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Letter to the editor: School taxes should be reduced
Since Gov. Tom Wolf has made the decision to close all schools for the remaining school year and with school taxes coming due, we taxpayers should be contacting the governor and our school districts asking for a reduction in our school taxes. Understanding that the teachers are still working and...
Letter to the editor: Trump needs to be a better leader
It is a shame how our president downplayed the coronavirus pandemic. First it was “one person coming in from China, and we have it under control”; 15 people will get the virus and within a week it will be down to zero. Then it was, “Wouldn’t it be great to...
Letter to the editor: During crisis, focus on solutions, positivity
Anger, fear, self-doubt — “fight, flight, freeze” — are normal human reactions to threat. But, when trauma is long-lasting, these instincts undermine and can harm us. In crisis, it is helping, being present and taking responsible action that will see us through. May we focus on the solutions to things...
Letter to the editor: Keep vigilant about threats to society
After Gov. Tom Wolf exercised emergency powers to effectively suspend the practice of law in Pennsylvania, the president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association issued an official statement. One might have expected a PBA declaration to reflect on how the rule of law can be preserved and the rights of citizens...
Letter to the editor: Support Alzheimer’s research
The Alzheimer’s Association just released 2020 figures. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. The disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Between 2000 and 2018, deaths from heart disease have decreased 7.8%, while...
Letter to the editor: Medical workers, not Trump, doing great job
Our doctors, nurses and hospital workers are doing an outstanding job with the covid-19 crisis. They are the best example of the good things Americans do in a crisis. I can’t say I’m proud of the job our president has done. Impulsive decisions are dangerous. Alternative facts and blaming others...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to postal workers
Donald Trump now has the U.S. Postal Service in his sights. The GOP has for years been out to privatize the Postal Service. The GOP Congress saddled the service with decades of debt when for some reason a decade or so ago they required the service to fund their pension...
Letter to the editor: Hydroxychloroquine & Trump
In segments on MSNBC and CNN, anchors stated that President Trump is not a doctor and so he shouldn’t be pushing hydroxychloroquine as a helpful pill in combating covid-19. They demonize him and say it’s outrageous for him to promote this pill. I wonder if these anchors happen to contract...
Letter to the editor: Pa. businesses should open without Wolf’s OK
Pennsylvania is drowning. Does Gov. Tom Wolf care? He shut our economy completely down in the blink of an eye. Now our businesses are going under, people are going without income and unemployment is a huge mess. The economy may open back up on May 1 but Wolf now wants...
Letter to the editor: China is our enemy
China is responsible for the coronavirus and its distribution. The epicenter of the viral outbreak that began in Wuhan was near one of China’s bioresearch labs. Chinese officials lied about this while the coronavirus spread all over the world. We should treat China as our enemy, not our friend, like...
Letter to the editor: List of ‘cannots’ can help us pick a president
We have two candidates running for leadership of our country. How do we decide which one will be the better leader, and which platform of promises to choose? The Rev. William J.H. Boetcker, a Presbyterian clergyman who lectured on industrial relations at the turn of the 20th century, came up...
Letter to the editor: Conservatives should return relief checks
I believe that all conservatives and Republicans in the United States should return their relief checks to the federal government so that they do not become “unproductive and shiftless welfare recipients” and “blood-suckers” who are accepting “government handouts” and “something for nothing,” “parasites” who are “overly dependent” on being “subsidized”...
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 is colorblind
The Associated Press “outcry” over coronavirus racial data was journalistic malpractice of the worst kind (“Outcry over racial data grows as coronavirus slams black Americans,” April 8, TribLIVE). While the entire world struggles to overcome endless challenges and devastating heartbreak, AP sowed racial division in a 1,200-word screed including charts...
Letter to the editor: Trump acts, Dems obstruct
Your Letters section carries a lot of pro/con claims regarding the Trump administration’s response to the covid-19 pandemic. Here is a summary of what I see as the differences between Trump’s and the Democrats’ actions. The first case of covid-19 was announced Dec. 31. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toyed with...
Letter to the editor: Acts of kindness during coronavirus crisis
After reading Milyssa Ross Sassos’ letter “Witness to caring, generosity” (April 1, TribLIVE), I was prompted to write of my own experience. Early in the coronavirus panic buying, I was in Walmart looking for water, and I saw a young woman with a case. I asked her where she found...
Stuffed eggplant riffs on Turkish bulgur dish
Published in 2016, “The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook” continues to be the top-selling book for America’s Test Kitchen. That’s probably not surprising, given the popularity and health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, along with the rigorous testing that goes into all recipes. When developing recipes, the Boston-based test kitchen gathers as...
The Stroller, April 19, 2020: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Sitting at home all day, many of us are asking ourselves how we can help others during this pandemic. Read The Stroller daily for announcements of how everyone can ease the pressure and stress of others, even while maintaining social distancing. Information for The Stroller should be emailed to vndnews@tribweb.com....
Signal Item-area real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Bridgeville Kimberly Pennine sold property at 115 Greenwood Pl Rear to Annette Kirkpatrick for $299,000. James Adkins sold property at 1007 McLaughlin Run Road to Christine Marie Arthur for $75,000. Carnegie Haluk Rose sold property at 320 Second Ave. to Kutaiba Lutfi for $40,000. Bobby Lee Rahner sold property at...
Pine, Richland real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Pine Riviera Land Partners L.P. sold property at 133 Birch Drive to Kerry and Pamela Bove for $171,700. Villas of English Farms L.P. sold property at 503 Cambridge to NVR Inc. for $182,900. Cavalier Land Partn. L.P. sold property at 2003 Cherry Road to NVR Inc. for $120,000. Barrington Homes...
North Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Franklin Park Michael John Conners sold property at 2054 Connecticut to Timothy and Erin Phillips for $335,900. 2560 Nicholson Road sold property at 2560 Nicholson Road to Christopher and Randolph Wetzel for $239,105. Chandrasekhara Durgampudi sold property at 2716 Pittsburgh Ct to Sandeep Chalasani and Loukya Pendyala for $492,500. Hampton...
Monroeville-area real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Monroeville Estate of Donald Earl Heacox sold property at 4728 Bert Drive to Devon and Meghan Pale for $138,500. Anthony Scampone sold property at 444 Brunner Drive to Segavepo LLC for $185,000. Estate of Cornelia Winifred Walker sold property at 737 Cottonwood Drive to Bank New York Mellon trustee for...
Plum, Oakmont real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Oakmont Michael Terebessy sold property at 226 Delaware Ave. to Nicolas and Audra Avendano for $200,000. Shirley Moffat sold property at 1544 Pinehurst Ln to Michael and Audrey Terebessy for $200,000. Plum Estate of Barbara Ann Theresa Thiry sold property at 513 Deborah Jane Drive to Sarah Beatty for $139,900....
South Hills real estate transactions for the week of April 19
Baldwin Borough Julie Litz sold property at 119 Brailler Ct to Anthony Coll for $149,000. James Roell sold property at 18 Elma St. to Cole Tabacchi and Claudia Alvarez for $125,000. Clifford Lane sold property at 5132 Elmwood Drive to Bhanu Bhakta Khawas and Tika Devi Thapa for $180,000. Richard...
Scott Fowler: What sponsor would pay Kyle Larson?Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Kyle Larson threw his job away by saying one word on Easter Sunday — the N-word. “What Kyle Larson did to himself in that one moment was like hitting the wall running at 300 mph,” Humpy Wheeler, the retired racing executive who ran Charlotte Motor...
Editorial: Timing the pandemic reopening
It is no surprise that people are ready for this to be over. For five weeks, Pennsylvania has been a tiger in a cage, prowling back and forth, frustrated by remembered freedom and eager to get out. We know that coronavirus put us here. We know all the simple reasons...
