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Will Phillies’ Andrew McCutchen still be elite after return from knee surgery?Video
PHILADELPHIA — Andrew McCutchen batted .709 as a high school senior. Of the 1,501 players drafted in 2005, he was taken 11th by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He’s a five-time All-Star, a Gold Glove Award winner and the 2013 National League MVP. And he did it all after blowing out his...
Paul Bojarski: I miss the alone
While most of the world is struggling with the issues that come from staying home from work — the loneliness, the lack of interaction with co-workers, the quiet — I am struggling with something else: I miss being alone. I miss the alone that comes with working from my home...
Trump says second coronavirus panel with economic focus ‘good idea’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the notion of creating a second White House coronavirus task force to examine how best to reopen the country’s economy was a “good idea.” Trump tweeted an endorsement Saturday of a plan offered by Dana Perino, former press secretary to President George W. Bush....
Editorial: Be shocked, but not surprised, by massive unemployment
The numbers are exploding as more people are affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Not just the number of people who are diagnosed with the disease, now topping a million worldwide and 266,000 in the United States. Not just the number of people who have died — some 7,000 nationally and...
Coronavirus scofflaws arrested, criminally charged as California cracks down
LOS ANGELES — As California officials try desperately to keep people inside to slow the spread of the coronavirus, authorities are beginning to crack down on scofflaws. The crackdown has escalated in recent days, with nonessential businesses that refuse to shut down as well as people who defy orders to...
Douglas Morris: All American workers deserve military benefits
Right now every American worker is on the front lines of the war against a lethal viral pathogen, especially U.S. nurses, doctors and other medical personnel. So are our retail, food service, delivery and transportation workers, as well as many others who earn a low minimum wage without any benefits....
Sounding off: Church members put us all at risk
I was truly believing we were all coming together to quell this coronavirus. I was seeing less traffic and more people heeding the advice of our officials and our medical professionals. Then, the news that 200 people congregated together at Word of Life Church on March 22 (“About 200 attend...
Trib finalist in 2 categories for prestigious international journalism competition
The Tribune-Review has been named a two-time finalist in a prestigious international journalism competition for its documentary marking the first anniversary of the 2018 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue and an initiative to engage a younger audience through an eSports platform. It was announced late last week that...
Lawrence McCullough: Restarting Pittsburgh’s arts economy
In late summer of 1606, one of the liveliest theater seasons London, England, had known was abruptly shut down by the sudden onset of bubonic plague. When public entertainments were allowed to resume almost two years later in April 1608, several drama companies that had flourished pre-plague were nowhere to...
Letter to the editor: News sources for the informed, uninformed
Letter-writer Richard Boley (“Politics & covid-19 pandemic decisions,” March 26, TribLIVE) states that President Trump’s supporters who “probably can be called ‘uninformed’ ” can get their information from Fox News “if they need further assurance” beyond Trump. I guess “informed” Richard Boley gets all his excellent news from CNN. Bill...
Letter to the editor: Cruise ship passengers must be sequestered
As a former medical readiness officer who advised three chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of Defense at the Pentagon on biological, chemical and nuclear warfare during 9/11, I once made the same decision as our Coast Guard on sequestering a ship transporting infected passengers. To...
Letter to the editor: Do your part & keep us all safe
When you are going about your daily life in this age of the coronavirus pandemic, please remember your letter carrier, who comes to your mailbox every day. Take time to sanitize that mailbox: Mix a half-cup of bleach in water (a half or full gallon) and use it to wipe...
Letter to the editor: Seeing Trump for what he truly is
In late February, President Trump said the Democrats’ “new hoax” was claiming the White House was doing a bad job in response to the coronavirus. As late as the first week of March, he was claiming there was little to be concerned about in our country. Now that he has...
Letter to the editor: Hopeful treatments for covid-19
Tests by many have given great hope that hydroxycholorquine and also in combination with Z-Pak (azithromycin) will help patients tremendously. There are trials starting, and the CEO of pharmaceutical Novartis just said this: “Preclinical studies in animals, as well as the first data from clinical studies, show that hydroxychloroquine kills...
Letter to the editor: We’re bailing out corporations — again
There is one part of the $2.2 trillion stimulus that worries me: the $500 billion bailout to large corporations. They are partially responsible for today’s problems. For the last decade, large corporations have had record profits while paying little in taxes. They have reduced our manufacturing capabilities and decimated the...
Religion Digest: Online worship services in the Alle-Kiski Valley
The following churches are offering online services. Click on the link to go to the stream. You do not need to have a Facebook account to pull up a business or church Facebook page. Holy Week and Easter services • Christ Our Hope Anglican Church, Harrison, will livestream the following...
The Stroller, April 4, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send information of charitable events to The Stroller Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive? The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com. Apollo Borough...
Bridgeville municipal building remains closed
The Bridgeville Borough municipal building remains closed through April with staff serving the community by telephone and email. Public meetings and scheduled meetings during April will be held via teleconference or video conference only. Residents in need of non-emergency police assistance can call 412-221-6012 ext. 20. For the administration office,...
Heritage Valley Sewickley, Beaver, Kennedy limit lab hours
To help combat the spread of covid-19, Heritage Valley Health System will make operational changes to lab and diagnostic services. Effective Monday, outpatient testing hours at Heritage Valley’s three hospitals — Heritage Valley Sewickley, Beaver and Kennedy — will be from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and...
Woman killed by train in Tarentum identified
A woman struck and killed by a train Friday night in Tarentum has been identified. Beth Graff, 39, of Tarentum was pronounced dead at the scene along the railroad tracks adjacent to Fifth Avenue, Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office reported Saturday afternoon. An investigation by Allegheny County police found that...
Keith Williams: System-focused bureaucracy is tying teachers’ hands
Anyone who has stood in front of a classroom knows: You must adapt to succeed. The coronavirus crisis has proven that flexibility is king when it comes to essential skills for teachers. Like the rest of us, teachers are being forced to adapt to statewide school closures and local quarantines....
How to make facemasks from household itemsVideo
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine on Friday asked all Pennsylvania residents — even those who are healthy or not showing symptoms of the coronavirus — to wear some type of face covering when in public. This could include a bandanna, T-shirt or other masks that are not medical grade....
Editorial: A glimpse of hope in Pitt’s covid-19 vaccine trial
Good news came out of Pittsburgh on Thursday. It came in the form of a fingertip-sized innovation with miniature needles made of sugar and virus proteins. It might be the vaccine that protects millions from the novel coronavirus pandemic. And it has been developed at the University of Pittsburgh School...
Brooke Baldwin becomes 2nd CNN on-air person with coronavirus
NEW YORK — CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin has tested positive for the coronavirus, the second on-air personality at the news network to come down with the disease. In an Instagram post Friday, Baldwin said that her symptoms — a fever, chills and aches — came on suddenly Thursday afternoon....
In pivot, Pelosi sees next relief bill with bipartisan goals
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the next coronavirus aid bill should build on the bipartisan relief bills that Congress has passed so far rather than include broader Democratic agenda items such as infrastructure and rural broadband access. That’s a noteworthy pivot for the California Democrat, who...
