Category: opinions

August 27, 2012
and away she goes!
An old toilet is very draining on the soul as priorities duke it out.

August 17, 2012
letter to the editor: recreation
A resident asks the commission to move forward with recreation improvements.

June 21, 2012
memories of everyone’s favorite neighbor
Mister Rogers like you’ve never seen him before.

June 21, 2012
about the issue
As a municipal employee, I’ve had plenty of chances to see Mt. Lebanon’s police and fire departments in action, so my opinion may be suspect—some police officers and firefighters are my friends.

May 22, 2012
life with father
A child of the Depression, he had learned to value what was given to him.

May 21, 2012
about the issue
A couple of years ago, my across-the-street neighbor knocked on my front door at 8 a.m. wearing a raincoat over her nightgown. “Look,” she said, pointing to my next-door neighbors’…



April 11, 2012
saying goodbye to old friends
Ordering from the Kindle and reading E-books? Carole Takach mourns the loss of real books in a real bookstore.

April 9, 2012
egg hunt was a hit
How comforting it is to know that our own community prizes not tangible rewards, but instead treasures friendship, kindness and empathy.