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Monessen uses depth to take down Jamestown in PIAA Class A opening round
Monessen boys basketball coach Dan Bosnic knew District 10 champion Jamestown’s weakness was its depth. And when the Greyhounds saw their chance, they pulled away from the Muskies en route to a 75-54 win in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs at Edinboro’s McComb Field House. Leading...
WPIAL boys teams to test mettle vs. District 10 in PIAA playoff games Saturday
Eighteen WPIAL boys basketball teams hit the court Saturday to open up the PIAA postseason against teams from various districts. Four WPIAL teams will square off with teams from District 6, three face teams from District 3 and District 9 and there is one matchup each against a team from...
Scoring struggles hamper Fox Chapel girls in PIAA 1st-round loss to Cumberland Valley
LEWISBERRY — Fox Chapel did everything it could have done defensively against one of the top teams in the state during Friday’s PIAA Class 6A girls basketball tournament opener. Unfortunately for the Foxes, finding offense was a struggle. Perhaps if another 3-pointer had fallen at the right time. Perhaps if...
NC man wins $1 million lottery prize. For the second time. At the same store.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man has won a second $1 million lottery prize at the same store in less than two years, lottery officials said Friday. Terry Splawn, of Concord, won $1 million with a $150 Million Cash Explosion scratch-off ticket he bought Wednesday at Sam’s Mini Stop...
Walter Williams: Our planet is not fragile
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., claims that “the world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” The people at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree, saying that to avoid some of the most devastating impacts of climate change, the world must slash carbon emissions...
John Stossel: Higher-ed hoaxers
If you are an American college professor, the way you get a raise or tenure is by getting papers published in “academic journals.” The stupidity of these journals says a lot about what’s taught at colleges today. Recently, three people sent in intentionally ridiculous “research” to prominent journals of women...
Plum’s Small, Armstrong’s Halutick claim regional bowling titles
Shannon Small didn’t have the highest score after five qualifying-round games at the Western Pennsylvania regional bowling tournament Friday at North Versailles Bowl. She more than made up for it in the stepladder playoffs. The Plum bowler averaged 231 pins in the playoff rounds, including a 277 game in the...
Mark Madden: Penguins helping ensure Blue Jackets lose ‘all-in’ bet
As the NHL’s Feb. 25 trade deadline beckoned, Columbus was half-expected to trade goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and winger Artemi Panarin, each in the final season of his contract. A rebuilding of sorts seemed likely. But there were no obvious suitors for Bobrovsky. The legit Stanley Cup contenders all have legit...
Theatre Factory gets to the heart of ‘Fuddy Meers’
Most typical days in many people’s lives are uneventful and not so noteworthy. That’s not the case with Claire, one of the main characters in “Fuddy Meers,” a play being staged Feb. 22-March 3 at The Theatre Factory in Trafford. Claire has a rare form of psychogenic amnesia that erases her...
Fox Chapel senior vies for national nod after winning big in Scholastic Art contest
Fox Chapel Area senior Seo Yeon “Christina” Wang collected eight Gold Keys in the 2019 regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a feat that sends her work on to national review. Seven individual pieces of Wang’s and a portfolio — one of only four to be recognized this year —...
2019 Nissan Kicks adds new choice in small-crossover market
2019 Nissan Kicks SV: A long test in a new Kia Soul-fighter. Price: $21,425 as tested, including $545 for two-tone paint. Standard items include blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, and Sirius XM. Conventional wisdom: Motor Trend likes the “strong value, clever interior, kickin’ stereo,” but not “no AWD, seat comfort,...
Chelsea Manning sent to jail for refusing to testify in Wikileaks case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning will be held in jail until she testifies before a grand jury or that grand jury is no longer operating, a federal judge in Alexandria ruled Friday. Most of the hearing at which prosecutors argued for Manning to held in contempt...
New West Jefferson Hills special ed supervisor focused on restorative practices
Jade Fiore plans to bring her extensive experience in special education and restorative practice training to West Jefferson Hills when she joins the district as the supervisor of special education/pupil services this spring. The West Jefferson Hills School Board hired Fiore, 34, of South Fayette, Feb. 26. She will earn...
Letter to the editor: Trump alpha dog
Eureka! I’ve figured out why the mainstream media and the D.C. political establishment detest President Trump: He’s an alpha dog and they aren’t. Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: White American male will stand tall
I’m a longtime fan of Walter Williams. I think his columns are well written, and I like the way he expresses his points of view on current issues and his common-sense analysis of those issues. He is a keen observer of the human condition. I respect his opinions and often...
Letter to the editor: Let’s get to work on traffic issues
Interesting article about the Parkway East/West having major traffic problems, especially for a city the size of Pittsburgh (“Parkway East, West among the most congested U.S. roads, study finds,” Feb. 12, TribLIVE), plus the subsequent “lance” from the Trib’s editorial board a couple days later (“Laurels & Lances: Perfection, Parkway,...
Drop the Puck on Cancer nets $450,000, sets next event for March 30 in Brentwood
John Toth knows cancer. The 44-year-old Brentwood resident lost both parents to the disease, his mother dying when he was just 12. “I’ve been around cancer my whole life,” said Toth. It’s what inspired him to find ways to support others affected by a diagnosis, including spending entire days refereeing...
Ed Pfeifer: The ’80s, legwarmers and quality engineering
Back in the 1980s, leg warmers were all the rage. I can’t imagine anyone actually thought they looked good so I surmise their popularity was simply a function of a public clambering for warm legs. The unfortunate truth, though, is that leg warmers were gimmicky. Like everything gimmicky, they went...
Area places of worship plan upcoming events
Beth Samuel Jewish Center The center is at 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. For information, visit bethsamuel.org or contact the center at bethsamuel office@comcast.net or 724-266-5238. • 9 a.m. March 10 — Challah Bake & Take with Repair the World: Pittsburgh • 6:30 p.m. March 15 – Sisterhood Food Fest and...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Friday, March 8
Hello, Sewickley, Old Economy Village will conduct two free classes this month. Introduction to basket weaving will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23. Each student will make a simple, traditional basket with a handle to take home with them. The class is limited to eight and...
Gov. Tom Wolf visits Carnegie to discuss Restore Pennsylvania initiative
Gov. Tom Wolf stopped by the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall on March 6 to share plans for his Restore Pennsylvania initiative, an effort that would supply funds for victims of natural disasters and to prevent flooding, something Carnegie residents are all too familiar with. “I think we...
North Allegheny student helps food allergy sufferers enjoy eating again
Brandon Negri loves pizza, despite the fact that he’s allergic to nearly all the ingredients that go into a traditional pie. You can often find the 17-year-old enjoying a slice at Mandy’s Pizza, his family’s business in West View. At age 9, unfulfilled by gritty, gluten-free bread topped with a...
Lavender: All-purpose ‘Swiss army knife’ of fragrant herbs
Lavender is a species with a Mediterranean ancestry, but it has been hybridized to such an extent than it can survive Toronto winters. This perennial evergreen shrub is a prized ornamental but its utility is endless. The fragrant herb can be grown from seeds or transplanted cuttings, and is easy...
BrainSTEM Robotics team to compete at World Championships
The BrainSTEM Robotics First Tech Challenge Team #6931 was part of the winning alliance, which placed first at the at the First Tech Challenge PA State Tournament, hosted at Oxford Area High School in Oxford, PA, on March 2-3. This victory qualifies the team to go to the FIRST World...
Magnolia Plantation tells 2 histories
Herb Frazier has spent a lifetime telling important stories, first as a newspaper journalist and now as public relations director for Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, S.C. It’s America’s oldest public garden, founded in 1676 by the Drayton family. It opened its doors to everyone in 1870, becoming Charleston’s...
