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Trib Total Media launches Bethel Park Journal, MeSearch website
The first issue of the new weekly Bethel Park Journal hit mailboxes today. The covid-19 pandemic has upended our way of life. It also has highlighted the importance of local news, not only as a reprieve from the weight of national news, but because it’s more vital than ever for...
Letter to the editor: Benefits of community recycling
I was sad and discouraged to hear the remarks by Delmont Councilman Dennis Urban about requiring residents to pay for access to a recycling program instead of keeping it part of the trash collection service (“Murrysville, Export, Delmont prepare as trash collection contracts expire in September,” April 13, TribLIVE). Urban...
The Stroller, April 22, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Leechburg Hall of Fame induction slated The 17th annual Leechburg Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will be May 16 at Gilpin Fire...
Editorial: Earth Day is about the good business of stewardship
Earth Day is not a crunchy granola holiday about a utopian future filled with solar-powered cars. It is — and from the beginning has been — about education. It is less celebration than it is workshop, and that is exactly how it was envisioned in 1969 when it was first...
Letter to the editor: Citizens’ right to vote
Just a quick response to letter- writer Harold W. Beatty III (“Citizens, not ‘anybody,’ have right to vote,” April 10 TribLIVE). In a rebuttal to Leonard Pitts Jr.’s column “Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets” (March 23, TribLIVE), Beatty replied that: “Our Constitution states that ‘citizens of the United States’...
Letter to the editor: What conservatives believe
Please stop telling lies about conservatives/Republicans. We are not anti-immigrant, we are anti-illegal immigration. We are not “climate deniers.” We know the climate has always changed and will continue to change, and many experts say CO2 is not the cause — it is the sun, the earth’s orbit, the earth’s...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 21, 2021
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Derry 15, Ligonier Valley 0 Nonsection Rochester at Central Valley, ppd. District 8 City League Carrick at Obama Academy, ppd. Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 2 Hempfield at Mt. Lebanon, 4:15 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at Gateway, 7...
High school roundup for April 21, 2021: North Allegheny duo wins section doubles title
After winning a section singles title earlier this month, North Allegheny’s Chase Davidson doubled his medal haul Wednesday when he teamed up with Shomik Telang to win a Section 2-AAA doubles crown. The duo defeated Anthony Lounder and Rohan Maheshwari of Moon, 6-2, 6-2. Davidson topped Lounder in the section...
10 months after Amish woman Linda Stoltzfoos disappeared, human remains found in rural Lancaster County
Investigators searching rural Lancaster County have found human remains in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos, authorities announced Wednesday. Stoltzfoos was reported missing on June 21, 2020, and 34-year-old Justo Smoker was charged with her kidnapping and death last year. The Lancaster District Attorney’s Office said...
I’m fully vaccinated against covid-19. How long will the protection last?Video
In the United States, the number of adults who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine is now higher than the number who haven’t. In addition, one in three U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With...
Biden gets Vanita Gupta confirmed for DOJ as post-Chauvin tempers flareVideo
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted narrowly to confirm Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the No. 3 position at the Justice Department, in a near party-line vote after a debate that invoked the national dialogue over police reform and civil rights in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing. The...
Amtrak’s proposed $80 billion windfall: Too much or too little?
WASHINGTON — The $80 billion that President Joe Biden proposes to give Amtrak over eight years in his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal would be a windfall for an enterprise that typically receives $2 billion from the federal government per year. But both critics and those who share Biden’s goal of...
After death, DMX scores highest-charting Billboard position with ‘Ruff Ryders Anthem’ resurgence
A little over a week after his death at age 50, DMX has scored his highest position on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. After several of late rapper’s albums reappeared on the Billboard 200 chart after news of his passing broke on April 9, three of his songs have now...
J. Christian Adams: Voter rolls without dead people is good first step toward election integrity in Pa.
All eyes were on Pennsylvania in the 2020 election. The commonwealth’s election process was one of chaos, with issues caused by mass mail balloting, blocking poll watcher access and ballot harvesting, to name just a few. Now some good news. Prior to the 2020 election, the Public Interest Legal Foundation...
South Fayette Capitol riot suspect has covid, hearing delayed
A status conference for a South Fayette man charged in the Capitol riot case was postponed Wednesday after he recently tested positive for covid-19. Jorden Mink, 27, is charged with 10 counts, including assaulting, resisting or impeding officers using a dangerous weapon; civil disorder and committing an act of physical...
Westmoreland news includes chicken barbecue, meeting
Fundraiser • Stewartsville Lions Club will host a drive-thru chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. until sold out April 25 at Holiday Travel Agency, 12239 Route 30, North Huntingdon. Menu: half chicken, roll, applesauce and drink, $8. Non-perishable food items will be collected for donation to local food banks. Details: 724-751-4308...
Annual report available, pop-up book sales and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., again is offering express library services. The Express Library gives users a chance to come into the library to browse the collection, check out items and use the public computers. The library is taking precautions to ensure the safety of library staff and patrons,...
Andrew Carnegie Free Library hosts Earth Day celebration
Spring has always been my favorite season. I love the feeling of mild breezes on my face, the budding of the trees and the blooming of bulbs and the promise of new life after the dark winter. I associate the season with feelings of optimism, anticipation and renewal. Of course,...
Virtual Art Gala submissions, virtual game night and more at Bethel Park Public Library
Bethel Park Public Library, located at 5100 W. Library Ave., is open to the public. Masks are required, high-touch areas including countertops and tables are disinfected daily and hand sanitizer is available throughout the library. Public computers are limited to one hour of use per day. All materials are quarantined...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s feel-good gun control plan
Like most liberal ideas, President Biden’s proposed gun control plan is big on feelings and small on facts. Since liberals seem to not often look beyond their own emotions, I’d like to point out just two unintended consequences of the recent nonsense related to gun control. How does the “defund...
Letter to the editor: Georgia voting rule not Christian
Joseph Sabino Mistick hit the nail on the head in his column “Georgia’s assault on democracy” (April 3, TribLIVE). Denying people a drink of water is not Christian. The Bible says, “anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly...
Letter to the editor: False portrayals of fascism
In response to Frank Zalakar’s letter “Knowing right from left” (March 4, TribLIVE) about my Jan. 30 letter “Capitalism is on the right side”: The issue of fascism as a right-wing political ideology is countered in the recently published best-selling book by Dinesh D’Souza, “The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi...
The Stroller, April 21, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, events and fundraisers in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Cleanup planned Saturday by students Seniors from the New Kensington-Arnold School District will conduct a community cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in...
Editorial: Labor disputes solved by good-faith negotiation show the way forward
It can be hard to look at the divisions that happen in Washington or in Harrisburg and put them into perspective. If you were at work, the accounts receivable department couldn’t just decide not to work with sales. In a church, the choir can’t go to war with the Sunday...
Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes
This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. HARRISBURG — Local officials charged with implementing any changes lawmakers might make to Pennsylvania’s Election Code are begging Democrats...
