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Editorial: Duquesne prof’s slur use was wrong choice
To say or not to say. It isn’t a question. It’s a decision. And it’s not something new. It’s something very old. Today’s political climate has a tendency to divide people sharply over everything, but language is a real sticking point. While some are calling out verbal offenses, others are...
Letter to the editor: Wedge issue voting results in poor representation
Pro-life means saving all life. Pro-life means saving the unborn, helping the poor, and supporting immigration and human rights, the disabled and elderly rights and being against war and the death penalty. The pastor often fails to tell the congregation the complete pro-life doctrines of the church, and so many...
In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’Video
WASHINGTON — As wildfires raging through the West force millions of voters to confront the consequences of a warming planet, the presidential race became intensely focused Monday on climate change — an issue that has been overshadowed through much of the campaign. The realities of communities ablaze, mass evacuations and...
The Stroller, Sept. 15, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Used Halloween costume drive planned Redemption Church in Lower Burrell is collecting new and gently-used children’s Halloween costumes through Oct. 4...
John Dorfman: Top CEOs have jettisoned boatload of stock this summer
I see very few chief executives stepping up to buy their company’s stock this summer. But I see scads of sellers. Corporate chieftains usually talk bullishly about their companies’ prospects. But if they’re selling some of their shares, it’s worth thinking twice. Of course, there are many reasons to sell....
High school roundup for Sept. 14, 2020: Upper St. Clair tops Baldwin in opener
Jack Myers scored a pair of goals as Upper St. Clair opened up Section 2-AAAA boys soccer play with a 4-3 victory over Baldwin on Monday night. Nick Tanner had a goal and an assist and Max Fultineer also scored for the Panthers. Seneca Valley 9, North Hills 0 –...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 14, 2020
Field hockey Monday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Peters Township 3, North Allegheny 2 Class 2A Penn-Trafford 6, Oakland Catholic 0 Golf Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 Armstrong 208, Greensburg Salem 230 Medalists: Noah Oliver (A), 38; Anthony Lobb (A), 39 Norwin 181, Penn-Trafford 191 Medalists: Logan Divald...
Business owners endorse judge’s ruling on Wolf orders, but say damage already done
David Magill said Monday he felt Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders were unconstitutional from the start, but he didn’t think a federal judge ruling them as such would change much because the governor is appealing and many businesses already have suffered. “I think that he should concede his loss, and...
Family of Butler County man killed by police files lawsuit claiming civil rights violations
The family of a 73-year-old Butler County man, who was having a mental health crisis before he was killed two years ago by the state police, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state police. Walter Wiemann was killed on Sept. 18, 2018, in the yard of his home...
WPIAL boys and girls preseason soccer rankings
Boys Class AAAA 1. Canon-McMillan (12-3-1, 9-2-1) 2. North Allegheny (11-6-1, 8-5-1) 3. Fox Chapel (11-3-3, 9-2-3) 4. Seneca Valley (13-3-1, 12-2-1) 5. Norwin (15-2-1, 12-1-1) Class AAA 1. Franklin Regional (15-0-1, 11-0-1) 2. Belle Vernon (16-1-0, 11-1-0) 3. Plum (15-0-2, 13-0-1) 4. Trinity (13-4-0, 9-3-0) 5. West Allegheny (11-5-1,...
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staff
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman has tapped a top lobbyist with a politically connected Harrisburg firm to...
Staff member tests positive at Pittsburgh Mifflin elementary school
A staff member at Pittsburgh Mifflin has tested positive for covid-19, leading administrators to suspend Grab and Go lunches at that location. The elementary school will be closed until Wednesday, according to a district statement, while the facilities team deep cleans the building “out of an abundance of caution.” All...
Murrysville man killed in motorcycle crash
A Murrysville man died in a motorcycle crash in North Huntingdon late Saturday night, the Westmoreland County Coroner said. Dustin Norris, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene on Guffey Road near Pinewood Road at 11:45 p.m., according to the coroner’s office. Norris died of blunt force trauma as a...
Letter to the editor: Maybe we should stop complaining about tough times
Having been ill with covid-19 for several weeks, I can personally say that it is no joke. It’s no simple flu. I had a fever for eight days, persistent nausea and difficulty breathing. I eventually ended up in the emergency room. As a practicing physician, I see more covid patients...
Water restrictions lifted at Plum’s Oblock Junior High School
Serving bottled water at Oblock Junior High School in Plum is no longer necessary. The school district notified families on Monday that water restrictions at the school have been lifted after tests for Legionella came back negative. Community members and parents in the district were notified through a school district...
Westmoreland sees 23 new covid cases since Saturday
In the past two days, 23 new cases of coronavirus have been added to Westmoreland County’s total, according to a report Monday from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. All of the new cases — eight from Sunday, 15 from Monday — have been confirmed. Four previously probable cases were confirmed...
Federal judge rules Gov. Wolf’s shutdown orders were unconstitutional
A federal judge in Pittsburgh on Monday ruled that orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf restricting the size of gatherings and closing nonessential businesses to protect against the spread of covid-19 were unconstitutional. In a statement, Wolf said his office will seek an immediate stay to halt the order and...
Josh McNeil and Sam Williamson: Pa. needs strong public transit for equitable pandemic recovery
The covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the economic and environmental inequities that plague Pittsburgh, and a strong public transit system will be necessary to get those impacted back to work and jump-start the economy when conditions are safe. With the Trump administration’s response to covid-19 a complete disaster — characterized by...
Dr. Andrew Smolar: Investing in the collective with required national service
The CORPS Act, a bipartisan proposal currently in the Senate, expands national service by attracting volunteers to help needy citizens during the pandemic. Within a capitalist framework, service isn’t emphasized, except within religious communities. This attitude must change, and it bears directly on race relations. Since the George Floyd killing,...
Couple beat, starved and imprisoned Pa. boy, 12, and let him die caked in his own feces, detectives say
A central Pennsylvania couple was behind bars Monday, charged with killing a 12-year-old boy by starving and beating him and keeping the child imprisoned in a feces-caked and darkened and locked room for years. The boy, Maxwell Schollenberger, never received medical care, wasn’t enrolled in school and was rarely seen...
Letter to the editor: Different rules for protests in cities, suburbs?
Your editorial “Keep protests out of residential areas” (Sept. 8, TribLIVE) was ridiculous. The Trib doesn’t see a problem with Democratic mayors unwilling to do what it takes to restore order in their city’s various neighborhoods, but is fine with them ordering police to protect their own? All the while...
In brief: virtual networking, student accolades and more in Pine, Richland
President’s List Marissa Canzian of Gibsonia was recently named to the President’s List at Kennesaw State University. Canzian was among the more than 900 Kennesaw State students honored for academic excellence in the Summer 2020 semester. To be named to the President’s List, each student must have satisfactorily completed at...
Letter to the editor: Lies, not law and order, define Trump’s presidency
President Trump has told over 20,000 documented lies since his inauguration. He repeats many even when there is proof he is lying. He repeats debunked conspiracy theories. Even Jim Jones had followers, so I suppose that explains Trump. Why would police or military support Trump? His budgets have called for...
Letter to the editor: Think about nursing home crisis when you vote
The nursing home crisis is not going to go away. We have had failures in five blue states. In Pennsylvania, with the help of the health secretary, a mandate sent patients who tested positive for covid-19 to nursing homes. Then the spread of the virus skyrocketed, impacting people with heart...
Letter to the editor: RGGI means sustainable energy, more jobs, less pollution
Sen. Kim Ward’s recent op-ed on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) (“Now is not time for more taxes on electric, gas consumers,” Aug. 29, TribLIVE) mentions her concern for “hard-working Pennsylvanians.” As one of those Pennsylvanians, I take issue with her way of caring for us. Contrary to her...
