Nafari Vanaski is the news editor for the Norwin Star and the Plum Advance Leader. Her columns appear each Thursday in the Tribune-Review.
Nafari Vanaski can be reached via e-mail or at 412-856-7400 x8669
Vanaski: There’s always a next time, Leetsdale
By Nafari VanaskiIt’s not every day the president and the vice president of the United States make plans to visit your small Western Pennsylvania borough. It’s also rare to be teased by the possibility only to have the plans scuttled just days …
Vanaski: Test for preparers not so taxing
By Nafari VanaskiIf you fret enough about your income taxes that you pay someone else to do them for you, this isn’t what you want to read. Officials from the Government Accountability Office reported this week that they visited 19 paid tax …
Vanaski: Miles verdict right for him, but not right
By Nafari VanaskiRichard Ewing, one of three Pittsburgh police officers who arrested Jordan Miles in January 2010, testified in his defense during the recent civil trial over alleged police brutality and false arrest. After four years of reflection, Ewing testified: “We all …
Should Pittsburgh mayor’s office come with a security deposit?
By Nafari VanaskiHere’s this week’s lesson on The Way Things Are: You know those toilet roll holders? It’s apparently harder for you to take one of those from any apartment once your lease expires than it is to take a crystal trophy …
Vanaski: ‘A race for top billing’ in fight over consumer business reviews on Internet
By Nafari VanaskiAlmost everything I’ve acquired in the last few years has come after reading a lot of Internet reviews. Considering how many people also review items, it’s safe to say most of us rely on feedback from other consumers before making …
Vanaski: Cyclists need to help, too
By Nafari VanaskiSome years ago, I was heading to a tennis match at Schenley Park and missed the turn for the courts (again). So I drove until I could find a safe place to turn around. I ended up on a narrow …
Vanaski: The forecast calls for looking 45 days ahead
By Nafari VanaskiSometimes, we act as though predicting the weather is a great mystery. Maybe that’s because you didn’t realize you could find out what the weather would be 45 days from now. Did you know that on March 31, there’s supposed …
Vanaski: History lessons lacking, so Black History Month fills a need
By Nafari VanaskiBlack History Month was days away when I received this year’s first letter from a reader saying she didn’t understand why we need it. “If the goal is that all Americans be treated equally and fairly, as it should be, …
Vanaski: Let your deeds speak
By Nafari VanaskiFine. I was wrong. No, I’m not talking about my position in last week’s column that the tribute to Rocco the police dog had gone too far, especially considering how we treat the humans among us who need our help. …
Vanaski: Heroes also walk on 2 legs
By Nafari VanaskiI didn’t go to Rocco’s funeral on Friday, which gave me some time to think and others time to grieve and heal. I’m referring, of course, to the Pittsburgh police dog who was fatally stabbed by a suspect in Lawrenceville …
Vanaski: Column about color brings ugly comments
By Nafari VanaskiThe good about social media is it allows you to update multiple friends and family on the highlights of your life in three minutes or less. The bad: When people engage in “vaguebooking,” essentially posting mysterious comments in an effort …
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