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Letter to the editor: Is anyone listening to God?
In a Christmas song, there is a line, “Do you hear what I hear?” I hear because God is talking to us. No one seems to be listening, because we do not want to know that the fear and suffering and death being caused by the coronavirus and all its...
Shady Side Academy Speech and Debate Team starts strong
The Shady Side Academy Senior School Speech and Debate Team is off to a strong start in the 2021-2022 season, school officials said. After kicking off the season in the Upper St. Clair Novice Tournament on Oct. 30, the SSA team traveled to the Moon Area High School Tournament on...
High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2021: Blackhawk coach earns 300th win
Blackhawk sank 13 3-pointers to earn coach Steve Lodovico his 300th career win in a 66-38 girls basketball nonsection victory over Class A contender Rochester on Monday night. Kassie Potts (18 points), Quinn Borroni (13) and Alena Fusetti (11) finished in double figures for the Cougars (3-0). Corynne Houser scored...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 13, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Mike Rettger Tournament (at Franklin Regional) Franklin Regional 53, Penn-Trafford 47 Baldwin 61, Woodland Hills 47 Nonsection Moon 55, Ambridge 28 Burgettstown 65, Bentworth 51 Highlands 61, Imani Christian 55 North Catholic 68, Hickory 44 McKeesport 85, Propel Braddock Hills 32 Armstrong 57,...
Fireballs expected to blaze across the sky
The Geminid meteor shower — always a highlight of the meteor year — is expected to peak Monday night into Tuesday morning, with prime viewing opportunities arriving from 3 a.m. to dawn. “The Geminids are a reliable shower for those who watch around 2 a.m. local time from a dark-sky...
Supreme Court allows vaccine mandate for New York health care workers
WASHINGTON — A divided U.S. Supreme Court left in force New York’s requirement that health care workers be vaccinated against covid-19, refusing to order exemptions for 20 providers who say they object to the shot on religious grounds. The rebuff, which came with no explanation, follows a similar rejection in...
John Dorfman: The Bunny roared in 2021
The Bunny Portfolio is hopping again. It bounced to a 36.6% return in the past year. I named this hypothetical portfolio after the Energizer Bunny of battery-commercial fame, which is “still going” long after you’d expect it to lose its energy. The companies in the Bunny Portfolio have done well...
Most local school districts move to mask-optional policies following court ruling
Many local school districts are using last week’s state Supreme Court ruling striking down the state’s mask mandate in schools to return to mask-optional policies in their buildings. The state Department of Health in late August ordered that face coverings be worn by everyone in all school buildings. Gov. Tom...
Dr. Oz is officially ending his show to focus on Pennsylvania Senate run
As expected, the long-running “Dr. Oz Show” will end in the wake of host Dr. Mehmet Oz’s announcement late last month that he’s running for U.S. Senate. The daily hourlong talk show, syndicated across the country by Sony Pictures Television, will end Jan. 14 after 13 seasons, Sony said in...
Time to finish: Deadline approaching to get gifts under the tree by Christmas
Hey procrastinators: If you think you’ve still got plenty of time to shop for Christmas and get those gifts mailed so they’ll be under the tree come Christmas morning, think again. There are only a few days left if shoppers want to ensure that gifts will arrive on time, and...
Concert industry ponders: What impact will omicron variant have in U.S. as live events in Europe start to be curtailed?
Can the world of concerts, theater and other performing arts survive another covid-fueled shutdown of live events? How many commercial and nonprofit arts organizations can weather going dark again without crucial government funding? And, if worse comes to worse, what happens to culture, the artists who create it and the...
Brothers found guilty in 2017 Penn Hills killing
Two brothers on trial for the 2017 shooting death of a Penn Hills man were found guilty Monday and face life prison sentences. Donald King, 36, of Stowe was found guilty of pre-meditated first-degree murder, while Devante King, 29, of Wilkinsburg was found guilty of second-degree, or felony murder in...
Bradford Woods wins grant for Willow Road improvement
Bradford Woods will receive more than $55,000 to improve stormwater drainage on Willow Road, the Allegheny County Conservation District announced on Dec. 13. The Dirt, Gravel and Low Volume Road program, which the conservation district administers, benefits projects on or around roads that are unpaved or are paved and receive...
Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson enters transfer portal
Following last week’s announcement that Penn State starting quarterback Sean Clifford would return for a sixth season, third-string quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson entered his name into the transfer portal on Monday morning. “Thank you Penn State University for the countless, unforgettable memories, and life long relationships that was built these past...
Mark Hendrickson: The Biden administration’s ongoing ill-timed battle against fossil fuels
A few months ago, I wrote about President Biden’s anti-fossil fuel policies. Among other steps designed to restrict domestic production of oil and natural gas, the president canceled completion of the Keystone XL pipeline, banned drilling for oil in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, and greatly curtailed the issuance of leases...
West Jefferson Hills, Baldwin-Whitehall districts determine differing masking requirements
Two South Hills school districts have different policies in place when it comes to masking, now that the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court ruling that Pennsylvania’s acting secretary of health didn’t have the authority to issue a mask mandate for schools earlier this school year. Now,...
Masks still required in Plum schools, at least until Jan. 11
Plum Borough School District reverted to its previously approved health and safety plan due to a Dec. 10 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The court affirmed a lower court ruling that the state’s acting secretary of health did not have the authority to issue a mandatory mask mandate for...
Hampton Township School District reverts to previously adopted mask policy
The Hampton Township School District has reverted to its former masking policy in light of the Dec. 10 ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The court affirmed a lower court ruling that the state’s acting secretary of health did not have the authority to issue a mandatory mask mandate for...
Week in pictures: Dec. 6-12, 2021
A selection of the best photos from Tribune-Review photographers from around the Pittsburgh region from the week of Dec. 6-Dec. 5. Previous weeks Week in pictures: Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, 2021 Week in pictures: Nov. 22-28, 2021 Week in pictures: Nov. 8-14, 2021 Week in pictures: Nov. 1-7, 2021...
Penn Hills School District still requires masks
Masks are still required for students and staff in Penn Hills School District. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Dec. 10 decision affirmed a lower court ruling that the state’s acting secretary of health did not have the authority to issue a mandatory mask mandate for schools in August. The ruling ended...
Cheri Gensel: Pa. union bills would give teachers back their voices
When I traveled to Harrisburg recently to testify at a public hearing on labor reform bills that are important to me as a teacher, I was nervous about some of the questions I might get from lawmakers who disagreed with me. What I didn’t expect was that they wouldn’t even...
Westmoreland County senior spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Cole Spivak
^ Greensburg Central Catholic’s football team might have lost its first-round playoff game to OLSH, but the fact that the Centurions even played is remarkable. Two line coaches for GCC, Joe Oslosky and B.J. Farrell, died days before the game, and coach Marko Thomas was left with a decision: forfeit...
Freeport grad Jenna Manke takes on leadership role under new Allegheny women’s basketball staffVideo
When Kelly Muffley took over as the Allegheny women’s basketball coach six months ago, not only was she moving into her first head-coaching job, she was inheriting a roster that was more than half freshmen and sophomores. She needed strong senior leadership to smooth the transition and set the tone...
Gateway School District is now ‘mask optional’
In light of the Dec. 10 decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Gateway School District has made masks optional for students. The supreme court affirmed a lower court ruling that the state’s acting secretary of health did not have the authority to issue a mandatory mask mandate for schools in...
Letter to the editor: Deputy AG Kirkpatrick should resign
Regarding the story “Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears arguments over school mask mandate” (Dec. 8, TribLIVE): It is no wonder lawyers get a bad name. All you have to do is read Senior Deputy Attorney General Sean Kirkpatrick’s new argument about Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s mask order. He twists the...
