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John Dorfman: Capital One, Kelly Services selling below book value
People can argue all day about whether book value is a good gauge of a stock’s value. I say it is, and I believe the results from this column tend to prove it. Book value is a company’s net worth – the sum of its assets minus its liabilities. It...
Some Pennsylvania Republicans anxious after Trump’s campaign announcement
Less than a week from some crushing midterm defeats for the Republican Party, former president Donald Trump announced his 2024 bid for the White House to mixed reactions from local Republicans and political experts. Sam DeMarco, chair of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County, supports the former president, but wishes...
Albert Eisenberg: Mastriano a case study in not building a coalition
It was shortly after viewing the clip of the wife of Doug Mastriano — Pennsylvania’s ill-fated Republican nominee for governor — jumping in front of a press conference microphone to tell reporters that they “probably love Israel more than a lot of Jews do” that I thought to myself: Are...
Penn State’s James Franklin explains Joey Porter Jr.’s injury, expects CB to return this season
Good news, Penn State fans: Joey Porter Jr. is expected to play again this season. Porter, the Nittany Lions’ star cornerback, missed last week’s game against Maryland with appendicitis, coach James Franklin confirmed Tuesday. Franklin typically doesn’t divulge injury specifics unless they’re season-ending. However, Franklin, who acknowledged after the 30-0...
Holiday events planned at McCandless Crossing
McCandless Crossing in McCandless will kick off the holiday season with two signature events. The annual Christmas Tree Lighting celebration will be Monday, Nov. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. The sights and sounds of the season will fill the Town Green with Santa’s arrival as well as musical and...
Man who recorded child in Monroeville school bathroom gets probation
A man who lied his way into a Monroeville elementary school and positioned his phone to record a 10-year-old girl in the restroom earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple charges. Brian Mintmier, 26, was admitted into the intensive, Allegheny County Common Pleas Mental Health Court program and will...
Amazon plans new virtual care offering based on messaging
Amazon is stepping back into virtual care with a new service that uses secure messaging to connect patients with doctors for help with nearly two dozen conditions. The retail giant said Tuesday it will launch “Amazon Clinic” in 32 states to provide medication refills and care for conditions like allergies,...
Construction moving along on R.A. Lutz Elementary
R.A. Lutz Elementary School, which will replace W.R. Paynter Elementary, is still on track for completion by summer 2023. “We are looking to take occupancy by the end of July or beginning of August, just in time for the start of the 2023-2024 school year,” Baldwin Whitehall School District superintendent...
Letter to the editor: Electing the dead is not so unusual
According to Newsweek magazine, there have been a number of people elected to office despite the fact that they were dead. Newsweek identified Simon Silva as the winner of last Tuesday’s election for city attorney in Chula Vista, Calif., despite dying a month before the election. In Tennessee, a Memphis...
Food Network star Molly Yeh is right at home on the rangeVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Molly Yeh has a lot on her plate. With a popular television show, a new baby, a new cookbook, a new line of cookware and a new restaurant in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, she is in constant motion. Along with her brand of plucky warmth, hearty work ethic...
Letter to the editor: Let’s not get too optimistic, Democrats
Well, it’s a week after the midterms, and it appears the GOP might just have recovered from their Trump-induced psychosis. It should be a hoot to watch President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis go at it. The Democrats seem to be crowing a bit too much, though. Last Tuesday’s...
Letter to the editor: Disappointed in Spirit’s Ft. Lauderdale move
Regarding the article “Spirit Airlines to cut flights from Arnold Palmer Regional to Ft. Lauderdale” (Nov. 8, TribLIVE): Does Spirit Airlines fail to understand that there are thousands of direct roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale to Latrobe passengers who use this airport from other places than Western Pennsylvania? I have been on...
Editorial: Will Pa. pay the price for colleges’ tuition border wars?
The State University of New York is making it plain that it sees Pennsylvania’s high school students as an interstate commodity. “If your high schooler wants to go to college in New York, the State University of New York offers same in-state tuition as Penn State,” SUNY said in a...
Pine-Richland student news for the week of Nov. 15, 2022
The following students graduated from Ohio University in summer 2022: Cayla Donahue with a bachelor of science in nursing; Stephanie Martin with a master of science in nursing; Nicholas Caretta with a bachelor of science in business administration; Ava Guarnieri with a master of science in education. Zoe Schneider was...
Letter to the editor: We owe it to our planet to change our diets
While the world watches COP27 unfold in Egypt, I’m reminded of when “Climate Change Threatens World Food Supply” was making headlines, prompted by the release of a summary report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report points out what COP27 overlooks. The IPCC report detailed...
The Stroller, Nov. 15, 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. Basket bingo event to benefit Penn State THON Students at Penn...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, Republicans have same enemy
I have protested at Donald Trump’s and Sen. Doug Mastriano’s rallies. It is always baffling when one of the participants looks at me and, in their best authoritative angry voice, shouts at me to “get a job.” Now, with my gray hair, hunched shoulders and wrinkled skin, I am obviously...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 14, 2022
High schools Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Wilson (20-2-1) vs. Emmaus (25-0) at Hamburg, 5 p.m.; Lower Dauphin (20-3-1) vs. Conestoga (21-2) at Exeter Township, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Villa Maria Academy (18-6) vs. Mechanicsburg (18-4-1) at Governor Mifflin, 7 p.m.; Gwynedd Mercy...
High school roundup for Nov. 14, 2022: Fox Chapel sends Greensburg Salem to 1st loss
Liam Wiseman, Mason Heininger and Danny Downey scored as Fox Chapel picked up a 3-2 victory in PIHL Class A hockey Monday night, handing Greensburg Salem its first loss of the season. Carter Cherok and Colten Humphrey scored third-period goals as Greensburg Salem (6-1) tried to erase a 3-0 deficit....
Plum priest acquitted in 1998 sex abuse charges
A Plum priest accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy in 1998 was found not guilty of all the charges against him on Monday. A jury deliberated for less than four hours before reaching its verdict in the case against the Rev. Robert Cedolia, 71. Cedolia was found not guilty...
Plum, Oakmont area happenings, week of Nov. 14, 2022
‘Pack the Rink’ food drive Plum Hockey is holding a “Pack the Rink” food drive, collecting canned goods and other nonperishable items for the Plum Food Pantry. The drop-off location is at Pittsburgh Ice Arena, 700 Craigdell Road, New Kensington. A collection box is in the lobby. The drive will...
Winter weather advisory issued for several central Pennsylvania counties
A winter weather advisory has been issued for several central Pennsylvania counties, beginning Tuesday afternoon and continuing into Wednesday. The National Weather Service says mixed precipitation is expected in Franklin, Perry, Cumberland and Adams counties, with the advisory beginning around 1 p.m. Tuesday. The advisory ends at 5 a.m. Wednesday....
‘Covid’s not done with us, and I’m not done with covid,’ Fauci says, as he prepares to step down from his post
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci knew he was being turned into a villain of the far-right early on in the coronavirus pandemic, when President Donald Trump’s administration stopped defending him. It was the result of a series of choices Fauci stands by to this day, despite all the grief it...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler
When the WPIAL Class 2A cross country championships began Oct. 27 at Cal (Pa.), 231 boys from across the district were in the field. Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler finished ahead of all but 14 of them. Tressler, who turned in a time of 17 minutes, 22.80 seconds, mostly was satisfied...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Ben Pittman
The Plum boys soccer team has had a lot of success this season, winning a section title and punching a ticket to the PIAA tournament for the first time in 17 years. Contributing greatly to the team’s success is senior center midfielder Ben Pittman. “It feels good for sure that...
