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Caleb Fuller: ‘E’ for ‘Excellence: — remembering Walter E. Williams
Walter E. Williams, prolific author, piercing cultural commentator, old school economist (that’s a good thing), devoted husband, loving father and longtime friend of Grove City College, has passed from this world. To the rest of America, Williams, who died Dec. 2, was known as a “suffer-no-fools” commentator on perennial hot-button...
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey calls Trump’s campaign to overturn Pennsylvania election ‘completely unacceptable’
PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that it’s “completely unacceptable” for President Donald Trump to pressure state lawmakers to overturn Pennsylvania’s election result, a rare rebuke from a Republican elected official as Trump continues his effort to subvert the will of the voters. “It’s completely unacceptable and it’s not...
Western Pa. officials, businesses brace for possible covid restrictions
Western Pennsylvania officials and businesses expect an announcement from the state soon, detailing new pandemic restrictions for businesses and gatherings. “I think we’re moving in that direction,” Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Tuesday. “The numbers indicate that’s the proper strategy to employ. … I do anticipate, if not tomorrow...
Police log: Robbery, assault, prowling among charges recently filed by Monroeville police
The following charges were filed from Nov. 22 to Dec. 7 with District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst. Charges were filed by Monroeville police unless otherwise noted: • Dejuan Mitchell, 32, of Monroeville with simple assault and harassment. Charges were filed by Pitcairn police Nov. 22 in connection to an incident...
DUI, drug cases among those recently handled in Judge Ford’s Sewickley court
Sewickley District Court Judge Robert L. Ford handled these cases in November. Defendants will have court dates set in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. Charges were filed by Sewickley police unless otherwise noted. Held for court • William Franklin, 24, of Beaver Falls on charges of driving under...
U.S. Supreme Court denies Republican injunction request in Pa. mail-in ballot challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon denied an attempt by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly and other Republicans to challenge Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting system. The denial likely puts an end to the Trump campaign’s efforts to throw out the state’s election results that declared President-elect Joe Biden the winner. The...
Gene Barr: Gov. Wolf leaves many out in cold with covid liability veto
In a year that’s already been plagued by financial hardships, small businesses, nonprofits, day cares, and the education and medical communities recently received more troubling news when Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed critical liability protections on the last day of the 2019-20 legislative session — effectively leaving these industries out in...
Editorial: The unhealthy state of the Allegheny County Jail
What is happening at the Allegheny County Jail? The Jail Oversight Board is looking into the turnover in medical administration at the county facility. It comes in the wake of several top medical officials stepping down. The most recent was Janet Bunts, who was hired in August to act as...
Crafton Celebration of Lights kicks off Dec. 12
Crafton Borough’s Celebration of Lights, a donation-based, self-guided light tour, highlights 14 area homes and benefits the Crafton-Ingram Food Bank. The first annual event is an initiative of Crafton’s Parks and Recreation Committee. Tickets for the tour, which runs Dec. 12 through Jan. 3, can be purchased online at craftonborough.com....
For baking season, a primer on an essential: vanilla
I used to take vanilla for granted. Then, I was making chocolate chip cookies one day and ran out of vanilla extract. So I left it out. It was like leaving salt out of the recipe. The cookies lacked the round, full flavors they usually had. I realized vanilla was...
Letter to the editor: Magical ‘Nutcracker’ a welcome respite
I watched a livestream of “The Nutcracker” as performed by the Westmoreland Ballet, accompanied by the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, and filmed in myriad locations throughout our area (“Westmoreland Ballet films ‘Nutcracker’ at iconic area locations,” Nov. 30, TribLIVE). It was magical! In this sad and scary year, with so much...
Drugs, traffic charges among those recently handled by Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca
Penn Hills District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca handled the following cases recently. Defendants will have court dates set in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Charges were filed by Penn Hills police unless otherwise noted: Waived preliminary hearings • Jason Melton, 49, of Penn Hills on charges of possession of drug...
Living with Children: What ‘Hand in Hand’ parenting gets wrong
“Hand in Hand” parenting is the latest iteration of progressive (nouveau, unverified) childrearing. I became aware of HIH several weeks ago, courtesy of a grandmother whose daughter and son-in-law are practitioners. She was both amused and appalled. Intrigued, I went to the HIH website (handinhandparenting.org) to see for myself. The...
Covid-19 vaccines can cause side effects. But don’t let that stop you from getting the shots
A friend of Paul Offit’s volunteered for one of the covid-19 vaccine trials but, like everyone who participated, was not told whether he was injected with a placebo or the real thing. The morning after getting the second dose, the North Carolina man woke up feeling crummy, with a headache...
Cops: Victim of apparent hit-and-run in Pittsburgh had gunshot wound in leg
Pittsburgh medics responding to an apparent hit-and-run found the victim had been shot in the leg, according to the city Department of Public Safety. First responders were called to the corner of Gearing Avenue and Chalfont Street in the Beltzhoover neighborhood around 2:45 a.m., finding a man lying in the...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s distorted reality
Even after the Supreme Court finds no fraud in his defeat, I’m sure Donald Trump will insist that there is no way Joe Biden got more votes than him. I think he believes this because he fires people who speak the truth. In my opinion, the Trump goggles distort reality....
Letter to the editor: America needs Trump, not Biden
Regarding Jim Raskovsky’s letter “The people have spoken on Trump” (Dec. 2, TribLIVE): The left constantly called President Trump a puppet for Putin, but when Trump mentions Biden getting rich dealing with China, the left gets upset. No credible person ever stepped forward and confirmed Trump called service member suckers...
The Stroller, Dec. 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your church or organization going to serve free takeout Christmas dinners? Send information to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Send a gift to a senior at Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Presbyterian Senior Care Network is encouraging the public to send a gift to a resident...
Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break sound barrier, dies at 97
After test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier, he confessed to the highly un-Yeager-like emotion of fear. “I was scared,” he wrote in a memoir, “knowing that many of my colleagues thought I was doomed to be blasted to pieces by an invisible brick...
High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2020: Kiski Area blanks Blackhawk
Stephen Rayburg netted four goals and had two assists in leading Kiski Area to an 8-0 victory over Blackhawk in a PIHL Class A hockey game Monday night at Center Ice Arena. Jonathan Ayres and Matthew Clinger each had a goal and assist, and Mason Pierce had a goal and...
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 7, 2020
High schools Hockey Monday’s results Class AAA Butler at North Allegheny (n) Class AA Baldwin 7, Armstrong 2 Franklin Regional 5, Shaler 4 (OT) Montour 9, Hampton 2 South Fayette 6, Moon 2 West Allegheny 3, Plum 1 Class A Freeport 5, Quaker Valley 2 Greensburg Salem 7, Sewickley Academy...
Pittsburgh native Tom Vilsack emerges as Biden’s top candidate to lead Agriculture Department
WASHINGTON — Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has emerged as a leading candidate for secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration, reprising a role he held under President Barack Obama, according to people familiar with the nomination process. The people said that while Vilsack was favored, President-elect Joe Biden has...
Riverview Junior-Senior High School students in remote learning mode after positive covid tests
Riverview Junior-Senior High School students are in remote learning mode until Thursday because of a second positive covid-19 case at the school, district officials announced. A new state mandate requires schools to switch to a virtual learning model for every two cases of covid-19 in a school building, according to...
John Dorfman: 3 CEOs who have stepped up to the plate
Very few chief executives have been buying their own company’s stock lately. In a computer search this weekend, I could find only three who bought shares in a significant quantity since the beginning of October. Biogen Michel Vounatsos, CEO of Biogen Inc. (BIIB), shelled out $748,061 on Nov. 30 to...
U.S. Steel to test emergency equipment at Clairton facility
The U.S. Steel Corp. will conduct a test of emergency equipment Tuesday at Mon Valley Works, its facility in Clairton. The test, scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will involve sirens, lights and loud speakers that will be heard in the surrounding areas. A news release...
