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Letter to the editor: Sending love to the ‘unwanted’
To letter-writer Joyce Andrews (“No ‘choice’ condemns unwanted children,” Nov. 13, TribLIVE): Thank you for sharing another side of the coin in the abortion issue. I hear you and send you a warm hug. I sincerely hope that, as soon as you were able, you found a way to love...
Letter to the editor: Republicans aren’t so great at managing economy
I have never understood why so many people believe the Republicans are better than the Democrats at managing the economy. Ten of the last 11 recessions began under Republican presidents. Since Herbert Hoover (1928), all Democratic administrations ended with a higher growth rate than all of the Republicans, with one...
Letter to the editor: ‘Dangerous’ candidates, book bans, CRT
Some random thoughts: • No matter who you voted for Nov. 8, if you listened to or watched any of the PAC ads, every candidate running was “dangerous and extreme.” • It’s harder than ever to get kids to read books. Some parents and school boards have figured out an old...
Crowds flock to New Kensington for Shop Small Crawl
Jayde Ferney and Scott McCann strolled along Fifth Avenue in New Kensington on Saturday with their 6-month-old dog, Floki. Before 1:30 p.m., they had already hit at least 18 of the 48 businesses participating in the second annual Shop Small Crawl. They bought desserts at Lynette’s Mad Custom Cakes and...
Editorial: Automatic state pay increases aren’t fair to the people
Asking for a raise isn’t easy. Well, asking for one might be, but actually getting one is different. For many, it involves sitting down with your boss and justifying not only the job you are doing but also its increased value over what you are being paid. Maybe it happens...
Letter to the editor: Are we prepared for clean energy?
I don’t think most citizens have thought enough about the new clean energy being pushed at such a rapid pace. This pace will create many problems that should be resolved first to eliminate major problems as we proceed. There has to be a gradual phase-in to be successful without putting...
The Stroller, Nov. 27, 2022: 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. Holiday event planned at Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley...
Letter to the editor: Run elections like the lottery
Our election system is archaic. Consider the lottery system: Hundreds of millions of entries are recorded, and a winner is known within a few hours. Not only the winner, but also the location where the ticket was purchased, plus all the lesser winners that didn’t quite get all the numbers....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 26, 2022
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s results Harrisburg 44, Manheim Township 6 St. Joseph’s Prep 52, Parkland 21 Semifinals Garnet Valley (13-0) vs. St. Joseph’s Prep (10-1); State College (13-0) vs. Harrisburg (10-2) Class 5A Quarterfinals Saturday’s result Imhotep Charter 55, Whitehall 7 Semifinals Imhotep Charter (10-1)...
Jennifer Bertetto: Why Trib Total Media is nixing negative political ads
A letter to readers from Jennifer Bertetto, president and CEO of Trib Total Media • Like you, we’re sick and tired of political attack ads. So, we’re getting rid of them. All Trib Total Media publications now have a new policy for political advertisements: They can be about the candidate,...
News from: Fox Chapel, West Deer and O’Hara
Fox Chapel Garden Club is hosting Glitter and Glow from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club, 436 Fox Chapel Road. The club will be selling festive fresh arrangements made by its members. Other activities include an auction and cash bar. Tickets are $35. More information is...
News from Fox Chapel Area schools
Hartwood Elementary School fourth-grader Charlene “Cici” Xu was recently won the Allegheny County Sumdog contest, which is an online math quiz students take on their own time. Cici took the online test in November and answered 991 out of 1,000 questions correctly, more than any other participating student in the...
Springdale basketball team wants to improve on playoff loss
After a slow start, Springdale won seven of eight boys basketball games down the stretch to qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. It was the 37th time Springdale has made the postseason, second-best in Alle-Kiski Valley history behind Ford City’s 49. One of the reasons for the slow start was the...
Springdale girls no longer focused on roster size, turn attention to success
At a glance Springdale girls basketball Last year’s record: 5-15 (3-7 in section) Returning starters: Grace Gent (Sr. G), Caity Stec (Sr. C), Ashlyn Ferderbar (So. G) Top newcomers: Abby Williams (Jr. G), Jocelyn Walters-Vrabel (Jr. F) For a number of years, the issue with the Springdale girls basketball team...
District college football roundup: IUP moves on to NCAA Division II quarterfinals
Mak Sexton threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 15 IUP to a 19-13 victory over No. 12 Ashland in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs Saturday. Adam Houser added 125 rushing yards for IUP (10-1), which will face Shepherd in the quarterfinals next...
Guido: After memorable season, time to hand out annual football awards
With the unusually quick convergence of the fall sports season with the winter sports, our sports department has been as busy as the guy who runs the fake snowmaking machine for Hallmark Christmas movies. Completion of the football playoffs with basketball and wrestling seasons being moved up a week is...
At Nantucket retreat, Biden family weighs 2024 run
President Joe Biden and his family are tackling a weighty question during their Thanksgiving holiday retreat to the chilly quiet of Nantucket: whether he’ll seek a second term in 2024. A final decision won’t be made on the Massachusetts island, where the Bidens are staying at a home owned by...
Jillian Peterson and James Densley: Rampage at Va. Walmart follows upward trend in supermarket gun attacks
A gun rampage at a Walmart in Virginia is the latest amid a rise in mass shootings in general in the U.S., and mass shootings at grocery and retail stores in particular. Multiple people including the gunman were killed in the incident Nov. 22 at a Walmart in Chesapeake. It...
Jeannine Bell: Suspect in the Colo. LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges — what exactly are they?
The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., who allegedly killed five and injured dozens faces five counts of murder and hate crimes charges. Hate crimes are known as “bias-motivated” crimes in Colorado. The charges against the shooter are still preliminary, although Colorado Springs Mayor John...
3 takeaways: Penguins’ Marcus Pettersson steps up to fight Flyers heavyweight
Three takeaways from the Penguins’ 4-1 win in Philadelphia on Friday night: Fight card Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson recorded the sixth fighting major of his career Friday night. At at 2:04 of the second period, Pettersson dropped the gloves with winger Nicolas Deslauriers — considered one of the NHL’s toughest...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for Mastriano
I’m grateful for real leaders such as Sen. Doug Mastriano who, regardless of the cost, will defend life, freedom and the Constitution of the United States. The truth shall prevail. Gina Rudiselle Mt. Pleasant Township...
Sounding off: Trump, elections and politics, pharmacies, unpaid tolls among week’s topics
Looking at logic on Trump The last time I got into an argument over partisan politics, I tried to explain to someone that the tariffs President Trump imposed on Chinese imported goods were common sense. It was a moderate course of action intended to manage the trade imbalance in a...
1 hospitalized after train hits truck in Brackenridge
One person was taken to a hospital after a pickup was hit by a train in Brackenridge on Friday night, according to borough Mayor Lindsay Fraser. A Norfolk Southern train hit the pickup at the railroad crossing at Morgan Street and Sixth Avenue around 10 p.m. Brackenridge police responded immediately,...
‘Bad Axe’ film puts thumb on America’s tension pointsVideo
DETROIT — When the world shut down in 2020, New York City-based filmmaker David Siev came home to Bad Axe, the small town in Michigan’s Thumb where he was born and raised, and started filming his family. At first, he wasn’t sure exactly what he was documenting. But over a...
Letter to the editor: Americans could use some of Indonesia’s $20 billion
President Biden has pledged 20 billion American taxpayer dollars to Indonesia to help them end their reliance on coal. Citizens of our great nation are struggling to heat their homes, fill their gas tanks, pay their bills, buy food and medication, etc. Imagine if we had a president willing to...
