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Letter to the editor: Get rid of Squirrel Hill Tunnel
I saw on the news that they want to build a new Commercial Street Bridge, which is part of Parkway East just before the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. What will that accomplish? It will just give you a nicer road to get stuck on before you get into the tunnel. This...
Advocates with mask donation turned away from San Diego immigration detention center
SAN DIEGO — Staff at Otay Mesa Detention Center did not allow Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez to donate masks to help protect detainees from the COVID-19 outbreak inside when she showed up at the facility gate on Friday. Gonzalez, whose district includes the detention center, joined with several immigrant rights advocacy...
Letter to the editor: Use your stimulus money to help others
The government stimulus checks are out. This raises the question, “How many of us really need the money?” Western Pennsylvania is basically a working-class community both historically and currently. Most of us know what it means to live from paycheck to paycheck and feel nobody really cares. With so many...
Letter to the editor: Taxes, regulations, shutdown push people out of Pa.
I have 11 brothers and sisters. All of them except one have moved out of Pennsylvania. Four of my children have moved out of state. Many people I know have moved away. A family I have known for 40 years said they are moving out as soon as their house...
Letter to the editor: Federal government doing great job
In Michael DiVittorio’s article “6 employees at Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold test positive for coronavirus” (April 13, TribLIVE), union president Wendell Young was quoted as saying, “We wish we had better guidance out of the federal government.” Where have you been, Wendell? The federal government created the Coronavirus Task...
Letter to the editor: The Trump circus
I read letters stating how President Trump restricted travel in January. It was Jan. 31, and he never stopped flights. He stopped people in China from flying here, but Americans, dual citizens and permanent residents still could fly here. Travel from Europe was not restricted until mid-March, even though Italy...
Letter to the editor: Parties should join together, not blame
The editorial page often includes opposing “pro Trump” letters that approve the president’s policies and results and “blame Trump” letters that attack him but offer few solutions. Many hate what he says, not what he has done. Some letter-writers twist the president’s words out of context and echo the Democratic...
The Stroller, April 25, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family or...
Collier fitness challenge: 100k by end of May
Collier Township has challenged residents to reach 100k. The contest is open to all ages and abilities and participants don’t have to reside in the township. Participants can walk, run, bike, lift weights or do any workout on their own time at their own pace. Fifteen minutes of exercise equals...
Leet real estate transactions for the week of April 26
Leet Estate of Jeanette Ward sold property at 212 High St. to David Mark Brooks for $47,500. Real estate transactions provided by RealSTATs. Contact RealSTATs at 412-381-3880 or visit www.RealSTATs.net....
Round 2 of NFL Draft starts with more receivers off the boardVideo
Pitch and catch. While only one quarterback, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, was taken in the second round of the NFL Draft Friday, the guys who haul in passes were everywhere. Starting with the top two selections on Day 2 — Clemson’s Tee Higgins to Cincinnati and Southern California’s Michael Pittman to...
Editorial: Is cutting polls smart in pandemic?
As a nation, we spend a lot of time telling people to get out and vote. As a news organization, we do, too. We want people to be informed about issues, aware of implications and prepared for the decisions they are about to make. But more than anything, we want...
Texans sign OL Laremy Tunsil to $66 million extensionVideo
The Houston Texans agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract extension with left tackle Laremy Tunsil, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because the extension hasn’t been announced. Tunsil had one year left on his...
Navy recommends reinstatement of fired carrier captain
WASHINGTON — The top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak, officials familiar with the investigation said Friday. Adm. Mike Gilday recommended that Navy Capt. Brett...
Drs. Terence S. Dermody & Mark Gladwin: Thanks to Pittsburgh for leadership in covid-19 crisis
Terence S. Dermody, M.D., is the Vira I. Heinz Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and physician-in-chief and scientific director at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Mark Gladwin, M.D., is the Jack D. Myers Distinguished Professor and chair of...
South Fayette school district announces alternate plans for commencement, prom
South Fayette Township School District has announced alternate plans for graduation and prom. According to a letter posted by Superintendent Dr. Ken Lockette posted on the district’s website, the commencement ceremony will be held July 16 if restrictions for large group gatherings and social distancing are lifted. If it is...
Kelly Dickey: Covid-19 & the USPS
Our country is facing an unprecedented situation. We are all anxious to see what awaits us in the next weeks and months, and what life after will be like. It is the essential workers who are trying to bring normality to our lives, ensuring our hospitals stay open and we...
Aleppo, Sewickley Hills road to close for collapsed wall repair
Glenfield Road from Ferry Road in Aleppo Township to Lang Road in Sewickley Hills Borough will close starting at 7 a.m. Friday, according to the Allegheny County Department of Public Works. The closure, expected to end in August, is for construction of a retaining wall, drainage repairs, excavation, curb installation,...
Letter to the editor: Find the good & uplifiting during difficult time
If you want a mental pick-me-up in these trying times, take a drive or a walk and view all that “Mom Nature” has done to cheer us up this spring. The flowers, trees and shrubs are all in bloom and gorgeous to behold. Another thing to keep yourself less stressed:...
Letter to the editor: Keep the free press free
As if we don’t have enough laws and regulations limiting our freedom and open-ended society, along come some politicians seeking to further erode the precious constitutional right to a free press. Although its premise describes a change in the manner in which we receive our news, the change is no...
The Stroller, April 24, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Did your neighbor call and check on you, or bring a mask or groceries? The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time. Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family or...
Judge blocks background checks that denied ammo to law-abiding gun owners in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge has blocked California’s ammunition background check program, which had prevented nearly one in five law-abiding gun owners from purchasing ammunition because of database glitches and other record-keeping problems. In a 120-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said the state’s program has been...
Recording of Richland meeting available online
A recording of the April 15 Richland board of supervisors meeting is now posted on the township’s website. The meeting was conducted as a public and virtual public meeting using Zoom software with the public welcome to submit questions until 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. To view,...
Laurels & lances: Recover, release, rescue, return
Laurel: To getting better. Coronavirus is most dangerous to our older population. It’s most risky for those with other health problems, like cancer or diabetes. But that doesn’t mean it is a death sentence for them, even when they are seriously ill. James Toth, 89, and Yvonne Demagall, 92, are...
ESPN analyst Todd McShay has coronavirus, will miss NFL DraftVideo
An NFL Draft being conducted virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic already figured to have a much different look and feel compared to the same event in past years. But that sentiment — and the impact of the pandemic — came even further into focus Thursday when ESPN draft analyst...
