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Wave the great “red wave” goodbye. The disaster that was the 2022 midterms falls directly at the GOP establishment’s feet. Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy and Ronna (ROMNEY) McDaniel could be given the ball on their opponent’s 1-yard line and four plays later have scored a safety. This group makes the...

Rotary scholarships The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program has scholarships available for the 2022-2023 academic year. In recent years, at least eight scholarships at $5,000 each have been awarded. High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver Counties are eligible to apply. Vocational students, G.E.D students and those attending parochial,...

Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 5....

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 5....

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday: Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A Seneca Valley, 7-1-1 = 15 North Allegheny, 7-2-1 = 15 Peters Township, 6-1-0 = 12 Central Catholic, 6-2-0 = 12 Cathedral Prep, 6-4-0 = 12 Baldwin,...

High Schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Brownsville Tournament Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 63, Beth-Center 18 Midland Classic Blackhawk 62, Rochester 22 East Liverpool (Ohio) 69, Ambridge 35 Lincoln Park 70, Montour 50 North Catholic Tournament Devon Prep 58, Imani Christian 52 North Catholic 85, Monsignor Scanlan (N.Y.)...

After contributing nearly $11 million to Governor-­elect Josh Shapiro’s campaign, executives of Pennsylvania’s biggest labor union will surely expect a return on their investment. But for Shapiro, fulfilling those expectations would be a grave mistake, as the incoming governor can learn by studying contrasting examples from Illinois and Tennessee. During...

Last season, Derry’s softball team turned in one of the more memorable performances of the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. After struggling to a 3-10 overall record in the regular season, Derry nearly knocked off a Southmoreland team that went 14-5, losing by a score of 5-4. “We knew...

There are 120 minor-league baseball teams with broadcasters, and Adam Marco stands among the best of them. The voice of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, was named Ballpark Digest’s 2022 Broadcaster of the Year. “To be recognized and even just considered for it is...

With a roster full of talented, experienced players, the Riverview girls basketball team is ready to take on the challenge of making the WPIAL playoffs for the 13th time in the past 14 seasons. The Raiders will count on the low-post presence of senior forward Brionna Long to help make...

Two people died from injuries in a Somerset County crash late Friday involving two vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, investigators said. State police were investigating the crash, which was reported shortly after 9 p.m. in Jefferson Township near the Somerset-Westmoreland border. Somerset County Chief Deputy Coroner Lexi Lichty said a...

The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team in 2022-23 will definitely look different than it has the past four seasons both on the court and on the bench. That may even be an understatement. The past four seasons have gone tremendously well for the Colts. Under the direction of longtime coach...

Two seasons ago, the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team was a WPIAL finalist. The Colts went 22-4 with that fourth loss a defeat at the hands of New Castle in the district title game. That group was led by Brayden Reynolds, now at Farleigh Dickinson, and had a senior class...

Regarding the letter “Our gun culture makes ‘life’ pleas ring hollow” (Nov. 8, TribLIVE): If only it were that easy. Unfortunately, human beings are involved, and that changes the whole concept that guns are dangerous. We have a gun safe full of guns and not once have those guns left...

Aleppo Mark Messner sold property at 102 Berdine Drive to Edward and Cami Spiker for $315,000. Kristin Morrell sold property at 111 Woodcrest Drive to Catherine Alexander for $325,000. Bell Acres Pamela Jo Miller sold property at 751 Camp Meeting Road to Easton Renwick and Andrea Phung for $300,000. Sean...

Aspinwall Donna Lee Jamison trustee sold property at 325 First St. to Bruce and Ann Gabler for $260,000. Fox Chapel Bhupinder Singh Datta sold property at 529 Fairview Road to Blaise and Julie Abramovitz for $1,025,000. Jason Rose sold property at 212 Highland Road to Michael Jacobson for $895,000. Anthony...

Baldwin Borough Clayton Palmieri sold property at 1179 Camarta Drive to Lisa Palmieri for $265,000. Duk Sapkota sold property at 524 Judith Drive to Tek Bir and Yashoda Kadariya for $260,000. Estate of George Nuemah sold property at 3536 Wallace Drive to Victor and Laura Mull for $188,800. Lauren Markely...

While traveling across the state on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Thanksgiving day, I was surprised by the number of trucks on the road. While most of us were spending time with family, many truckers were working to deliver the goods that we all need and want. Without truckers, this country...

According to the Department of Community and Economic Development, there are about 15,000 Pennsylvanians who don’t have a home on any given day. They might be the stereotypical homeless — people making do on the streets of a city like Pittsburgh. They might be the people you would never know...

Bridgeville Shawn Kief sold property at 615 Chartiers St. to Melody Kief for $103,000. Estate of George Maioli sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 606 to Lewis and Barbara Speeler for $125,000. Barbara Drexler sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. Unit 807 to Claudia Maioli for $74,627. Mohit Sharma...

Baldwin Borough Clayton Palmieri sold property at 1179 Camarta Drive to Lisa Palmieri for $265,000. Duk Sapkota sold property at 524 Judith Drive to Tek Bir and Yashoda Kadariya for $260,000. Estate of George Nuemah sold property at 3536 Wallace Drive to Victor and Laura Mull for $188,800. Lauren Markely...

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In his column “Happy Birthday, President Biden” (Nov. 19, TribLIVE), Joseph Sabino Mistick cites President Biden’s record as president as a major reason Democrats scored an upset in the midterms. Biden’s legislation passed because the Democrats held majorities in both houses chaired by experienced legislators A lot of this legislation...