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In brief: Log House Days, soliciting in Pleasant Hills and more in South Hills
Log House Days Artists, crafters and vendors again may show and sell will their creations and goods at Greenock Log House Days, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 25 at 1215 Greenock Buena Vista Road in Elizabeth Township. In addition, the Greenock U. M. Church will revive its Apple Festival...
Letter to the editor: Protecting Palestinian children
One of the difficult things to do in these trying times is come together. The politicalization of our daily lives leads us to often forget that sometimes issues can be broken down simply into wrong and right. We must come together for the protection of children. On April 15, Rep....
The Stroller, Aug. 16, 2021: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your club meetings, community events 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. Concert to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin The Casino Theater, Vandergrift, will present, “United in Song,” a tribute to Aretha Franklin,...
Editorial: The silver lining of unemployment aid ending
A ventilator is the last line of defense against covid-19’s assault on victims’ lungs. But when it comes to the economic impacts that have accompanied the coronavirus pandemic, that intensive care comes in another form: unemployment compensation. Until Sept. 4. That is when half a million Pennsylvanians will lose their...
Letter to the editor: Public education system failing
How is our modern exorbitant public education system faring? It appears to be adept at providing fodder for the current version of the three R’s — rioting, razing and revolting. The old version of the three R’s schooled a populace that won two world wars and was in the forefront...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 16
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 16....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 16
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 16....
The world may never reach herd immunity against covid-19, experts say
As covid-19 surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a fantasy. The thinking was that the pandemic would ebb and then mostly fade once a chunk...
Texas Supreme Court blocks lower-court rulings that allowed mask mandates
AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court stepped in Sunday evening to block lower-court orders that had allowed Dallas and San Antonio to impose mask mandates contrary to an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott. The temporary restraining orders, issued by separate District Court judges and upheld Friday by intermediate appellate...
Pirates farm report for Aug. 15, 2021: Will Matthiessen’s 8 RBIs lift Greensboro to 2 wins
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-46) was shut out 8-0 by St. Paul (Twins). LF Ka’ai Tom (.278) was 2 for 4. 3B Tucupita Marcano (.238) also had a hit. Catcher Taylor Davis (.273) and CF Chris Sharpe (.206) each doubled. RHP Max Kranick (1-3, 5.91) allowed five runs (one earned) on five...
The Taliban won. Here’s what that could meanVideo
Now that the Taliban has regained power after nearly two decades in the Afghan hinterlands, the average Afghan will face a radically different government, and lifestyle, than the one they have known since the U.S.-led invasion in late 2001. How will the Taliban rule? Have they changed? When the Islamist...
Eastern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Chalfant Barbara Faye Kaczor sold property at 148 Brighton St. to Mark Bailey and Emily Hilliard for $10,000. Donald Fulmer sold property at 221 Greenfield Ave. to Matthew Ian Lehet and Michelle Elizabeth Stepan for $138,500. Churchill Florence Palmieri sold property at 1445 Beulah Road to Hayward Arnold for $212,000....
Northern area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Bellevue James Kania Jr. sold property at 621 Monroe Ave. to RECB LLC for $82,000. Stephanie Ruffner sold property at 428 Roosevelt Ave. to Joseph Bassar for $140,000. Bradford Woods Estate of Roberta Jean Borden sold property at 123 Boothbay Hbr to Nicolas Elms and Jacquelyn Previty for $335,000. Joseph...
The Herald area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Aspinwall Dillon Stein sold property at 414 Brilliant Ave. to Erica Franko for $385,000. Fox Chapel Todd Alan Fennell sold property at 15 Chapel Ridge Road to New Frontier Influence Group for $280,000. Charles Irwin Jr. sold property at 28 Easton Drive to Ryan Nelson and Katherine Wilhelmy for $633,500....
Letter to the editor: Make Election Day a holiday
Wife and I were discussing the state of our political system this morning. I came up with a way to possibly increase the turnout for upcoming elections. Declare a national holiday for each and any Election Day. Then everyone can vote, as they desire, with no time pressure, at least...
Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S. was hitting back at the al-Qaida plotters who had brought down the World Trade Center, and Bee found himself among the first Marines on the ground. “Excitement,” Bee says these...
Trey Grayson: Exporting the fraudit to Pa. would be disaster
In July, Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano announced his intention to bring the Arizona audit to Pennsylvania. County officials have rebuffed his requests for election data, and Mastriano is threatening subpoenas to fuel the investigation. This is going to be a mess. Strange circumstances aside, a Pennsylvania audit is a...
Letter to the editor: Tackling climate change with maturity
Climate change is as inevitable as the sunrise. Political factions threatening climate change legislation are very narrow-minded. They advocate for the poor. Fine, the poor will be well fed but also the first to suffer from extreme weather events. Unlimited food stamps will be of no use then. The progressives...
Letter to the editor: Diagnosing the president
Regarding the letter “Biden’s decline is evident”: I don’t see Dr. or Ph.D. in Douglas Johnston’s signature, so I will assume he is not qualified to diagnose the president as having “aging health problems.” Since Johnston wants to play a doctor in the newspaper, he should more closely examine his...
Editorial: Census numbers chance for fair redistricting
The 2020 U.S. Census results are out, and Pennsylvania did what was expected. The population nudged up a bit, about 2.4%, but not enough to balance larger growth in other states such as Florida, Arizona and Colorado. That shift in where people are choosing to live will mean Pennsylvania, ever...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Aleppo Daniel Kriger sold property at 206 Mc Coy Road to William and Deborah Wible for $340,000. Edgeworth Estate of Carol Huckabee sold property at 221 Hazel Lane to Yolanda Landfried for $169,000. Ganesh 1 Trust sold property at 518 Irwin Drive to Juergen and Lori Mross for $2,000,000. Osborne...
Bethel Park real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Estate of Pater Hayko sold property at 5012 Belmont Ave. to Keith and Jody Maceil for $205,000. John Kovac sold property at 1227 Braun Road to Toomey Hancock LLC for $38,900. Charles Barkey sold property at 1020 Brookfield Drive to Gregory and Sara Murtaugh for $382,000. Robert Kanotz sold property...
Carnegie, South Fayette area real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Carnegie Melissa Ann Kraft sold property at 406 Second Ave. to Allison Papula and Jacquelyn Proie for $180,000. Michael Gissin sold property at 407 Seventh Ave. to Michelle Barton for $51,000. Robert Moser sold property at 4 Ann St. to Michael Ryan for $155,000. Rosemarie Wallace sold property at 612...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of Aug. 15, 2021
Baldwin Borough Paul Haley sold property at 471 Balconade Drive to Yadu Subedi for $180,000. UGC 38 LLC sold property at 735 Baldwin Drive to Nicholas and Kristen Hills for $220,000. Douglas Robson sold property at 5157 Curry Road to VB One LLC for $82,000. Walter Roth sold property at...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine ignorance can’t stall our recovery
We daily hear the call for Americans to get vaccinated. Yet, amazingly, after a year of over 600,000 American dead, far too many refuse to get the vaccine that can save not only their lives, but the lives of their loved ones. We live in a nation where misinformation and...
