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Letter to the editor: For everyone’s sake, stay home!
I started this morning on my knees, praying that God would fill me with love, compassion and courage, and then I made my way to Westmoreland Hospital, where I am a physician. The mood at the hospital is tense. As of March 22, we still have limited capacity to perform...
Trump delays deadline for Real ID licenses because of coronavirusVideo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With the covid-19 pandemic further stifling the efforts of states to issue Real ID licenses, President Donald Trump on Monday said he would extend the Oct. 1 deadline for people to have the identification cards to board domestic flights in the United States. Trump made the announcement...
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 & overpopulation
All the Earth’s environmental problems are a direct result of overpopulation. Any other consideration is a result of, and not in addition to, overpopulation. Overpopulation results in polluted water, air pollution, deforestation, rising crime rates, loss of wildlife leading to mass extinctions, widespread food shortages, vanishing fish in the oceans,...
Fighting the coronavirus with disinfecting sprays and solutions: What works?
Brand-name disinfectants are flying off store shelves, snatched up by shoppers looking for effective weapons against the novel coronavirus. But some disinfectants are better than others; some probably aren’t necessary at all; and some can actually be harmful, spawning antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We reviewed recommendations for the general population from the...
Quinn on Nutrition: Take care of yourself, now more than ever
My daughter called to tell me she was sent home from work when she told her boss she was not feeling well. “I hope I don’t have the ‘virus’,” she said. (She doesn’t.) Still, in motherly fashion, I reminded her to follow her physician’s instructions to stay home until she...
The Stroller, March 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Send cancellations to The Stroller The Stroller will publish news of cancellations and events that will still occur in the upcoming days. If your non-profit has to cancel or change an event or is helping members of the public, please send information to: The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood...
Long-term benefits and risks of intermittent fasting aren’t yet known
Dear Mayo Clinic: Is intermittent fasting for weight loss safe? What are the risks of short-term diets that are very low-calorie? Answer: Recent research has found that using intermittent fasting for weight loss may have some benefits in the short term. But at this point, the long-term effects of this...
River City Brass celebrates anniversaries, honors supportersVideo
When River City Brass artistic and general director James Gourlay, a native of Scotland, was invited to be a guest conductor for the Pittsburgh band in 2010, he immediately fell in love with the city. “I kept a video diary. I would go into Giant Eagle or a barbershop. I...
Coronavirus strains Shaler, Etna, Millvale’s small businesses
Allison Butka was overwhelmed by responses to their social media post about coronavirus’s impact on the printing business they co-own with partner Joyce Swope. (Butka prefers using the pronouns “they” and “them.”) “It melted my heart,” Butka said. Butka wrote in a Facebook post that Etna Print Circus, a brand...
Sewickley Spring Market canceled
The 2020 Sewickley Spring Market, formerly May Mart, has been cancelled. Sponsored by the Sewickley Civic Garden Council, the event was scheduled to be held May 9 on Broad Street. The event, in its 55th year, featured community organizations, nurseries and local garden clubs....
Sheetz announces several changes as a result of covid-19
Sheetz announced several changes to in-store operations because of the covid-19 pandemic in order to protect the health and well-being its team members, the company said Monday. Self-serve coffee is now suspended. People can use the touch-screen to order or ask an employee for help. Self-serve beverages are also suspended....
Gateway grad Kromka racking up awards for Pitt-Johnstown basketball
John Paul Kromka made a splash last year as a freshman with the Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball team. The Gateway graduate led the team in rebounds per game (7.7) and total blocks (76) and finished second in scoring (14.9 ppg.), total assists (80) and free-throw percentage (80.3 percent). His play helped...
Western Pa. school district leaders react to Gov. Tom Wolf’s closure extension
Public schools will be closed for two more weeks, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Monday, extending Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandated closure to at least April 6. “The number of positive cases increases daily, and we’re seeing it spread to more counties,” Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera said in a...
Ex-Olympians Christa Harmotto, Lauryn Williams feel for athletes, IOC amid uncertainty of ’20 Games
Christa (Harmotto) Dietzen was looking forward to an exciting summer. She and her husband, Derek, are expecting their first child in early July, and she had visions of sitting by the TV, holding her son and cheering on Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics. But concerns over the spread of...
Dorfman: Stock-picking winner pessimistic about market’s recovery
Laurent Condon, a retired trader in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, France, won my stock-picking contest, Dorfman’s Three-Stock Derby, for 2019-20. This was the fourth time Condon has won honors in one of my contests. He won my short-selling contest in 2017-18 and finished third the following year. Last year, he finished third in...
Editorial: Officials’ lack of clarity in communicating is hurting the message amid coronavirus pandemic
Newspapers know the value of having people on the same page. That’s why when there isn’t enough room for a full story on the front, we tell you exactly what page you will find the rest, rather than just letting you hunt around randomly. We give you a key to...
North Allegheny provides meals to students
North Allegheny School District continues to provide breakfast and lunch to students who are enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program. Meals can be picked up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the North Allegheny Senior High School entrance. A breakfast and lunch option will be provided....
Report: 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed because of covid-19 pandemicVideo
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed as a result of the global coronavirus outbreak, according to a senior member of the International Olympic Committee. IOC member Dick Pound confirmed the news Monday to USA Today. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound...
In Greensburg area, empty streets, solitary scenes amid coronavirus pandemic
As the region practices social distancing and businesses temporarily close as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Tribune-Review photographer Sean Stipp explored Greensburg and the surrounding area on Monday. The attached photo gallery is some of what he saw....
Sewickley Herald dinner canceled
The Sewickley Herald Honors Dinner, like many events around the country, has been canceled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Held annually to recognize a Man, Woman, Citizen and Emerging Citizen of the Year, the event traditionally takes place in May at the Edgeworth Club. More than 40...
Westmoreland police departments begin ‘non-life-sustaining’ business checks
are enforcing Gov. Wolf’s order similar to all the other Westmoreland County Departments. Local police investigated a small number of reports of non-life-sustaining businesses still operating after Gov. Tom Wolf ordered enforcement of their closures starting at 8 a.m. Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Wolf’s order prohibits...
Dr. Paul Carson: Why coronavirus pandemic is worse than the film ‘Contagion’
Paul Carson, M.D., is a Pittsburgh physician. I rewatched Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film “Contagion” last night starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The film goes like this: When Paltrow returns to Minnesota from a Hong Kong business trip, she attributes the malaise she feels to jet lag. However, two days later, she is...
Jeremy Fryberger: Can knowledge & unity save us … again? Yes.
For humankind, courageous understanding is always the path forward. Every day, despite our world’s countless political and societal rifts, fresh new waves of people recognize that such disunity is not only unhelpful, but enormously destructive — and that humanity’s real, enduring progress stems almost entirely from inclusive good will; if...
Letter to the editor: We must battle ill health as an adversary, too
Walter Williams’ silly “We have no ‘right’ to health care” (March 13, TribLIVE) completely misses the point, besides being extraordinarily ill-timed. It’s not about “right,” it’s about “how do we want to spend our tax dollars — and would we prefer higher taxes to cover the cost of a universal...
Carlynton continues lunch program
Carlynton School District continues their free lunch program for students Monday. Distribution sites remain the same as last week: • 10 to 11 a.m., Carnegie Elementary School and Carnegie Borough Building • 11 a.m. to noon, Crafton Elementary School • Noon to 1 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 601 Washington...
