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A nearly all-white Iowa town asked itself: Why do we hate?Video
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Jason Greer will never forget what it was like to be a black teenager in Dubuque when it tried to bring about racial healing after several hate crimes in the 1990s. The experience scarred him for life. His father, Jerome Greer, had moved the family here from...
Editorial: Coronavirus is not alone
Every sniffle is starting to make people wonder about the latest looming monster. Coronavirus. Specifically, it is Wuhan coronavirus, a novel variety of a large family of viruses that include the hundreds of microscopic bugs that cause what we affectionately call “the common cold.” But nobody is afraid of a...
Letter to the editor: Abortion beginning of many evils
Science tells us human life begins at conception, so that makes abortion the beginning of many evils. It is the beginning of child abuse and the beginning of attacks on our environment (nature) as far as human beings are concerned. In addition, Judeo-Christian teaching states that God has a relationship...
Sounding off: Stop hating on the wealthy, cheers to Trump and other top letters of the week
Progressives believe it is unjust for some people to amass huge fortunes because concentrated wealth causes more poverty in others. But such an idea is absolutely false, and here’s why. The potential to become wealthy motivates people to work harder, take risks, invent things and innovate — and that benefits...
Letter to the editor: Love without limits can destroy
Regarding the letter “A more compassionate Republican Party” (Jan. 11, TribLIVE): Being humane, compassionate and caring are admirable qualities. They embody the definition of love. As a country that began by asking God’s blessing, we have been the “city on a hill” for the world through which every continent has...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court in peril
Some people who voted for President Trump didn’t admire his character. However, they knew the next president would appoint judges to the Supreme Court, and it was important that they were conservatives and followed the Constitution. In the 1930s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was having trouble getting key parts of his...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 65, Central Catholic 54 Pine-Richland 60, North Hills 52 Seneca Valley 49, North Allegheny 46 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 42, Baldwin 41 Mt. Lebanon 66, Peters Township 45 Upper St. Clair 71, Bethel Park 57 Section 3 Fox Chapel 71, Penn-Trafford...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2020: Jake Hoffman hits milestone in Mt. Lebanon win
Jake Hoffman’s big night helped No. 3 Mt. Lebanon lock up a section championship. Hoffman scored a game-high 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers and hitting the 1,000-point milestone in the third quarter to lead the Blue Devils (15-4, 9-0) to a 66-45 victory over Peters Township in Section 2-6A Friday...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Jan. 31, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has a week left as January has come to an end. The playoff field is starting to take shape. When the regular season ends, at least 76 boys basketball teams will earn a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have...
Real estate transactions in Signal Item coverage area for the week of Feb. 1Video
Bridgeville Michael Minella sold property at 157 Pennsylvania Ave. to Zachary and Diana Ferree for $232,000. Carnegie Neil Yost sold property at 611 Doolittle Ave. to Kristie Johnson for $125,000. David Molter sold property at 844 Library Ave. to Yanbo Sun for $70,050. Ravindra Tripathi sold property at 170 Mountain...
Real estate transactions in Richland, Pine the week of Feb. 1
Pine Dan Ryan Builders Mid Atlantic LLC sold property at 153 Alder Drive to Brandon Kessinger for $550,000. Riviera Land Partners L.P. sold property at 127 Birch Drive to Albert Villanueva and Eva Sikorska for $171,700. Robert Willis sold property at 231 Brown Road to Gregory and Karen Hartley for...
Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ a love letter to Los Angeles’ Latino culture
It was around this time three years ago when “Gentefied,” a bilingual web series exploring gentrification in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Short Form Episodic Showcase. But the series, which originally consisted of seven 10-minute episodes, never actually hit the internet....
The Stroller, Feb. 1, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Sub fundraiser to aid Cheswick couple who lost home to fire Fat Cat’s Subs in Cheswick is conducting a hoagie fundraiser to benefit Kayla Fischerkeller and Ryan Brittingham of Cheswick who lost their home Jan. 17 in a fire. Subs cost $8 and varieties available include Italian, ham and cheese...
Real estate transactions in Hampton the week of Feb. 1
Hampton Janice Parker sold property at 2831 Clearview Road to Michael Palladino Jr. and Katie Palladino for $262,400. Gary Bergman sold property at 3084 Fernwood Ln to Scott Speakman and Sarah McChesney for $408,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 5157 Hampton Place Drive to Joshua and Kristen Storms for $596,130....
Real estate transactions in Shaler, Etna for the week of Feb. 1
Etna Edwin Lunz sold property at 21 Christler St. to Corey Sabo for $92,000. Geoffrey O’Connor sold property at 32 Wilson St. to KVSR Properties LLC for $75,000. Robert Newman sold property at 58 Wilson St. to Grant and Jamie L Colton Walters for $118,775. Shaler Estate of Angela Gianoglio...
Real estate transactions in the North suburbs for the week of Feb. 1
Franklin Park Seyed Khatami sold property at 2506 Acorn Ct to Emmanuel Bedford Owusu and Stephanie Rhoads for $487,500. Steven Rector sold property at 1518 Ashbury Ln to Jamie Nussbaum and Jessica Davis for $425,000. Vikas Bhasin sold property at 2801 DePaul Ct to SIRVA Relocation Credit LLC for $497,500....
Bench scoring helps Upper St. Clair rally past Bethel Park, clinch second place
Upper St. Clair used an in-your-face defense to overcome a slow start and was lifted by the return of an injured player in beating Bethel Park, 71-57 on Friday. The win was the fourth straight for the Panthers and clinched second place in Section 2-6A. “We got a big lift...
Demitri Fritch jumper boosts Springdale past Apollo-Ridge
Demitri Fritch will just have to wait a few days to score his 1,000th career point. The Springdale standout’s 10-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds to go lifted the No. 4 Class 2A Dynamos to a 49-47 victory at Apollo-Ridge. The junior now has 999 career points. Springdale trailed, 44-34, with...
A sideshow no more: Michael Bloomberg’s fast ascent unnerves rivals
EL PASO, Texas — This arid border town in the far western reaches of Texas hardly seems to scream Bloomberg Country. The billionaire former New York mayor has had a rocky history with minority constituents. His Spanish is bad enough to be the subject of frequent parody. The Wall Street...
Editorial: Open records, not open identity info
Newspapers are big fans of open records. We want to be able to find out what our government and public entities are doing. What did they buy? What did they spend? Where did the money come from? Who did something wrong? How was it punished? How was it corrected? What...
Burrell goes for 14th straight crown in WPIAL team wrestling finals Saturday
It is the second longest championship run in WPIAL history, and on Saturday, the Burrell wrestling team will try to extend it to another year. The Buccaneers have won 13 consecutive WPIAL Class AA team wrestling championships and are favored to make it 14 in a row Saturday afternoon at...
Letter to the editor: Helping children around world
I am writing to thank area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts in 2019. Combined...
Letter to the editor: Dems, media won’t fool us again
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. How did the Democrats and deep state take the House in 2018? Simply stated, they fooled a lot of voters. First, they pushed for the Russia investigation hoax to make President Trump look bad. Second, the Democratic candidates...
Homestead’s Enix Brewery closed and for sale
Homestead’s Enix Brewery is closed, but the refurbished space may not be empty for long. Enix, which opened in August 2018, was a hybrid brewery and bowling alley. Experienced brewer and restaurateur David Rodriguez brought classic brewing and culinary styles from his native Spain. There was an outdoor patio space,...
Jean-Louis Parisian Bistro in Dormont debuts new executive chefVideo
Dormont’s Jean-Louis Parisian Bistro has a new executive chef, though his face is familiar. Vincent Capuano has taken over for world-renowned chef Gaetano Ascione in a planned transition, the roots of which extend back a few years. Capuano was the executive chef at Needle & Pin, the British-Indian fusion restaurant...
