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Supreme Court to rule on workplace bias against gay and transgender employees
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for a landmark civil rights decision next year on whether gay, lesbian and transgender employees are protected nationwide from being fired or not hired under the federal law that bars sex discrimination in the workplace. After weeks of internal debate,...
Starbucks adding needle-disposal boxes to restrooms
Starbucks, recognizing it’s often a safe space for the most vulnerable visitors, has installed needle-disposal boxes in some locations. The coffee giant started adding the boxes in several U.S. markets in January after receiving requests from employees last year, a spokeswoman said. It will add them to any store where...
Mark Madden: Half-empty PNC Park tells real tale of Pirates this season
Pirates fans are going ga-ga over rookie shortstop Cole Tucker, and they should. Tucker marked his big league debut Saturday with a home run and a curtain call. Fellow call-up Bryan Reynolds got lost in the shuffle, and understandably so: Reynolds’ hair isn’t as cool as Tucker’s. But Reynolds went...
Editorial: Casey’s call for DNC debate makes electoral sense
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, is right. The Democratic Party should hold one of what promises to be a plethora of primary debates in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State will undoubtedly be a keystone in the 2020 presidential election. It usually is. Americans have gone to the polls to pick a...
Ross child to benefit from community fundraiser
The community helped support a Wexford boy who needs a wheelchair accessible van at The Great Hall in Ross on April 20. A large selection of used books, games, puzzles and other items were to help the family of Isaiah Ford, 3, buy a wheelchair van for their son. Isaiah...
Netflix is testing a random episode option for watching shows
Watching Netflix may soon take even less effort than it currently does. The streaming giant announced it’s testing out a new option that would allow users to tune into series without having to select a specific episode. “We are testing the ability for members to play a random episode from...
Letter to the editor: How will we pay for freebies?
Ready to go on a date 50 years ago, I would ask my father for $5. He would reply, “Go out to the back yard and pick it off the trees.” I of course would respond, “Dad, there’s no money on the trees.” Which naturally brings us to the famous...
Letter to the editor: Put whole milk in schools
Getting whole milk back in our schools cannot be considered a political issue. We must get whole milk back in our schools for our children’s’ sake. It’s important that their bodies and their developing brains have real whole milk. The good news is that U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-Howard,...
Letter to the editor: Expose fracking dangers
Recent reporting reveals Attorney General Josh Shapiro investigating the shale industry for “environmental crimes” committed by the oil and gas industry in Washington County and other areas. Residents have long complained of fracking causing water and air pollution, illness and dead animals. And such complaints have long gone unanswered by...
New York Times: Operations at Boeing Dreamliner plant threaten safety
Boeing’s factory in North Charleston, South Carolina, one of two plants that produces the 787 Dreamliner, has faced problems with production and oversight that create a safety threat, the New York Times reported. The Times cited a review of internal emails, corporate documents and federal records, as well as interviews...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 22
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 22....
Here’s what’s happening around town: Monday, April 22
Hello, Sewickley, Dementia Friends Pennsylvania will hold information sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Sewickley Library Community Room. The group’s goal is to make the community more aware, informed and supportive of people experiencing and caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. To...
Shaler Area promoting R-E-S-P-E-C-T
This school year, the Shaler Area School District is focusing on promoting respect within its schools. Shaler Area has invited students and community members to participate in the Respect for All campaign consisting of biweekly videos, challenges, quotes and information aimed at facilitating a consideration for others. The campaign launched...
Shaler Area students shine in Japanese speech contest
Shaler Area High School students took top awards in the 22nd annual High School Japanese Speech Contest at the University of Pittsburgh. The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh’s Asian Studies Center host the Japanese Speech Contest at Pitt’s Oakland Campus each year for Japanese learners of...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 22
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 22....
Pine-Richland students rake in honors
Pine-Richland High School junior Olivia McGeary performed at the Pennsylvania Music Educators All-State Choral program at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on April 6. Olivia and junior Claire Tobin, along with sophomore Kristen Donahoe, and seniors Bryan Bails, Seamus Daniello, and Lucy Hess also participated in the PMEA Regional...
Health coach helps clients break bad habits, live better
South Fayette resident Jill Sodini specializes in helping people live a life of quality by making simple, reasonable and sustainable habit changes in the areas of nutrition, movement and stress management. She has learned over the years that people need to learn how their bodies work in regard to stress...
North Allegheny stays on top of Trib HSSN boys volleyball power rankings
The TribLive High School Sports Network presents the weekly WPIAL boys volleyball Power Rankings. The Network ranks the Top 10 district teams every week in the regular season and into the postseason. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. This week we expand from five to 10. Here are the latest...
Upper St. Clair girls, North Allegheny boys stand atop Trib HSSN lacrosse power rankings
The TribLive High School Sports Network presents the weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse. Trib HSSN runs down the Top 10 district teams from each sport every weekend. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week ending April 18, with overall records and...
High school schedules for April 22, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Upper St. Clair vs. Canon-McMillan, Wild Things Park, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 2 Mars at Shaler, 4 p.m. Section 3 Trinity at Laurel Highlands, 4 p.m. Class 3A Section 2 Ellwood City at Shady Side Academy, 4:15 p.m. Section...
Patricia Murphy: Trump’s warning you: The socialists are coming!
Meet “socialist,” the hardest-working word in politics in 2019. The single word has helped upstart Democrats attract young and social-curious potential voters, given the paddles of life to desperate-for-a-cause conservatives, and led President Trump to an early and effective way to frame the re-election battle he wants to have with...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Quaker Valley’s Christian Johnson
Christian Johnston School: Quaker Valley Class: Senior In a five-year period from 2013-17, Quaker Valley baseball was a legitimate contender. While the Quakers did not strike gold in their run, they did reach the WPIAL finals in 2013 and ’15. The program hit a wall last spring, missing the playoffs...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Union
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week, Union, earned two section wins last week to increase its winning streak and hold on first place. After losing two of its first three games, Union has rolled to seven straight wins, including 6-0 in Section 1-A. “The first part of the season,...
Trib Total Media earns Best Overall Daily Newspaper award
Trib Total Media has received several top awards from the Keystone State Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including being named Best Overall Daily Newspaper across all circulation categories. The award was announced as part of the group’s annual “Best in Journalism Contest,” which draws entries from throughout Pennsylvania...
John Steigerwald: Late Pirates GM Pete Peterson might never be matched
You may not live to see anyone else do what Pete Peterson did. He’s the last Pittsburgh Pirates general manager to win a World Series. They’ve only won three in the past 94 years. Harding “Pete” Peterson died Tuesday at the age of 89, and the fact he was a...
