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Sounding off: Overturning Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court seems about to overturn Roe v. Wade. Just when you think the whole world is going to hell, something important, beautiful and wonderful happens. God is real, present, aware and involved. And he never loses in the long run. P.S.: Thank you, President Trump. Richard J. Krauland,...
Counterpoint: Left’s reaction to potential Roe overruling shows authoritarian druthers
It has been just two weeks since Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to Politico. However, the left is already in absolute meltdown mode, claiming the potential ruling could usher in a return to the Dark Ages, in which...
Point: Overturning Roe will lead to a human rights crisis for all Americans
If the Supreme Court follows through on its draft majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade, it will open the floodgates to extremist new laws and court rulings that could cost all Americans the right to make intimate decisions about their own lives — from the medications they take to...
Shady Side Academy overcomes injuries to make WPIAL baseball playoffs
Some baseball teams get bit by the injury bug. For the Shady Side Academy baseball team, it’s more like the injury tarantula. The Bulldogs finished the regular season without some of their top players who were felled with injuries. This didn’t stop Shady Side from finishing with a 7-3 mark...
Fox Chapel softball ready to face playoff field
A notable regular season is in the books, and the Fox Chapel softball team is set for a WPIAL playoff run. The Foxes won their first section title since 2015 and the sixth overall in school history with an 8-2 record, tying North Hills for Section 3-5A honors. Overall, Fox...
Letter to the editor: Refuse ads that spread misinformation
I am very disappointed with the Tribune-Review. In the April 22 edition, there was a full-page advertisement “Global Warming Hoax?” I believe this advertisement is spreading false information and the Tribune-Review sold out to make money. I would like to see this company and others refuse paid advertisements that help...
Letter to the editor: Traitorous actions
If someone in our government did what our enemies would like to do to us, wouldn’t they be traitors (and nuts)? Let in illegal aliens and spread them all around the country without vetting them or remembering where they went. Make the Border Patrol do anything but their job (e.g.,...
Part of Shearsburg Road in Allegheny Township set to be paved this summer
With PennDOT’s revamping of Route 356 in full swing, Allegheny Township will shift its focus to another key artery. The township supervisors on Monday night awarded a contract of nearly $297,000 to Derry Construction to repave Shearsburg Road. The project will be from the Five Points intersection to Weinels Crossroads....
Editorial: Pennsylvania should require meth house disclosure
Methamphetamines can kill. The illegal drugs themselves can be lethal, but it doesn’t stop there. The labs are dangerous when they are operating. They give off gases. They can explode. They are a tinderbox that has to be handled like a time bomb, but people manufacturing illicit drugs aren’t notoriously...
The Stroller, May 14, 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. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-thru vaccine clinic for cats and dogs scheduled Frankie’s Friends Cat Rescue will host a drive-thru vaccine clinic for cats and...
Letter to the editor: Attack on our elections
At the state and local level, there seems to be a full-scale attack on how our elections are administered, as politicians push policies intentionally designed to make it harder to vote, especially for Black and brown voters. Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners recently voted to eliminate regional drop boxes for mail-in...
Pirates farm report for May 13, 2022: Cal Mitchell clouts 10th-inning homer for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 16-16) scored two in the top of the 10th to beat Charlotte (White-Sox), 7-5. LF Cal Mitchell (.312) went 2 for 5 with a pair of two-run home runs, including the game winner. They were his first two long balls of the year. 1B Mason Martin (.245) went...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Friday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 17, Waynesburg 7 Ambridge 5, Keystone Oaks 3 Baldwin 14, Bethel Park 8 Butler 9, Kiski Area 1 Central Catholic 2, Shaler 0 Highlands 9, Riverview 3 Indiana 13, Derry 2 Ligonier Valley 15, Southmoreland 3 North Allegheny 4, South Fayette...
Frazier passes stern test from Mt. Pleasant with playoffs around corner
As coaches schedule playoff “tune-up” games, they’re looking to put their team in some situations that they’ll face in the playoffs. Frazier head coach Don Hartman got just that Friday. The Commodores fell behind early but were able to rally for a 3-2 win over visiting Mt. Pleasant in the...
High school roundup for May 13, 2022: Bethel Park softball tunes up with walk-off win
Sandra Soltes hit a two-run triple to tie the game and Delaney Sierka followed with an RBI single to give Bethel Park a 7-6 walk-off nonsection win Friday in a tune-up for next week’s WPIAL softball playoffs. Sierka and Abby Quickel had two hits for the Black Hawks (8-8). Jessica...
Kentucky Christian school asks students to write warning against homosexuality
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Christian school in Louisville gave an assignment this week asking middle school students to write a letter to a hypothetical friend warning against homosexuality, resulting in public criticism and a review by school leaders. The Christian Academy of Louisville School System assignment calls for a seventh...
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball teams eye WPIAL playoff runs
The Riverview Raiders, a WPIAL Class A baseball finalist last season, will first try to prevent Bishop Canevin from making WPIAL history this season. No school ever has won WPIAL titles in football, basketball and baseball in the same academic year. The Crusaders already have nailed the football and basketball...
Melissa Hart drops out of Pa. GOP gubernatorial field — 7 remain
Melissa Hart, the only woman in Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary race, announced Friday she has decided to bow out of the contest and throw her support to Lou Barletta. Her decision comes on the heels of Jake Corman’s exit from the race Thursday. He too is endorsing Barletta to be...
Letter to the editor: Repeat DUI offenders should be in jail
Regarding the article “Bethel Park man accused of hitting officer with car had 14 prior DUI convictions” (May 9, TribLIVE): This is absolutely insane. This man has 14 DUIs back to the 1970s. And that doesn’t mean he has been out driving only 14 times while under the influence. There...
Candidates for Pa. governor raised $12.8M in April alone
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Hollywood personalities, sports magnates, deep-pocketed entrepreneurs, and other high-profile donors poured nearly $12.8 million just last month into propping...
Wilkinsburg man gets life in prison for killing father of former Pitt, NBA player
A Wilkinsburg man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for first-degree murder. A jury in February found Dilon Bartifay, 34, guilty of killing Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., the father of former University of Pittsburgh basketball star DeJuan Blair. He was sentenced by Allegheny...
Stocks rally on Wall Street but still face 6th weekly loss
Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, but not enough to claw back all the losses the market has taken in this volatile week of trading. The S&P 500 rose 2.4% as of 12:01 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is still on track for its 6th straight losing week, something that...
Does buying sets of lottery balls qualify as an emergency? Allegheny County lawmaker says no
There are balls. Then there are lottery balls. And a set of those balls doesn’t come cheap. The Department of Revenue recently purchased 30 sets of lottery balls totaling 516 in all for $41,280 - or $80 a ball. While it sounds costly, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Lottery says...
Letter to the editor: God doesn’t make mistakes
I don’t believe there is such a thing as childhood transsexuality before puberty. Anyone who uses chemical or surgical methods to change a child’s sex should be prosecuted for child abuse and charged as a pedophile. God makes no mistakes. William Bowen Rostraver...
Letter to the editor: Now is time to support tech training
Regarding the article “GOP senatorial candidate Mehmet Oz to tour Central Westmoreland tech center” (May 4, TribLIVE): I’m glad Oz is showing interest in the importance of supporting tech training. Over the past few decades, the emphasis on college has led to an almost complete disappearance of tech job candidates....
