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Review: ‘Knives Out’ an old-fashioned whodunit made devilishly newVideo
Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” unravels not just a good old-fashioned murder mystery but the very fabric of the whodunit, pulling at loose threads until it has intricately, devilishly woven together something new and exceedingly delightful. For all the detective tales that dot television screens, the Agatha Christie-styled whodunit has gone...
Christmas events planned in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Apollo The Apollo Christmas Parade and Party will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Apollo Plaza. The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. and proceed down Pennsylvania Avenue and North Second street into the plaza. The Apollo-Ridge High School Chorus will sing and the Christmas tree...
Review: ‘School Girls’ tackles universal themes of racism, body image
I was born and brought up in Pakistan, a country that I suppose is known to the world as very traditional and, in some ways, rigid. But as I spent a week in Pittsburgh as a visiting reporter, I saw how things are no different here: Thousands of miles away...
Letter to the editor: Down syndrome abortion veto is discriminatory
Down syndrome abortion veto discriminatory How many Pennsylvania citizens understand what occurred last week in Harrisburg? Gov. Tom Wolf (a Democrat) vetoed a bill that attempted to protect our anticipated citizens (waiting to be born) with Down syndrome. This action by the governor and legislators who voted against this bill,...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment & the Constitution
Many constitutional scholars believe that the Democrats, with their never-ending efforts to impeach President Trump, are unwittingly creating a constitutional crisis of potentially monumental proportions, one that could ruin our cherished way of life. The heart of our Constitution relies on the separation and balance of powers among Congress, the...
Letter to the editor: Final chapter has Trump voted out
An allegory is a great literary device to simplify an otherwise complex situation to teach a moral or get a point across. The recent example of the letter “Read between lines for our final chapter” (Oct. 21, TribLIVE) was none of these. It was a clever attempt to depict Donald...
Chartiers Valley thanks first responders, remembers victims of DUI crashes
Seniors at Chartiers Valley High School carefully decorated a tree in front of their school with two large red bulbs, 15 gold ornaments, 154 red ribbons and 1,054 lights. Each represented a life lost or the crash of a vehicle due to impaired driving in Allegheny County during the holiday...
Quaker Valley students send letters to Kazakhstan
Personalized letters from Quaker Valley High School students will serve as a teaching tool for students learning English in Kazakhstan. The entire ninth-grade class — roughly 150 students — wrote letters over the last month to students in the rural central Asian nation sharing details about their lives, school and...
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 25, 2019
Football PIAA playoffs Semifinals Class 6A Friday’s schedule Downingtown West (12-1) vs. Central Dauphin (12-2) at Coatesville, 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph’s Prep (10-2) vs. Central Catholic (12-1) at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium, 1 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Cocalico (11-2) vs. Cheltenham (13-1) at Hersheypark Stadium, 6 p.m.;...
High school roundup for Nov. 25, 2019: South Park goalie Shane Peremba makes 47 saves in shootout win
Shane Peremba made 47 saves and Kirk Steward scored a shorthanded goal to lead South Park (8-2-0) to a 2-1 shootout win in PIHL hockey Monday night. Reed Troutman scored and Nash Wedner made 43 saves for Fox Chapel (3-2-2). North Allegheny 7, Seneca Valley 1 — Tyler Lamark had...
The Stroller, Nov. 26, 2019: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Boy Scouts to sell Christmas trees in Allegheny Township Boy Scout Troop 551 of Hyde Park is conducting its annual Christmas tree sale beginning Friday at Stanford Home Center, 1173 Route 356, Allegheny Township. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m....
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Understanding nearsightedness in children
Dear Mayo Clinic: My son is nearsighted and has been wearing glasses for three years. He’s now 10 and his prescription has gotten steadily worse. His optometrist says that it’s not uncommon for kids to need a new prescription every six to eight months, but I’m concerned. Should I take...
Get the skinny on meat substitutes
There seems to be a lot of clamoring to replace real meat in the marketplace. Here are some things to consider: We need protein. In fact, experts predict that within the next 30 years, the world will need to produce 50% more protein to adequately feed everyone on this planet....
Alzheimer’s treatments: What’s on the horizon?
Current Alzheimer’s treatments temporarily improve symptoms of memory loss and problems with thinking and reasoning. These Alzheimer’s treatments boost performance of chemicals in the brain that carry information from one brain cell to another. However, these treatments don’t stop the underlying decline and death of brain cells. As more cells...
Celiac screening for family members could prevent long-term damage
Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten. A recent Mayo Clinic study found that this autoimmune disease tends to run in families. Researchers say screening family members of celiac disease patients could prevent long-term complications, such as nutritional deficiencies, development of new autoimmune conditions and small bowel malignancy....
Shaler Area play tells true story of ‘Radium Girls’
Shaler Area High School students told the true story of a group of young women who made a huge impact on history in “Radium Girls,” which ran from Nov. 21-23. The play is based on the story of the “radium girls,” the female factory workers from Orange, N.J., who took...
Man killed in Aliquippa shooting
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed Monday night in Aliquippa. State police said Richard Jackson, 31, of Aliquippa died from multiple gunshot wounds. Aliquippa police went to the 300 block of Cooper Street shortly after 7 p.m. for reports of shots fired. The Beaver County coroner pronounced Jackson dead...
Doyle McManus: Mick Mulvaney, please call your office
WASHINGTON — A long list of aides to President Donald Trump could have appeared in the House impeachment hearings to defend his efforts in Ukraine, especially since the president insists everything he did was “perfect.” Gordon Sondland, Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, rattled off their names when he testified:...
Eagles G Brandon Brooks confirms anxiety forced him from gameVideo
Brandon Brooks confirmed a Philadelphia Inquirer report that he left the Philadelphia Eagles’ 17-9 loss Sunday to the Seattle Seahawks early because of symptoms related to anxiety. The Pro Bowl right guard had missed two games with the Eagles because of his condition, but that was three seasons ago. He...
WPIAL Football Team of the Week: Week 13
Gateway began the 2019 season as everybody’s favorite to win the WPIAL Class 5A championship. However after a Week 1 loss in their Big East Conference opener to Penn-Trafford and a Week 7 defeat at Washington Massillon of Ohio, the Gators entered the district postseason quietly. However, after close playoff...
Tarentum boy scores big with campaign to bring turkeys to needy familiesVideo
A Tarentum boy bothered by an unflattering description of hockey players decided to do something to prove them wrong. Wesley Westerman, 14, plays hockey for Highlands and the Vipers, a youth team in Lower Burrell. He attends cyber school through Highlands Middle School. He read an article and saw a...
Editorial: Grand jury reports are trust and truth
A grand jury report is not the kind of thing that is released every time it is issued. We may not know every grand jury that is impaneled. We are not told when they hear a case. We do not know what witnesses appear before them. We may never hear...
QB situation among top storylines for Penn State-Rutgers game
For the first time in many weeks, the Penn State football program is staring at a breather in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions’ schedule has been rugged dating to the beginning of October, featuring dates with Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio State. The fact PSU...
Obituaries aren’t what they used to be
Just about everybody has read an obituary or two in their lives. They’re generally filled with flowery terms such as “loving husband,” “devoted mother” or “pillar of the community.” But have you come across the occasional obituary that is brutally honest? With increasing frequency, there are more and more authors...
Devin Nunes, impeachment inquisitor, dodges question over alleged meeting with Ukrainian ex-prosecutorVideo
WASHINGTON — For the past two weeks of historic public impeachment hearings against President Trump, Rep. Devin Nunes has played the role of high-profile inquisitor. Now, Nunes, R-Calif., finds himself cast differently, entangled in the same chain of events the committee has been probing — whether Trump and his allies...
