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Like most Pennsylvanians, our commonwealth’s nursing home providers watch Secretary of Health Rachel Levine’s daily updates with hope, but also with concern as we hear the latest numbers of nursing facility and personal care home residents who have tested positive for covid-19. As this battle for the health of Pennsylvania...

On April 16, I heard a member of the Congressional Oversight Commission, Bharat Ramamurti, discuss the $2.2 trillion rescue bill that the commission is tasked with monitoring. He mentioned that the $500 billion to be given to large corporations, no strings attached, would instead be used as collateral to borrow...

The Quaker Valley School District announced Sunday that a virtual commencement for the class of 2020 will be held this year. In a post to the district’s website, officials also said they plan to hold a celebratory event for seniors “once it is deemed safe and permissible to come together...

I am very disappointed in our government for making what I believe are unconstitutional regulations that have prevented Christians from attending services. “The government shall pass no laws infringing on the practice of any religion.” The regulations imposed on Pennsylvania have prevented members of churches from congregating as a “congregation.”...

When so many students in traditional schools have no other recourse, I am grateful that my cyber charter school has provided continuity of education for my son. To disrupt his education would have been a setback. I can’t imagine losing the ability to make this choice for our family, and...

The grocery store employees working to supply food to the American people are undeniably heroic and often unappreciated. Grocery store workers risk high levels of exposure to the wickedly contagious coronavirus, yet work diligently on the front lines, helping to sustain lives. Following public health guidelines to social distance is...

Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 4....

Editorial cartoons for the week of May 4....

Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a face mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family...

Serving Carnegie as the assistant director of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library is a job I take very seriously. I started as an intern from Pitt a little over 10 years ago. First I became smitten with our gorgeous building. Then, very quickly, I began to fall in love with...

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Sewickley Public Library for Virtual Gaming Wednesday. From 3 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday, play online games with friends. This week is a book match challenge, with contestants tasked with recreating book covers. A link will be posted to join on...

WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the doctor at the forefront of leading America through the coronavirus pandemic, was named Sunday as one of the finalists for the “Oscars” of the government workforce, an annual award ceremony recognizing the achievements of top public servants. Fauci is one of 27 finalists for the...

WASHINGTON — The intelligence community briefed President Trump twice in the eight days before he imposed travel restrictions on China in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, said a senior White House official familiar with the briefings. In a Jan. 23 briefing, Trump was told the virus...

Safe elections mean something to America. The freedom of the vote is something people have fought and died to achieve and to protect. We look back on the periods when people couldn’t vote because of race or gender or the simple fact they didn’t own land, and we shake our...

George W. Bush’s evocative three-minute coronavirus video went out of its way to avoid controversy. The former president didn’t mention President Trump or any political leaders during his “Call for Unity” message. Instead, Bush praised the American spirit and vowed the nation will beat the pandemic. Trump’s reaction? Bush should...

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval to a coronavirus antibody test that has 100% accuracy, according to its Swiss manufacturer. According to drugmaker Roche, the antibody test has an incredible success rate when determining whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. The test was 100% accurate...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said “enormous evidence” shows the novel coronavirus outbreak began in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, and Beijing has refused to give international scientists access to learn what happened. “I can tell you that there is a significant amount of evidence that this...

WASHINGTON — The sight of anti-shutdown protesters crowded together in public, often unmasked, is “devastatingly worrisome,” the White House coronavirus task coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, said Sunday. But Birx, whose boss, President Trump, has called the protesters “very good people,” did not take issue with the demonstrators’ message that states...

Regarding the editorial “Don’t forget broadband after lockdown” (April 19, TribLIVE): You write that “broadband access needs to be viewed as a utility a little different from water, electricity or gas. It needs to be as accessible as sidewalks that connect us to our jobs, schools and banks.” I guess...

Vice President Mike Pence disgusts me. Does he think he is better then all of us? Think of all the people that didn’t get to be with their loved ones before they died. And he’s allowed to go to the Mayo Clinic without a mask (“Pence comes under fire for...

I believe the PLCB is breaking federal law by requiring payment by credit card for curbside pickup. Marked on every paper bill is the term “this note is legal tender for all debts public and private.” By not accepting cash for any transaction, is the PLCB in violation of federal...

I need to speak out concerning our president’s desire to reopen public schools before this school year ends (“Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer,” April 28, TribLIVE). Some people say we need to open schools so that parents can go back to work. But schools are not...