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Letter to the editor: Politicians must fix health care
I am so sick and tired of politicians always fighting with each other and not getting anything done. We need to start voting in politicians who will work with each other, not obstruct each other at every turn. Their party is not more important than my pocketbook. I don’t care...
Letter to the editor: Paying for police, roads & bridges
The editorial “Gas tax covers police for areas that won’t” (April 26, TribLIVE) included great comments about the current situation in Pennsylvania. I have a solution: If your municipality doesn’t have a police force, it should fix roads and bridges without state help. Great and wonderful Hempfield Township is one...
Letter to the editor: Valley musical ‘Amazing’
Our Valley Viking children were victorious again. As I sat and enjoyed the spring musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” I felt such a sense of pride. The children are so very talented and grateful and thankful, and on and on I could go. To all involved — keep...
These were the fastest Pittsburghers to run the marathon
Tom Edwards might have finished about 26 minutes behind the winner of the Pittsburgh Marathon, but the Oakmont resident took top honors among local runners. Edwards, 36, finished the 26.2-mile course Sunday in 2 hours, 36 minutes and 14 seconds, according to the marathon website. That’s the fastest time among...
Showers again are part of colorful scenes at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Funny how the threat of rain changes priorities for Kentucky Derby spectators. For sure, scores of women wearing big, colorful hats dotted the landscape at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Men in straw hats sported brightly hued suits they bring out once a year, sipping the Bluegrass...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 6
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 6....
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 6
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 6....
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, May 6
Hello, Sewickley, The Sewickley Civic Garden Council will host its 54th annual Sewickley May Mart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on Broad Street. Annual and perennial flowers, herbs, vegetable plants and garden-related items will be sold from various vendors, including local garden clubs, community organizations and nurseries. Children’s...
Podcast: Gus Frerotte huddles up with former Steelers great Rocky Bleier
Former Ford City High School standout and NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte sits down with former Steelers running back great Rocky Bleier in the latest edition of the podcast, “Huddle Up with Gus,” on TribLIVE.com. In each episode, Frerotte discusses with guests how sports has shaped their lives. Part 1: Nickname...
Counting my blessings could take a lifetime
The receptionist at the dental office I frequent is a long-time reader of this column and an uninhibited critic. She recently complained that the columns have become too impersonal and that she missed reading about my children and grandchildren occasionally. Fortunately, we have just had an informal family reunion, an...
Remember When
100 years ago Borough gives money to fight city annexation An appropriation of $100 was submitted by Tarentum council to the County League of Boroughs and Townships to fight the proposed, forcible annexation by Pittsburgh. Other municipalities have also joined the fight. 75 years ago 100 chickens lost in coop...
Carnegie Crawl expanding as its seventh year commences
There’s something special about Carnegie’s business district, with its wide range of mom-and-pop shops and notable eateries. On the second Friday of every month, starting May 10, it will go on display for the public as the Carnegie Crawl returns for its seventh year along East Main Street. The family-friendly event...
High school scores, schedules for May 5, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice vs. Central Catholic, LaRoche College, 4 p.m. Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley vs. Butler, Kelly Auto Park, 7 p.m. Section 2 Connellsville at Plum, 4:15 p.m. Latrobe at Hempfield, 4:15 p.m. Norwin at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m....
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through May 5, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through May 5. Trib HSSN will update the standings this week upon the end of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section...
Trib HSSN boys, girls lacrosse power rankings for week of May 5, 2019
There were a couple of flip-flops on the girls’ side and one big change at the top of the boys’ in this week’s Trib HSSN power rankings for lacrosse. Upper St. Clair’s girls are once again atop the rankings, but North Allegheny’s boys were bumped to No. 2. Some of...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through May 5, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through May 5. Trib HSSN will update the standings one more time upon the completion of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Casey Marshalwitz, Hampton
Casey Marshalwitz School: Hampton Class: Senior The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Hampton senior Casey Marshalwitz, who was a combined 6 for 11 with five runs, two RBIs, a double and a walk in wins over Shaler and Moon and a loss to defending champion North Hills....
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 6, 2019
The regular season of the spring high school sports season concludes, and the bracketology begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. TribHSSN wraps up the regular season with plenty of key WPIAL baseball and softball section coverage with several live and archived video streams. For the first...
TribHSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the week of April 29, 2019
The Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week is Avonworth, which won a key Section 4-2A game that put it into a tie for first place with three section games remaining. The week started with a showdown against front-running Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Leading 3-0 in the seventh...
John Steigerwald: Attendance finally sinking to level Pirates deserve
This is going to be a bad year for the Pirates. Not exactly a bold prediction, I know, but I’m not just talking about on the field, where they’ve shown every indication, especially with the injuries, of being a team that will struggle to finish at .500. Their attendance is...
‘Avengers: Endgame’ blows past $2 billion and more box-office records in 2nd weekendVideo
LOS ANGELES — “Avengers: Endgame” continued its theatrical reign into a second weekend, swallowing the bulk of the box office and leaving newcomers such as “The Intruder,” “Long Shot” and “UglyDolls” to fight for scraps. Disney’s superhero blockbuster added $145.8 million in its second weekend (a 59 percent drop) for...
Michael R. Strain: Stop poor-mouthing the two-earner family
When it comes to pressures on working parents, it is usually the political left that is loudest in calling for more government intervention to help them. Its focus is on traditional liberal programs like universal child care and mandates for more generous family leave. But some on the political right...
William Behre: Regional public universities open doors to American dream for all students
Last month I found myself in the middle of a social media frenzy. It started when Dr. Phil McGraw gave an interview to People.com regarding the current college admissions scandal. Dr. Phil opined that the accused parents weren’t really shopping for an education, but rather they were looking for status....
WPIAL players show ‘West runs this state’ in East-West all-star victory
ALTOONA — It might have been a high school football game played in May. Just don’t tell the Pittsburgh-area players it didn’t matter. “We wanted to win. We wanted to represent the WPIAL,” Yough’s Dustin Shoaf said. “We wanted to show the West runs this state.” In the end, Shoaf...
Kim Jong Un’s weapon test may have included ballistic missile
Kim Jong Un oversaw a live-fire military exercise Saturday that potentially included North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch since 2017 — challenging President Trump’s bottom line in nuclear talks. Kim watched as “large-caliber, long-range multiple-rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons” were fired off North Korea’s eastern coast Saturday, according to...
