. Well, shouldn’t he? I’m tired of all his witch hunt crap. He is an ex-president who did wrong. If it was you or I, we would have to pay the cost. We...
North Hills student accolades for the month of July 2023
Hannah Velette and Mary-Catherine Seskey made the president’s list at the University of Alabama for the spring 2023 semester. Kaydence McLane made the dean’s list. Madison Perry made the president’s list at Saint Francis University for the spring 2023 semester. Cole Dorn and Michael Mosbacher made the dean’s list. Mark...
South Hills student accolades for the month of July 2023
Tyler Fabian earned a Juris Doctor from Widener University Delaware Law School on May 19. Gagan Phuyal has been named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Berea College. Megan Rozanski was named to the dean’s list at Wilkes University for the spring 2023 semester. Mark Boyd was named to...
Shaler area student accolades for the month of July 2023
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Chatham University for the spring 2023 semester: Meghan Dominek, Emma Blough, Michael Hurst, Abby Ronald, Gabe Ruano, Rachel Coleman, Oden Due, Annamarie Hart and Hannah Perry. Eli Yofan and Sophia Oeherle made the dean’s list at Miami University for the...
Editorial: Senior centers could be model for providing human services
Senior centers are more than just a place to play cards. They are a daily place of comfort and camaraderie, yes, but they have offerings beyond lunch with friends or a hand of Hearts. In Allegheny and Westmoreland counties alone, there are 53 offices that aren’t really offices so much...
The Stroller, July 25, 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. Bike run planned Aug. 26 by Ashley’s Angels Ashley’s Angels will...
Closed New Kensington Bridge a headache for some, a hope for others
Ron Weidenhoff spent the early morning hours Monday setting up a porch sale at his home along West Seventh Avenue in Tarentum. By 8:30 a.m., he could tell there was an uptick in traffic. “My porch was actually rattling from the trucks,” he said. “So many big trucks.” Just a...
Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?
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 — As the federal government prepares to dole out billions of dollars to encourage states to invest in hydrogen production...
Letter to the editor: Conservatives call each other out
I believe the Pennsylvania GOP and the Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs have developed a strategy to stand against all MAGA candidates. Matthew Brouillette, founder and CEO of Commonwealth Partners, can hardly contain himself with his disdain for Donald Trump, Doug Mastriano, Joe Gale and any MAGA candidate (“Pa. primary...
Kevin Sabet: Pa. politicians’ pot push won’t be boon they claim
Over the last decade, the drive to legalize marijuana has been the subject of a significant public relations campaign. Throughout the country, the push to erase any stigma associated with marijuana has essentially become part of contemporary pop culture. In a vast effort to influence perceptions, musicians, actors, media personalities...
VA receives grant for construction of Fisher House at VA’s Heinz campus in O’Hara Township
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House has received a $250,000 grant toward construction of a 16-suite Fisher House on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s H. John Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township. Groundbreaking is set for 2024. The donor is a local foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. “We are...
Bradford Woods Conservancy hosts storytelling event
The Bradford Woods Conservancy will host its annual storytelling event, Friday evening July 28 at 7 p.m. Folks will gather at the reserve in Bradford Woods at the corner of Lincoln and Bradford Road, where they can walk down the trail to a beautiful outdoor area and sit around the...
Dr. Asif Ilyas: Education needed for opioid prescribing in Appalachia
The escalating opioid crisis, especially in the Appalachian region, is a stark reminder of the harsh realities of addiction. A recently published study by the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education illuminates the alarming rise of opioid- related deaths in the Appalachian region, disproportionately higher than the rest...
