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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 15....
Pirates farm report for May 14, 2023: Jared Triolo’s 4 RBIs help Indy crush St. Paul
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 18-20) crushed St. Paul (Twins), 15-3. The Indians scored five times in the fourth innings and had a seven-run outburst in the top of the ninth. 3B Jared Triolo (.294) was 3 for 5 with four RBIs. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.194) was 3 for 5 with three RBIs....
Michael Reagan: AOC and the war on our appliances
AOC and her Green New Deal buddies in the Biden government are not just winning their crusade against fossil fuels. They’re also wrecking the country — appliance by appliance. Our washing machines, refrigerators and microwaves have been made less efficient and more expensive because of new federal standards pushed by...
Trump changed GOP rules to make winning the nomination even easier — for Trump
Republicans seeking to keep Donald Trump from becoming their party’s nominee will have to overcome rules even more favorable to the former president than the ones that helped him clinch the 2016 nomination. In 2024, more states will award delegates through winner-take-all primaries — a system that helped Trump when...
Bethel Park School District appoints new administrator
Bethel Park School District appointed Mark Korcinsky as superintendent of facilities and operations. In his new role, Korcinsky will oversee the district’s transportation, maintenance and facilities departments. He also will be responsible for guiding the renovation of Independence Middle School and the construction of a new elementary school, scheduled for...
Scenes from the Valley: Images captured in the Alle-Kiski Valley from May 4-10
Here is a weekly look at recent images captured throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley. From major news events to routine gatherings, the Tribune-Review’s “Scenes from the Valley” photo package brings to life activities and moments happening in your backyard. To have a photo considered as a “Scenes from the Valley” candidate,...
Faces of the Valley: Allegheny Township native parlays passion for computers into 20-year web show stint
Building an internet show with more than 200 episodes has been a lengthy process for Tim Klanica, but it’s a journey he is proud to have undertaken. Launched from humble beginnings, Klanica’s “LoudMouthTim” web show is celebrating its 20th year of programming. His web show can be found on loudmouthtim.com,...
Greg Fulton: The power of personal relationships and the birth of Israel
May 14 represents the 75th anniversary of Israel’s birth as a nation. It is a momentous time for a nation that many people gave little chance for success or survival. Israel’s declaration of independence was controversial and received with little enthusiasm from many around the world, unwelcome by surrounding nations....
Letter to the editor: Why are the extremists ruling America?
It’s amazing how the extremes of the two major parties are ruling the day in America and have been for quite some time. There is perhaps 1% of kooks on each end of the spectrum, yet they have a large portion of the other 98% rushing to take one side...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 14, 2023
Aleppo Dennison Moore sold property at Leetwood Ave. to Kevin William and Shauna Elizabeth McMillan for $3,500. Edgeworth Amanda Pagnotta sold property at 320 Nicholas Pl to Richard Massropian for $222,000. Michael Bollinger sold property at 607 Poia Road to Ian and Danielle Kephart for $540,000. Franklin Park Maronda Homes...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of May 14, 2023
Blawnox John Devine sold property at 1021 Woodland Road to Thomas and Emily Morrison for $218,000. Etna Dylan Witte sold property at 16 Spring St. to Carlucci Holdings LLC for $107,500. Ann Bridgham sold property at 37 Vilsack St. to Anthony Didiano and Ali Wetzel for $223,647. Harmar Patricia Violi...
Letter to the editor: Cross-filing doesn’t matter — vote for the person
I enjoy the Tribune-Review. It is a very focused hometown newspaper. Sometimes, however, when it publishes an article that affects the entire state, it really goes overboard in trying to be a big metropolitan newspaper. The article that provided that impression was “Party affiliation can be misleading in some local...
Editorial: Arrests of public officials are all too common
Very public investigations and arrests in recent years demonstrate the complexity of law enforcement that involves public officials. On a national level, the most obvious example is the various state and federal cases involving former President Donald Trump. There are also the charges announced recently against U.S. Rep. George Santos,...
East suburban real estate transactions, week of May 14, 2023
Churchill Peter Spirtes sold property at 1903 Hampstead Drive to William and Wendy Colbert for $220,000. Estate of Conrad Mitchell sold property at 3430 Ridgewood Drive to Rodney and Eulalia Patricia Sinclair for $310,000. Forest Hills Ronald Barnes sold property at 356 Sharon Drive to Grace O’Neal for $210,000. Monroeville...
North Hills area real estate transactions, week of May 14, 2023
Bellevue DEG Holding Co. 1 LLC sold property at 68 Longmore Ave. to Yulia Nikitina for $108,150. Jason Vaughn sold property at 560 Maryland Ave. to Nube Invests LLC for $225,000. Etna Dylan Witte sold property at 16 Spring St. to Carlucci Holdings LLC for $107,500. Ann Bridgham sold property...
Letter to the editor: Ending gun violence
“The boogeyman is at my door, he’s turning around in my driveway, he’s trying to get into my car, he’s rolling a ball into my yard.” Illogical, impulsive fear, coupled with the plethora of easily accessible guns, has led to multiple incidents of high-profile gun violence recently. Is this the...
The Stroller, May 14, 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. Movie night to feature historical Leechburg films The Leechburg Area Museum...
Election Day: What you need to know
Tuesday is Election Day. Allegheny County’s more than 890,000 and Westmoreland County’s more than 243,000 registered voters will head to the polls to nominate candidates for state judge, county offices including county execitive, county council, commissioner, judge and sheriff, as well as school boards, local city and borough councils and...
Letter to the editor: Guardianship issues in Pa.
Regarding the editorial “Revamp laws for legal guardians” (April 24, TribLIVE): Much as the desperately flawed and often harmful Pennsylvania guardianship system itself, Senate Bill 506, while presumably well-intended, falls short of its purported goal of protecting our precious elderly and disabled populations. I’m glad to learn it is not...
Photos: Lizzo dazzles in show at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
Grammy and Emmy award-winning singer Lizzo brought her Special 2our to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday in Pittsburgh. The concert showcased her hits, such as “Boys,” “Good As Hell,” “Juice” and “About Damn Time.” Rapper Latto, a 2023 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, opened the show. Lizzo had to...
Pirates farm report for May 13, 2023: Matt Fraizer smacks 3 doubles in Altoona win
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 17-20) took care of St. Paul (Twins), 3-1. LHP Kent Emanuel (8.15) started and went four innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk, striking out four. Four relievers combined to shut St. Paul out the rest of the way. RHP Cody Bolton (2.03) allowed two...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 22 schedule Pine-Richland (14-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9); Seneca Valley (16-4) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10); North Allegheny (14-6) vs. Norwin (8-11); Canon-McMillan (15-5) vs. Butler (12-8) Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule Shaler (16-4) bye; Fox Chapel (12-8) vs. Mars (9-9)...
Christian Appy: Ellsberg’s decision to release Pentagon Papers didn’t happen in a vacuum
In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg responded with a question of his own: “Wouldn’t you go to prison to...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers tennis team finishes 2nd in WPIAL
The top-seeded North Allegheny boys tennis team advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A championship match last week, but fell just short in its bid for a district title. The Tigers fell to Gateway, 3-2, at Washington & Jefferson’s Swanson Tennis Center on May 10. It was the first loss of...
Letter to the editor: Reelect Kertes and Chew, proven county leaders
I received a mailer from a Republican challenger to Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, which stated if elected, he’d downsize from three commissioners to one and that he’d distribute the remaining covid Relief Funds to the people. I don’t think he has a clue. The county code...
