As a Christian, and as a human being, I feel compelled to speak out on some of the legislation and so-called “religious-freedom” laws (laws that allow businesses to refuse service to people based on sexual orientation due to an individuals “sincerely-held religious beliefs”) that have either been passed in places such as Indiana, or are…
Author: Andrew Domencic
The Myths, Facts, and Immorality of Racial Profiling
50 years removed from the Civil Rights campaign of the 1960’s, The United States of America is trudging down a destructive, immoral path that allows for sanctioned racism. Racial profiling is an unsuccessful, distracting, and unethical policy that violates every human being’s right to equality. First, the preconceived notion that there is an astronomical gap…
2005 Steelers Nostalgia
With the Seahawks facing off against the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday, I can’t help but think about the Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL win over the Seattle Seahawks nearly a decade ago. I think about that season, and I recall some of the most incredible moments in Steelers history; all of the…
Matthew Lewis Interviews Mrs. Clare
In this interview, Matthew Lewis talks with Avonworth’s new Vice Principal Mrs. Clare.
Golden Era of Pittsburgh Sports
When the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrated their 2009 Stanley Cup Victory, reporters asked a very young Evgeni Malkin what it meant for him and his teammates to be sharing the championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers who had won Super Bowl XLIII earlier in the year. Through broken English, the Penguins rising star jokingly said, “Go…
Tyler Boyd Should Consider Transferring
The Pitt Panthers Football team had five head coaches between 1986 and 2010, and since then, they have had five more with former offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph being named interim head coach in the new addition to the sad trend after Paul Chryst recently resigned. It wasn’t a surprising move, as he can potentially take…
Eric Garner, Cliven Bundy, and the Absurd Double Standard
Earlier this year, rightwingers and rightwing media vehemently defended Nevada cattlerancher Cliven Bundy’s display of antigovernment tax evasion. He owed the federal government over one million dollars in unpaid fees that included grazing as well as fines and penalties for allowing his cattle to roam free on land that the government had established as…
WPIAL Championships: An Important Precedent
On Friday, November 21st, you could barely find any students within the halls of the high school. It wasn’t because of perilous ice coated roads keeping buses parked for the day, or a few feet of snow, or a below-zero windchill keeping everyone inside. It wasn’t for an abundance of field trips or even a…
Avonworth Falls Short of WPIAL Title
Going into the game as the underdog, Avonworth knew they would have to make some key adjustments in order to take down the undefeated Clairton Bears. But despite their best efforts, they could not stop a powerful Clairton team as they fell by a score of 46-14. The game opened with both teams struggling offensively…