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I agree with Helen Sitler’s letter “Now is the time to reduce Pa. Legislature” (June 4, TribLIVE). There are way too many legislators, and their pensions and salaries are extreme, plus all the help they get to do their jobs. Reducing the Legislature can’t be done with an occasional letter...

The headline on Joanne Garing’s letter “Reschenthaler’s Trump view out of touch” was aimed at Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, but the letter was a rant against President Trump. This president has done all the things his predecessor announced would be impossible. As for the number of people working, of course it...

We all love to complain about Pennsylvania weather, and unfortunately, it could get worse. Pennsylvania already feels the effects of climate change through heat waves, increasingly severe storms and flooding. Pennsylvania contributes large amounts of fossil fuel emissions into the atmosphere, leading to the worsening of these natural events. The...

1. The world slowed down, so did pollution, stress and crime. 2. There really is “no place like home.” We weren’t stuck at home, we were safe at home. 3. I could spend hours just talking to my wife every evening across the kitchen table. 4. You really can lose...

How the President Trump-named “Chinese virus” became the “Trump Virus,” bringing the most powerful country in the world to its knees: After a single case of coronavirus in China became a pandemic and reached our shores in January, we had a federal response I believe was incompetent. Trump and his...

Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Toy collection scheduled for Toys for Tots Lower Valley Ambulance...

On Monday, Pittsburgh announced a pilot program that would work to keep people out of the criminal justice system. As a pilot program, it’s starting small, just on the North Side. The idea is a “public health-focused, pre-arrest diversion program,” something that would address issues of substance abuse or behavioral...

Carlynton School District has decided to begin the school year with remote instruction for the first four and a half weeks. Superintendent Dr. John Kreider said the district will monitor local and state data early on to make the appropriate determination as to whether to continue being fully remote, move...

Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department are doing everything they can to prevent Michael Cohen from publishing a book that claims President Donald Trump made “virulently racist remarks” about Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela, according to a new lawsuit. Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, claims in the suit...

The Tull Family Theater is preparing for a soft opening on Friday, with limited occupancy and strict adherence to state guidelines. According to an email from the nonprofit, preparations include a new air purification and ionization system, virucides sprayed between screenings and other health and safety protocols. Detailed information is...

Here is an economic riddle that has been puzzling many people: Why has economic growth in the United States remained below 3% for so long? The growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) going all the way back to 1790 has averaged less than 3% in only three decades: the...

Amazing, the stupidity of the general population. Even though words of caution were presented when states eased restrictions and allowed some businesses to reopen, too many threw caution to the wind. Personal desires for a drink or dining out have contributed to the resurgence of covid-19 on a nationwide level....

Alex Trebek is the one providing the answers and questions in a new memoir that should reinforce his admirers’ expectations about the ever-steady “Jeopardy!” host. The concise chapters, with titles including “What is a Mentor?” and “The Answer is Family” and ranging from a few paragraphs to a few pages,...

Simply put, any vote for Joe Biden is a vote against unborn children and a vote for your pocketbook. The rest doesn’t matter. Susan Keyser East Huntingdon...

Mark Madden is, in my opinion, 100% incorrect about playing college sports (“College sports need to tap out for fall season,” July 10, TribLIVE). I believe there is zero reason for colleges to be canceling seasons, or to be holding classes online. (The same argument applies to K-12 even more...

So many Westmoreland County residents are more than ready to return to work. While we need to continue observing public health guidelines, we also need to make sure our leaders are putting smart policies in place. These policies need to ensure that businesses will have access to reliable, affordable energy...

To put this upcoming election in perspective, one only need go back to 2016 when President Obama dismissed Joe Biden, his vice president, as the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for president, and instead christened Hillary Clinton. So this is what we have as the left’s best to offer in 2020, an...

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s op-ed “Trump built greatest American economy before. He’ll do it again” (June 22, TribLIVE), intended as a kumbaya moment for unity, was actually a commercial for Donald Trump, as noted by letter-writers Leonard Mucci (“Reschenthaler drank the Kool-Aid,” July 6, TribLIVE) and Joanne Garing (“Reschenthaler’s Trump view...

Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank to stop in Vandergrift As part...

NEW YORK — Fox News is once again confronting allegations of sexual misconduct by its senior news staff. A former Fox News employee and a guest allege in a federal lawsuit that they were subjected to a range of sexually inappropriate behavior by ex-anchor Ed Henry and two of the...

A strange thing happened last week. The mail didn’t arrive. In a world beset by climate change, racial injustice and a pandemic, the failure of my letter carrier to swiftly complete his appointed rounds is a minor disappointment. Besides, like most Americans, I communicate largely via email. It’s immediate. Messages...

Planning for the future is always important. That doesn’t stop just because of economic upheaval and a global pandemic. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is putting $3 million into a road modification for Route 366 (Bull Creek Road) just off Route 28’s Tarentum exit. It would support a 162-acre business...