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Editorial: The uncommon sense of Levin deal

Let’s try this again. Way back in February, Levin Furniture was in danger of closing, but owners of the Art Van Furniture company that purchased it in 2017 said not to worry — everything was “business as usual” and a solution would be found. That solution, as it turned out...
Ford shuts down Dearborn Truck Plant when worker tests positive for coronavirus

DETROIT — Ford Motor Company shut down its Dearborn Truck Plant on Wednesday afternoon because of coronavirus, releasing its early shift of UAW hourly workers. “They sent everybody home,” said a UAW worker who asked not to be named for fear of disciplinary action. “We probably got 800 people there....
CDC issues detailed reopening guidance after initial rejectionVideo

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a 60-page document that provides detailed suggestions for different phases of reopening workplaces, schools and restaurants, after an earlier draft was rejected by the White House for being too prescriptive. The document, which expands on several tools the agency released last...
Sweetwater offers online art classes

Sweetwater Center for the Arts is offering Art At Home classes. Three levels include: • Level 1: Pre-School, Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. • Level 2: Children, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. • Level 3: Teen, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. The center plans to add more classes, including...
South Hills Interfaith Movement to celebrate after-school students

South Hills Interfaith Movement (SHIM) After School program volunteers, teachers, staff and students will ride past the homes of all 75 of the program’s students on Thursday. Nature Cat from WQED also will make an appearance. According to a news release, SHIM’s After School program offers support to students in...
State reports 143 more coronavirus deaths, 746 additional cases

Pennsylvania on Wednesday reported 143 more covid-19 deaths and 746 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to just over 64,400 , state officials said. There have been 4,767 people who have died from the virus, which has been reported in all of the state’s 67 counties. More...
Sen. Vincent Hughes: Republican reopening plan worst kind of politics

In the last few weeks, Pennsylvania Republicans have ramped up the political theatre in a brazen attempt at politicizing the Wolf administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. From staged political rallies organized by out-of-state, extreme right-wing agitators to attempts at strong-arming local officials to ignore the governor’s executive order on...
Somerset County will try again for hiking trail project

Somerset County will take another swing at developing a section of hiking trail at Somerset Lake this summer. Somerset County commissioners — at the project engineer’s recommendation — rejected four bids to carve out a half-mile of trail alongside the lake, because each of them exceeded the project’s budget, Somerset...
Carnegie Carnegie: Standing grand, standing proud

Anyone who has visited the grand building at the top of the hill can tell you it exudes personality. The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s facility, where our community has gathered for over a century, is so closely tied to what the library means to each of us....
Eric Failing: Private schools should share in CARES Act funding, too

In late March, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In part, it calls for $13.2 billion to be provided for K-12 education across the country, with an estimated $523.8 million for Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Department of Education. That money has been earmarked for...
Letter to the editor: How are those on TV getting haircuts?

I, like most people, am becoming a shaggy dog. In watching news programs and political ads, I noticed that none of those people seems to need a haircut. I would really like to know where they are getting hair care. In a short time, I won’t be able to identify...
Hampton cancels Memorial Day ceremony

The Memorial Day Public Ceremony held at the Hampton Veterans Memorial has been canceled due to state distancing guidelines. According to the township’s website, though the official ceremony will not take place, members of the Hampton American Legion will gather Monday for a brief salute at the Hampton Community Center...
Letter to the editor: Democratic candidates

Considering the New Jersey Democratic Party once allowed a last-minute substitution on its 2002 Senate ballot because Robert Torricelli was involved in an ethics scandal and trailing badly to Republican Douglas Forrester, does anyone not believe that the Democratic National Committee will attempt the same malarkey due to grave concerns...
Letter to the editor: Taxes on leased vehicles

One of Pennsylvania’s best-kept secrets is a 9% tax on leased vehicles (in some counties it may be 10%). Having leased three vehicles in the last five years, it wasn’t until I returned my Nissan Rogue to the dealership and received a final disposition fee of $395 plus a tax...
Letter to the editor: Appreciating government actions on coronavirus

The run for the White House is sealed. Until coronavirus arrived, things in the government were unsettled. As soon as politicians were aware of its seriousness, they started doing what they had to do. Our country was locked down, then the flow of money began to help with food, business...
Letter to the editor: Leaders, saints during pandemic

To be or not to be, that is the question. This line of Shakespeare is the one that first comes to mind for most people. Prince Hamlet is musing on the comparison between the pain of life and the fear of the uncertainty of death and of possible damnation of...

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