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Am I the only one to see the mainstream media’s monstrous role in fomenting hatred, violence and intolerance in the U.S. and around the globe? Why aren’t more politicians, pundits and ordinary people decrying the twisting, the obscuring, the diminishing of objective truth; the agitating, the bullying — the silencing...

Our elderly in nursing homes are being held as prisoners. This is horrible. It has been almost a year since we have been able to hold and touch our mother. She turned 92 in November and had to spend her birthday, as well as Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, by herself....

In a recent Associated Press article, the International Energy Agency reported that the worldwide emissions of methane last year equaled the carbon dioxide emissions of the entire European Union. Methane is much more efficient at trapping heat in the atmosphere than CO2. As the United States rejoins the rest of...

To have your non-profit organization’s Fish Fry added to this list send information to The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084 or email vndnews@triblive.com. Fish fries are scheduled Fridays during Lent throughout the Valley, including: Allegheny Township Markle and Vandergrift No. 1 volunteer fire departments, 470...

The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com. Grants available...

High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 4A Section 1 Burrell 70, Derry 49 Section 2 Blackhawk 52, Beaver 49 Class 3A Section 3 Shady Side Academy 67, Ligonier Valley 57 Steel Valley at East Allegheny, ppd. Class 2A Section 2 Fort Cherry 64, Northgate 29 Nonconference Perry 34,...

Bre Warner scored five of her eight points in the fourth quarter, leading No. 5 Sewickley Academy to a 29-21 victory over No. 4 OLSH in a Section 1-2A showdown between ranked girls basketball teams Thursday night. Kamryn Lightcap led Sewickley Academy (9-4, 6-2) with nine points. The Panthers held...

Walt Disney Co. said Thursday its marquee streaming service Disney+ grew to nearly 95 million subscribers during the first quarter of its fiscal year, while the pandemic continued to weigh on the entertainment giant’s finances. The Disney+ subscriber count of 94.9 million is up from the 86.8 million the company...

Laurel: To achieving goals. Anyone who reaches the rank of Eagle Scout has put in some real work and time to get to a level in Boy Scouts of America that isn’t easy to attain. Just 4% of scouts climb to that highest rung on the organizational ladder. So Elizabeth...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take an appeal by former Allegheny County Councilman Charles McCullough — clearing the way for him to begin serving a 2½-to 5-year prison term he received in 2015 for stealing thousands from a widow’s estate. In a one-page order, the appellate court...

Federal prosecutors on Thursday showed a new video at a hearing of Rachel Powell attempting to push through a police line during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. It was an attempt to convince the chief judge of the Washington, D.C., federal district court to hold her in custody pending trial....

As an LGBT-affirming marriage and family therapist in Westmoreland County, I see many people who lack any access to important resources and care. It’s disheartening to know that so many people don’t get the support they need due to discrimination in the place I call home. When I came out...

WASHINGTON — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday advanced the nominations of Miguel Cardona to be Education secretary by a vote of 17-5, and Martin J. Walsh to be Labor secretary, 18-4. If confirmed by the full Senate, both would face immediate challenges in their respective...

The parents of a South Park college student killed two years ago in a crash are suing the driver of the car in which she was a passenger. Victoria Elizabeth Brandt, 19, who was a student at Community College of Allegheny County South Campus, majoring in general studies, was killed...

There is a very simple way to solve a large part of the food and beverage glass container problem: many states still have a refund bounty on those containers. The containers are returned to stores that sell the recyclable product containers for a refund. Those states see far fewer containers...

It is tragic to see that one of the Western world’s heretofore great political parties, the Republican Party, has gone “all in for Trump,” including Pennsylvania’s Republicans. In doing so, it has made a profound moral choice, antithetical to its founding principles. The Republican Party was established on the principle...

As a student ambassador for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Destiny Harrison-Griffin wanted to ensure her organizational culture reflected diversity, equity and inclusion. When racial injustice and inequality became a major focus in the United States during summer 2020, Harrison-Griffin helped to create...

One former Sewickley business has teamed up with a Sewickley nonprofit for some sweet touches. Village Candy, which closed its Beaver Street storefront last fall, currently has a pop-up shop inside the Tull Family Theater – with all of the proceeds going to the nonprofit. It’s a win-win for both...

OK, so I’m from the old school, and I believe songs that were written to honor our country many years ago are meant to be performed in the manner the composer intended. I watched as “America the Beautiful” and our “Star-Spangled Banner” were being performed at the Super Bowl. Yep,...

Bishop Canevin High School’s philosophy since it opened in 1959 has been that family is like the branches on a tree: We all grow in different directions, but our roots remain as one. It was never more evident than with the recent gift of a motorized wheelchair to a former...

Let’s have a discussion on honesty. We should demand that our government not lie to us. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon lied about the Vietnam War, and hundreds of thousands of people died. Ronald Reagan lied about Iran-Contra, and Central Americans died. George W. Bush lied about Iraq, and hundreds...

My covid-19 vaccine experience was horrendous. It wasn’t the shot itself that caused me distress, but the events that led up to my vaccination. As a health care student, I was sent numerous resources for how to sign up to receive a vaccination. It felt too good to be true...

You know what “permanent” means, right? According to definition experts at Merriam- Webster, it means “in a way that continues without changing or ending; in a way that is not brief or temporary.” In other words, if you take a step that you call permanent, it’s something you expect to continue...

I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Between the ages of 4 and 11, I was molested and sexually abused by two different men at two different times of my childhood. The second man was a Catholic priest from my parish, Our Mother of Sorrows in Johnstown. His name...

The article “Pa.’s lagging vaccine rollout takes center stage in Harrisburg” stated “Pennsylvania is ranked tied for 39th among the 50 states in terms of the percentage of people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.” I wonder if our wonderful governor put as much effort into...