3+ week, 6+ day ago  (238+ words) Recent debates about neighborhood services and development policy raise an important question: What happens when residents feel their local government has forgotten them? For many people, that frustration is personal. I recently spoke with the mayor of Mt. Oliver about…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (203+ words) Westmoreland County residents are losing confidence in the integrity of our voting process. That loss of trust isn't tied to one issue. It's the accumulation of several concerns. Our commissioners have both an opportunity and a responsibility to address them…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (210+ words) Regarding the article "Pittsburgh seeks pacts with 18 law enforcement agencies to help with 2026 NFL Draft" (March 24, Trib Live): In the same breath a city spokeswoman says ICE is not included in the agreement, which means there is no protection for…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (448+ words) Allegheny County Council voted this week to let voters decide whether to place term limits on the county executive, members of council and row officers including the district attorney, sheriff, controller and treasurer. County Executive Sara Innamorato plans to sign…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (639+ words) As we approach Memorial Day and honor the hundreds of thousands of young, brave Americans who have lost their lives in defense of the United States, one can't help but wonder if today's youth would answer the call to duty…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (498+ words) A painting of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform is back on display in the West Point's library, several years after the storied academy removed honors to the Civil War military leader. There also are plans to restore…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago  (244+ words) In his column "Rogue judges or a rogue president?" (April 4, Trib Live), Joseph Sabino Mistick told only one side of the story when characterizing the Trump administration as the true rogue in disputes between the executive and the judiciary. Earlier…...

15+ hour, 33+ min ago  (485+ words) Just when you thought Democrats couldn't sink any lower, along comes retread Kamala Harris to kiss the ring of Al Sharpton and adopt a fake mafia boss accent to tease another presidential run. You can't make this stuff up. Harris,…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago  (694+ words) At ports across the United States, something unusual is happening. Thousands of American businesses are now waiting for refunds on tariffs the courts have already ruled unlawful. At the same time, many of those same companies are being asked to…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (532+ words) Diego Jofre Lieva remembers some of the language barriers he faced when he came to West Allegheny High School from Chile at the end of his freshman year. "We took language assessments, and a lot of my peers really struggled,…...