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Letter to the editor: Government is broken
Let’s face it: The government of the United States is hopelessly broken. There maybe no recovering from the damage to its structure. The impeachment hearings are a Democratic ruse to capture the House and Senate in the next election, along with the presidency. Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t vote...
Letter to the editor: Explanation needed for human condition
No one has been able to understand or explain the human condition. We see, but the light and dark of each day cloud our vision. Is there an explanation for the human condition? Is an answer on the horizon? The human condition is a riddle, whose weight no human scale...
Tentative road repairs scheduled in Sewickley Valley
Drivers who have been inconvenienced by closures along Little Sewickley Creek Road will have to endure a little longer as PennDOT has tentative plans to make repairs next year. According to PennDOT District 11 spokesperson Steve Cowan, there are two single-lane road closures in Edgeworth and one in Bell Acres,...
Longtime supervisors honored for service to Pine Township
Township of Pine staff honored outgoing supervisors Frank Spagnolo and Phil Henry for their service, totaling 36 years between them, at their final meeting of 2019 on Dec. 2. Noting the major projects completed in the township during their tenures, manager Scott Anderson presented the two with gifts and a...
Shaler Area school board reelects Tunstall as president
The Shaler Area School voted to retain its current president during a Dec. 4 reorganization meeting. April Kwiatkowski nominated to reelect James Tunstall Jr. for his second presidential term. James Fisher, meanwhile, nominated Kwiatkowski as vice president. The board unanimously supported both school directors representing Region 1 to fill the...
Hampton’s annual fee for stormwater, pollution control approved
An ordinance on the stormwater management and pollution control fee of $115 was passed 5 to 0 at the Dec. 4 Hampton Township Council Meeting. This annual fee is based upon the average of each residential unit’s amount of impervious surface on their property, Municipalities are being required to adhere...
The Stroller, Dec. 6, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Chamber ensemble to perform in Tarentum Central Presbyterian Church, Tarentum, will present a concert, “Russian Holiday,” at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 305 Allegheny St. The Academy Chamber Ensemble will perform works by Tchaikovsky and Hayden, as well as holiday favorites. For details, call 724-224-9220. HOPE Center seeks donations...
Doug Oster offers his annual gift guide for gardeners
It’s always fun to put together the annual gift guide for gardeners. They (we) are easy to buy for, so here’s a list of some of my favorite things that will make you a hero when they unwrap these unique gifts. • Growing vegetables and flowers from seeds is fun,...
Signal Item girls basketball preview: Division I players give teams high hopes
The Carnegie-area girls basketball teams were 3-for-3 in playoff berths last season. Chartiers Valley topped the list, going undefeated (30-0) and winning WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A titles. Carlynton went 19-5 and advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals. Bishop Canevin (23-4) went undefeated in Section 3-2A and advanced to...
WPIAL rushing champ Ben Jackson to play at Army
West Greene’s Ben Jackson, the first rusher in WPIAL history to rack up more than 3,000 yards in a season, has made his college choice. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound senior will play for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he announced via Twitter on Thursday night. “Lately, I’ve been getting...
A listing of Friday’s boys and girls high school basketball tip-off tournaments
Boys Friday’s schedule Aquinas Academy tournament Cornerstone Prep vs. Neighborhood Academy, 7 p.m. First Baptist Christian vs. Aquinas Academy, 8:30 p.m. Baldwin/Peters Township tournament At Baldwin Thomas Jefferson vs. Baldwin, 8 p.m. At Peters Township Seton LaSalle vs. Plum, 5 p.m. Central Catholic vs. Peters Township, 8 p.m. Brentwood tournament...
Merry … Krampusnacht? Pittsburgh celebrates darker, edgier ChristmasVideo
For the third year in a row, crowds gathered in Pittsburgh’s Market Square on Thursday night for a darker and edgier version of the Christmas spirit. A parade of figures clad in fur, horns and other frightening attire strolled through Market Square for Krampusnacht. It’s a traditionally European take on...
Coffee so strong you can build car parts out of it
CHICAGO — McDonald’s coffee bean remnants are getting a second purpose in life in the form of car parts. Researchers from Ford, the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker, are using McDonald’s coffee chaff — the waste left over after the roasting process — to make headlamp housings and other auto components. Ford...
Following guilty plea, Duncan Hunter told he shouldn’t vote in the House
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee notified Rep. Duncan Hunter that his recent guilty plea means he should no longer cast votes in the House. The instruction is not mandatory, but the panel threatened action against him if he continues to vote. Hunter last voted on Wednesday, in favor of...
Christmas parades canceled after threat of anti-Confederate protests
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake Forest is canceling its Dec. 14 Christmas parade because of concerns of public safety after the planned participation of a local Confederate group, according to a news release. The Wake Forest Downtown Inc. board of directors, a nonprofit organizing the parade, voted Wednesday to cancel the...
WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend. Preparing to defend their district championships from a year ago are Mt. Lebanon (6A), Mars (5A), New Castle (4A), Lincoln Park (3A), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (2A) and Nazareth Prep (A). New Castle is looking for a...
Shaler police warn about car theft, break-ins
Early Thursday morning the Shaler Township Police Department took a report of a stolen vehicle and thefts from other unlocked vehicles. The reports were on Sunnyfield, Vilsack, Andrew, Northaven and Forliview Dr. Police urge people to keep vehicles locked and not to leave keys or visible valuables inside vehicles. If...
Freeport Council could change engineering firms to complete sewage project
Miscalculated sewage project costs and a perceived lack of service have spurred Freeport Council to shop for a new engineering firm. Councilman Clinton Warnick said at a council meeting last week that he wants to hire Latrobe-based Gibson-Thomas Engineering to replace KLH Engineers for Phase II of its sewage treatment...
Dr. Arvind Venkat: Patient-centric approach to ending surprise medical billing
Congress now has several options on the table when it comes to ending surprise medical billing, an issue that has for too long hit vulnerable patients and their families with high, unexpected costs. However, not all of these solutions are made equally. In fact, some could make things substantially worse,...
West Jefferson Hills moves forward with turf multipurpose field
West Jefferson Hills School District leaders hope to have a new multipurpose turf field complete behind the new Thomas Jefferson High School by the end of the summer. The demolition of the old Thomas Jefferson High School, however, could take longer than initially thought, as utilities on the site will...
Laurels & lances: Tradition, cruelty, trespassing and questions
Laurel: To a new spin on an old tradition. If you don’t see “It’s a Wonderful Life,” can you even say that Christmas has happened? Let’s not find out. Luckily, the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media’s recent closing of Regent Square Theater, where the Frank Capra classic was annually...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County Democratic leadership lacking
Just weeks after the elections that saw a GOP majority retake the Westmoreland County leadership, county row offices and most of the open judge seats where Democratic candidates were not listed on both tickets, the county Democratic Party is posting about the impeachment trial and Donald Trump Jr.’s book tour...
Letter to the editor: Dem candidates, impeachment
Who will represent the Democrats/socialists in 2020? It appears that as soon as a candidate drops out, three others jump in. Even Hillary said several friends want her to run again. Other than her daughter and husband, I wonder who those people are? Hillary just can’t accept the fact that...
Letter to the editor: Our Chinese investment
Last month marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does anyone know what exactly led to that occasion? In a recent speech at Hillsdale College, Roger W. Robinson Jr. reminded those in attendance how in 1982, during the Cold War, “the Soviets had an empire stretching from...
Heightened security at Carnegie Elementary after email threat received
Maximum security measures will be taken at Carnegie Elementary School during the next few days in the wake of a threat. Principal Lauren Baughman notified parents Wednesday that she received an emailed threat Wednesday morning indicating something would take place Friday. The school was placed on lockdown and police departments...
