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Letter to the editor: Stop complaining and vote
I have read numerous letters complaining about gun violence and the lack of support or leadership from either Washington or Harrisburg to create changes. Even the recently signed compromise from Congress seems weak to many. People also have complained about the loss of a woman’s federal right to an abortion...
The Stroller, July 3, 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 open season with comedy The Freeport Theatre Festival...
Letter to the editor: Historical review for Independence Day
Another Independence Day is upon us. Here’s a short review of why we broke away from England. It seems that Thomas Jefferson had a low opinion of King George III. The main problem was poor customer service. We oftentimes receive that same level of service now, but from our own...
Pirates farm report for July 2, 2022: Yoshi Tsutsugo hits grand slam in Indy loss
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-38) lost 10-8 to Nashville (Brewers). 1B Yoshi Tsutsugo (.429) smacked a grand slam and was 2 for 4 with with a walk. SS Rodolfo Castro (.220) was 2 for 4, including a two-run homer. DH Kevin Newman (.385) was 3 for 5 with a double and an...
Parade of champions: WPIAL winners from the 2021-22 school year
WPIAL TEAM CHAMPIONS FALL Boys Cross Country 3A – North Allegheny 2A – Hampton A – Riverview Girls Cross Country 3A – North Allegheny 2A – Montour A – OLSH Field Hockey 3A – Pine-Richland 2A – Penn-Trafford A – Shady Side Academy Football 6A – Mt. Lebanon 5A –...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller named Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
Just a sophomore, Eliza Miller already has accomplished what most athletes dream about. The Kiski Area standout qualified for the PIAA championships during all three sports seasons this past school year, competing in cross country, track and field and swimming. For her performance on the trail, in the pool and...
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival featuring nearly 170 vendors through Sunday
For the three straight day, music, arts, historical reenactments and more were on display Saturday at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival. Canceled in 2020 and 2021, the festival returned for its 48th year Thursday, and it continues through Sunday at Twin Lakes Park, east of Greensburg. Festivalgoers will encounter...
George Guido: Late Riddinger made a number of contributions to Oakmont area sports
Warren Riddinger, who coached the first Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball team to a PIAA playoff win and made a number of other contributions to Oakmont area sports, died last week. He was 90. Riddinger founded the girls basketball program at Oakmont and Riverview, where he led the Raiders to three...
Illinois town braces for future without U.S. Steel plant
GRANITE CITY, Illinois — News got around quickly in this town across the Mississippi from St. Louis: The steel mill’s death knell was sounding again, and this time, the end might really be near. At the Daylight Donuts down the street from the plant, a group of regulars relayed what...
Sounding off: Raising age to buy a gun won’t stop violence
Eighteen is a very important number for teenagers. You are considered an adult in the eyes of the law. You could be drafted or enlist into the armed forces, and they would give you a gun. Eighteen-year-olds insisted that if they could be drafted, they should have the right to...
Greg Fulton: July Fourth and the American dream
We celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day because that is the date credited for when the Declaration of Independence was signed. The signing of the Declaration also represented the beginning of an experiment that the world had not witnessed before. It was the initial step in the creation...
Photo gallery: Anthrocon Day 2 in Pittsburgh
The 2022 Anthrocon Convention continued Friday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh. “A fursuit is not a costume,” said Sam Conway, of North Carolina who is chairman and CEO of Anthrocon. “It’s wearable art. It’s how that person brings that character to life through an image....
Jim Souhan: What needs to happen now that USC, UCLA have blown up Big Ten?
MINNEAPOLIS — With the imminent arrival of USC and UCLA, the Big Ten’s overdue name change has become obvious. Welcome, West Coasters, to The Big Tent. When Kevin Warren left the Minnesota Vikings to become commissioner of the Big Ten three years ago, I predicted he could use the job...
UPMC to close Somerset hospice facility; care shifting to homes, hospital
SOMERSET — Hospice care inside Somerset’s In Touch Hospice House will end this summer, driven by changing industry trends, UPMC officials said. With more patients able to receive end-of-life care at home, demand for the North Center Avenue location’s 10-bed unit has decreased in recent years, a UPMC spokesperson said...
Viewpoint 2: On Independence Day, we could do better
Independence Day is recognized across America as the day to celebrate freedom. As the popular song says, “I’m proud to be an American/Where at least I know I’m free.” Yet many people don’t feel terribly free. Some think the traditional American way of life is under attack. Others think that...
Viewpoint 1: Our freedoms are under attack
Recent headlines, from the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings to the Supreme Court rolling back the right to reproductive health care, profoundly implicate the freedom that many will celebrate this Independence Day. Opponents of democracy — a system that works best when it empowers people to have an equal say in...
Ibram X. Kendi on preparing children for the realities of racism
LOS ANGELES — Ibram X. Kendi has spent years studying racism’s history, and he is intimately familiar with its violence, horrors and brutalities. So when he became a father six years ago, the thought of exposing his daughter to the legacy and realities of racism deeply troubled him. The issue...
Letter to the editor: Pro-life, then pro-strife
Hey lady, you gotta have that baby And sister, we don’t mean maybe. But when that bundle hits the floor, with a bawl and a shout You’ll find we’re pro-life while it’s inside, and pro-strife once it’s out. We packed the court, you can’t defeat us Oh, how we love...
How the Doobie Brothers survived ’50-ish’ years to finally get their due
LOS ANGELES — When it finally happened last summer, the Doobie Brothers’ long-anticipated reunion with Michael McDonald took just more than a week to run into trouble. Nine days after they kicked off a tour marking the California group’s 50th anniversary — a year late due to a pandemic-forced delay...
Letter to the editor: Republicans not pro-death
I was dumbfounded after reading Harold Franklin Weaver’s letter “GOP not pro-life” (June 22, TribLIVE). His nonsensical rant attempted to label the GOP as hypocrites, but, really, paying “lip service to the fact that the Supreme Court is about to begin the process of dismantling Roe v. Wade”? He is...
Editorial: Why can’t Pennsylvania pass a budget on time?
The legislative process in Pennsylvania can take awhile. Government, after all, is not just about getting two parties to work together. It’s not even about the governor and the Legislature rowing the boat in the same direction. There is also the challenge of focusing 253 lawmakers on the task at...
The Stroller, July 2, 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. Free lunch programs continue in the A-K Valley There are several free...
Letter to the editor: Timing everything for trail extension in Export
I appreciated the editorial “Businesses and trails should be partners, not rivals” (June 15, TribLIVE). As a business owner and member of the Export Business Group, I see daily the value of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail as a recreational asset and as an opportunity to connect new customers to the...
North Allegheny student news
The Monica Chibuogu Nneji Foundation has awarded North Allegheny Senior High School graduate Tejas Prasanna a $500 scholarship. She plans to study biology at University of Pittsburgh. The MCNF College Scholarship program is designed to support students pursuing higher education in health care fields such as nursing, medicine, occupational therapy,...
Pirates farm report for July 1, 2022: Yoshi Tsutsugo homers, but Indy gets blown out
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 37-37) fell 13-4 to Nashville (Brewers). DH Yoshi Tsutsugo (.412) smacked a two-run home run. 2B Kevin Newman (.353) was 3 for 5 with an RBI. Both were on rehab outings. 3B Taylor Davis (.264) was 1 for 1 with two walks and an RBI. LF Travis Swaggerty...
