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I do not understand why Westmoreland County has been so stalled in response to covid-19 . A recent analysis ranked Pennsylvania 44th out of 50 states in getting the vaccine out to residents. Westmoreland is the 11th most populous county in Pennsylvania, yet we are 57 out of 67 in receiving doses of the vaccine. Very poor.
Our neighboring Fayette County Commissioners set up a first-class task force to get vaccines to the people. It is working very well, by establishing an easily accessible site to complete an online registration form. It doesn’t take people in circles to just tell them registration is closed. It takes the information so people can be contacted on when and where they will be able to go for their shots.
Legal Fellow, Meese Center Firearms are used far more often for lawful purposes than they are used to commit acts of criminal violence. victorass88 / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
While COVID-19-related bills have taken up much of the national spotlight, several gun control bills are primed for passage this week in the House.
Almost every major study on the issue found that Americans use their firearms in self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times a year.
The gun control bills currently before Congress would impose significant and unnecessary burdens on law-abiding Americans.
March is Women’s History Month, yet Congress appears ready to celebrate in the worst way possible by creating more barriers for women who seek to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
Amy Swearer is a legal fellow in the Edwin Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
March is Women’s History Month, yet Congress appears ready to celebrate in the worst way possible by creating more barriers for women who seek to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
While COVID-19-related bills have taken up much of the national spotlight, several gun control bills are primed for passage this week in the House. This is hardly surprising, given that just last month, President Joe Biden called on Congress to enact a plethora of new federal gun legislation.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Michael Deligatti, owner of McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30, gives remarks for the 100th birthday celebration for Ruth Shuster, seen seated in her throne behind a plexiglass protector, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in North Huntingdon.
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Allegheny County’s covid-19 case numbers are no longer declining, but they’re stable, Dr. Debra Bogen, health director, said Wednesday.
The sexual assault and child pornography cases against suspended Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez will be conducted May. Westmoreland County Judge Scott Mears, following a hearing Monday afternoon, ordered jury selection in the case to begin May 14 and for testimony in the trial to start on May 17. “Given