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Colin Hanna: Economic growth, new jobs, strengthened pensions
From 2012-17, the private equity industry invested $127 billion in Pennsylvania and employed more than 180,000 workers at private equity-backed companies. Despite the industry’s clear record of driving economic growth and creating jobs while strengthening pensions for public servants across Pennsylvania, it is under attack. Pension fund portfolio managers should...
Coaches push for changes to targeting rules, kickoffs and eliminating Friday night games
Looking to provide some clarification for the sometimes ambiguous targeting rule, coaches taking part in the annual American Football Coaches Association Convention this week have put forth a proposal that would create a two-fold penalty. The concept put forth by the group, which consists of college football coaches from every...
Trump stalks out of shutdown session with Dems — ‘Bye-bye’
WASHINGTON — President Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — “I said bye-bye,” he tweeted soon after — as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico...
Florida governor hints he may suspend sheriff who oversaw Parkland shooting response
MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted Wednesday that he may oust Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, who has been criticized over his agency’s response to the worst school shooting in Florida history. Speaking at a news conference in Miami announcing his first pick for the Florida Supreme Court, the newly...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners’ ‘accomplishments’
Our unimaginative county commissioners hired a Chicago firm and spent $309,000 on a far-reaching “Reimagining Our Westmoreland” plan which used the wrong assumptions that may cost millions to implement and ignores cost-of-living migration from the northeast. When the commissioners change hands in January 2020, they can boast: • Budget deficits...
Editorial: What is a crisis?
A crisis is a fork in the road. Go one way, things get better. Go another, they get worse. It’s a word that came up repeatedly Tuesday as President Trump gave his first national address on the government shutdown and the situation on the southern border. It is a humanitarian...
Roommate stole man’s lottery ticket, police say — turns out, it was worth $10M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Should you ever win a big prize playing the lottery, you may want to be careful who you tell. According to the Vacaville Police Department, after purchasing a $30 California Lottery Scratcher ticket on Dec. 20 from Lucky Grocery Store on Peabody Road, a Vacaville man was...
Letter to the editor: Mister Rogers deserves better
I was disheartened to find a glowing article on Mister Rogers (“We liked him just the way he was,” Dec. 30) on the front page of the Tribune-Review beside three articles on the child abuse scandals within the Catholic Church. Being such a positive advocate for children, Mister Rogers should...
Rose McGowan to plead no contest to reduced drug charge
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A lawyer for Rose McGowan says the actress and activist will plead no contest to a reduced drug charge in Virginia and avoid jail time. Attorney Jim Hundley tells WTOP-FM that the commonwealth agreed to reduce the felony cocaine possession charge to misdemeanor possession of a...
Letter to the editor: Russian bombers in Caribbean
On Dec. 27, the Drudge Report included the headline “Putin setting up nuke bomber base on Caribbean island.” Where are the mainstream media in regard to this threat? I have not seen anything printed in American newspapers or mentioned on any news shows. I have not heard any congressmen, senators,...
North Hills student artists’ shine
At North Hills Art Center, the artwork of numerous North Hills students will be on display through Jan. 18. The North Hills Art Center is located at 3432 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh. For details about hours of operation, go to www.northhillsartcenter.com....
North Park site of unique crafting event
For people looking to be creative this winter, check out Over the Log Nature Crafts on Jan. 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Latodami Nature Center in North Park led by assistant naturalist Debra Rudolph. Participants will gather outdoor, natural materials and return indoors to create a Mason...
Franklin Regional cheerleaders headed to state championships this weekend
The Franklin Regional Senior High School cheerleading squad will head to Hershey this weekend to compete in the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships. The team finished second out of 13 teams in the medium varsity division at the seventh annual WPIAL Competitive Spirit Championships, held the weekend of Jan. 5 at...
New clue points to intoxication in crash that killed Michigan family
DETROIT — A new clue found in the truck that smashed head-on into an SUV on I-75, killing a family of five from Northville, Mich., suggests that the driver may have been intoxicated, Kentucky police said Tuesday. “There was some evidence recovered in the vehicle that might lead us to...
Former St. Francis (Pa.) standout Lorenzo Jerome signs with Calgary of CFL
Former St. Francis (Pa.) defensive back Lorenzo Jerome signed an entry-level contract with the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, the reigning Grey Cup champions. Jerome made the San Francisco 49ers’ opening-day roster in 2017 and appeared in four games before being released. This past season, he spent time in camp with the...
Watch: Trump to address nation, press for wall as shutdown continues
Fighting for advantage in the government shutdown battle, President Trump aims to use a prime-time address Tuesday night to convince Americans he needs billions of dollars from Congress for his long-promised border wall to resolve security and humanitarian problems he contends have reached a crisis pitch. His remarks were to...
G. Terry Madonna & Michael Young: We can’t afford to impeach Trump
Seventeen! That’s the number of separate federal and state ongoing investigations targeting President Trump. This number omits the dozens of civil lawsuits the president or his businesses are confronting. Under this unprecedented scrutiny, Trump is easily the most investigated president in American history. As Democrats take over the House, they...
S.E. Cupp: What we’re hoping for this year
If it’s possible, 2018 was a year in which it felt like everything was changing, and also like nothing was. While we set our global expectations for 2019, teeming with significant political, social and economic volatility, we’re also considering more local possibilities — changes within our own communities, homes and...
Democrats demand Mnuchin hold off on easing sanctions tied to Deripaska
WASHINGTON — Seven new Democratic chairmen of House committees demanded Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin hold off on the planned easing of sanctions against three companies tied to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. “As the chairs of committees with oversight jurisdiction over the U.S. response to Russia’s attempts to interfere...
Kellyanne Conway, Jim Acosta clash outside West Wing
WASHINGTON — The Trump White House and CNN did battle again on Tuesday, with Kellyanne Conway calling reporter Jim Acosta a swear word during a sharp exchange outside the West Wing. The exchange began when the network’s chief White House correspondent asked the longtime confidant and adviser to Donald Trump...
Very early college football rankings: Ready for Alabama-Clemson, Part 5?
A perfectly reasonable ranking of any college football season in the late 2010s can be summed up as follows: No. 1. Alabama or Clemson No. 2. Alabama or Clemson Nos. 3-roughly 130. Cannon fodder But though the Crimson Tide and the Tigers have traded national titles and met in the...
Editorial: Police just did their job
They did what they are there to do. When two Westmoreland County residents seemingly disappeared on Thursday, Greensburg police didn’t brush it off. They didn’t say “come back in a week and let us know if they show up.” They didn’t raise an eyebrow and throw the report on a...
Richland Elementary students treated to assembly about penguins
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, Richland Elementary students had the opportunity to learn all about penguins at a special assembly conducted by the Pittsburgh National Aviary. Students learned about all 18 species of penguins and how these unique, flightless birds live and thrive....
Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster plan turns 1. Time to celebrate?
On Jan. 10, 2018, Gov. Tom Wolf dusted off the state’s disaster declaration manual, usually reserved for marshaling government resources for a natural calamity, to tackle a man-made crisis: opioid addiction, overdoses and deaths. On Monday, members of the Democratic governor’s administration gathered at the Harrisburg headquarters of the Pennsylvania...
Pros and cons of mail-order pharmacies
CVS does it. Walgreens does it. Now Amazon is getting in on the act. They’re all dispensing drugs by mail. With nearly 3 in 5 American adults taking at least one prescription drug, odds are your health insurer has steered you toward a mail-order pharmacy. And, if they haven’t, they...
