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Letter to the editor: Covid-19 numbers don’t add up
I don’t pretend to be a statistician, and I understand the numbers I’m using are just raw data, but I’m concerned about the numbers being discussed during the covid-19 White House and state briefings. With our country having only 4% of the world’s population, we have 31% of the confirmed...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of life, liberty, happiness
Sun Tzu wrote “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” The Chinese military strategist is long dead but like-minded people of power still exist. America and the world are fighting an invisible enemy, and it’s not just the microscopic virus that we can’t see. We...
Editorial: Could PSU cuts show cost correction possibility?
Maybe the coronavirus pandemic can do something in Pennsylvania nothing else has been able to do. Maybe it will lead to reducing budgets at universities. On Friday, Penn State announced a series of moves to make the books balance in the face of a $100 million loss. The state’s largest...
How Pittsburgh’s polio vaccine triumph could shape race to end coronavirus pandemic
Peter Salk still remembers the trepidation he felt when his father came home from work one day in May 1953 and promptly began boiling a set of needles and syringes on the kitchen stove. With several years of research and promising results in monkeys fueling high hopes, Dr. Jonas Salk...
Letter to the editor: Using tax money to pick winners, losers
When the government decides the coronavirus crisis is over, rest assured that the politicians will review their response, find minor areas of improvement and ultimately pronounce a job well done. Our parents and grandparents gave the governor the authority to close businesses — and to choose which businesses must close....
Letter to the editor: Freedom & rallies to reopen
Well, President Trump is agitating against his own government. His tweets, with the help of Russian trolls, bring out people who do not understand “self-interest.” They are the usual set of “freedom lovers” who use “freedom” as a mask for their warped ideology. The “rallies” expose the people who care...
Letter to the editor: Conor Lamb, Joe Biden & fracking
As a resident of District 17 represented by U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, I’m troubled by his continued support of Joe Biden for president when he’s clearly against the shale industry here in Pennsylvania. I’m a natural gas industry employee, and we are an energy family in Lamb’s district. To hear...
Letter to the editor: Too early to reopen Pa.
Amid a pandemic, where social distancing is crucial to our survival, Pittsburghers are gathering outside to demand that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen businesses (“Protesters in Pittsburgh demand Gov. Wolf to reopen businesses amid coronavirus pandemic,” April 20, TribLIVE). This would be a tragic decision, as there are, as of April...
Letter to the editor: Nowhere to buy shoes
I have for two weeks been trying to find soccer shoes — not to play soccer, but for grass cutting. No stores that are open have them, and I have no internet to do online shopping. Because of covid-19 I can’t even get through when I try to call stores,...
Letter to the editor: How about a moratorium on income tax?
Left-wing politicians advocate using the pandemic to shape the country with liberal ideology. What would happen if right-wing politicians used the pandemic to shape the country with conservative ideology? Imagine if in addition to spending $2 trillion on a coronavirus emergency response bill, we also placed a one-year moratorium on...
The Stroller, April 26, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a 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 or...
Whip up these pantry perfect pasta dishes
Constantly seeking out recipe-specific ingredients that may only be used once or twice can be a burden. Instead, keep your home stocked with necessities to simplify dinner prep with dishes made using common household staples. One perfect example: pastas. These recipes for Minestrone Pasta Saute with Ricotta, Creamy One-Pot Spaghetti...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Franklin Park William Krol sold property at 2402 Antrim Ct to Nelson Rauscher for $378,750. William Seipp trustee sold property at 2536 Riva Ridge Ct to Matthew and Leah Sudo for $428,000. Marshall Zang Tae Kwon Do LLC sold property at 355 Northgate Drive to Spurk HVAC LLC for $700,000....
Monroeville real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Monroeville Nino DiMatteo sold property at 2685 Fourth St. to Dana DiMatteo for $83,000. John Pietrone sold property at 4723 Bert Drive to Andrew Koval and Sara Parme for $158,000. Zachary John Bugay sold property at 1805 Miller Ave. to William Molina Santana and Glendaly Pitre Santiago for $137,250. Thomas...
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Baldwin Borough Ryan Loew sold property at 938 Brentview Drive to Bernard and Annette Smith for $134,501. Earl Kleckner sold property at 5106 Colewood Drive to Modern Edge Ventures LLC for $75,000. Jayson Monroe sold property at 919 Edward Drive to Derek Parker for $139,500. Susanne Powers Waugaman sold property...
Signal Item-area real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Carnegie CarlosFernandoSierra Gomez sold property at 913 Forsythe Road to Halliburton Real Estate Services Inc. for $152,000. Halliburton Real Estate Services Inc. sold property at 913 Forsythe Road to Douglas Fred Meads for $152,000. CJ Partn. LLC sold property at 101 Railroad Ave. to 101 Railroad Ave LLC for $112,500....
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Pine Dan Ryan Builders Mid Atlantic LLC sold property at 317 Balsa Drive to Sean Smith and Jacqueline Forsythe for $781,493. Mariano Yco Jr. sold property at 702 Broadmore Ln to Jie Bao and Leming Zhou for $331,000. Estate of Vincent Volkar sold property at 816 Mt. Pleasant Road to...
Plum, Oakmont real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Oakmont Tiffany Ann Meinert sold property at 251 Commons Drive to Christine Andreyo for $153,000. Betty Anderson sold property at 1537 Oak St. to Maureen Conroy for $305,000. Plum Eric Huggins sold property at 765 Center Road to James and Aimee Tonn for $114,000. Bradley King sold property at 128...
UK’s Boris Johnson to return to Downing Street office on Monday
Britain’s Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday and take charge of the U.K.’s handling of the pandemic, a month after he was struck down by the coronavirus. The government has been without a leader since the prime minister was admitted to a London hospital on April 5. Since...
Cuomo on coronavirus sacrifices: ‘What you’re doing is actually saving lives’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday acknowledged frustration with coronavirus stay-home orders that have kept his state’s residents largely restricted to their homes for nearly two months, but he compared them to past generations’ sacrifices during prior national crises. “It’s been 56 long days,” Cuomo said at his daily...
North Huntingdon sisters will run 26 miles, an hour at a timeVideo
Sisters Mara and Magen Polczynski usually jog together every day. But, with about 24 hours of planning, they’re shooting for something a little more challenging — running 26 miles over 26 hours. They started at 6 p.m. Friday with an easy jog down a sunny suburban street, and plan to...
Allegheny County reports 2 new deaths from covid-19
The Allegheny County Health Department on Saturday reported two additional covid-19 deaths, bringing the total to 73. Of those deaths, 66 are listed as confirmed cases of covid-19, while seven are considered probable. At least 52 of the county’s covid-19 deaths — more than 70% — have been attributed to...
Sounding off: School taxes should be reduced during pandemic
Since Gov. Tom Wolf has made the decision to close all schools for the remaining school year and with school taxes coming due, we taxpayers should be contacting the governor and our school districts asking for a reduction in our school taxes. Understanding that the teachers are still working and...
Cheri Rinehart: Community health centers on covid-19 front lines
Amid all the uncertainty in our nation as we face and fight the covid-19 pandemic, one thing is certain: Community health centers (also known as federally qualified health centers, FQHCs) will continue to care for all regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. The most vulnerable Americans in urban...
Letter to the editor: Get rid of Squirrel Hill Tunnel
I saw on the news that they want to build a new Commercial Street Bridge, which is part of Parkway East just before the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. What will that accomplish? It will just give you a nicer road to get stuck on before you get into the tunnel. This...
