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First-year Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz opens up about each level of Nittany Lions defense
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach James Franklin is in his ninth season with the Nittany Lions, but this is his first season without Brent Pry. The former PSU defensive coordinator is now Virginia Tech’s head coach. Manny Diaz was Franklin’s choice to replace Pry. Diaz, formerly the Miami head...
Nolan Larry takes reins of Elizabeth Forward boys basketball
Nolan Larry watched from afar last season while the Elizabeth Forward boys basketball team enjoyed quite a bit of success. Larry, a newly hired chemistry teacher at the high school, sat in the gymnasium stands on a few occasions as Matt Loftis and his staff led the Warriors to a...
Letter to the editor: Deluzio will fight for ‘made in America’
According to the article “Chip shortage leaves 95K GM vehicles incomplete in storage” (July 1, TribLIVE), “The global shortage of computer chips forced General Motors to build 95,000 vehicles without certain components during the second quarter (of 2022).” The article notes that the shortage of chips has forced many automakers...
In Brief: Seniors Resource Fair and more in Penn Hills, week of Aug. 8, 2022
Free Seniors Resource Fair Area residents are invited to attend a free Seniors Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 19 at the Penn Hills Senior Center, 147 Jefferson Road. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet with more than 25 local senior care providers and gain valuable information...
Letter to the editor: Why churches are closing
I rarely write to the paper, but this time I was compelled to do so. In my opinion, the big reason churches are forced to close in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has little to do with income, although it may be a lesser factor. I personally believe the major...
High-end Pittsburgh summer basketball league features fierce competition, fun trash talk
Every Monday through Thursday afternoon during the summer, Gilmore Cummings comes to A Giving Heart Community Center, a small, gritty gym located on Climax Street in Allentown, to prepare for the night’s basketball games. “I want to build a culture for the pros and college kids here in Pittsburgh,” Cummings...
Letter to the editor: Denial won’t stop climate change destruction
The writer of the letter, “Climate change hysteria destroying economy” (July 25, TribLIVE), is a master of irony. Could it be that he is blissfully unaware of the already destructive events in this nation and the world due to climate change caused by human actions? Record high temperatures in the...
The Stroller, Aug. 8, 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. Freeport Theatre Festival to present ‘Massey Harbison’ The Freeport Theatre Festival will...
Letter to the editor: Vote out Democrats to save our ‘shining city on the hill’
The Democratic Party has gone from being the middle class, workingman’s party of the moderate presidents, Jack Kennedy and Bill Clinton, to today, the Biden/Pelosi/Schumer left-wing, socialist, Democratic Party. In order to promote their “religion” of global climate control, they are trying to eliminate the American gas and oil industry...
Glass recycling, police citizens academy coming up in Hampton, week of Aug. 8, 2022
Glass recycling bin offered Allegheny County and the Pennsylvania Resources Council are offering a Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program in county parks. Locally, a bin will be at Hartwood Acres Park from 7 a.m. to sundown Sept. 17-22 in the amphitheater overflow lot off Middle Road. Residents can drop off...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 8....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 8....
John Dorfman: Stock market sayings often have kernel of truth
Stock market sayings often have a core of wisdom — and sometimes a grain of falsehood. Here are some market quotations you’re likely to hear. Buy on the cannons, sell on the trumpets. This saying often is attributed to Nathan Rothschild, a London financier in Napoleon’s time (around 1810). Scholars...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 7, 2022: Jamie Ritchie’s 4 hits help Indy top Louisville
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 51-52) won 11-8 over Louisville (Reds). C Jamie Ritchie (.214) was 4 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. 3B Drew Maggi (.213) doubled in two runs. SS Diego Castillo (.259) was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. LF Hoy Park (.219) had two RBIs. RF...
Haroro J. Ingram, Andrew Mines and Daniel Milton: Where does al-Zawahri’s death leave al-Qaida and what does it say about U.S. counterterrorism?
Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government. Al-Zawahri was the the successor to Osama bin Laden and his death marked “one more measure of closure” to...
Christopher Decker: Inflation is spiking around world, not just in U.S.
The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines. Meanwhile, annual inflation in Germany and the U.K. — countries with comparable economies — ran nearly as high: 7.5% and 8.2%, respectively, for the 12 months...
Letter to the editor: Grateful to rescuers in Kecksburg
My husband, Ron, and I were at last month’s Kecksburg UFO Festival at the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department grounds in our 1990 Camaro convertible when rain started moving in. I tried to put the top up but couldn’t get the release buttons to work. A fireman named Larry stepped in...
Letter to the editor: Support families living with Alzheimer’s, dementia
Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2022 is providing new insight into dementia risk, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, the long-term cognitive impact of covid-19 and more. According to the 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report, over 280,000 Pennsylvanians are living with Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to...
Editorial: Penn State should realize keeping secrets doesn’t work
Come on, Penn State. Didn’t you learn anything? The backlash felt by the university in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal was not because an employee committed a crime. That can happen to any employer — public, private, parochial — and it has. A business or...
Letter to the editor: Inflation Reduction Act may save our planet
I think it has become obvious that the climate crisis is here now, with massive heat waves, wildfires covering thousands of acres in many western states, and flooding in places like St. Louis and Kentucky causing millions of dollars of damage. And now comes the beginning of a solution to...
The Stroller, Aug. 7, 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. Highlands marching band plans Pie Night The Highlands High School Varsity Marching...
Letter to the editor: Let’s call it the victims justice system
When we struggle with a solution to a difficult problem, it’s often time to “reframe the argument.” First there was restorative justice, bail reform and, now, sentencing reform. While review and restructure are always good, some current philosophies propose a number of problems on many levels. Most of our most...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bradford Woods Marilyn Miller sold property at 421 Bellaire Road to Wilman Olmedo Calderon and Jeannine Marie Brevik for $578,000. Eileen Ravis sold property at 71 Marblehead Hbr to LW Invests LLC for $237,500. Franklin Park Linda Fryz sold property at 1622 Blackburn Heights Drive to Corey and Samantha Hirkala...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 7, 2022
Bell Acres Saad Aslam sold property at 178 Backbone Road to Robert Stock for $1,000,000. Robert Manson trustee sold property at 110 Barley Road to John Elchin for $167,500. Edgeworth Jeffrey Wigton sold property at 300 Orchard Lane to Jason and Marlia Simmons for $280,000. Sewickley Diana Toman sold property...
In brief: News from UPMC St. Margaret, Shady Side Academy, Women’s Business Network
UPMC St. Margaret Employees at UPMC St. Margaret gave a record-breaking $155,000 during July’s annual St. Margaret Foundation Employee Campaign to help fill in the gaps with hope for patients and employees in crisis at the hospital. “We didn’t know what to expect when we started the campaign,” said Foundation...
