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Briefly speaking: June 28, 2020
Sale The West Newton Community Yard Sale is set for 8 a.m. July 11. Maps will be available at Mantle Mission House, 132 S. Water St., and at 603 Vine St. Rain date will be July 18. Meetings Women’s Business Network, a business association that supports the success and growth...
Elevate Caesar salad with grilled shrimp, walnuts
Caesar salad is one of America’s most popular comfort foods. Adding grilled shrimp and walnuts turns it into a complete dinner. The crisp lettuce and smooth, tangy dressing provide an enjoyable, mouth-watering combination. The walnuts are grilled for a couple of minutes. This intensifies their flavor. Helpful hints: — Pecans...
Family of late Dolphins great Jim Kiick donates his brain; starts fundraiser for CTE researchVideo
Allie Kiick, daughter of late Miami Dolphins great Jim Kiick, said she never had any discussions with her father about donating his brain to science. It was a tough conversation for their family to have, she said, before Kiick — a charismatic and instrumental member of the Dolphins teams that...
‘I’m just so angry’: Residents welcome grand jury report slamming Pa. oversight of fracking industry
Breathing problems, unexplained illness, constant noise, light and smell of chemicals — all problems caused to residents by the oil and gas industry, a statewide grand jury found. None of it sounded new to those who have been living near well pads and pipelines for years. Since the Marcellus shale...
Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?
It is, finally, illegal to fire or refuse to hire someone because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer or transgender, thanks to a June 15 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court affirmed what the ACLU has said for years. Discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation...
Victor Davis Hanson: 2020 election will be a contest of the angry
The old 2020 election was supposed to be about many familiar issues. It is not any more. Up until now, the candidates themselves would supposedly be the story in November. The left had cited Donald Trump’s tweets and erratic firings as windows into his dark soul. The right had replied...
3 New Mexico deaths from drinking hand sanitizer likely tied to alcoholism
Three people in New Mexico have died and a fourth is permanently blind after drinking a dangerous amount of hand sanitizer, officials said. The state’s Department of Health on Friday said another three patients remained in critical condition over the weekend. All seven people “are believed to have drunk hand...
Experts: Covid-19 surges hit cities that reopened early, not those with big protests
The United States may be seeing the most compelling evidence yet that the best way to stop the coronavirus is also the most disruptive and difficult: Stay home and avoid other people. At first glance, the evidence seems conflicting. States in the South and West that reopened their economies early...
Editorial: Food banks need your help
Getting back to normal doesn’t mean being back to normal. Being there is a goal. Getting there is a process. There may be no better example of that than food banks. During earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits that provided nutritional assistance were overwhelmed as some people were thrown...
California cracks down on scofflaw businesses, delays reopenings as virus surges
LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spiking across California, officials are cracking down on scofflaw businesses and putting the brakes on reopening in hopes of slowing the spread. The worsening pandemic has prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to put a pause on issuing rules that would allow counties to...
N.Y. governor: Latest covid-19 numbers still trending in right direction
NEW YORK — The statewide coronavirus numbers continued to trend downward, with more than 99% of the most recent tests coming back negative, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Only 703 of the 73,262 tests conducted Friday indicated coronavirus infection, while patient hospitalizations and the number of patients in intensive care...
Trump ally Candace Owens sows division among other Black supporters
WASHINGTON — The White House’s embrace of a prominent Black advocate for President Trump who made inflammatory remarks about George Floyd has caused turmoil among other Black conservatives close to the president, threatening their support for his reelection. The dispute began this month, shortly after Floyd’s death in the custody...
Florida reports 9,585 new coronavirus cases, setting another daily record in statewide surgeVideo
MIAMI — Florida’s Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 9,585 additional cases of COVID-19, surpassing Friday’s record-breaking 8,942 cases. The new cases brings the state total of confirmed cases to 132,545. There were also 24 new deaths announced Saturday, bringing the statewide death toll to 3,390. In just over a...
Princeton strips Woodrow Wilson’s name from school, citing his racist past
Princeton University Saturday announced it would strip the name of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from its school of public and international affairs and one of its residential colleges, following letters and calls from students and alumni. “We have taken this extraordinary step because we believe that Wilson’s racist thinking...
Sounding off: Is our justice system racist?
The death of George Floyd brought this country as close to agreement as it will ever come on any issue. Then the race-baiters did what they do, and the mob took their cue. Remarkably, as of this writing, no evidence has been made public which would indicate the murder was...
Letter to the editor: Seeking financial disclosure on Franklin Regional’s Sloan campus
Beginning in May 2017, when the Franklin Regional School Board decided to build an elementary education campus, residents asked for a cash flow plan to prove that we could meet our financial and academic obligations. This request has been denied through June 1, 2020. New bonds for the Sloan campus...
Letter to the editor: Our leaders must speak out on racism
The letter “Kim Ward’s protest warning a disservice” (June 7, TribLIVE) called out state Sen. Kim Ward for suggesting that there would be violence at the Greensburg rally for George Floyd. Her words not only created an unfounded fear of a peaceful protest, but also demonstrated a real lack of...
Letter to the editor: Peoples position is Mike Turzai’s reward
Regarding the article “Former Speaker Mike Turzai starts as Peoples’ general counsel” (June 16, TribLIVE): While in the state Legislature, Turzai facilitated tax breaks for the energy industry. The tax money that he gave away was desperately needed for Pennsylvania infrastructure. After Turzai gave a sweetheart deal to the companies,...
The Stroller, June 27, 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. Donations being accepted for Vandergrift family Donations are being...
Georgia governor signs hate crimes measure into law
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed hate crimes legislation into law Friday after state lawmakers brokered a compromise over the proposal after 16 years of debate over whether to extend protections to people who are targeted because of biases. The Republican signed the proposal at the state Capitol surrounding...
Editorial: With fireworks fever running high, find the right social distance
Every year, as July comes into view, one thing starts popping up everywhere. Fireworks. Sparklers and firecrackers, smoke bombs and crackling fountains. Big and small, fireworks stands are to Independence Day what tree lots are to Christmas. They serve as both harbingers and centerpieces. But this year? Things are a...
Letter to the editor: Masks are key to stopping covid-19 spread
The covid-19 pandemic has ravaged countries throughout the world, yet has become a political debate within our divided country. What infringements on our personal liberties are acceptable to protect the health of our society? Should we allow our country’s economy to collapse to save lives? The political party that you...
New Scott board reverses decision, will open township pool
Two weeks after deciding to keep Scott Township Swimming Pool closed this season, commissioners voted Tuesday to reopen. During the June 9 meeting, in which then-commissioner Paul Abel made remarks about the state health secretary’s gender, the board was split on the decision to open the pool or keep it...
Matthew Brouillette: From political science to affective science
In April, Pennsylvanians got a lesson in “believing the science”— the political science, that is — driving Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to covid-19. From refusing to release data behind his shutdown order to ignoring requests for transparency on his business waiver process to closing Open Records offices to failing to...
Review: Bogged down by Will Ferrell shtick, ‘Eurovision’ sings the wrong tuneVideo
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams belt out cheesy pop earworms as fictional Icelandic dreamers in Netflix’s “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” channeling the camp spirit with which the actual Eurovision — an international songwriting competition started in 1956 — has been synonymous for decades. But one of...
