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Letter to the editor: Alzheimer’s patients entitled to treatment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its draft decision on coverage for monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. This draft proposes a coverage decision that is so restrictive, it can hardly be considered coverage at all. It effectively denies access to all current...
Editorial: Constables have to follow law to enforce it
Why does Westmoreland County have so much trouble with the people enforcing the rules playing by them? For years, it was the sheriff’s office that was the problem. There were times that multiple leaders in the department were charged with crimes or on suspension or both all at the same...
The Stroller, Feb. 7, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, fish fries and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Pajamas, slippers and socks requested by HOPE Center The Alle-Kiski HOPE Center is seeking donations of new men’s and women’s pajamas and...
Letter to the editor: End covid reimbursement policies
Throughout the covid-19 crisis, there has been intense debate about the course of action that policymakers should take to fight the disease. However, the common goal across the spectrum has been unwaveringly consistent: Minimize the number of deaths and severe outcomes. Early on, state and federal subsidies were offered to...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 7
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 7....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 7
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High school roundup for Feb. 6, 2022: Aliquippa knocks off Lincoln Park
Cameron Lindsay scored 19 points and Damar Freeman added 17 to lead Aliquippa to a 65-50 victory over Lincoln Park at the Hoops for a Cure showcase at Sewickley Academy on Sunday. Brandon Banks added 10 for the Quips (12-7), who trailed by six at halftime and took over with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Hoops for a Cure At North Allegheny Winchester Thurston vs. Aquinas Academy, ppd. Bishop Canevin 94, Greensburg C.C. 57 Highlands 86, McKeesport 60 Montour 65, Belle Vernon 48 At Sewickley Academy Rochester 53, Sto-Rox 47 Aliquippa 65, Lincoln Park 50 Monday’s schedule Class 5A...
Hershey Co. raising candy prices, including Kit Kats, Reese’s
Sorry chocolate lovers, even your favorite candy isn’t immune from inflation. The Hershey Co. announced recently it is planning “list price increases across all segments” as a way to drive sales growth. The company said the hikes will offset rising labor and ingredient costs. “Pricing will be an important lever...
Fox Chapel hockey steamrolling through PIHL schedule
Fox Chapel hockey is coming closer to capping its amazing comeback season with an undefeated mark. The Foxes are 15-0 with five games left in the PIHL regular season. That’s a far cry from winning only four games last year. Through it all, Fox Chapel has done most of the...
Letter to the editor: Simple math on bridge collapse
The “stupid light” is flashing again. The weight limit on the Fern Hollow Bridge was 26 tons. The weight of a fully loaded fire truck can be 30 tons. The weight of a fully loaded garbage truck can be 32 tons. The weight of a fully loaded tractor-trailer can be...
Letter to the editor: Whatever happened to second opinions?
Gone are the days when second opinions from another doctor were required or recommended. It had been standard practice for insurance companies to actually insist you get a second opinion before proceeding with surgery or treatment. Why was that practice abandoned? It is heart-wrenching to watch a loved one not...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Aleppo Martha Smith sold property at 203 Sewickley Ridge Court to Thomas and Marilyn Leonard for $524,000. Edgeworth Estate of Mark Liggett sold property at 407 Woodland Road to Simon Family Revocable Trust for $720,000. Sewickley Kristin Bovard sold property at 614 Grimes St. to Gerianne Williams for $429,000. Real...
North Allegheny area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
Eastern area communities real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Forest Hills James Cinque sold property at 102 Fall Run Road to Michael Sable and Terrie Griffin for $215,500. Michael Mann sold property at 135 Fieldcrest Drive to Barbara Price for $197,000. Brian Mitcham sold property at 709 Lenox Ave. to Cary Morgan for $160,000. Monroeville SFR3 000 LLC sold...
North Hills area real estate transactions for the week of Feb. 6, 2022
Bellevue Karl Poruben sold property at 258 Brighton Road to Matthew Swiger for $127,000. Harry Phillips sold property at 15 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $35,000. Phillips Family L.P. sold property at 25 N Sprague Ave. to Fitting Family Group LLC for $450,000. Ming Cai sold...
Letter to the editor: Decisions of today’s women
I read with interest Betty Harp’s letter “Avoiding abortion” (Jan. 20, TribLIVE). Harp’s rudimentary understanding of modern social dynamics was on full display when she stated, “So, young women, keep yourself clean for that special man when you are old enough to get married. My mother was a wise lady.”...
Editorial: Clerical error doesn’t mean PSERS has no responsibility
There’s nothing like a good scapegoat. Who wouldn’t like to be able to just put all the blame for things that go wrong on someone else? It’s a good deal if you can find one. Except that just because you blame the goat doesn’t mean you don’t have any responsibility....
Letter to the editor: Legislators should do their jobs
I am beginning to resent our Pennsylvania legislators relying on the courts to have the final say on issues they have legislated. This is also true with recent movements to amend the state Constitution by sending referendums to voters. Whether it is creating new legislative districts or changing the way...
The Stroller, Feb. 6, 2022: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your events, club meetings and fundraisers for free in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number. Drive-through food distribution set Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine-Holocaust comparison
Do you know about what happened to the Jews in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s? Do you know about the German concentration camps? If you read and know the historical facts, you know that because of their religion, Jewish men, women and children were taken from their homes. Many...
Real estate transactions in the Fox Chapel area for the week of Feb. 6
Aspinwall James Schrenk sold property at 113 Emerson Ave. to Matthew Schrenk and Regina Capone for $270,000. Etna Sharon Vinski sold property at 47 Sycamore St. to 100 Awoa LLC for $70,000. Harmar Estate of Jennie Durkt sold property at 1425 Freeport Road to William and Joanne Burns for $160,000....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 5, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 65, Seneca Valley 48 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 68, Baldwin 54 Upper St. Clair 56, Bethel Park 33 Mt. Lebanon 56, Peters Township 43 Class 5A Section 1 Thomas Jefferson 58, Connellsville 38 Ringgold 73, West Mifflin 63 Section...
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2022: Penn Hills beats Gateway in battle for 1st place
George Mitchell scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, leading Penn Hills to a 65-57 victory over Gateway on Saturday in a battle for first place in Section 3-5A boys basketball. Daemar Kelly put up 15 points and Jaden Dugger added 12 for Penn Hills (15-3, 8-2). William Kromka led the...
Quaker Valley captures 1st WPIAL Class 2A title, snaps Burrell’s 15-year streak
Burrell’s remarkable reign atop the Class 2A wrestling mountain is over. Quaker Valley, a school in just its fifth year of wrestling, defeated the Bucs, 30-28, on Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A championship match at Chartiers-Houston High School. Justin Richey recorded a pin at 152 pounds in the final...
