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Louisiana shooting leaves 5 dead; suspect at large
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities in Louisiana say separate but related shootings in two different parishes have left five people dead. A suspect was at large and was being sought. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told a news conference that deputies were called to a trailer in the city of Gonzales...
How timekeeping software helps companies nickel and dime their workers
If you work on an hourly basis, you may not have given much thought to what happens to your hours after you log out of your workstation. You might assume those hours are simply converted into dollars and show up on your paycheck. However, there are a lot of ways...
Letter to the editor: Punish politicians
When our children are growing up, we try to reward good behavior and punish bad behavior. Why do we put up with politicians who do the opposite? They push gun control laws that punish honest, law-abiding people while doing nothing to punish or deter criminals. The government shutdown punishes employees...
Letter to the editor: Love thy neighbor, Jesus commanded
A parable of the good Samaritan for our times: There was a talk show host who obtained an exclusive interview with Jesus Christ. Wanting to boost his station’s ratings, he asked Jesus, “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your...
Letter to the editor: Emotion vs. sense
Paid vacation, not soup lines, is what those affected by the government shutdown were engaged in. All will get back pay. Surprise, a political party is obscuring truth with emotion for the purpose of power. Open borders, sanctuary cities, no photo IDs to vote, abortions all around, push God out...
Letter to the editor: Senators complicit
Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey were both complicit in the government shutdown. Neither did anything to get Sen. Mitch McConnell to bring the bills to the floor to end the shutdown. He will not do so until he gets permission from President Trump. What a disgusting individual. He is...
Letter to the editor: Entering totalitarianism
I can’t believe what Mayor Bill Peduto (and Pittsburgh City Council) are proposing — declaring that radio broadcasting must cease in the Pittsburgh region. They state that TV, iPhone, text messaging, magazines and newspapers will still be freely available. It only amounts to 20 percent or so of a rescission...
Community learns about proposed Millvale charter school
Community members met Jan. 17 at the Millvale Community Library to learn about the R.E.A.A.D.Y. (Redefining Education Achieving Associate Degrees for Youths) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) & Performing Arts Charter School, which has an anticipated 2020 opening in the borough’s former Holy Spirit School. High schoolers could major...
Security assessment approved for West Jefferson Hills schools
The Homeland Security and Law Enforcement coordinator for Allegheny County Emergency Services will conduct a security and vulnerability assessment of all five West Jefferson Hills schools to see where improvements can be made. Board members on Jan. 22 approved the free assessment. “It’s really to identify any vulnerabilities, really just...
Pine-Richland 8th-graders recognize Holocaust through project
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, eighth-graders at Pine-Richland Middle School have been reading the names of Holocaust survivors at the end of their classes all week. Eighth-grade Honors English Teacher Mario Oliverio and his students wanted to do something in remembrance. “This was...
Robert Morris beats Wagner, moves to 7-1 in NEC play
Malik Petteway scored 13 points, Jon Williams hit a clutch jumper and Robert Morris went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line in the last half minute to defeat Wagner, 57-51, on Saturday. The Colonials (12-9, 7-1 Northeast Conference), who have won four straight, let a 12-point lead midway through...
Under Armour is blasting off into a new market —spacesuits
Under Armour Inc. is teaming up with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to create the next generation of apparel and footwear for pilots and passengers on trips to space. The athleticwear company will also provide uniforms for Virgin Galactic employees at its Spaceport America operations center in New Mexico, and will...
Walter Williams: Who benefits from democratic control?
In 1976, Gerald Ford won 15 percent of the black vote. That’s the most of any recent Republican presidential candidate. In most elections, blacks give Democrats over 90 percent of their votes. It’s not unreasonable to ask what have blacks gained from such unquestioning loyalty to the Democratic Party. After...
John Stossel: School choice includes ideas, too
Today concludes School Choice Week. School choice is a noble cause. In much of America, parents have little or no control over where their kids attend school. Local governments assign schools by ZIP code. Having choice is better. Whether it’s vouchers, scholarships, charters, private schools or just having options among...
Letter to the editor: Anti-wall means anti-Trump
This tweeter not to be trumped is tweetered expressly for my conservative compatriots and for obstinate liberals conceivably capable of still being able to see the woods for the trees. You non-conservative Democrat politicians don’t give a rat’s fanny how many immigrants cross the border, how many terrorists, how many...
Editorial: Government is open. For now.
It took 35 days. It took more than a month to get the federal government open for business after President Trump pulled back on his previous support for a bipartisan spending plan that would have funded operations into February. It went through two pay cycles for 800,000 government employees and...
Butler County state rep. accused of drugging woman, sexually assaulting her
HARRISBURG — A woman who alleges that a Western Pennsylvania lawmaker sexually assaulted her while she was incapacitated believes she was drugged on the night the incident occurred, according to Pennsylvania’s top advocate for crime victims. Jennifer Storm, head of the state’s Office of the Victim Advocate, said the woman...
Editorial: Voices heard at gun control hearing?
It was a hearing. Not a listening. On Thursday night, 101 people stepped up to the microphone in front of Pittsburgh City Council and Mayor Bill Peduto. They wanted to have their say. They each were allotted three minutes to tell their story or plead their case. They spoke on...
TNT, Chris Pine are the latest players to enter the serial-killer game
The bodies do pile up. As an American consumer who spends a couple of thousand hours a year looking at moving pictures, there are times when the sheer number of mutilated corpses on all those screens gets to be a bit much. How long has it been since director David...
Report: U.S. pedestrian deaths exceed 49,000 in 10 years
DETROIT — The authors of a new report are calling on federal, state and local governments to do more to address a staggering spike in pedestrian fatalities. The report, “Dangerous By Design 2019,” urges swift action to curb the death toll, approximately 49,340 people in the 10-year period ending in...
Letter to the editor: ‘Wall’ issue is a ‘will’ issue
The Bible is clear on how to handle immigrants. Exodus 22:21 says, “You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him.” This is repeated in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Exodus 12:49 says, “One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the foreigner who sojourns among you,” repeated in...
Letter to the editor: Democrats ridiculous
Regarding the letter “Trump bully & liar” (Jan. 14, TribLIVE): America is waking up to the ridiculous stance of the Democratic Party. All it would take to open the government is for the Democrats to approve the wall that they were all in favor of during previous administrations. Chuck Schumer...
Council to review latest Windmont plan revision
Hampton Township Council approved to review the latest set of revised plans from the developer of the proposed Windmont Farms planned residential development, with a public hearing still scheduled for Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Council Chambers on McCully Road. Last week’s motion included making the revised plans...
TJ officials consider trying to recoup some costs for high school construction project
A delay in the construction of the new Thomas Jefferson High School is costing West Jefferson Hills School District more than $1.5 million. District leaders, however, say they will consider trying to recoup some of the costs. School board members on Jan. 22 agreed in an 8-0 vote to a...
White House grants S.C. foster care group waiver to deny gays, Jews
The Trump administration granted a waiver to South Carolina this week allowing the state to provide federal funding to a foster care agency that works only with Protestant foster parents. In its decision, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was approving the request from Gov. Henry...
