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Sophomore Floyd set to try his hand at running Leechburg offense
Leechburg’s return to prominence was strongly bolstered by quarterback Thomas Burke III. Last year’s Valley News Dispatch Offensive Player of the Year passed for 2,213 yards and 18 touchdowns. Burke is now at Waynesburg. As for his replacement, the Blue Devils believe they’ve found their man. Sophomore Jayden Floyd, who...
William Behre: Higher ed must transform to match needs of 21st century
As a university president, I am all too familiar with the headlines and stories that paint a grim future for higher education. The demise of traditional four-year universities. An end to their relevance in a rapidly evolving world. The crumbling of higher education as we know it. In early August,...
Letter to the editor: Vote to make Pa. more welcoming
I am a local physician who has been practicing in Greensburg and Latrobe since 2009. I would like to point out that some of my physician colleagues are not white. Some are not Christian. Some are immigrants. And they are the kindest, most caring and most morally upstanding people you...
With experienced roster returning, Waynesburg sets bar higher
After missing the playoffs every season since 2015, Waynesburg is poised to turn the tide. With an experienced roster returning, coach Aaron Giorgi’s staff and the team have built a strong bond. “It’s invaluable,” Giorgi said. “We know what to expect out of the kids and the kids know what...
Loaded with playmakers, Sto-Rox looks to get over WPIAL championship hump
The Sto-Rox Vikings outscored their opponents by 39 points on average last season. The Vikings shut out four foes, making it all the way to the WPIAL semifinals. The team’s explosive offense had three wide receivers accrue over 500 yards in the air. Zay Davis, Jaymont Green-Miller and Dre Miller-Ross...
Letter to the editor: Oz’s dual citizenship a concern
The fact that Dr. Mehmet Oz is accused of being a wealthy carpetbagger from New Jersey, or the fact that he gets confused about what Pennsylvania grocery store he is in, or the fact that he uses the pretentious French term “crudités” for a simple vegetable tray, does not disqualify...
Letter to the editor: Our voting system works
In response to Debbie Buffer’s letter “Why is voter ID a bad thing?” (Aug. 15, TribLIVE): 1. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. According to Donald Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, 2020 was the most secure election ever, and his statement was supported by all of the recounts in...
Fox Chapel area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Blawnox Gerard Matthew Pantone sold property at 10 Walnut Ct to Juliette West for $177,000. Etna Thomas Sauers Jr. sold property at 69 Cherry St. to Alexander Clark and Erica Long Peterson for $156,156. Fox Chapel Estate of Clement Larkin sold property at 713 Fairview Road to Alexander Joseph and...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Etna Thomas Sauers Jr. sold property at 69 Cherry St. to Alexander Clark and Erica Long Peterson for $156,156. Franklin Park John Marklewicz sold property at 1625 Forest Ridge Drive to Nolan and Elizabeth Kurtz for $445,000. Richard Lee Masters sold property at 2564 Glenwood Drive to Daniel and Kristin...
Eastern Pittsburgh suburban real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Churchill Allison Hoge sold property at 2409 Marbury Road to Tony Castillo II for $620,000. Forest Hills Anna Viselli sold property at 1987 Centurion Drive Apt 514 to Michael Caroccia Jr. and Margaret Caroccia for $80,000. Douglas Ram Contractors LLC sold property at 162 Fairfax Road to Aren Davey for...
The Stroller, Aug. 21, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Drive-through food distribution set at Lernerville Speedway Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must help prevent wrong-way crashes
How many highways must someone drive the wrong way down before we can make PennDOT take a stand? The answer, my friend, is in our legislators’ hands; the answer should be all over this land. On July 25, nearly a dozen people, including eight children, were taken to the hospital...
Letter to the editor: Catchy names don’t help Americans
Amazing how quickly our politicians have learned that it’s not what’s in the many bills they vote on. It’s giving them a catchy name. This automatically sells it to the masses of blind faith followers. Who can vote against the Save the Puppies Bill even if it contains millions to...
Bethel Park area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 21, 2022
Estate of Hartley Baird Jr. sold property at 98 Horning Road to Devin and Danielle Shay for $265,000. Benjamin Kowalski sold property at 5940 Kings School Road to Benjamin Dobies and Jessica Smith for $280,000. Central Penn Capital Management LLC sold property at 3605 S Park Road to Commercial Acquistions...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 20, 2022: Miguel Yajure picks up win for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-57) handled Iowa (Cubs), 6-2. 2B Ji-hwan Bae (.300) went 2 for 4 with a triple, two RBIs and his 10th stolen base. 1B Mason Martin (.206) went 1 for 3 with a walk, an RBI and his 12th stolen base. C Jose Godoy (.201) went 2 for...
Acrisure enough, the Birdie’s back for another season of A-K Valley football picks
When The Birdie heard that Acrisure was spending $150 million to put its name on the big football field on the North Shore, a thought popped into his bird brain. “The Birdie writes the most-read weekly high school football prediction column in the A-K Valley,” he boasted. “What company wouldn’t...
Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life. On-base housing wasn’t an option — the waitlist for a four-bedroom home in the neighborhoods they qualified for was 14 to 16 months....
George Guido: A-K Valley teams aim for return to WPIAL glory
The 124th season of local high school football is upon us, as all 13 area teams will have Week Zero games. Four of those 13 teams have new coaches – Matt Bonislawski at Highlands, Dave Heavner at Valley, Ryan Tempalski at Springdale and Tim Burchett at Knoch. Will any team...
Column: Who runs college football? At the moment, nobody.
ATLANTA Pete Thamel of ESPN reports, the College Football Playoff’s board of managers raised a salient question: Because nobody really runs college football, should the CFP nominate itself? Thamel’s sources told him the conversation, conducted via Zoom this week, didn’t run beyond five minutes. You’d have to think changing the...
Problematic properties in West Deer to be razed
The West Deer supervisors have approved the demolition of properties on School Street and Eisenhower Drive. The affected buildings are a duplex at 17-19 School St., and the structure at 1130-1132 Eisenhower Drive. After a public hearing last week, the supervisors approved the demolitions 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Jennifer Mann...
African migratory birds threatened by hot, dry weather
MOMBASA, Kenya — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought. Hotter and drier conditions due to climate change make it difficult for traveling species who are losing their water...
Monessen players invested in finding success
When the clock struck zeroes in the fourth quarter of his team’s WPIAL Class A playoff loss to Cornell, Monessen coach Wade Brown noticed something surprising: Several of his players were crying. An outpouring of emotion isn’t unusual in the wake of a crucial loss. Brown, however, wasn’t sure his...
Penguins sign college defenseman Jack St. Ivany
When the Philadelphia Flyers picked defenseman Jack St. Ivany in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL draft, one of the team’s amateur scouts gave a glowing scouting report on the California native. “His mobility is good. His first pass is good. His transition game is good. We’re excited about...
Nicholas Goldberg: Is there anything Democrats and Republicans won’t fight about?
It’s gotten to the point where even the most obviously nonpartisan issues that Americans ought to be able to address cooperatively and rationally have fallen victim to the country’s culture of extreme political polarization. Hostility has grown so intense, especially on the Republican side, that subjects that should be entirely...
Ellen Jovin: How fighting over grammar can help fix a divided America
Four years ago, I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, drew a “Grammar Table” sign and waited for the weather to cool. On...
