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FDA gives emergency OK to coronavirus antibody test with 100% accuracy claim
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...
Pompeo: ‘Enormous evidence’ links virus to Wuhan lab, though it’s unlikely manmade
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...
White House adviser: Crowding by shutdown protesters ‘devastatingly worrisome’
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...
Letter to the editor: Broadband, internet killing civil liberties
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...
Letter to the editor: Why didn’t Mike Pence wear a mask?
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...
Letter to the editor: PLCB breaking law?
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...
Letter to the editor: Main reason to reopen schools
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...
Letter to the editor: More reasons to avoid animal food products
Massive slaughterhouse closures are driving U.S. consumers to plant-based meat products, as sick workers pay the price. Tyson Foods, JBS USA and Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processors, have closed 17 plants, devastating rural communities and threatening the nation’s meat supply. Production is already down by 25%. In reaction, U.S....
Letter to the editor: Sacrificing lives for economy, war
There are people who are saying we are sacrificing people’s lives to open up business too soon. But don’t we send young men off to die in war so others may live in peace? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Tom Wolf is protecting Pennsylvanians
In response to the letter “Disappointed in Wolf’s veto”: There has be no such anger or vitriol from Democrats in regards to matters related to covid-19. This letter perpetuates a false narrative that Democrats and Gov. Tom Wolf are against working families and want to stifle economic prosperity for Pennsylvanians....
Letter to the editor: Coronavirus, Trump & national debt
Imbleachment. Injecting with disinfectants is called embalming. That’s what the Egyptians did to the pharaohs. Anybody who defends this indefensible stupidity, including the hydroxychloroquine quackery, is probably a Trump boot licker. During President Obama’s eight years the national debt went from $12 trillion to $19 trillion, mostly due to the...
Letter to the editor: Electoral College works
The Electoral College is just one part of the election process that applies only to the executive branch. Letter-writer Ron Slabe (“Electoral College is archaic,” Feb. 25, TribLIVE) makes the failed assumption that the USA is a democracy. America is a constitutional republic, and the Founding Fathers in their wisdom...
Going from red pandemic stage to yellow won’t help hairdressers, barbers
David Wien’s customers are stalking him these days. Wien owns John’s Barbershop, a small-town institution his father-in-law, John Krautbauer, opened 56 years ago across the street from the post office in Delmont. The shop closed in March when Gov. Tom Wolf issued a stay-at-home order designed to limit the spread...
Letter to the editor: Primary mail-in voting is a great dry run
After hearing Rich Fitzgerald’s announcement that Allegheny County would try to send mail-in ballots to every registered voter (“Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald calls for primary election to be conducted by mail”), I heard the backlash of those opposing such a move, mostly those fearing fraudulent voting as a reason....
Letter to the editor: China is serious threat to US
Letter-writer David Bastl reasonably indicated that “China is our enemy.” I would consider China to be a serious threat to the United States. Consider the following headlines from various sources from 2018 to the present: “With Ships and Missiles, China Is Ready to Challenge U.S. Navy in Pacific” “China Commissions...
Letter to the editor: Global strategy needed to stop pandemics
Diseases don’t respect borders. If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything, it’s that global health security is only as strong as its weakest link. That’s why we need a global strategy to defeat this pandemic. There is no silver bullet to stopping preventable diseases like the coronavirus from spreading,...
Letter to the editor: Westsylvania is looking good
Westsylvania was proposed in the 1770s as our nation’s 14th state. It ran along the Allegheny Mountains from Kentucky to southwestern Pennsylvania and included all of West Virginia. Gov. Tom Wolf has exposed his heavy-handed liberal agenda. It is time for southwest Pennsylvania residents to fulfill their destiny and secede...
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 & Trump doctrine
The Democrats and liberal media excoriate President Trump for his unyielding commitment to strong borders, one tenet of the “Trump doctrine.” They seem to hate that the president, well, puts America first. For most liberals, Trump’s “America First” doctrine is racist, xenophobic and wrong. Obviously, secure borders help keep terrorists...
Letter to the editor: Enjoying house an upside of staying home
Regarding the stress of staying home all the time: We spent a lot of money on buying and upgrading our house, so it’s nice to be enjoying it more. Lawrence E. Howard Jr. Plum...
The Stroller, May 3, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
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...
Signal Item-area real estate for the week of May 3
Bridgeville Keylink Global LLC sold property at 615 Baldwin St. to Purva Mohnot for $14,500. Estate of Lynette Barr sold property at 1001 Grandview Ave. 803 to Geralyn Dremsek for $85,000. Carnegie Estate of Antonio Perri sold property at 409 Arch St. to NSC Properties LLC for $60,000. Terrence Steiner...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Baldwin Borough Estate of Charles Wiedder sold property at 443 Blossom Drive to Bhadrika Phuyel and Guna Subedi for $165,000. Eleanor Popatak trustee sold property at 1122 Edward Drive to Luke Barkhymer for $187,000. Estate of Norene Mears sold property at 615 Jenne Drive to Michael Jugovich and Jacklyn Welage...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Pine Showcase Properties LLC sold property at 219 Abbacy Drive to Brandon Michael and Amber Elizabeth Miller for $583,285. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2013 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000. Gregory Novotny sold property at 614 Fairgate Drive to Mihir Patel for $281,000. Richard Tomicek sold...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Bradford Woods Christopher Passione sold property at 813 Oak Road to James Chi Ming and Tony Hok Tung Chow for $304,000. Etna F. Chester Kletke sold property at 31-33 Walnut St. to Greg Milcic for $90,000. Franklin Park Stephen Demetriadis sold property at 2035 Connecticut Ln to Doris Lapina for...
Oakmont, Plum real estate transactions for the week of May 3
Oakmont Timothy Galata sold property at 393 Hulton Road to Rushi Homes LLC for $50,000. Edgewater Properties L.P. sold property at 202 Park Pl to Douglas Adam and Courtney Elizabeth Whitcher for $414,099. David Helkenn sold property at 362 Virginia Ave. to Natalie Haller for $198,000. Alojz Kajinic sold property...
