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It is no secret that the Carnegie Carnegie enjoys celebrating milestones. The centennial of the 19th Amendment inspired a full year of rich performances and programs, “The Woman’s Hour.” Until pandemic struck. In pivoting and adjusting, we’ve found ways commemorate this turning point in American history on our website and...

It has become clear to me that Gov. Tom Wolf intends to keep our economy hobbled with undue restrictions on private business for as long as possible, or until after the election, whichever is sooner. Was it “science based and data driven” when his administration directed vulnerable nursing homes to...

In light of the recent birth centenary of Pope St. John Paul II, and given the amount of public misbehavior of late in the land of the free — disrespecting the lives, livelihoods and well-being of others by way of violent rioting and looting, and/or simply flouting mask and social...

In times like these, it is hard to think about much else other than the ways that covid-19 continues to change our daily lives. Our normal has become watching our families and friends lose their jobs, our favorite restaurants and small businesses shutting down for good, and having to wear...

Let’s apply some common sense to Pennsylvania, people. Sooner or later, death is a fact of life. There are about 13 million people in Pennsylvania. If 74,000 may have the covid-19 virus, that leaves 12,926,000 Pennsylvanians without. Did they deserve to lose their jobs? Lose their businesses? Go on unemployment...

With over 107,000 deaths in this country from the coronavirus, thought should be given to the late 18th-century writer Xavier de Maistre and his autobiographical novel “A Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room”: “So — I will die one day? I will die? I — the person speaking, the person able...

Over the last couple days I’ve been reflecting, talking with family, going down the proverbial internet rabbit hole to find a morsel of wisdom to cure an aching psyche as a result of George Floyd’s life being taken from him. I failed to find the antidote. The one answer I...

The covid-19 threat is much more than just a viral pandemic. It’s the hijacking of normalcy for nefarious purposes. It’s a dark occult ritual taking place in plain view in the light of day. It’s a monstrous criminal consolidation of wealth and power. It’s version 2.0 of hijackers with box...

There is ongoing concern about the decline in donations of human milk in the Pittsburgh area due to the coronavirus. Being a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse, I see firsthand how important these donations are to our fragile babies. Mothers of these babies have difficulty producing the milk they...

Because of record rainfall supercharged by the planet’s climate crisis (“Thousands evacuate ‘historic’ mid-Michigan flooding,” May 20, TribLIVE), dams were breached in midland Michigan in mid-May, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. We’ve heard these stories before. But now it’s not enough to escape the floodwaters — those...

Many people are focusing on individual rights and livelihoods during this pandemic. Many seem to be forgetting the value of human life. Our first responders and essential workers are risking their lives to save lives. Without life, there are no rights or livelihood. Marilyn Dvorsky Greensburg...

An open letter to state Sen. Kim Ward: I witnessed the absolute best of my community on May 31 at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. People came together from all over the county to mourn George Floyd and stand in solidarity against police brutality. The event, organized by a local mom,...

It is imperative that Pennsylvania students return to in-school instruction in the fall without restriction. Everyone has an opinion on the effects of this current pandemic, but, based on statistics, children seem to be much less susceptible to this virus. We need to stop focusing on the remote risks of...

I found the first sentence of the Associated Press article “GOP makes power grab to rein in governors on virus response” (May 10) striking: “Republican-controlled legislatures are increasingly trying to strip Democratic governors of their executive authority to close businesses and schools.” From my earliest grade school civics lessons, I...

How will you behave during the next pandemic if the virus kills children, adults and seniors equally? Would President Trump behave differently if his family was at risk? Would he treat preventable deaths as just part of doing business? Would you insist on opening everything and not wear a mask...

Cochran Concepts LLC sold property at 3960 Parkview Ln to Michael Pavolko and Taylor Snyder for $300,500. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....

UERD Inc. sold property at 6827 Alcoma Drive to VB One LLC for $58,333. UERD Inc. sold property at 337 Augusta Ave. to VB One LLC for $58,333. UERD Inc. sold property at 700 Beulah Road to VB One LLC for $58,333. Bank New York Mellon Trust Co. sold property...

Indiana Asish Sinha sold property at 1080 Rural Ridge Drive to Hyungsub and Yoon Ho Kim for $311,500. O’Hara Estate of John Robert Hurley sold property at 521 Brookdale Drive to Olga Taimanov for $200,000. Olga Taimanov sold property at 7 Highmeadow Road to Daniel and Koren Jackson for $372,500....

If you are using your extra time at home to improve your cooking skills, America’s Test Kitchen has a new cookbook that can help. Called “100 Techniques,” it’s the first technique- focused book from the Boston-based media company that produces a public television cooking show, several magazines and countless cookbooks. Along...

Baldwin Borough Travis Shumway sold property at 421 Blossom Drive to Mark Murrman and Jessica Recker for $230,000. Michael Stein sold property at 64 Hartl Ln to Nicholas Toner and Amber Lapsley for $198,000. Clara Guzik sold property at 423 Lois Drive to Kirk Berthold for $139,000. JTR Development LLC...

Millvale Thomas Lane sold property at 1051 North Ave. to Christopher and Tabrina Watson for $350,000. Shaler Anthony Leonard Iellimo sold property at 110 Adele St. to Nathan Schwartz for $205,000. John Manchini sold property at 1451 Balsam Drive to Justine Jedry for $175,000. Marianne Keen sold property at 171...

Pine Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2038 Cherry Road to Alyssa Gerlack for $147,150. NVR Inc. sold property at 6000 Elm Road to Joanne Sickeri for $407,500. JMJT Properties LLC sold property at 707 Fairgate Drive to Rodney Gum and Dawn Soltys for $368,000. NVR Inc. sold property...

Franklin Park Charles Nash sold property at 2556 Interlaken Ct to Stefan Levine and Julia Scanlon for $355,000. NVR Inc. sold property at 1914 Kimberly Ct to Viraj Samaranayake and Gamarallage Priyanga Rukmali Gunarathne for $658,725. NVR Inc. sold property at 1916 Kimberly Ct to Tsui Yao Chien and Chih...

Bridgeville BZ Properties LLC sold property at 121 Irwin Ave. to LT Plus Properties LLC for $410,000. Jordan Gray sold property at 1360 Missouri Ave. to Ryan and Tijana Mellor for $135,500. Carnegie Randolph David Reese sold property at 218 Mountain Drive to Danielle Jurnak and Caleigh Reese for $182,500....