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Watching the Jan. 6 committee hearings, one could be forgiven for believing we’re living in the heyday of conspiracy theories, between the Holocaust denialism of the Oath Keepers, the loony pedophilia fears of the QAnoners and the “Stop the Steal” ravings of Sidney Powell, Rudolph W. Giuliani and former President...

A progressive boss is still a boss. Yet for decades, senior leadership at left-leaning organizations have been excused from providing their staff with living wages, good benefits and inclusive work environments, in part because employees themselves feared holding bosses accountable for their hypocrisy could hurt the cause. But, in recent...

The dog days of summer might be in full swing, but that hasn’t prevented the Pittsburgh Pirates from taking time to give back to the community. On Saturday, Bucs players, coaches and executives made their way to a Miracle League Fantasy Camp event in Cranberry Township. The camp benefited children...

ORLANDO, Fla. — On the rare occasions when Vero Beach resident Neil Passmore goes out in public, he’s often the only one in a mask. When Passmore caught covid-19 in June 2020, the virus hit him hard: He shook with chills, struggled to breathe, his heart raced and he had...

The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate 0.9% from April through June, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimated on July 28, 2022. It follows a contraction in gross domestic product of 1.6% recorded in the first quarter of the year. Some observers suggest the two quarters of contraction constitute...

I sincerely hope Liz Cheney enjoys her future job as the third-shift fry cook at a busy truck stop on I-80, ’cause she ain’t getting reelected! Maria Maliszewski Brackenridge...

Gun safety shouldn’t be a partisan issue Many Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers seem to care more about appeasing a minority of their base than protecting their own constituents’ lives. Republicans have persistently blocked and obstructed any legislation or even debate on gun safety bills in Harrisburg. Afraid of a small but...

There are plenty of both facts and “fake facts” out there about our energy situation. Facts don’t seem to matter much to some people. Green energy is anything that Mother Nature makes available to us if we take the initiative to seek and use it. We have used oil and...

When WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in February for possession of marijuana vape cartridges, everyone sat up and paid attention. Maybe it was that she was famous. Maybe it was how the 6-foot-9 Griner towers over the guards she is shown alongside. It most likely was how...

Publicize your community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15068. Please include a daytime telephone number. Veterans appreciation drive-thru luncheons planned Aug. 6 Rep. Bob Brooks will host...

Hello new hires! Welcome to your new job! Here, you’ll be able to enjoy all the freedom you can muster after working and commuting all day! Be sure to arrive by 8 a.m., even though your kids catch the bus at 8:30. You’ll figure it out! Lunch is unpaid, even...

The article “‘Tidal wave’: Pittsburgh abortion clinics see influx of out-of-state patients” (July 8, TribLIVE) features an apparent abortionist at a “clinic” (a questionable use of the word, considering what they do) in East Liberty that has seen a threefold increase in demand for abortions. Another article describes how “impassioned”...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 45-49) beat Toledo (Tigers), 6-5. DH Mason Martin (.199) was 1 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. 1B Taylor Davis (.267) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. LF Jared Oliva (.214) and 2B Tucupita Marcano (.313) also knocked in runs. RF Travis Swaggerty (.263)...

Abington punched its ticket to the championship game of the 8-10 Little League baseball state tournament with a victory Friday night at the West Point Little League Complex. Jake Kwiatkowski had two singles, a double and an over-the-fence home run to lift Abington to a 6-3 win over Morrisville in...

Taking the mound at PNC Park on Friday evening to toss the ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the Philadelphia Phillies must have been surreal for Ben Roethlisberger. After all, for the better part of the past two decades, the recently retired Steelers quarterback would have been at...

A federal judge on Friday threw out an age discrimination lawsuit filed by longtime KDKA reporter Dave Crawley against KDKA-TV and parent company Viacom CBS. Judge W. Scott Hardy granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, finding that Crawley was unable to prove that the station had discriminated against him...

A former McKeesport police officer is suing her old employer for race and gender discrimination because she said she was fired without cause. Candace Tyler worked as a McKeesport police officer from 2005 through Oct. 19, 2021, when she was fired. The lawsuit, filed in federal court Thursday, alleges that...

It was a great night in Freeport for residents and volunteers Chad Sperski and Ryan Volek. The two received the annual Mike Westerman Memorial Unsung Hero Award prior to the old-timers game Thursday night. Both singled and scored in the first inning to stake Old School to a 3-0 lead....

Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies. Many health conditions have a genetic link. Genetic testing...

MINNEAPOLIS — The pain in Bonnie Raitt’s voice was palpable over the phone. Not the I-Can’t-Make-You-Love-Me agony, but the life-as-we-know-it-is-getting-so-hard suffering. The reversal of Roe v. Wade for women’s rights, the war in Ukraine, voting rights restrictions, the murder of George Floyd, climate change and the surge in gun violence,...

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had an apt description of the Chicago Blackhawks rebuild during a recent interview with The Athletic. “Really, really draining,” he said. “And exhausting.” Truer words couldn’t be spoken, and the rebuild has only just begun. They don’t call him Captain Serious for nothing. Imagine how Toews...

I wish more people would educate themselves before making false comments on subjects that they have obviously not researched. President Biden did not shut down any pipelines. What he did was stop the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which was the Phase IV part of the current operational Keystone...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is among the largest, most expensive legislative bodies in the country. At the same time, it is one of the least effective in passing bills favored by its citizens. Now it wants to bypass the democratic process altogether with amendments to the state Constitution. They submit...

Zoe Barcaskey was named to the dean’s list at Chatham University’s School of Arts, Science & Business for the spring 2022 semester. Leah Whitacre was named to the dean’s list at Chatham’s Falk School of Sustainability & Environment for the spring 2022 semester. •••• Casey Phillips of Sewickley has made...