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Editorial: Is marijuana marketing proof it’s the next Big Pharma?
The conversation surrounding marijuana has shifted over the years. It went from being demonized for decades to being suggested as helpful in relieving symptoms of some medical conditions to being touted as all but a miracle cure. In 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed the law that made medical marijuana legal...
Letter to the editor: Local governments need power, accountability
Kenneth R. Nath’s letter “Government should start doing more with less” (Feb. 11, TribLIVE) is a valuable comment about local government. Hundreds of elderly patients died in nursing homes during the pandemic. A bridge collapsed after it was inspected and deemed safe to use. These failures were not due to...
The Stroller, Feb. 23, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Annual Shamrock...
Letter to the editor: Jonah Goldberg off base on ‘coup attempt’
Jonah Goldberg’s op-ed “RNC’s idea of ‘legitimate political discourse’ shows how far gone it is” was one of the most vicious, descriptively unpleasant and emotionally raw points of view I have ever read. However, Goldberg’s rage keeps him from seeing certain relevant facts. When the Jan. 6 committee was being...
Trump praises Putin as ‘genius’ and ‘very savvy’ for invading Ukraine
Former President Trump praised Russian strongman Vladimir Putin as a “genius” for invading portions of Ukraine — and blasted President Biden for weakness. Showering praise on a top geopolitical rival of America, Trump said on Tuesday the “very savvy” Putin outsmarted Biden by recognizing two breakaway regions as independent nations....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 22, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s results North Allegheny 71, Baldwin 59 Mt. Lebanon 75, Hempfield 51 Upper St. Clair 89, Penn-Trafford 59 Pine-Richland 64, Bethel Park 31 Butler 81, Norwin 73 Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule North Allegheny (15-8) at North Hills (22-0), 7 p.m.; Mt....
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2022: Aislin Malcolm sets Chartiers Valley scoring mark
Aislin Malcolm scored 19 points to become the program’s all-time leading scorer as top-seeded Chartiers Valley defeated Connellsville, 72-33, in a WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball first-round playoff game Tuesday night. Malcolm, a Pitt recruit, hit four 3-pointers to run her career total to 1,671 points, one more than Mackenzie...
Winning streak continues for Monessen in Class 2A 1st-round victory over Jeannette
After finishing the regular season with 15 consecutive wins and a Section 4 title, the Monessen boys basketball team continued its winning ways in its postseason opener Tuesday night. It didn’t come easy, though. Fifth-seeded Monessen was forced to hold off a late charge by No. 12 Jeannette en route...
Early surge in 3rd quarter carries Mt. Lebanon boys past Hempfield in Class 6A
After weathering a second-quarter comeback attempt by 13th-seeded Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon pulled away from the Spartans for the second time this season. After leading seeing a 15-point first-half lead whittled to six toward the end, Mt. Lebanon got a big three from senior guard Zac D’Alesandro to start the third...
Hempfield man convicted of killing Pitt student Alina Sheykhet withdraws appeal
The Hempfield man who pleaded guilty to brutally killing his ex-girlfriend at her apartment in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood in October 2017 withdrew his appeal request Tuesday. After extensive questioning by both attorneys involved in the case, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Edward J. Borkowski allowed Matthew Darby, 25, to withdraw...
Florida Sen. Rick Scott wants to ‘rescue America’ through Pledge of Allegiance, strict gender roles
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rick Scott wants to rescue the nation by declaring men and women biologically different, raising taxes on low-income earners and spurring children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The Florida senator and chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued his “11 Point Plan to Rescue...
Column: Mickelson needing the greatest escape of his careerVideo
LOS ANGELES — The commercial slogan associated with Phil Mickelson for years is never more true than it is now, minus the anticipation of something extraordinary. What will Phil do next? Whether his true intentions were chasing Saudi Arabian money or gaining more control over how he thinks the PGA...
Biden announces sanctions against Russia for invasion of UkraineVideo
MOSCOW — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the United States will impose its first tranche of economic sanctions against Moscow in response to what he described as “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.” “I’m going to begin to impose sanctions in response far beyond the steps we...
Christopher Brooks: Supreme Court should revisit history in affirmative action cases
The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina for unconstitutionally discriminating against Asian-American students in its admissions program. As justices revisit the issue of affirmative action, they could learn something from John S. Rock, the first Black attorney admitted to practice before...
Pittsburgh protester gets 2 years of probation, social media ban
A prominent protester from Pittsburgh will serve two years of probation after pleading guilty Tuesday in six separate cases. Shawn Green, who goes by the name Lorenzo Rulli, also must also stay off social media as part of the agreement. Rulli, 20, of the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, pleaded guilty to...
Supreme Court shuts down Trump bid to shield records from Jan. 6 investigation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has formally rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to block release of documents from his administration to the House Jan. 6 Select Committee, bringing a formal end to his executive privilege claims in connection with the records. The decision follows the court’s Jan. 19 order...
Apollo-Ridge boys basketball hopes rebuild is quick
Greg Fox figured it might go like this. The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball coach saw the writing of a bridge year on the wall after a successful 2020-21 season that included a trip to the WPIAL playoffs. “No one lost as much as we did as far as graduation,” said Fox,...
James Dillard: Does scaring people work when it comes to health messaging?
In the recent film “Don’t Look Up,” two astronomers learn that a comet is on track to collide with Earth and destroy human civilization. When they try to sound the alarm, all manner of obstacles get in their way. In the end, well, you’ll have to watch the movie to...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone justify abortion?
Abortion is the killing of innocent human beings. Forty-nine years and over 62 million innocent children simply discarded. How can anyone be so heartless and cruel? How can anyone justify such a heinous act? If you do not want the child, please don’t kill it. Give it up for adoption...
Week in pictures: Feb. 14-20
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the Pittsburgh region from the week of Feb. 14-20. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Feb. 7-13, 2022 Week in pictures: Dec. 6-12, 2021 Week in pictures: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, 2021 Week in pictures: Nov. 22-28, 2021 Week...
Letter to the editor: Bradshaw, not Roethlisberger, the greatest quarterback
I do not like when Ben Roethlisberger is portrayed as our greatest quarterback. Terry Bradshaw has been through more battles than Roethlisberger ever saw, and people keep forgetting he won four Super Bowls. Roethlisberger had great defenses the same as Bradshaw, but he survived before all of the rule changes....
Letter to the editor: Biased media a danger to our country
How do you explain the many extreme, conflicting viewpoints in the pro-Biden and anti-Biden letters in this paper? Are both sides getting the same set of “facts” from their media? For example, I believe that MSNBC and CNN and much of the mainstream media are in the back pocket of...
Student news for the Pine Creek area for the week of Feb. 22, 2022
Colleen Malone received a bachelor of science in nursing and Anya Oukaci received a master’s of information and library science with school library media from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Both graduated in December. Jamie Crouse, Cheyenne Rosenberg, Cole Clifton and Holly Dougherty were named to the Dean’s List at Clarion...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Feb. 22, 2022
Sewickley Academy students, junior soprano Avani Venkat and sophomore tenor Max Peluso, won finalists awards Feb. 12 in the annual international Butler University Vocal Competition for classically trained high schoolers in Indianapolis. Both traveled to the competition and performed live before judges and an audience, advancing to the finals round...
Chartiers Valley area student achievements for the week of Feb. 22, 2022
Allyson Palucis was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Alabama for the fall 2021 semester. Vincent Chow has earned a bachelor of science in computer engineering with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Armand Dellovade has earned a master of business administration in business leadership...
