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Letter to the editor: Use positive actions to bring about change
OK, Pittsburghers, you’ve done it again. You use violent, unlawful protests to protest unlawful behavior that didn’t even happen in your city. What have you proven, what good have you done? Nothing and none, yet you have caused damage and unreasonable cost to your city. What was the looting supposed...
Editorial: Stainless steel cars are part of Alle-Kiski Valley
Steel. It’s what happens to iron with exposure to things like intense heat and pressure. When the earth does it to carbon, you get diamonds. When a whole industry in the greater Pittsburgh area does it, you get the building blocks of the nation. It’s a process that didn’t just...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s reality-TV photo op
President Trump’s final comment at his June 1 Rose Garden address was “Thank you very much. And now I’m going to pay my respects to a very, very special place. Thank you very much.” A few minutes later, he was at the base of the steps of St. John’s Episcopal...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 8....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 8....
The Stroller, June 8, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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. Motorcycle run to benefit Toys for Tots The fourth...
Sewickley library curbside pickup available
Curbside pickup is underway at Sewickley Public Library, with card holders able to request items and pick them up when they’re ready. To make a request, visit www.sewickleylibrary.org/curbside-pickup or call 412-741-6920. Select a date and time for pickup. Items must be requested at least two hours in advance and time...
CDC: Some Americans are gargling with bleach and drinking household cleaners to prevent coronavirus
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report indicates Americans are putting household disinfectants including bleach into their bodies because they believe such practices can ward off coronavirus — “preventive” measures are ineffective and dangerous. The study, posted by the CDC, explored how much its 502 participants knew about...
As White House’s strong-arm tactics get pushback, Trump takes credit for peaceful protestsVideo
WASHINGTON — Asserting that “everything is under perfect control,” President Donald Trump claimed credit Sunday after a national wave of demonstrations against police abuses turned calmer, even as the White House faced fresh pushback over strong-arm tactics used against peaceful protesters. Protests appeared peaceful Sunday, a day after riot police...
Colin Powell backs Biden, says Trump has ‘drifted’ from ConstitutionVideo
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized President Donald Trump for threatening to use active-duty U.S. troops against protesters, saying it shows he has “drifted away” from the U.S. Constitution. In a CNN interview, Powell aimed a broad critique at Trump’s approach to the military, a foreign policy he said...
AG William Barr denies Trump demanded 10,000 troops to quell protestsVideo
Attorney General William Barr on Sunday denied that President Donald Trump wanted 10,000 active duty troops sent onto American streets to quell unrest. Barr, in an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” pushed back on reports by several news organizations that the president initially made the demand before backing down...
Carnegie Carnegie: Restarting the conversation
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...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic shows need for smaller government
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...
Letter to the editor: Recalling pope’s wise words on freedom
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...
Letter to the editor: Other countries need our help
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...
Letter to the editor: Coronavirus and common sense
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...
Letter to the editor: Life is short, take precautions
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...
Letter to the editor: We need a moral compass
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...
Letter to the editor: War on virus is hijacking our liberty
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...
Letter to the editor: Donations of human milk for infants needed
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...
Letter to the editor: Now’s the time to ‘lean green’
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...
Letter to the editor: Focus on value of human life
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...
Letter to the editor: Kim Ward’s protest warning a disservice
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,...
Letter to the editor: Students must return to school
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...
Letter to the editor: Legislatures’ ‘executive authority’
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...
