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Letter to the editor: Gateway School Board makes wrong decision in move to hire administrative position
I am hoping folks will begin attending the Gateway School Board meetings starting on Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. Check with, or call, the administration office for the location, which can change. Did any of you get a tax bill recently with an increase? Our kids in...
Letter to the editor: Democrats allowing covid to spread
Obviously, the Democrats and Dr. Anthony Fauci don’t mind spreading diseases during a pandemic by allowing illegal immigration. They are shipping migrants by bus, trains and airplanes all over our country and then have the nerve to consider mandating that vaccinated people wear masks again. What is wrong with this...
Letter to the editor: No reason to fear mail-in ballots
Letter-writer Dave Majernik (“Beware of mail-in ballots”) fails to point out that the large mail-in ballot response was most likely because of the global pandemic. People of all political parties, or no party, may have been reluctant, as I was, to vote in person because of that. People aren’t “too...
The Stroller, Aug. 6, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Free concert scheduled Sunday at Christ the King Church The Kiski Valley Community Band will perform a free concert at 1:30...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s decline is evident
I think it is time all Americans, especially President Biden’s Cabinet and Congress, realize that our president has some aging health problems. It almost appears to me he is a shell of a man, and he is being used. Certainly we have many intelligent people around the president. The world...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 5, 2021: Anthony Alford hits game-winning bomb for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-42) used four pitchers to throw a six-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Iowa (Cubs). CF Anthony Alford (.293) went 1 for 4 and hit a two-run home run, his 12th, in the sixth inning. 3B Michael Chavis (.275) went 1 for 3 with a double and...
Cyclist taken to local trauma center with injuries sustained in accident in Export
Authorities are investigating an accident at the intersection of Durabond Lane and Old William Penn Highway in Export that sent a bicyclist to a local trauma center Thursday evening. According to Westmoreland County Emergency Management, a driver struck the cyclist at approximately 6:53 p.m. Thursday. The Export Volunteer Fire Department,...
Laurels & lances: Delivery, delay and health
Laurel: To a sweet birthday. While the cake is usually the centerpiece of most kids’ birthday parties, we feel confident saying that ice cream will always play a role in Emmett Hendrickson’s special day The newborn Butler Township boy came into the world on July 30 after a stop at...
Allegheny County Jail under fire for contracts seeking weapons and militaristic training
Allegheny County administrators have approved two no-bid contracts totaling more than $400,000 to provide militaristic training, weaponry and other equipment for the jail’s emergency response team. The contracts, recommended by Warden Orlando Harper, come at the same time that the administration is seeking public bids for “rethinking the Allegheny County...
Biden, reversing Trump order, announces tougher car pollution standardsVideo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden introduced plans Thursday to strengthen car pollution standards through 2026, putting the United States on a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — though not as quickly as many environmentalists say is needed. The proposed standards, written by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation...
Erie teen dies after being pulled from Presque Isle Bay near Convention Center
An 18-year-old Erie man has died after rescue crews pulled him from Presque Isle Bay on Wednesday night. The man, whose name was not released as of Thursday afternoon, was pronounced dead at UPMC Hamot on Wednesday at 9:55 p.m., about 30 minutes after Erie Bureau of Fire divers pulled...
‘Jeopardy!’ reportedly in negotiations with a permanent, new host. Who is it?
Variety is reporting that Sony Pictures Television is in negotiations for a permanent host of the game show “Jeopardy!” to replace the late Alex Trebek. The front-runner appears to be executive producer Mike Richards who served as a guest host, according to Variety. The show’s slate of guest hosts expires...
Rep. Greg Vitali: Pa. should enact methane regulations
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry is a major methane emitter. More than 5½ years ago, Gov. Tom Wolf promised regulations to reduce methane emissions from existing oil and gas industry operations. It’s time to finalize these regulations. Methane reduction is critical in addressing...
Freeport officials trying to determine how to pay for sewage plant, make it affordable
Freeport Council has authorized its engineer to apply for grants to finance the estimated $15 million Freeport sewage plant construction project. On Monday, council unanimously gave the green light for project engineer Kevin Creagh of KLH Engineers to start applying for as many grants as possible. Creagh told council he...
Police: Perry County woman killed after being attacked by dogs she was watching over
State police at Newport said a woman was killed after three dogs, for which she was caring, attacked her for unknown reasons in late July. Police reported Thursday morning that Rhoda Marie Wagner, 60, of Newport was found dead in the first block of Henry Road in Miller Township on...
Former Fox Chapel cardiologist gets 6½ years in prison for health care fraud
A former Fox Chapel cardiologist convicted of health care fraud for falsely billing more than $13 million in specialized treatment his patients didn’t need asked for mercy at his sentencing Thursday. Dr. Samirkumar J. Shah, who failed to show at his original sentencing hearing last month, and for whom the...
Review: Darkly comic ‘The Suicide Squad’ is a superhero splatterfestVideo
Attention 14-year-old boys: “The Suicide Squad” is the greatest movie you’ve ever seen. For the rest of us, this profane, ludicrous, juvenile, ultraviolent, bullheaded, excessive, yet sometimes beautiful and oddly touching splatterfest is either the end of superhero movies as we know them or a new beginning. Either way, it’s...
Pitt men’s soccer ranked No. 3 in preseason poll
The defending ACC Coastal Division champion Pitt men’s soccer team will enter the 2021 season ranked No. 3 in the nation, according to the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. Pitt received one first-place vote from the coaches association. Defending national champion Marshall (22 first-place votes) and Indiana are ranked Nos....
Letter to the editor: Don’t let one Olympian taint them all
While I agree with letter-writer Dwayne Buffer regarding purple-haired Gwen Berry turning her back while the national anthem was being played (”Olympian’s action shameful,” July 31, TribLIVE), I disagree with not watching the Olympics. The U.S. athletes have worked hard for years and years to qualify, and for that I...
Addison Del Mastro: Pa. is a microcosm of America’s housing crisis
In recent years, an acute housing crisis has engulfed both America’s coastal metros and Rust Belt regions. California’s Bay Area, for example, confronts a crisis of affordability and limited supply that hastens a population exodus. Midwest cities like Detroit face low real-estate prices and low demand, intensifying urban decline. Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court system is broken
The Republican Party has allowed the Federalist Society to pack the Supreme Court with radical far-right activist judges. The result is a court that is pro-corporation, anti-worker and anti-voting rights. Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and the 2013 Shelby County decisions, all from the 21st century, have the dubious distinction...
The Stroller, Aug. 5, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Local marching bands to perform at Kennywood Park Western Pennsylvania has many traditions during the month of August. High school football...
Editorial: Masks on, for the common good
OK, we all know the drill. In 2020, when masks were being required by state or local orders or by businesses that were balancing safety and availability during the coronavirus pandemic, it was something new for everyone. Masks are not something that really had been an issue in the United...
Letter to the editor: Stand up against ‘new normal’
What a difference a year makes. It seems like only yesterday that our border was secure, unemployment was at an all-time low, China was on the defensive and we were energy independent. Seems like yesterday “birthing people” were mothers and people burning cities were criminals. Today, given the abandonment of...
Pittsburgh police seek missing woman, 11-year-old boy; both called ‘endangered’
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in their search for a woman and an 11-year-old boy reported missing separately on Wednesday. Both are considered to be endangered, police said. The boy, Ronnell Miller, was last seen at about 4 p.m. in the Brighton Heights area, according to police....
