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Editorial: Rozzi scores with sex abuse bill passage
Pennsylvania Speaker Mark Rozzi has finally accomplished what he promised would be the state House of Representatives’ first action under his leadership. On Friday, the House passed the legislation that will give a window of opportunity for victims to sue over child sexual abuse claims that otherwise would be outside...
The Stroller, Feb. 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. Annual Shamrock Shuffle event planned in West Leechburg The St. Patrick’s...
Letter to the editor: ‘Tale of Two Americas’
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … .” So begins Charles Dickens’ novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” As I write, I’m saddened knowing a former president is near death. Acknowledged by friend and foe as being kind and decent, he became a role...
SSA Middle School in Fox Chapel presented ‘Frozen Jr.’
Shady Side Academy Middle School presented its 2023 winter student musical Disney’s “Frozen JR.’ on Feb. 22-23. “Frozen Jr.” is a story of love and acceptance between sisters. When faced with danger, Princesses Anna and Elsa discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. The cast and crew...
Shady Side Academy students win art, writing awards
Forty-two Shady Side Academy students in grades 7-12 won 2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for 95 original works. The students won 19 Gold Keys, 31 Silver Keys and 45 Honorable Mentions. The Gold Key-winning works will advance to the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition, and national medalists...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s results New Castle 59, Norwin 47 Mt. Lebanon 55, Butler 50 Upper St. Clair 45, Seneca Valley 43 Central Catholic 80, Baldwin 75 (OT) Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule New Castle (21-2) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-7); Upper St. Clair (15-8) vs. Central Catholic...
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2023: Dante DePante powers Central Catholic past Baldwin in OT
Dante DePante scored 34 points, including 10 of his team’s 12 points in overtime, as No. 3 Central Catholic defeated No. 6 Baldwin, 80-75, in a WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball quarterfinal Friday night. Randy Wilkerson, Cole Sullivan and Debaba Tshiebwe scored 11 points apiece for the Vikings (14-9), who...
Burgettstown, Burrell, Frazier send 5 to semifinals at WPIAL Class 2A wrestling
Burgettstown, Burrell and Frazier sent five wrestlers apiece through to the semifinals and one top seed fell on the first day of the WPIAL Class 2A wrestling championships Friday at Chartiers Valley. Belle Vernon’s Kole Doppleheuer, the eighth seed at 145 pounds, had the day’s biggest upset, pinning top seed...
Quaker Valley girls keep Knoch offense in check, advance to WPIAL semis
After finishing as WPIAL runner-up in Class 4A two seasons ago, the Quaker Valley girls basketball team has been striving to get back to the title game. The Quakers were derailed in the quarterfinals last season by eventual champion Blackhawk. The Quakers took another step toward getting back Friday night....
Gary Franks: George H.W. Bush and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell on civil rights
I will always fondly remember from my political career two individuals. They were different as night and day. One was a Republican president who became my friend and the other a Democrat born in Connecticut who would become my congressional role model — even though I never met him, as...
Cheswick Christian chasing 1st SWCAC boys basketball title since 2015
Cheswick Christian Academy enters Saturday night’s Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference (SWCAC) boys basketball championship game on a roll. “We’re on a five-game winning streak right now, and we’ve won 13 of 14 games,” said Chargers coach Todd Rosio, whose team takes on Harvest Baptist Academy at 7 p.m. in the...
Michael W. Carroll: Supreme Court unlikely to ‘break internet’ over Google, Twitter cases — rather, it is approaching with caution
“These are not, like, the nine greatest experts on the internet,” noted Justice Elena Kagan — a reference to herself and fellow colleagues on the Supreme Court. Depsite this, the justices are being asked to negotiate complex arguments that could have wide implications for online providers and ultimately everyone who...
Ashley McIntire: ‘Justin wasn’t ready to die’
At a media briefing Friday, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. read a statement from Ashley McIntire, the wife of slain Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire. “Jan. 2, 2023, is a day I will never forget. It started out as just another typical day, but little did we...
‘Jesus Revolution’ tells the true story of Christian hippies and a California churchVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eight years ago, as writer-director Jon Erwin was researching an unrelated movie project, he stumbled across a 1971 issue of Time magazine, which featured a psychedelic purple picture of Jesus under the headline, “The Jesus Revolution.” Erwin, who with his brother Andrew Erwin, has a deal with...
Q&A: Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear
Austin Butler, you may have heard, has taken a bit of flack for sounding too much like Elvis now that he’s no longer, um, Elvis. The 31-year-old breakout star of Baz Luhrmann’s flamboyant biopic even had to be defended by fellow Oscar nominee Angela Bassett, who’s explained that she, too,...
DA: Police justified in killing man who ambushed Brackenridge Chief Justin McIntireVideo
The last thing Brackenridge police Chief Justin McIntire ever saw, as shown by video taken from the taser he held in his hand, was the man he’d been chasing — aiming at him with a .40-caliber handgun. Aaron Swan Jr., dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans after he dumped...
DeSantis leads Trump by wide margin in California as primary race starts, poll finds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has surged to a lead among California Republicans over former President Donald Trump for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, a poll released Friday found. About 37% of GOP voters backed DeSantis, while 29% preferred Trump, according to the new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll...
Millions of U.S. workers are still missing after the pandemic. Where did they go?
Millions of workers are still missing from the U.S. labor force three years after covid-19 surfaced, and economists are scratching their heads as to how big the gap actually is and where all these people went. One estimate found at least 2.1 million who retired earlier then expected. Another calculated...
Letter to the editor: After Tyre Nichols, now is time to push for justice, change
Enough is enough. It should have been, when it first happened, one time. But here we are again. Another innocent Black man, Tyre Nichols, brutally and viciously beaten to death, seemingly just because the police officers wanted to. “Just talking” has to end now. Black people have not gotten their...
Report: Pennsylvania’s tax burden still a mixed bag
A comparison of tax levels of the 50 states shows residents in Pennsylvania still pay more than most other Americans. In a yearly comparison carried out by the Independent Fiscal Office, Pennsylvania is above-average with its tax burden. The tax burden is different from overall tax rates: it is measured...
Letter to the editor: Weeding out the ‘crazy’ gun owners
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” All gun owners should know and protect this amendment. Please note the term “well regulated.” Unfortunately, a lot of people forget the regulation...
Western Pennsylvania fish fries’ supply chain issues vary
Three years after the start of the pandemic that upended supply chains around the world, some local fish fries still are grappling with inventory while others are reporting no problems getting their menu items. On Monday, Land & Sea in Monroeville was packed with cod waiting to be delivered to...
Kuzilla named Pine-Richland assistant director of student services and special education
Pine-Richland School District officials hired Dr. Greta Kuzilla as the new assistant director of student services and special education. The school board approved her selection at the Feb. 13 combined meeting. Kuzilla has served as principal of Hance Elementary School since 2018 and was assistant principal at Eden Hall Upper...
Morning prayer, Lenten dinners and more at Sewickley area churches, houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antioch fwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Shabbat Morning Services are held every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Beth Samuel Jewish Center is...
Letter to the editor: No comparison between Trump, Reagan
The letter “Trump, like Reagan, was a great president” (Jan. 23, TribLIVE) made me laugh. I wasn’t a fan of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, mainly because I felt he hurt working men and women, as well as the labor unions, when he fired the air traffic controllers in 1981. But there...
