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Column: Padres reshape expectations with Manny Machado deal
SAN DIEGO — The Padres did far more than change the narrative for a team and a city when news leaked Tuesday about the drying ink on infielder Manny Machado’s reported $300 million deal. Once complete, the seismic, unprecedented undertaking will amount to the richest free-agent deal in the history...
Top ethics watchdog rejects Wilbur Ross’s financial disclosure form
WASHINGTON — The top federal ethics watchdog has rejected Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s 2017 financial disclosure form. The Office of Government Ethics declined to certify Ross’s latest financial disclosure because after reporting that he had sold off his shares in BankUnited Inc. that year, he actually sold the stock in...
Former Philly homicide detective charged with rape, intimidation in course of his investigations
PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective was arrested Tuesday and accused of grooming and sexually assaulting male witnesses during criminal investigations, then intimidating them to keep them silent — part of what prosecutors concluded was a pattern of misconduct during nearly a decade in one of the Police Department’s...
CNN hires GOP political operative to lead 2020 election coverage
From reactions on the internet, the newest hire from Cable News Network has made a big splash. The only problem is many believe CNN has gone to the deep end. Sarah Isgur, former spokeswoman and senior counsel at the Justice Department under Jeff Sessions, is said to be its new...
On the Fringe: Spieth stays patient during worst slump of career
MEXICO CITY — For a brief moment, Jordan Spieth had reason to believe he finally caught a good break with a bad shot. He was trying to hit a hard, low draw on the fifth hole of the final round at Riviera into a strong wind and a light rain....
Pat Buchanan: Will diversity be death of Democrats?
Both of America’s great national parties are coalitions. But it is the Democratic Party that never ceases to celebrate diversity — racial, religious, ethnic, cultural — as its own and as America’s “greatest strength.” Understandably so, for the party is home to a multitude of minorities. It is the domain...
Smoking can damage eyesight by age 35, study suggests
Smoking cigarettes has long been known for its ability to damage eyesight, on top of the harm it causes to the lungs, heart, and other organs. But a new study suggests that smoking can impair vision far earlier than is commonly thought. Heavy smokers with an average age of 35...
Editorial: Vaccines fears are going viral
Human beings have made a lot of progress over the years. We turned the wheel into the cart and then the car and then stuck it on rovers that went to Mars. (Rest in peace, Opportunity.) We set wood on fire, and then rocks, and then oil, and then we...
West Jefferson Hills hosting kindergarten information night
Staff of the West Jefferson Hills School District will hold a 2019-20 Kindergarten Information Night at Jefferson Hills Intermediate School on Feb. 27. Parents and guardians of children with last names starting with A-M should arrive at 6 p.m. Those with last names starting with N-Z should come at 7:15....
Public hearing set on Conneaut Lake Park’s proposed Camperland expansion
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP — A proposed expansion of Conneaut Lake Park’s Camperland campground is set for a public hearing later this month. Trustees of Conneaut Lake Park, the nonprofit corporation that oversees the amusement park’s operations, proposes to expand the campground by adding 57 recreational vehicle full hookup campsites amenities. Currently,...
Letter to the editor: Pollution & our leaders
In the article, “Officials: Temperature swings cause poor air quality in Allegheny County” (Feb. 5, TribLIVE), Matt Mehalik of the Breathe Project says that Allegheny County’s air-quality issues may be exacerbated by a quick temperature warm-up, but the problem of air pollution comes from polluting sources in the county. I...
Letter to the editor: Ask Venezuelans about socialism
So you think socialism is the answer? As the Venezuelans who haven’t left their country yet what they think. They can’t afford toilet paper in the near-empty stores. Just sayin’. Joseph Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Abortion & perfection
In a Jan. 30 radio interview, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a physician, said this about late-term abortions: “The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians...
Letter to the editor: Democratic Party is antithesis of what it once was
There must be something very mesmerizing and hypnotic about the letter “D.” It’s the only explanation. My once upstanding, compassionate Democratic “party of the working class” has become the party of trashing patriotism and promoting socialism, homosexual marriage, multiple gender recognitions and abortions up to the moment of birth. Good,...
Letter to the editor: Can we survive 2 more years of Trump?
Surviving Trump: Can we endure 2 more years? After promises of a great presidency surrounded by great people, it’s been just the opposite. Have we ever seen such a group of classless, know-nothing, inexperienced, cartoonish characters? With backgrounds in fashion/modeling, real estate development, oil, neurosurgery and, of course, reality shows,...
Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has diedVideo
PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old. Such was the enigma surrounding the German-born designer that even...
Here’s what’s happening around town: Tuesday, Feb. 19
Hello, Sewickley, The Western PA Civil War Roundtable monthly meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 20 at Osborne Elementary School. The lecture will be “Abraham Lincoln and paying for the war” with Gary Augustine. Augustine, one of the roundtable’s founding members, served for 16 years as...
Sewickley Military Banner program returns
Sewickley Councilman John Dunn has been in contact with about three dozen people interested in purchasing a military banner in honor of a loved one who served. At his request, Sewickley council approved a motion to restart the Sewickley Military Banner program at a Feb. 12 meeting. The 24-by-36-inch, double-sided...
Understanding the depression gender gap
Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and it can occur at any age. Some mood changes and depressed feelings occur with normal hormonal changes, but hormonal changes alone don’t cause depression. Other biological factors, inherited traits and personal life circumstances and experiences are...
Girl Scout project benefits McCandless K9 officer, Peebles Fire Dept.
For Anna Arlet, Eva Betz and Natalie Marquiss, earning their Girl Scout Silver Award was filled with joy. The girls spent nearly a year researching, fundraising and executing projects to help the McCandless Police Department’s K9 officer, Joy, and securing pet CPR masks for the Peebles Volunteer Fire Department. “All...
Windmont public hearing in Hampton Township extended to March
Despite the approximately three hours of public testimony regarding a proposed Windmont Farms Preliminary Planned Residential Development in Hampton Township, council approved to extend the public hearing to March 13 to accommodate additional discussion. All seats were filled and other attendees had to stand in the hallway at the Feb....
On ‘This Day in History’ 100 years ago
I’m a big fan of “This Day in History,” so I decided to try my hand at it and see what was going on in Bridgeville and the Pittsburgh area exactly one century ago. A quick look at available newspaper archives confirmed my suspicions that this would be an excellent...
Nathan Benefield: Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget rhetoric meets reality
Last year, nearly 50 of our neighbors fled Pennsylvania every day. They moved to growing states like Texas, Florida and North Carolina, seeking opportunity. Meanwhile, we literally can’t pay businesses enough to come here. Recall that Amazon rejected $5 billion in taxpayer-funded bribes and set up “HQ2” elsewhere. It’s time...
A.W. Beattie open house Feb. 28
Any Hampton high school student and parent interested in learning more about career technology education can attend the A.W. Beattie Career Center Open House on Feb. 28. The event will be held from 5:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the school located on 9600 Babcock Blvd. in Allison Park, according to...
No. 4 Woodland Hills holds off No. 13 West Allegheny in Class 5A 1st-round victory
It was a throwback to a matchup several decades before, be it Michigan State against Indiana or the Celtics facing the Lakers. It was like Magic vs. Bird. Through two quarters, Keandre Bowles of Woodland Hills and Jackson Faulk of West Allegheny matched each other shot for shot as the...
