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Make nicely glazed, unimpeachable peachy grilled chicken
Too many recipes for glazed grilled chicken give you meat that’s scorched or sickeningly sweet — or both. We wanted nicely glazed, unimpeachable peachy grilled chicken. To start, we sprinkled the chicken with salt and pepper and let it sit for at least an hour before cooking to season the...
Pine-Richland’s solicitor retires after 30 years on the job
The Pine-Richland School District bid farewell to longtime solicitor Patrick Clair, who retired at the end of the school year after serving the district for nearly 30 years. Paraeducator Barbara Sullivan also retired after 27 years working for the district and middle school learning support teacher John Haddad retired after...
Pair of Pine-Richland lacrosse players honored
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse player Dane Dowiak repeated a major honor. Dowiak, a junior attack, was named a U.S. Lacrosse Boys High School All-American for Western Pennsylvania for the second consecutive season. “It was obviously an honor earning All-American, but I couldn’t have (gotten) it without that offense around me,” said...
Standout pitchers highlight 2019 Trib HSSN softball all-star team
The one word that best describes the 2019 WPIAL softball season is dominant. Four teams continued to flex their program’s muscles and repeated as district champions this spring. Hempfield won a record-tying fifth straight WPIAL crown in the district’s highest classification, and did so with a 15-0 rout in the...
Elizabeth Forward’s Kailey Larcinese named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year
Kailey Larcinese dominated in the pitchers circle for a team that won 19 games in a row, a first WPIAL championship and a runner-up trophy in the PIAA postseason. What stands out about the sophomore’s super season was it was her first year as the starting pitcher for Elizabeth Forward....
Bob Sherwin: Foster care, broken system or loving home?
Many have argued that the foster care system is broken. Dr. Phil has said it. The Boston Globe has said it. The Washington Post has said it. But as executive director of Bethany Christian Services of Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, I’m not sure I agree with this statement. While our...
Andy Carter: Pa. health care dollars at risk
A lot has changed since 1998, the year that Pennsylvania and 45 states stood up to big tobacco and helped create the Tobacco Settlement Fund (TSF). We may have moved on from CD-ROM, dial-up internet and the Y2K bug frenzy; but a few things have stood the test of time:...
Jeff Dunetz: Restrict immigration to soften blow of automation
Automation and artificial intelligence could make 54 million Americans’ jobs obsolete within the next decade, according to McKinsey & Company. Lesser-skilled jobs in manufacturing, construction and service industries will be the first to go. Increasingly, robots can perform these jobs more efficiently than humans. Robots also don’t need costly benefits...
Mark Madden: Penguins’ roster is fine but they must adjust
The Penguins have not made a trade since sending defenseman Olli Maatta to Chicago a week ago. General manager Jim Rutherford has backed off talk about dealing members of the team’s core who aren’t Sidney Crosby. Can the Penguins contend if Rutherford tinkers in minor fashion but mostly stands pat?...
Outdoors notices for June 23, 2019
Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES There were 153 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on Thursday, and seven managed perfect 25 straights. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 194 targets. East Huntingdon (193), Youngwood (190), Ruffsdale (190) and Hecla (190) rounded out the scoring. Connellsville (69)...
Editorial: Another Clairton fire, another shutdown
We barely finished talking about Clairton. The Tribune-Review spent months visiting the city and talking to the people in the wake of the Christmas Eve fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works that shuttered pollution control systems for 2½ weeks. It came together in a Sunday feature with the stories...
Sounding off: ‘Dangerous & Crazy’ party could bring all together
Let me get this straight. The left thinks President Trump is dangerous and crazy, the right thinks Pelosi and Schumer are dangerous and crazy, both groups think Bernie is dangerous and crazy, and everybody thinks Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous and crazy. Put this all together and it proves that Americans are...
Letter to the editor: Opportunities for women in energy
When I got started in the energy industry years ago, there weren’t many women. That’s beginning to change. My own trajectory is indicative of the growing influence women have in the natural gas sector. In 1994, I started in street service. My duties included meter reading, locating gas lines, and...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams’ wisdom
Walter Williams had another brilliant, easy to understand and very insightful piece in the Trib (“How government creates conflict,” June 14, TribLIVE). He points out that a great proportion of the divide in America today is the result of the government deciding for us how to spend our tax dollars....
Letter to the editor: UPMC-Highmark decision will cause patients to suffer
The ruling from Judge Robert Simpson regarding the UPMC-Highmark debate (“Judge: UPMC-Highmark split set for June 30,” June 14, TribLIVE) may be the letter of the law, but it is a huge disappointment to chronically ill and disabled individuals. Qualifying for in-network access to a provider of choice by age...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, June 22
Hello, Sewickley, A Pittsburgh Ballroom dance will be held June 29 at the Edgeworth Club, 511 East Drive, Sewickley. Doors open at 7 p.m. Open dancing will be held from 7:30 to 10:30. The cost is $10. For more information, call 412-423-6144. — What’s the Neighborhood News Network all about?...
Carnegie officials bring career counseling to borough
They come needing help finding work. It could be that they need assistance updating their resume or maneuvering today’s job market. Some have more critical needs: The lack of work has left them in need of food and clothes, just to get by. The Squirrel Hill-based nonprofit Jewish Family and...
Pine-Richland hosts Young Writers event
Students at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School participated in the Young Writers Institute from June 17 to 21. The institute encourages young writers to come together to learn about all types of genres and be exposed to new genres. At Eden Hall, there were 24 students. The majority of them...
Pirates minor league report for June 21, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 38-33) defeated Pawtucket (Red Sox), 4-3. The Indians outhit the Red Sox, 14-4, with five Indians recording two or more hits. SS Cole Tucker (.320) finished 3 for 5 with a double, RBI and a run. 2B Nick Franklin (.192) went 2 for 4 with an RBI double....
FDA may soon give women more options for boosting their libidos
More than two decades after Viagra revolutionized the treatment of men’s sexual health, women looking for a pharmaceutical boost in the bedroom are having another kind of Me Too moment. In the coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve a new medication for...
Toys ‘R’ Us, back from the dead, will open U.S. stores in 2019
Maybe American kids will only have to live through one Christmas without Toys “R” Us. About a year after shuttering U.S. operations, the remnant of the defunct toy chain is set to return this holiday season by opening about a half dozen U.S. stores and an e-commerce site, according to...
Editorial: Don’t let fear slam door on refuge
Refuge. It is a place of solace and sanctuary. Shelter from the wind and weather. Protection from wolves and want. Refuge is safety. So what do we do when it becomes less safe? Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, a refugee from Syria who has been here for three years, was charged...
Quaker Valley to honor Class of ’19 in Sports Hall of Fame
The Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame announced the inductees for its Class of 2019. The honorees include the 2006 hockey team and the 2006-07 girls tennis teams, along with three athletes: Justin Hughes, Darren Rogers and Catherine Stewart. “Once again, we are extremely impressed with the qualifications of another...
Restaurants could be 1st to get genetically modified salmon
NEW YORK — Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) in indoor tanks, they could be served in restaurants by late next year. The salmon produced by AquaBounty...
Talk show host says Trump raped her at Manhattan department store in 1990s
NEW YORK — A veteran New York lifestyle journalist in a first-person essay published Friday says Donald Trump raped her in a dressing room at a ritzy Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s — one of the most serious accusations of sexual assault ever lobbed against the president. E. Jean...
