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Tricks to make mayonnaise your go-to secret ingredient of the summer
Granted, it doesn’t roll off the tongue like “Jimmy ‘the Greek’ Snyder” or “Vlad ‘the Impaler’ Tepes,” but, over the years I’ve acquired the sobriquet, “Jim ‘Won’t-Shut-Up-About-the Visigoths’ DeWan.” But, come on, who doesn’t love a bit of the old barbarian? Like that time Alaric and his gang sacked Rome....
Cost, hassle of stamps questioned as mail-in voting surges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even if it weren’t for her disability and fear of catching covid-19, Delinda Bryant said getting the necessary postage to cast a ballot this year will be a struggle. Bryant, 63, doesn’t have $10 for a book of stamps, a printer to make them at home or...
Trump campaign urges supporters to back TikTok ban in online ads
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s campaign is paying for ads on Facebook Inc.’s social media platforms urging supporters to sign a petition banning Bytedance Ltd.’s TikTok, as the White House ramps up rhetoric to restrict the video app in the U.S. “TikTok has been caught red handed by monitoring what is...
White House against testing funds in stimulus bill, Washington Post reports
NEW YORK — The Trump administration wants to block new funding to help states with testing and contact tracing in an upcoming coronavirus relief bill, people involved in the talks told the Washington Post. Some Republican senators want to allocate billions of dollars for the Centers for Disease Control and...
Bryan Iams: To keep America competitive, we must prioritize infrastructure funding
It is more important than ever for our country to invest in areas that help get more people back to work. Lawmakers should prioritize the passage and implementation of a comprehensive infrastructure program that would immediately provide employment opportunities for many Americans. The U.S. was in dire need of these...
As parents look for alternatives, home schooling sees ‘explosive’ interest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For Laila Barakat’s children, school will be home, like other students in their district. But they won’t participate in distance learning. Their teachers will be mom and dad. Barakat has decided to do home schooling for her three school-aged children — one in first grade, one in...
Editorial: Names of jurors in Held trial should be released
A jury has a job. Everything that happens in a criminal trial plays to an audience of 12. The jury is entrusted with the solemn responsibility of hearing evidence and legal arguments and setting aside preconceptions to determine whether or not someone committed a crime. It’s arguably the most important...
As schools’ reopening plans balance safety with education, officials left feeling they’re picking ‘the best bad option’
Some school officials say their districts are in a no-win situation as they draw up reopening plans meant to balance health and education amid a pandemic that closed schools in the spring and upends any hope of normalcy in the fall. Those plans, required by state health and education officials...
Sounding off: A Biden win would benefit Republicans
A Joe Biden victory is the best hope Republicans have. Because if Biden loses, President Trump will continue to drag down the party for four more years. Republicans are already in serious danger of losing more seats than anyone ever imagined because they have protected and enabled Trump. If the...
Sarah Charlier-Vermeire: Our children deserve better
When I first heard of a local district’s plan to reopen schools in the fall, with seemingly little in the way of mitigation efforts beyond the use of face masks, I was utterly appalled. I openly proclaimed that I would never trust my children in the hands of a district...
Letter to the editor: If Trump cared, he wouldn’t hold rallies
What does it say about the character of a man who would willingly and knowingly put thousands of people’s health and lives at risk seemingly for the sake of flattering his ego and feeding his lust for power? Surely if President Trump’s record was as sterling as he would have...
Letter to the editor: We need to band together to deal with crises
I can’t understand why we keep changing from one thing to another. The coronavirus has cost us many lives, and many more if we keep fooling ourselves that it is not serious or deadly. Everything was being dealt with until May 30; then our nation turned itself into a riot...
Letter to the editor: Trump could win if he becomes diplomat
Our country and our culture are being undermined and destroyed by terrorists. What we are doing about it is not working. We treasure our federal system of government. If President Trump is forced to call in the Army, it sets a dangerous precedent for him and for the country and...
Letter to the editor: Refusal to wear mask endangering lives
Some people are complaining about their civil rights and freedoms being taken away by Gov. Tom Wolf’s mask mandate. Some realize the danger we are facing from this killer virus and are happily following the advice of scientists and medical experts. Others are saying “No one is going to tell...
The Stroller, July 18, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Food distribution for veterans planned in Lower Burrell The Westmoreland...
Texas requests more mortuary trucks as coronavirus deaths hit triple digits for third day in a row
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending an additional 14 refrigerated mortuary trucks to Texas as the state grapples with a rising number of coronavirus-related deaths, with state health officials reporting a record 174 new fatalities Friday. Seth Christensen, a Texas Division of Emergency Management spokesman,...
Bars introduce cheap eats to comply with coronavirus ‘meal’ restrictions
Many Pennsylvania bars, pubs, taverns and breweries introduced a few new menu items this week, or put deep discounts on existing offerings. French fries, popcorn, potato chips and other simple fare are being offered as a way to adapt to a new state rule that prohibits on-premises alcohol consumption —...
Stuart Fisk: Syringe programs save lives
As Pennsylvania continues to grapple with covid-19, it is urgent that we do not lose sight of the overdose crisis that has ravaged our state in recent years. Pennsylvania has the third highest rate of overdose deaths and the ninth highest rate of new HIV infections in the nation. In...
Letter to the editor: Democratic leaders failing on covid-19 response
Once again, Joseph Sabino Mistick shows he is just another political hack (“Medicine and science, not politicians, will keep us safe,” July 11, TribLIVE). While his comments are true about the politicians cited, all Republican, he ignores the most egregious examples of failure, all Democrats. I believe the governors of...
Letter to the editor: Public cybercharter schools provide quality education
Recently, the Hempfield Area School Board sent a letter discouraging families from choosing public cybercharter schools, which are often the best educational opportunities for their children. I have worked within a public cybercharter school for 15 years. As public school educators, it is our responsibility to both ensure all students...
Letter to the editor: The Common People’s Four Freedoms
In 1942 U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace gave a speech about the “Century of the Common Man.” He stated that the American Common Man (people) would be willing to die and go abroad to defend the “Four Freedoms” articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of religion...
Bishop Malesic followed ‘servant leadership model’ in Greensburg diocese, headed to Cleveland
Jennifer Miele got a glimpse into the heart and soul of Bishop Edward Malesic soon after he assumed his duties in the Diocese of Greensburg in 2015. “On day one, he gave me his cellphone number and said to use it any time,” said Miele, a former television news reporter...
Letter to the editor: Media should be more equal in reporting
Although I have no case in point, I absolutely refuse to believe that no white person has ever been killed by a Black officer in the commission of a crime or as a suspect of a crime. Why is that? It’s not on the news, there are no protests or...
Letter to the editor: Confederate soldiers were not traitors
I am disappointed in Colin Powell, former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Democrats for playing politics by calling the Confederate military “traitors.” They are playing insult politics with the dead who were faithfully defending their seceded independent country and its principles. I remember in the 1950s...
The Stroller, July 17, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Is your non-profit organization going to have a fundraiser? Send information to The Stroller at least a week in advance to vndnews@tribweb.com or The Stroller, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Bus service reinstated in Oakmont and Verona Riverview Community Action...
