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Letter to the editor: Constitution & impeachment
It slays me to listen to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders refer to the Constitution in regards to these clownish impeachment hearings. Pelosi has characterized any defense by President Trump or his administration as “obstruction of justice.” Invoking attorney-client or executive privilege is not obstruction. White House Counsel...
Letter to the editor: What’s Obama’s take on Biden/Ukraine?
Obama broke the rule for ex-presidents to not criticize their successor. He has been uncharacteristically silent on the Joe Biden Ukrainian situation, and his buddies in the biased media have not pressed him on it. He was president at the time. Was he aware of it or not? Did he...
Daughter of Carnegie residents marries in New Wilmington
Kayla Thornburg and Chris Fonner were united in marriage Oct. 13 at Irons Mill Farmstead in New Wilmington. Parents of the bride are Ginny and Phil Thornburg of Carnegie and parent of the groom is Robert Fonner of Donora. Kayla and Chris make their home in Erie. John Turnbull of...
Living with Children: Son playing war games has mom worried
Question: My normally happy 6-year-old son has recently started incorporating death and war-like games into his imaginative play. He isn’t and has never been a mean-spirited child, but his dad and I just divorced (amicably), and I feel like he’s having trouble dealing with it. For example, he has started...
Cruise ship passengers should prepare for illness, injury at sea
Royal Caribbean’s gargantuan Oasis of the Seas boasts four outdoor pools and an 82-foot zip line. It made quite a splash shortly after its 2014 refurbishment when it added the first Tiffany & Co. boutique at sea. But in January 2019, the cruise ship, which bills itself one of the...
High school scores, summaries for Oct. 26, 2019
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class AAA Championship Monday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m. Class AA Championship Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford vs. Latrobe at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shady Side Academy vs. Ellis School at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m. Football...
Sewickley Academy, Fox Chapel win PIAA girls tennis team titles
The WPIAL was well-represented in the PIAA girls team tennis championships Saturday in Hershey, with three of the four finalists coming from the area. Sewickley Academy defeated Knoch, 3-0, in Class AA, and Fox Chapel earned the Class AAA title at Hershey Racquet Club. Sewickley’s victory was a rematch of...
Mt. Lebanon boys avenge loss to Seneca Valley in WPIAL semifinals
Last season, the Seneca Valley Raiders, on their way to a Class AAAA boys soccer championship, defeated Mt. Lebanon, 7-0, in the quarterfinals. This season, the No. 2-seeded Blue Devils got a bit of revenge, as Mt. Lebanon ousted the defending champs from the WPIAL postseason with a 2-1 victory...
High school roundup for Oct. 26, 2019: Quaker Valley boys return to WPIAL title game
Quaker Valley scored on its first and last shots of the game for a 2-0 win over No. 4 Shady Side Academy (14-3-1) in the WPIAL Class AA boys soccer semifinals Saturday at North Allegheny. The top-seeded Quakers (19-2) advanced to the WPIAL title game for the fourth consecutive season...
Westinghouse tops University Prep for 1st City League title since 1996
It was like old times late Saturday afternoon for Pittsburgh’s Homewood-Brushton area. Westinghouse brought home its 36th City League football title with a 12-2 victory over University Prep at Cupples Stadium. The Bulldogs generated two big plays on offense, and the defense held University Prep to minus-2 yards rushing to...
Dana Kellerman: Community seeks action on guns from legislators
One year ago a man armed with assault-style weapons and fueled by anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant and white nationalist hatred attacked our synagogue. He murdered 11 innocent people and seriously injured two worshipers and four dedicated Pittsburgh police officers. Our community has been changed irrevocably. All of us have been harmed, though...
Sen. Kim Ward: It’s time to reform emissions testing
Millions of Pennsylvanians are paying for an outdated vehicle emissions testing program in counties that already meet federal air quality standards. As chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee, I believe the time to change that is long overdue. Pennsylvania’s federally sanctioned Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program requires...
District college football roundup: Robert Morris wins third straight
Garrett Houser pulled in a 75-yard pass from George Martin for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as Robert Morris came from behind to defeat Bryant, 24-20, on Saturday to remain undefeated in the Northeast Conference. The Colonials (4-4, 3-0) fell behind 13-0 by halftime. Back-to-back Bryant turnovers turned...
Census bureau to fight misinformation
CHICAGO — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for the first time in the count’s 230-year history. The stakes are huge. Who participates in the 2020 census count could influence how U.S. congressional seats and billions of federal...
Baker Mayfield in spotlight as Patriots prepare to host BrownsVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — At one point during the Patriots’ 33-0 shutout over the Jets last week, second-year quarterback Sam Darnold said he felt as if he was “seeing ghosts.” New England’s defenses have had that effect on young quarterbacks during coach Bill Belichick’s tenure. The Patriots have won 20 straight...
Editorial: The lessons learned in mourning
How long should a death be mourned? Does it get measured in days or weeks or months? Is it a year or is it years? Judaism has several — the days between death and burial, the sitting of shiva for seven days after, the 30 days adjustment to the loss,...
Sounding off: Pittsburgh Pirates need an owner who cares
Pirates’ fans are fed up with the circus. Back in the Kevin McClatchy era, we were told the Pirates needed a new stadium to be competitive. Perhaps that’s true, but it won’t work unless we build a winning team. We need an owner who cares about our team and Pittsburgh....
Letter to the editor: Tree of Life death penalty
Leaders of Dor Hadash and New Light congregations who lost members in the Tree of Life massacre in October 2018 wrote to Attorney General William Barr weeks ago asking the U.S. Justice Department to avoid pursuing the death penalty. They asked instead that the Pittsburgh killer be incarcerated for the...
Letter to the editor: Educating public on fox hunting
Lynne Henry’s letter about the blessing of the hounds (“Strange way to treat God`s creatures,” Oct. 19, TribLIVE) is way off the mark. Obviously she knows very little about America’s oldest organized sport. I have been riding to the hounds for the past 16 years in over 350 hunts. It...
Letter to the editor: Columbus didn’t get there first
Just a couple of thoughts in response to Louis D’Emilio’s letter “Columbus Day feature biased” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE). In his praise of Columbus’ legacy, he states that “discovery is discovery.” If you go somewhere, and there are already people there, you didn’t discover that place. Perhaps Columbus was the first...
Week 9 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 9 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 418 - Shawn Dziak, Bentworth (22 of 45) 396 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (22 of 31) 348 - Alex Arledge, Burrell (25 of 43) 292 - Logan Shrubb, Keystone Oaks (15 of 22) 277 - Ryan Hubner, Plum...
WPIAL Class A roundup: West Greene’s Ben Jackson sets touchdown record
Ben Jackson rushed for 367 yards and eight touchdowns to lead Class A No. 3 West Greene to a 59-26 nonconference win at Union (3-7) on Friday night. Jackson set the WPIAL regular-season record for touchdowns, surpassing the previous mark of Armstrong’s Zane Dudek (42) set in 2016. Jackson has...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Washington tops McGuffey in battle of the Century
Zack Swartz threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns to Caleb Jackson as No. 1 Washington clinched the Class 2A Century Conference title by defeating No. 4 McGuffey, 36-14, on Friday night. Jackson caught five passes for 105 yards for the Little Prexies (10-0, 7-0). C.J. Cole threw two touchdown...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: North Catholic rolls past Deer Lakes
Anthony Serventi rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns as Class 3A Big East champion and No. 3-ranked North Catholic scored a 42-21 victory and ended the season for Deer Lakes (3-7, 3-5). Zack Rocco threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another TD for North Catholic...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: South Fayette edges Montour in Northwest 8
Naman Alemada threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 South Fayette held off No. 4 Montour, 31-24, in the Class 4A Northwest 8 Conference on Friday night. South Fayette led at halftime, 24-0. Charley Rossi caught 14 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns for South Fayette...
