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Editorial: Crypto’s coming back. Here’s how to avert disaster
The crypto party seems to be getting restarted. Bitcoin is surging, and big players are celebrating amid expectations that President-elect Donald Trump will make the U.S., as he put it, “the crypto capital of the world.” Lest this experiment go awry, regulators need to keep some guardrails in place. In...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s win will make us safe, secure
It was a historic day, the Nov. 5 election. The Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for how much the country had declined economically, morally, scholastically, heath-wise, militarily and in law and order over the past four years, while the legacy mainstream media, who were the biggest offenders, got off...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 25
Editorial cartoons for the week of Nov. 25....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 25
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Nov. 25....
Letter to the editor: Kudos to Westmoreland election bureau workers
I would like to commend Westmoreland County Election Bureau Director Greg McCloskey and his team for their exceptional work during the 2024 election. As an observer for Attorney General David Sunday’s campaign, I witnessed firsthand their dedication, transparency and professionalism. The team’s meticulous preparation ensured a fair, smooth process and...
Letter to the editor: Let’s call him President Re-elect Trump
The media is addressing former President Trump as president-elect. Trump was in office from 2017 to 2021, so why is he addressed as president-elect? Shouldn’t he be addressed as president re-elect? It was the same with the late former President Ronald Reagan when he was elected to two terms. And...
Editorial: Let’s change the tone of elections in 2025
With the Thursday concession of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Pennsylvania’s 2024 election season effectively comes to a close. Republican businessman Dave McCormick has already gone to Washington for new-senator orientation. The sliver of difference between the two candidates — McCormick’s 48.8% to Casey’s 48.6% — triggered an automatic recount. Casey’s...
Letter to the editor: Here’s how voting works
Regarding the letter “Why is ID not required to vote?” (Nov. 15, TribLive): I am not an attorney, but here’s what I believe it takes for you to vote. The U.S. Constitution guarantees your right to vote as long as you are a citizen. When you first registered to vote,...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Blue city blues
As political observers search for broader meanings of the presidential election, one thing is certain: There is another election coming just around the corner. In the Pennsylvania 2025 spring primary election, the parties and their voters will select their candidates for local offices — including mayors, council members, township commissioners...
Counterpoint: Reporters shouldn’t have more First Amendment rights than the rest of us
Do reporters have more rights under the First Amendment than ordinary Americans? Should they? The answer to both questions is “no.” Unfortunately, a bill passed by the House of Representatives and is sitting in the Senate wants to change that. The PRESS Act would allow the media to operate outside...
Point: A federal shield law is needed to protect the press
Like it or not, the Constitution’s First Amendment gives the media special protection in the American republic. That amendment says, “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom … of the press.” With one of the recent presidential candidates unconstitutionally threatening to shut down media outlets or take away...
Sounding off: Presidential election still top of mind
Trump committed to his promises President-elect Donald Trump unburdened me of another great fear when it was announced Mike Pompeo would not be joining the Trump Cabinet. For context, as CIA director in 2017-18, Pompeo plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. And, more recently, Pompeo was caught...
Letter to the editor: Grow up and accept the results
The election is over, and the Republicans have won decisively. I now see people are shaving their heads, swearing off sex, freezing out their own families and acting in other bizarre ways. I have two simple words for them all: Grow up. In this world, you don’t always get things...
Letter to the editor: How is Trump’s behavior acceptable?
Based on everything the president-elect said and did during his campaign, I thought he was trying to lose. But then we elected him in spite of all the dangerous rhetoric he spewed? Well, the majority (minus millions of missing voters) of the United States has spoken, and we need to...
Editorial: Are there any guarantees with Nippon Steel?
If Nippon Steel really wants to buy American, it should start by selling the union on the deal. Right now, the members aren’t buying it. The Japanese company’s $14.9 billion offer to acquire Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel has been on the table since December. U.S. Steel stockholders approved the deal in...
Letter to the editor: November good time to screen for diabetes
More than 11% of Pennsylvania adults have been diagnosed with diabetes. During November, Diabetes Awareness Month, and as we approach this holiday season, give yourself the gift of health by knowing your diabetes status. Over time, diabetes can affect your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves and blood vessels, among other organs,...
Tyler Cowen: RFK Jr. would put the economy at risk, too
President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to be secretary of Health and Human Services has provoked a lot of objections, many of them explaining how he would be a danger to scientific progress and public health. But too little has been said about the...
Dan Bartkowiak: As voters reject marijuana, Pa. policymakers should avoid the failed experiment
One big takeaway from the 2024 election cycle has largely escaped notice in the Northeast: Voters decisively rejected every state ballot initiative to legalize the sale and marketing of marijuana for recreational use. This rejection marks a clear victory for families over the marijuana industry’s addiction-for-profit business plan. In Florida...
S.E. Cupp: Trump’s bad cabinet picks won’t help his voters
While Democrats continue to wring their hands over what went so seriously wrong in 2024 — and there are many complicating factors — there’s one simple truth about it all: Donald Trump listened to voters better than Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did. On the economy, immigration and crime, Trump...
Matthew Yglesias: If Trump dismantles the Education Department, he’ll regret it
After winning the presidency by focusing on immigration, inflation and a vague notion that life was better in 2019, Donald Trump is widely expected to proceed with plans to … eliminate the Department of Education. It’s hard to see how this makes sense — for him, his party or the...
Letter to the editor: Congratulations to DeLallo on ‘Price is Right’ appearance
Did anyone notice last week that a local establishment’s product was used as a prop on “The Price is Right”? Congratulations to DeLallo! Jim Richardson Irwin...
Letter to the editor: Waiting patiently to have the last laughs
A lib, I never felt “owned” by Donald Trump 2016. Just resigned to enduring the longest, unfunniest Rodney Dangerfield movie ever. I also knew that a crash and burn would come with the first complex, extraordinary crisis, as intellect, not egotism, must devise the fix. Unfortunately for us, covid was...
Lori Falce: NomineeMania Smackdown 2025!
“Holy s—-! I didn’t see that coming!” That was the reaction of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman to Matt Gaetz withdrawing his name from consideration to become U.S Attorney General. It was also the reaction of many people when President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gaetz — who resigned from the House of...
Laurels & lances: Showing up & going on
Laurel: To getting involved. People talk about fighting the government. Winning a battle like that is the stuff of movies and TV shows. Losing the encounter is more expected. But how often do people really engage? This week, Monroeville council denied an application for a controversial development after multiple meetings...
Letter to the editor: Bigger government isn’t better
In the wake of a historical presidential election, it’s evident to me that many in the Democratic Party and the pompous media are refusing to accept the outcome. They were so invested in propagating the narrative that Donald Trump is an “existential threat” to democracy that they started to believe...
