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An art critic mourns the cultural tragedy of Notre Dame
In October 1793, anti-royalist citizens of Paris stormed the cathedral of Notre Dame, grabbing ropes and pulling down stone sculptures from the monumental facade. The mob mistook the royally garbed biblical kings of Judah for ancestors of the French monarchy, and they had had enough. The Catholic Church held the...
Russian support for Stalin surges to record high, poll shows
Respect among Russians for Josef Stalin has surged to the highest level of President Vladimir Putin’s era, with 70 percent saying his rule had been good for the country, according to a poll tracking attitudes toward the Soviet dictator. A record 51 percent viewed Stalin positively in March, up from...
Letter to the editor: Do Democrats care about lower, middle classes?
Now that they weren’t able to nail President Trump with the Russia probe, congressional Democrats have moved on to obsessing about his tax returns. Meanwhile, they are almost totally silent about his budget proposal with big cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. But they go on and on about...
Letter to the editor: Gun sanctuaries
Bad ideas and actions trigger more bad ideas and actions when groups on the opposite end of the political pendulum react like they are doing in Colorado, where numerous counties have declared themselves “Second Amendment sanctuary counties.” Timothy E. Walsh North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: Pipelines are critical
Natural gas and oil continue to play an increasingly important role every day in the U.S. New data reveals natural gas use in the U.S. hit a record high in 2018, largely due to its role in producing more than 30% of the country’s electricity. On the other hand, crude...
Sewickley Valley residents perform with Tuesday Musical Club
For some members of Pittsburgh’s Tuesday Musical Club, it’s been years since they played an instrument. Others perform regularly in orchestras across the area. And some picked up an instrument for the first time in their golden years, thanks to the group that touts itself as the oldest musical organization...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, April 16
Hello, Sewickley, Sweetwater Center for the Arts’ ultimate thrown pottery competition is back by popular demand. From 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, artists will show off their skills on the wheel. Potters will compete to create the tallest, thinnest and widest pots. There will be drinks, snacks and music by...
Scott couple celebrate 55th anniversary
Cathy (Taylor) and Len Iorio of Scott Township will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on April 25. Grandson Anthony Iorio of Heidelberg will also celebrate his 13th birthday. Anthony is the son of Dawn (Kowalo) and Lenny Iorio. Damon Chiodo of Scott Township will celebrate his 13th birthday on April...
New stores, other changes for the local area
Suntanzz opened late last month at 420 Main St., Carnegie, offering inferno bronzing bulb tanning beds and affordable packages with no membership fees. It is open 3 to 6 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 412-249-8756 for an...
Quinn on Nutrition: Living with 1 kidney
A reader who read a recent column about caring for our kidneys, writes: “I did not realize that the kidneys provided so much to our bodies. My granddaughter was born with 3 kidneys; by the time she was two she had to have the two kidneys that were together taken...
PET scans important in assessing some forms of lymphoma
Dear Mayo Clinic: My father just started chemotherapy for lymphoma, and he is scheduled for a positron emission tomography or PET scan after his first three treatments. How do doctors decide when to perform a PET scan, and what’s the purpose of doing that scan during the treatment? Why wouldn’t...
Belle Vernon wrestling coach Doppelheuer resigns
Belle Vernon is in the market for a new wrestling coach after the school board Monday accepted the resignation of Mike Doppelheuer. Doppelheuer said late Monday it was just time to part ways. “I thought long and hard last year about resigning, but I decided to come back for one...
Pirates minor league report: Gregory Polanco logs 2 RBIs in rehab
Pirates INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 7-4) won 9-1 over Toledo (Tigers) for its seventh win in eight games. RHP J.T. Brubaker (2-0, 1.69) threw 51/3 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and five strikeouts en route to victory. SS Cole Tucker (.356) went 3 for 5 with a double, triple and an...
High school scores, schedules for April 15, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 10, Butler 0 (5 inn.) Allderdice at North Allegheny, ppd. Seneca Valley vs. Central Catholic, ppd. Section 2 Connellsville at Hempfield, ppd. Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, ppd. Norwin at Plum, ppd. Section 3 Baldwin at Brashear, ppd. Canon-McMillan at Bethel...
High school roundup for April 15, 2019: No. 1 Pine-Richland blanks Butler
Tommy Beam threw five no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts to lead Pine-Richland to a 10-0 win over Butler (2-8, 1-3) in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night at Kelly Automotive Park. Troy LaNeve allowed one hit in relief as the top-ranked Rams improved to 9-3 overall and 4-0 in...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: Serra Catholic’s Nina Grandley
Nina Grandley School: Serra Catholic Class: Junior Serra Catholic was a perfect 3-0 last week as it soared into second place in Section 2-2A. Eagles coach Denny Willaman is happy with his team’s 5-2 start overall, but knows it’s part of building a solid program. “Expectations continue to grow. It...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: Hampton Talbots
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week remained undefeated with a pair of wins last week, including one that left them alone in first place — the Hampton Talbots. Last year, Hampton finished fourth in Section 3-5A to qualify for the playoffs, but lost in Round 1 to Connellsville...
John Dorfman: MarineMax, Miller Industries may be undiscovered gems
Twenty-five Wall Street analysts cover International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and 22 follow Pfizer Inc. If you invest in big, well-known stocks like these, it’s a challenge for you to see what others don’t. Your odds of finding an undiscovered gem are higher, in my opinion, in the realm of...
Poll: On tax day, most Americans don’t feel new law made them better offVideo
WASHINGTON — Along with their taxes, Americans have also filed a verdict this spring on the Republican tax law: Meh. When the law passed, late in 2017, President Trump and other party leaders hoped it would significantly boost their fortunes. But as the first filing season under the new law...
Mark Madden: Easy to think Penguins’ run is over
The Chicago Blackhawks won Stanley Cups in 2010, ’13 and ’15. They lost in the first round of the playoffs in ’16 and ’17, and then missed the postseason in ’18 and this year. The Los Angeles Kings won Stanley Cups in 2012 and ’14. They did not qualify for...
Pitchers Alincic, Smithnosky help Mt. Pleasant softball build another WPIAL contender
Mary Smithnosky hasn’t compiled a checklist, but she said there is a litany of reasons why the Mt. Pleasant softball team once again has positioned itself as the team to beat in WPIAL Class 4A. “We have a lot of depth,” Smithnosky said. “We have a lot of strength and...
Editorial: #HeartsTogether promotes Tree of Life healing
How do you fill the hole left by grief and sorrow? How do you close the wound ripped open by hate? With hope. The Tree of Life synagogue stands — an empty shell — since the Oct. 27 shooting that shattered worship services on a quiet Sabbath morning. In the...
Ohio lawmaker Sedrick Denson goes through drug education program, will keep seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state lawmaker from Cincinnati who faced a felony charge over a pill found in his vehicle has completed a drug education program, and the charge was reduced and dismissed Monday to resolve that matter. An Adderall pill was found when a state trooper stopped Democratic Rep....
Massive fire breaks out at historic Notre Dame Cathedral in ParisVideo
PARIS — Firefighters late Monday declared the structure of Notre Dame Cathedral saved after a fire gutted the roof and destroyed the spire of the Western cultural icon, shocking Parisians and the world. The blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its landmark rectangular towers, but Paris...
Suspect in Mall of America attack was ‘looking for someone to kill’
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man said he came to the Mall of America Friday “looking for someone to kill” before throwing a 5-year-old boy nearly 40 feet over a railing in an attack that shocked the nation. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, 24, was formally charged Monday with attempted first-degree premeditated murder...
