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Letter to the editor: Trump diverting our attention from his failures
As covid-19 continues to spiral out of control across the country, President Trump runs ads portraying himself as the “law and order” president. He sends faux-military people without identification and without marked vehicles to nab and detain journalists and protesters from the streets of America, similar to when police in...
Letter to the editor: Done with the NFL
Dear Steelers, It’s not you, it’s me. I am a 62-year-old lifelong Steelers fan. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area. I can tolerate crying, whiny, millionaire players, as that really hasn’t changed in all those years. I can even tolerate supporting a cause I don’t agree with. But I...
Letter to the editor: Media mind control
What do The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC have in common? They all play a big role in determining what Americans see, read, think about and ultimately believe. Sprinkle in lesser-known but still large institutions like Slate, The Atlantic, The New Yorker and HuffPost, and you have...
The Stroller, Aug. 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...
AMCC moves most fall, some winter sports to spring
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference delayed the inevitable a couple of weeks ago when it said it would go forward with fall sports. On Monday, the league walked back that plan. Fall and winter teams are affected by its latest decision. After three of its member schools — Pitt-Greensburg, Hilbert...
Sewickley StoryWalk returns
The Sewickley Public Library Children’s Department will cohost the second “Sewickley StoryWalk” of the summer with Fern Hollow Nature Center, Allegheny Land Trust - Audubon Greenway and Mary Roberts Reinhart Nature Park. Starting Aug. 10, families can visit Fern Hollow Nature Center and the Audubon Greenway to take a self-guided...
David Zurawik: Cable news is the medium now setting national agenda
Once upon a time in a far more stable America, our national agenda was largely shaped by network news, The New York Times, weekly news magazines such as Time and The Associated Press. Media productions like the “CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite” not only determined what we would talk...
John Dorfman: My Sane Portfolio takes it on the chin
The market battered my Sane Portfolio in the past 12 months, as it posted its worst result ever. The Sane Portfolio is intended to provide investment ideas for middle-of-the-road, slightly conservative investors. I’ve been compiling this theoretical portfolio each August since 1999, with a three-year hiatus in 2007 through 2009....
Greensburg Hempfield Area Library reopens with covid-19 restrictions
Patrons browsed the shelves Monday at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library for the first time in months. “It’s been going very well, people are happy to be back in, and everybody has been very pleasant,” said Diane Ciabottoni, assistant to the library director. The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library and the...
Editorial: The New Ken-Arnold school board should have seen the severance agreement
The people have a right to know what the government is doing in their name. And how much it’s going to cost them. Last week, the New Kensington-Arnold school board accepted the resignation of superintendent John Pallone. That was followed by a 7-0 vote to accept a severance agreement with...
New Kensington man sentenced in fatal heroin overdose
The mother of an Allegheny Township woman told a Westmoreland County judge Monday that her daughter finally had an opportunity to experience California, but it came after death when her ashes were cast into the Pacific Ocean. “She always had a love of California, and I finally took her there...
Assault, DUI cases among those recently handled in Judge DeLuca’s Penn Hills court – Aug. 3, 2020
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. Held for court • Ricco Sears, 34, of Pittsburgh on charges of driving with a suspended...
State unveils grant program for college reopening
Colleges and universities struggling to reopen will be able to tap a portion of $28 million in federal CARES Act grants, state officials set aside to help them underwrite public health and safety plans. Gov. Tom Wolf announced the availability of grants as colleges wrestle with last minute decisions on...
Trump criticizes Dr. Birx for her comments about coronavirus resurgenceVideo
President Donald Trump took aim at the coronavirus task force’s coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, on Monday, slamming her as “pathetic” for raising alarm about coronavirus resurgences sweeping across most parts of the country. In a tweet, Trump suggested Birx is only voicing concern about the new outbreaks because House Speaker...
Hersheypark to close Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Isaias concerns
Hersheypark has announced it will close on Tuesday because of “heavy rain expected” from Tropical Storm Isaias. According to a note on the park’s website, the park will reopen on Wednesday. Weather update for Tuesday, August 4. Guests may modify an existing reservation here - pic.twitter.com/aHHAnIyXTI— Hersheypark (@Hersheypark) August...
Manor Lions to host chicken BBQ
The Manor Lions Club will host a chicken barbecue on Aug. 8. Sales will begin at 11 a.m. and go until the food runs out in the parking lot across from the Manor American Legion on Manor-Harrison City Road. Meals include a half-chicken, applesauce, roll, cookie and drink for $8....
Sewickley Boy Scout Troop passing out school supplies for those in need
For families worried about being able to afford back-to-school supplies, a Sewickley Boy Scout troop has teamed up with a local business to help. Boy Scout Troop 243, which has members from Sewickley and the surrounding communities, has partnered with North Star Chevrolet in Moon Township to put together backpacks...
Tim Benz, Mark Madden break down Pittsburgh’s 3-1 win in Game 2 on ‘Hockey in the Hub’ postgame show
The Penguins evened their qualifying-round series against the Montreal Canadiens with a 3-1 victory Monday night. Trib columnists Tim Benz and Mark Madden break down the highlights of Game 2 on the Big Shot Bob’s “Hockey in the Hub” postgame show. Watch and listen here....
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, investor group to buy XFL
Former WWE star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and an investor group have agreed to buy the XFL for approximately $15 million, according to a Monday news release. The second iteration of the XFL lasted five weeks before the coronavirus pandemic shut down operations in March. The next month, the league...
Editorial: Freedom of press and coronavirus
A pandemic can affect a lot of things. It can change how we work, how kids go to school and how we shop. It can screw up baseball and bingo. It can complicate weddings and funerals. But it doesn’t change the Constitution. It hasn’t changed the freedom of speech of...
Unfiltered: Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss Penguins’ loss and plan for Game 2Video
Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Penguins - Canadiens series so far, Pirates’ struggles, Notre Dame joining the ACC, NFL players opting-out, and answer some reader comments on this week’s edition of “Unfiltered” on TribLive’s Facebook page. Madden slammed the Penguins for their Game 1 performance, saying the biggest...
Zach Shamberg: State data on covid-19 in nursing homes is too confusing
At this point in the pandemic, we know that accurately compiling and reporting data is a critical tool for tracking and slowing the spread of covid-19. When the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced back in May that it would begin publicly reporting cases in long-term care facilities, I celebrated the...
Letter to the editor: Babies’ lives matter, too
I keep hearing “lives matter,” and “we need to protect lives,” which are completely true sentiments. No matter how you talk about this issue, someone will absolutely be upset, but here’s the thing: Daily during the virus, babies’ lives didn’t seem to matter. The governor of Pennsylvania did not shut...
Letter to the editor: Climate action in Pa.
Buffeted by a global pandemic, political partisanship and dismay with government gridlock, what can a grandmother do to address the ticking time bomb of climate change? Harkening back to the article “Western Pa. lawmakers fight Gov. Wolf on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative” (Nov. 19, TribLIVE), I reviewed supportive information from...
Letter to the editor: Numbers guys making the decisions
I pride myself for “rolling with the punches. Over the course of 70-plus years, it’s been a challenge. Yet another one looms. In the 1970s, a new breed of owners and managers deemed that rather than people who know their product (or service) inside and out, mathematicians were better suited...
