Thursday, August 16, 2012
About 1,000 people attended the Rev. Dan Valentine's final Mass Wednesday at the Sewickley church.
Hundreds from the local community attended a farewell mass Wednesday night to say good-bye to a Sewickley priest they say reached across the aisle and made a lasting impression on many, both Catholics and non-Catholics. A standing-room-only crowd, estimated at 1,000 people, filled St. James Catholic Church to capacity as a show of support for the Rev. Dan Valentine, who resigned last month in the midst of an investigation that began over Facebook messages he posted to a minor. Valentine delivered his final mass on a holy day after serving as pastor for six years. Those who attended described the atmosphere as electrifying. They said Valentine received two prolonged applauses during the service, each lasting at least five minutes. One came …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Nuns on the Bus tour stopped in Mt. Lebanon during its cross-country trip to speak with the staff of U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy about the federal budget.
To make sure her followers got her message loud and clear, Sister Simone Campbell had them repeat it: “Reasonable revenue for responsible programs.” That’s the Cliff’s Notes version of the federal budget proposition put forth by the group of women traveling through nine states, calling themselves Nuns on the Bus for their mode of transportation. “There’s an alternative. It’s called the Faithful Budget,” Campbell said Wednesday afternoon following the nuns’ stop to speak with staff members at the Mt. Lebanon office of U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair. “It has 55 pages. That’s a little daunting when you’re trying to do a sound bite, but I can it to you in five words, and we’re going to learn real fast.” Many of the 150 or so who …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Members will bring water they say was contaminated by drilling in the Marcellus Shale to the state representative's office in Lyndora.
Members of Marcellus Outreach Butler plan to rally outside State Rep. Brian Ellis’s office on Chesapeake Street in Lyndora at 10 a.m. today. According to the advocacy group, protesters will don tyvek suits and bring water to Ellis’s office from the Woodlands neighborhood in Connoquenessing Township. Members believe water from that area has been contaminated by nearby drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Ellis, R-Butler, also is a cosponsor of Act 13, which regulates oil and gas drilling throughout the state. The act, which was signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in February, supersedes Marcellus Shale already regulations put into place by local officials. Several communities, including Cecil, Peters Township and Mt. Pleasant, have since filed…
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Marcellus Outreach Butler will conduct a rally at 3:15 p.m. today in front of the energy company's Butler offices.
Marcellus Outreach Butler plans a rally today in front of Rex Energy's Butler office to protest the company's decision to stop providing water to 11 families in the Woodlands neighborhood of Connoquenessing Township. The Butler County-based advocacy group said the homeowners’ water became contaminated after Rex Energy, which has operations in Appalachian, Illinois and Rockies regions, began natural gas drilling in the area two years ago. The energy company has provided water to the families – including 31 people and their animals—since the changes in water quality, color, smell and quantity were first reported, according to the group. On Wednesday, Rex Energy halted water delivery to the homeowners. Today's rally will call on the company …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Separate boycotts criticize the coffee chain's stances on national issues. What are your thoughts?
Some religious and political groups are urging Starbucks customers to grab their morning coffee elsewhere in light of the company's stance on gay marriage and its policy on guns. USA Christian Ministries, a group boycotting Starbucks for its recent support of gay marriage in the state of Washington, said in a news release that the coffee chain's decision has angered Christians. "Christians are upset with Starbucks for turning against God," said Steven Andrew, president of USA Christian Ministries. The group hopes that, with full support from Christians, Starbucks, which operates two locations in Cranberry—plus kiosks inside Giant Eagle and Barnes and Noble Booksellers— could lose as much as 80 percent of its business. Starbucks joined …
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Protest takes place Friday outside the store on Route 19.
As shoppers entered and exited the Toys “R” Us in Cranberry on Friday, protesters handed them pink fliers detailing the so-called “Delaware Tax Loophole.” The group of about 20 sign-carrying protesters stood outside the store for an hour to protest the loophole, which allows corporations to shift profits to holding companies based in Delaware, where the tax structure is more favorable to businesses than that of Pennsylvania's. The flier referred to Toys “R” Us as one of thousands of companies that are subject to the corporate net income tax but are not paying their fair share of tax profits. Group spokesman Dominic Gronito, a health care worker from Beaver County, added demonstrators were protesting the practices of all big corporations, …
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Toys "R" Us
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Demonstrators say they want an end to the loophole. Toys "R" Us responds.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Calling for an end to the so-called “Delaware Tax Loophole,” a group of Pittsburgh-area residents plans to protest at 4 p.m. today in front of the Toys "R" Us store on Route 19 in Cranberry. The loophole refers to a tax law that allows corporations to shift profits to holding companies based in Delaware, where the tax structure is more favorable to businesses than that of Pennsylvania's. According to the demonstrators who plan to be in front of the store today, Toys "R" Us is taking advantage of the loophole by setting up subsidiaries in Delaware, which doesn’t tax corporate profits earned from "royalties.” “Our schools are dealing with millions of dollars in budget cuts, our roads and bridges are crumbling, our public services are being …
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rallies and a march are planned in Pittsburgh.
OccupyPittsburgh -- in solidarity with the global Occupy movement that is drawing attention to corporate, economic and social issues-- will hold rallies and a march on Saturday. The marchers will meet at Freedom Corner on Centre Avenue in the Hill District at 10 a.m. After a short rally at 11 a.m., the group will march toward Downtown, following Grant Street, Liberty Avenue and Wood Street, ending at Market Square, where a larger rally will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at 3 p.m, according to OccupyPittsburgh's website. The site said the Occupation of Pittsburgh begins at 4 p.m. at Mellon Green, Grant Street and Sixth Avenue. The organizers received a permit from city police Thursday afternoon to host the march and rallies Saturday, a posting…
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Nearly 100 people attend Saturday's protest at the farm in Evans City.
When drilling in the Marcellus Shale began at the Marburger Dairy Farm in Evans City during the summer, Vince Watson said he had a daily dose of noise and light – and sometimes vibrations – from the drilling. “The house in front of me is taking on a lot of shuddering and shaking,” he said. Watson, whose home on Glenwood Drive neighbors the Marburger Dairy Farm property, was one of about a half-dozen speakers at a picnic-style gathering following a Saturday protest of drilling at the farm. Carrying signs and sometimes chanting, nearly 100 people attended the rally near the farm along Mars-Evans City Road. Advocacy group Marcellus Outreach Butler organized the event, dubbed October Outrage. Member Kim Eichenlaub said the group is concerned …
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The public is invited to attend a rally Saturday at the dairy farm in Evans City.
On Saturday, members of advocacy group Marcellus Outreach of Butler will protest drilling in the Marcellus shale at the Marburger Dairy Farm in Evans City. Dubbed October Outrage, the rally will begin at 11 a.m. at the well pad of the Marburger property on Mars-Evans City Road. Protesters will meet between 10 and 10:30 a.m. at EDCO Park in Evans City to march or join carpools to the site. The public is invited to the rally. Marburger supplies the public and nearly 700 schools — including Seneca Valley — with milk and other dairy products, a statement from Marcellus Outreach Butler said. The group believes the fracking process that accompanies drilling — which pushes a mixture of water, sand and chemicals into wells at high speeds to …
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4:23 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Nuns on the Bus I have never be prouder of anyone in my catholic church as I am the sisters. If you got a problem with these women who actually believe what comes out of there PIE HOLES then you're just a Jagoff. more ›