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Letter to the editor: Not true Democrats
My family — parents, uncles, aunts and cousins — were all members of the Democratic Party. They were members when it was the party of the working class; the people who came to America to worship God, work hard, raise a family and search for the American dream. I and...
Letter to the editor: Fracking worst-case scenario
The worst-case scenario for a fracked deep gas well is when the gas somehow escapes the confinement of the casing pipe and ends up outside of it. This gas, which is under great pressure, then blasts its way to the surface and creates a plume hundreds of feet high. This...
Pleasant Hills event to teach seniors how to avoid scams
The Borough of Pleasant Hills will host a Senior Services program “What is a Scam?” from 9:30 to 11 a.m. March 20. The event, to be held in the Community Room at the Pleasant Hills Borough Building, 410 East Bruceton Road, will teach attendees how to avoid becoming victims of...
Summer enrichment guide available
Laughlin Children’s Center has published its annual enrichment guide detailing all the activities happening around the area this summer. Organizations including Fern Hollow Nature Center, Montessori Children’s Community, Sewickley Public Library, Sweetwater Center for the Arts and others have a jam-packed schedule of events set for the warm weather months....
Photo Gallery: The Undertones perform at St. Scholastica
St. Scholastica Church in Aspinwall hosted a free concert for the public featuring the all-male a cappella ensemble the Undertones from the University of Notre Dame on March 9, 2019. The 12-man group performs across the country and has recorded multiple albums....
Old Economy Village prepares for season
Old Economy Village in Ambridge will open for the 2019 season April 3. But for those who can’t wait that long to head back to the 19th-century Harmony Society, there’s good news. Several programs are planned at the National Historical Landmark during March. “When you come here, it does feel...
Here’s what’s going on around town: Wednesday, March 13
Hello, Sewickley, Know an energetic and enthusiastic college student or soon-to-be high school graduate? Sewickley Valley YMCA is looking for day camp counselors for the season, June 3 through Aug. 16. Applicants must be 18 years old. Experience with children, games, songs, swimming, soccer, basketball, tennis, gymnastics, football and arts...
Letter to the editor: Why hunting is in decline
There are many problems in regards to the downward trend of hunting, and I believe that Sunday hunting is minuscule. Three of the major factors are lack of hunting grounds, lack of quarry and the fact that young adults just plain do not want to do it. Two of these...
Couple celebrates 64th anniversary
Kathleen and Mike Zimbicki of Rennerdale will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary March 18. Kathleen and Mike are the parents of four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and have lived in Rennerdale for 62 years. Aaron Fisher will celebrate his 14th birthday March 17. Aaron is the son of...
BTA shines in forensics team competition
Blessed Trinity Academy’s Forensics team earned fourth place (out of 20 teams) in the Diocesan Finals Competition and second place overall (out of 23 teams)....
Educational event at Northern Tier about devastating effects of Spotted Lanternfly
The spotted lanternfly could soon move across the state into western Pennsylvania, and residents have the opportunity to learn what that means and what they can do about the invasive pests at an upcoming talk at Northern Tier Regional Library. Penn State master gardener Dianne Machesney will share information collected...
Traces of weed killer in products like Roundup found in popular beers, wineVideo
The weed-killing chemical found in products such as Bayer AG’s Roundup has been cropping up in some of Americans most popular foods. Now that glass of vino or brew also may be tainted, according to a new report by U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Some wines or beers likely contain...
Alabama still playing that good old mountain music
When beloved musical performers announce their retirement, fans often suspect and hope that they are only taking a break. And they are often right. In country music, that prediction turned out to be true with Garth Brooks and Brooks Dunn — and now, Alabama, a legendary band that has come...
Montour edges Thomas Jefferson in overtime in PIHL Class A semifinals
In the end, top-seeded Montour was just too powerful for Thomas Jefferson. Spartans sophomore Anthony Migliozzi poked home a rebound 2 minutes, 44 seconds into overtime as Montour edged Thomas Jefferson, 6-5, in a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A thriller Tuesday night at RMU Island Sports Center on Neville Island....
George Guido: Deer Lakes opponent making name for itself
For the first time, the Deer Lakes boys basketball team will have a second-round PIAA playoff game. The Lancers will battle Forest Hills High School in Class 3A on Wednesday night at Armstrong. Forest Hills opened plenty of eyes Saturday with a 64-51 upset of WPIAL runner-up North Catholic in...
Vietnam urges Malaysia free 2nd woman in N. Korean killing
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone call Tuesday with his counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah. A statement posted on the ministry’s website said Minh...
High school scores, schedules for March 12, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Second round Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Abington (28-1) vs. Pennridge (23-4) at Bensalem, 7:30 p.m.; Boys Latin (23-5) vs. Methacton (21-7) at Harriton, 7 p.m.; William Allen (18-9) vs. La Salle College (24-3) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Lower Merion (25-3) vs. Roman Catholic...
High school roundup for March 12, 2019: Johnson leads Moon past Archbishop Ryan
Donovan Johnson scored 24 points as WPIAL runner-up Moon earned a 44-36 victory over Archbishop Ryan in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night in Chambersburg. Connor Ryan added 14 points for the Tigers (25-2), who will play District 3 champion Lower Dauphin (26-3) in the quarterfinals...
NYC’s Chrysler Building may become a hotel under its new owners
New York City’s landmark Chrysler Building, which is being bought for about a fifth of what it last sold for, could ultimately be transformed from an aging office tower into a hotel. Aby Rosen’s RFR Holding LLC and Austrian real estate firm Signa Holding GmbH last week agreed to purchase...
Blame the bare-istas: Town’s residents don’t like scantily clad help at this coffee shop
The Northern California town of American Canyon, population about 20,000, is trying to shut down a coffee shop by asking the kind of oddly philosophical question you might contemplate while nursing a cup of joe: Is a cafe still just a cafe if the baristas are wearing close to nothing?...
New concern on college campuses: ‘drunkorexia,’ combination drinking, eating disorder
My college experience included this life-skills lesson: Drink alcohol on a full stomach, so you don’t get inebriated too quickly. Of course, most college students shouldn’t be drinking at all, but we know from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that close to 60 percent of college students...
John Baer: Time for another run at helping Pa. child sex abuse survivors
It was last October when the state legislature, specifically the state Senate, turned its back on victims of child sex abuse. Their own constituents. This despite the fact just two months earlier Pennsylvania became the epicenter of outrage over such abuse with the release by Attorney General Josh Shapiro of...
Strong defense, rebounding lift Norwin girls past Northampton in PIAA 2nd round
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Norwin girls basketball continually has run teams into the ground with speed and depth. The Knights added rebounding to the plan and bested Northampton, 68-58, in the PIAA Class 6A second round Tuesday evening. The win moves the Knights into the quarterfinal round Friday against WPIAL...
Trump lenders subpoenaed by New York attorney general in new probe
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general opened a new line of inquiry into President Trump’s business dealings, issuing subpoenas to Deutsche Bank AG and Investors Bank over loans for real estate projects and a failed bid to buy the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, according to a person familiar...
Cal Thomas: The Democrats’ Jewish problem
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comment that the influence of the Israeli lobby in Washington pushes lawmakers to take a pledge of “allegiance to a foreign country” was bad enough. A watered-down House resolution condemning, not Omar, but “all hatred” was as tepid as denouncing drunken driving. After heated debate...
