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Rep. Arvind Venkat: Medical debt, a uniquely American problem
Medical debt is the most common form of debt in the United States, plaguing more than 100 million Americans. Other industrialized nations do not bear the load of medical debt as we do. So only Americans will ever require a GoFundMe or similar crowd-funding page for a beloved community member...
Verona Chamber of Commerce sponsors egg hunt
Don’t tell the youngsters, but the guy in the Easter bunny costume actually was Dan Showalter The Verona Planning Commission member continued to be an active participant in community events by portraying the kids’ seasonal favorite during the Verona Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt on April 8 at Railroad...
Riverview students travel to Rome for Model UN conference
A team of five Riverview High School seniors participated in the 16th annual Rome International Model United Nations from March 25-29. Traveling to the conference were Naomi Girson, Declan Hawk, Joey Inzinga, Kylie Longstreth and Olivia Wilton. The conference provided an opportunity for students to visit many historical sites in...
First QB helmet designed to help reduce concussions approved
The first quarterback-specific helmet designed to help reduce concussions has been approved for use by the NFL and NFLPA, the AP has learned. The helmet, manufactured by Vicis, reduces severity of helmet-to-ground impacts, which league data says account for approximately half of quarterback concussions, including the one suffered by Miami’s...
Penn State wideout Harrison Wallace III has taken a step forward this spring, but how big of a step?
When Penn State needed a wideout to break out and replace KJ Hamler after the 2019 season, Jahan Dotson stepped up and produced two elite years. After Dotson left the Nittany Lions to enter the 2022 NFL Draft, PSU leaned on the 1-2 punch of Parker Washington and Mitchell Tinsley....
Letter to the editor: Vote Smail for Pa. Superior Court
Judge Harry F. Smail Jr. has been a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Westmoreland County since 2014. He was appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett and then won both parties’ nominations to a full term. Initially, Smail served in the Family Court division, proving to be very effective...
West Penn Power volunteers distributing trees in Jeannette
West Penn Power employee volunteers are giving away 300 tree saplings Friday in Jeannette and preparing 20 raised garden beds for the season. The flowering dogwood saplings will available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until they run out, at the corner of South Seventh Street and Clay Avenue....
Letter to the editor: Comparing Civil, Ukraine wars
The North defeated the South in the Civil War. The Civil War has parallels to the war between Ukraine and Russia. The North had more factories, a standing army, a greater population and more raw materials to manufacture munitions. What it didn’t have was good generals. The South lacked many...
Editorial: Figure out the source for state police fund money first
The idea of a dedicated fund to support the state police is a perfect illustration of Pennsylvania’s ongoing governmental challenges. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to pay the annual bill for the agency — about $1.4 billion — by replacing the $500 million or so that comes from the Motor License...
The Stroller, April 13, 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. Harrison Boy Scouts plan food collection for food bank Boy Scout...
Letter to the editor: Drag racing and roundabouts
$25 million to $30 million to revitalize Route 981 (“Design in final phase for Route 981 upgrade between Palmer airport and Pleasant Unity,” Feb. 12, TribLIVE)? This plan is to moderate sharp curves and steep grades and improve drainage and traffic flow. So then we add in the roundabouts, at...
Pirates farm report for April 12, 2023: Mason Martin homers twice in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-6) struggled to get the bats going in a 5-1 loss to St. Paul (Twins). C Grant Koch (.200) was 1 for 3 and drove in the only Indians run with an RBI single. SS Tucupita Marcano (.405) was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts. RF Travis Swaggerty...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 12, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 3, Butler 2 Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel 13, Gateway 3 Armstrong 16, Penn Hills 1 Plum 3, Penn-Trafford 2 Section 2 Bethel Park 5, South Fayette 3 Peters Township 7, Trinity 5 Connellsville 5, Upper St....
High school roundup for April 12, 2023: Bethel Park sweeps South Fayette
Coby Goelz had two hits and two RBIs to lead Bethel Park to a 5-3 victory over South Fayette on Wednesday, competing a two-game sweep in Section 2-5A. John Chalus also drove in a run for Bethel Park (6-3, 4-0). Michael DiMartini doubled and drove in a run for South...
Where will former Nittany Lions go in the 2023 NFL Draft? Here are the latest projectionsVideo
Penn State football has multiple former players receiving projections to land in the first three rounds of the 2023 NFL Draft. Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. seemingly has a first round pick projection everywhere you look, while other Nittany Lions have projections with a broader range. Let’s take a look at...
John Dorfman: 30-30 Club Gets More Exclusive with Microsoft, Merck and 36 More
What do Mike Trout and Microsoft have in common? Both are members of a 30-30 Club. In baseball, this club contains those stars who have smashed 30 home runs and have stolen 30 bases in the same season. I have a 30-30 club for corporations. To make it, a company...
In a blow to Fox News, judge rules network committed ‘discovery misconduct’ over withheld Giuliani tapeVideo
Fox News was cited for “discovery misconduct” by the judge in the $1.6 billion defamation case filed by Dominion Voting Systems after learning that recorded conversations with former president Donald Trump’s attorneys were not turned over as evidence. The potentially significant revelation that such tapes exists — which could impact...
Morgan Polikoff: 40 years later, are our schools ‘mediocre’?
The National Commission on Excellence in Education’s release of a report titled “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 was a pivotal point in the history of American education. The report used dire language, lamenting that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of...
Ronald Suny: Finland, NATO and the evolving new world order — what small nations know
In the world of geopolitics, great powers make, break and play by their own rules. Smaller states largely have to make do with adjusting to the world as determined by others. Which is why the decision by Finland — a country of just 5.5 million people, noted for decades as...
New acoustic music series coming to Allegheny County parks
A new summer concert series is coming to the area. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced on Tuesday a six-show Acoustic Series that will be held throughout the county parks. “I’m excited to see this series take off. We tried out the idea of an acoustics show in The Cascades...
PA CareerLink Alle-Kiski job fair to feature 9 businesses, dozens of positions
PA CareerLink Alle-Kiski is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at 1150 Fifth Ave. in New Kensington. Nine businesses representing a variety of fields will be on hand: Quality Life Services, Home InStead, KML Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund, Whalen Exteriors, Filterbuy, U.S. Postal Service,...
Habibeh Khoshbouei: Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma, mistrust for patients who need it
The nationwide shortages of Adderall that began in fall 2022 have brought renewed attention to the beleaguered drug, which is used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Adderall became a go-to drug for ADHD over the past two decades but quickly came under fire because of overprescription and misuse. In...
Watch: Korean announcers lose it over Pirates’ Ji Hwan Bae’s walkoff HRVideo
When Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Ji Hwan Bae belted his walk-off home run Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, he and his teammates were obviously excited. As was the crowd at PNC Park — announced as 9,996 — and the fans watching at home on TV. And then there were the...
Why new grads shouldn’t fear a recession
In 2023 alone, there have been over 118,000 U.S. tech layoffs, according to Crunchbase News, a business publication. That’s in addition to two major bank collapses and two federal rate hikes. The class of 2023 will graduate into this economic upheaval while facing another variable: student loan payments. This can...
Letter to the editor: E-ZPass costs the people who don’t have it
Regarding the editorial “Make E-ZPass easier for low-income drivers” (April 3, TribLIVE): You forget the people who don’t use E-ZPass because they seldom drive on toll roads. E-ZPass does have a cost. Although I live in Pennsylvania near Washington, the only time I use a toll road is when I...
