HIT: Thanks to his job as a school supervisor in the communities within proximity to Avella, Alvin Dinsmore White was able to compile valuable information about people and families in the region. White himself died in 1994, just a few months before his 100th birthday, but his legacy endures ...
HIT: Traffic was snarled for a little while in downtown Carnegie Monday, but it wasn’t a typical slowdown caused by an accident or construction. Instead, it was because about 20 coach buses carrying veterans to Washington, D.C., made a stop in the Allegheny County community so they could ...
HIT: Let’s say your grandmother died without telling anybody that she had a safe deposit box with jewelry and stock certificates in it, or a savings account that went unmentioned. Without heirs claiming it, the money and the valuables go to the state, where it is held as unclaimed property. ...
MISS: The most famous line from “The Godfather, Part III” has Al Pacino snarling, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” That’s how many of us may feel about COVID-19 in the weeks ahead. Just as the virus has receded from the headlines, it turns out there are a ...
MISS: The term “own goal” is associated with British soccer and the mistake of kicking a ball into the wrong net. Merriam-Webster defines an own goal as “something one does thinking it will help him or her, but actually causes one harm.” It can safely be said that South Dakota Gov. ...
MISS: Polio and measles are no longer running rampant throughout the country, and the reason for that is vaccines. The polio vaccine was introduced in 1955, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh, and the measles vaccine followed in 1963. These vaccines have saved ...
