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David Urban: Trump’s Pa. popularity no accident
There’s a reason why President Trump is becoming more popular in important Midwestern battleground states like Pennsylvania: Voters don’t want to lose the ongoing economic renaissance that is transforming their lives. According to a recent opinion survey from The Wall Street Journal, the president “cumulatively leads a generic Democratic opponent,...
Daryl Austin: Trump’s presidency can change legacy of lies
Whether it’s President Clinton’s emphatic proclamation “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” or President Nixon’s Watergate defense “I am not a crook,” the lesson is the same: Politicians lie. The sad reality is that voters expect no better. Since 1976, Gallup has been polling Americans to rank...
Chartiers Valley girls stay unbeaten, edge Oakland Catholic in PIAA quarterfinals
Perfection is not supposed to come easy. Oakland Catholic had two shots in the final eight seconds to tie the game and send it into overtime, but missed on both, including a last-second heave that rattled and popped out as Chartiers Valley prevailed 46-43 in a PIAA Class 5A girls...
Outdoors notices for March 17, 2019
NOTICES Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • In the Allegheny Valley Rifle League on March 8, Clymer (12-6) beat Murrysville (7-11), 1,168-1,164, and Butler (15-3) defeated Fort Hand (2-16), 1,172-1,163, in the A-team standings. In the B-team division, Clymer (15-3) beat Murrysville (4.5-13.5), 1,155-1,124, and Butler (15-3) beat Fort Hand (1.5-16.5), 1,149-1,080....
Editorial: Veto shows how Washington is supposed to work
President Trump has signed his name on a lot of things since taking office. Executive orders. Bills he signed into law. Bibles for fans in tornado-torn Alabama. But on Friday, he signed something new. A veto. For the first time in his presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives...
DeAngelo, Clark lift Thomas Jefferson girls into PIAA Class 5A semifinals
ALTOONA — It wasn’t the prospect of an all-WPIAL state Class 5A girls basketball semifinal that had Thomas Jefferson’s Jenna Clark and Alyssa DeAngelo laughing and jumping around in the back hallway of the Altoona Area High School Field House on Saturday afternoon. They were just happy to be here....
Letter to the editor: Lewis & Clark & Pittsburgh
Regarding Bob Bauder’s article “Pittsburgh recognized as starting point for Lewis and Clark expedition” (March 10, TribLIVE): Meriwether Lewis wrote in his journal on May 14, 1804: “The mouth of the River Dubois is to be considered as the point of departure.” The River Dubois enters the Mississippi from the...
Letter to the editor: The left and our freedoms
In addition to the “Green New Deal,” the agendas of many of the progressive left’s presidential candidates for 2020 contain social justice programs packaged as rights due all Americans. They include health care, living wage, employment, college education, etc. The guarantor of these rights without any cost to the beneficiaries...
Letter to the editor: We don’t need self-driving cars
Can someone please tell me why on earth we need self-driving cars? This is one of the biggest wastes of time, money and technology I’ve ever seen. Not only that, but you still need to sit behind the wheel. What’s the advantage, and who gets sued when your so-called self-driving...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Saturday, March 16
Hello, Sewickley, Meet Luke Flowers, illustrator of “The Poems of Mister Rogers” at Penguin Bookshop, starting at 3:30 p.m. March 26. For the first time, 75 beloved songs from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “The Children’s Corner” are collected in an illustrated treasury. Flowers has illustrated more than 40 children’s books....
Allegheny Land Trust leads effort to protect Montour Trail
Through its Montour Greenway Expansion project, Allegheny Land Trust is currently raising funds to purchase 38.5 acres of trailside green space in Moon Township. The organization has partnered with Hollow Oak Land Trust and Montour Trail Council for the acquisition effort. The Montour Trail extends for nearly 47 miles, from...
First responders recognized for saving Reserve Primary principal’s life
A familiar face to many Shaler Area residents thanked first responders during a March 12 Shaler commissioners meeting for administering care when he experienced a cardiac event in December at his residence. Marty Martynuska, Reserve Primary principal and Shaler Area employee since 1997, distributed Lifesaver Awards with Eric Schmidt, Shaler...
Shaler Area student wins first place in International Writing Competition
Shaler Area High School senior John Stanton won first place in High School Creative Writing in the 2019 Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition. The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition is open to students in grades 6 to 12, with parallel competitions being held in the Pittsburgh area of...
Vincentian Academy overcomes slow start to defeat Cornell in PIAA quarterfinals
Vincentian Academy had the third-highest scoring offense in WPIAL Class A boys basketball this season, averaging nearly 66 points. Yet the Royals didn’t score for the first two minutes of their PIAA quarterfinal playoff game Friday and netted only 13 points in the first quarter as they trailed Cornell by...
High school scores, schedules for March 15, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Pennridge (24-4) vs. Methacton (22-7) at Plymouth Whitemarsh, 1 p.m.; La Salle College (25-3) vs. Roman Catholic (24-4) at Archbishop Ryan, 2 p.m.; Chester (22-6) vs. Coatesville (28-2) at Spring-Ford, 1 p.m.; Kennedy Catholic (24-3) vs. Mt. Lebanon (24-3)...
Trump claims not ‘really’ a rise in white nationalism after racist kills dozens of Muslims in New Zealand
A racist gunman had only hours earlier killed dozens of Muslims in New Zealand and hate crimes in the U.S. have been on the rise since he took office — but President Donald Trump shrugged Friday when asked if he considers white nationalism a growing problem. “I don’t really,” the...
Monessen boys upset WPIAL champion Nazareth Prep in PIAA quarterfinals
Devin Whitlock leaped into the arms of his teammates at midcourt, his face beaming as the rest of the Monessen players rallied around him, jumping and screaming with elation. The Greyhounds had pulled off an upset, downing WPIAL champion Nazareth Prep, 50-46, in the PIAA Class A quaterfinals Friday at...
Hickory holds off New Castle in PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals
Hickory and many in the capacity crowd at Slippery Rock University’s Morrow Field House were waiting for a typical New Castle late comeback. But it didn’t happen Friday night as Hickory played a strong second half and defeated the Red Hurricanes, 59-48, in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal. Dominating guard...
Johnson, Smith help Moon edge Lower Dauphin in overtime of PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals
ALTOONA — Donovan Johnson got Moon into position. But Jioni Smith brought the Tigers home. Or, at least, put them in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball semifinals. Johnson scored 20 of his game-high 21 points in the opening half. Smith, though, tossed in a crazy, off-balance throw in the...
Jung Ho Kang leads power surge for Pirates in spring game
Jung Ho Kang hit his fifth homer of the spring as the Pittsburgh Pirates tied the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-6, in a spring training game Friday in Bradenton, Fla. Starling Marte homered for the second straight game, and Josh Bell and Francisco Cervelli each hit their second homers of the...
Kyle Busch goes for 200th NASCAR victory this weekend
ONTANA, Calif. — If Kyle Busch earns his landmark 200th victory across NASCAR’s three major series this weekend in Southern California, don’t expect him to do much to celebrate the achievement. “Maybe a hat or something in Victory Lane,” Busch said Friday, his indifference obvious in his voice. “Other than...
WPIAL champion Neshannock girls ousted by Delone Catholic in PIAA quarterfinals
ALTOONA — The 2018-19 Neshannock girls basketball team won 25 games and a WPIAL championship. Unfortunately, one quarter is going to haunt the Lancers. Neshannock endured a polar vortex of a cold spell in the fourth. District 3 runner-up Delone Catholic took advantage with a 17-point swing to sideline the...
Knoch softball eager to build on last season’s long-awaited playoff victory
Coming off a season in which it won a playoff game for the first time in 11 years, the Knoch softball team exudes optimism. The Knights shared a section title two seasons ago and have been regular qualifiers for the postseason over the past five years, but getting that playoff...
Knoch baseball team wants to carry on recent winning ways
Knoch baseball coach Sean O’Donnell likened success to a two-way street. It’s good to have, but it doesn’t guarantee future results. The Knights won back-to-back section championships the past two seasons and fostered a winning culture over the last six-plus years, which is, naturally, where O’Donnell wants the program to...
Walter Williams: Is income inequality fair?
Some Americans have much higher income and wealth than others. Former President Obama explained, “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” An adviser to New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez who has a Twitter account called “Every Billionaire Is A Policy Failure” tweeted, “My goal for this...
