By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor Everything changes as we get older, including Mother’s Day. But even though I am 52 years old with two grown sons, I will be the first to say that I still need my Mom....

Tomorrow, we acknowledge birth mothers, stepmothers, foster mothers, surrogate mothers, single mothers, working moms, military moms and many other varieties. Thank you for all you do and here’s to a d...

Irecently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was ...

Late in the week after the latest attempt on President Trump’s life, a 20-year-old boy from Billings, Montana, asked a question at a Turning Point USA event held on a college campus in Springfield, Mi...

To the Editor: In 1945 the United States was the most powerful country in the world. The Soviet Union was a distant second. Seeing an opportunity our leaders embarked on a global expansion, creating a...

THE PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY ELECTION is quickly approaching as it is set for May 19. While primary elections don’t attract as much attention as who will battle it out for their spot in the Oval Office, m...

When news spread that John Sterling, the longtime radio voice of the New York Yankees, had died at age 87, my pal Buzz texted me three words: “That’s baseball, Suzyn.” That phrase is imbedded in the l...

ELECTRICITY ISN’T A LUXURY. It’s a critical part of daily life — especially in a state where many people rely on it for heat. Losing power is disruptive. People are reminded of that every time a storm...

The initially released surveillance video of the recent attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump was blurry and incomplete. Posted a short time after the incident, it showed Cole Allen, the accus...

GROS MICHEL BANANAS may have been the perfect fruit. They were not just tasty. They grew in bunches ideal for shipping, with thick skins that protected the creamy white flesh all the way to American t...

To the Editor: I am sorry that the hate the Democrats have for TACO, his cabinet and MAGA is upsetting the Republicans. I am a longtime, proud Democrat and have been for 54 years. I pride myself on ne...

In 1860 and 1948, two election years when racial issues predominated, there were two Democratic parties, each with its own nominee: John C. Breckinridge and Stephen A. Douglas in the 19th century, and...

Same old, same old: Target Trump At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt—this time in full view of the Washington press co...

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, celebrated in the first full week of May, is when teachers get the credit they deserve. Whether you have a teacher, know a teacher or are a teacher, there are endless ways t...

THE LACK OF FOOT TRAFFIC in downtown areas is something many Pennsylvania communities are facing. It’s hard to attract visitors to a place where storefronts are dark and the conversation revolves arou...

BY JEFF OLIVER For the MVI Apparently, even in my youth, I showed many characteristics of being a good reporter. I often questioned everything I was told. My parents would at times chastise me for not...

Editor’s Note: To commemorate our 10th anniversary, we are republishing our editorial from our first edition, published on May 2, 2016. ON DEC. 31, 2015, when The Valley Independent published its fina...

Aheavily armed California man was caught trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday with the apparent intent to kill the president. It didn’t take long for Washington to start arg...

By STACY WOLFORD Managing Editor swolford@yourmvi.com While we celebrate the 250th year of our country this year, here at the Mon Valley Independent we will be celebrating our own milestone, too. The ...

By JEREMY SELLEW Sports Editor jsellew@yourmvi.com It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years sitting in the chair of the sports desk here at the Mon Valley Independent. At the beginning of 2016, I remem...