Opinion category, Page 127
Sounding off: Writers lobby for picks as election nears
Honor with Harris, dishonor with Trump If your forebears emigrated from any country in Central Europe on NATO’s front line against Putin’s Russia, honor your forebears who came here for liberty, the good word of the U.S. and Ukraine’s fight for freedom by electing Kamala Harris president. Donald Trump says...
Letter to the editor: Casey’s fentanyl ad deceptive
In Sen. Bob Casey’s political ad against Dave McCormick, he focuses on McCormick’s investment in a Chinese company making fentanyl and smuggling it to Mexico to make illegal drugs and smuggle it back into the U.S. That company is Humanwell. Its income is between $3 billion and $4 billion per...
Editorial: Scirotto chose NCAA over Pittsburgh. That’s why he shouldn’t have taken the job in the first place
Pittsburgh police Chief Larry Scirotto is resigning his position effective Nov. 1. He isn’t doing it because of problems within the department. He isn’t doing it because of rampant crime that can’t be controlled by the officers under his leadership. He’s doing it because he would rather referee basketball games....
Letter to the editor: Why Trump is against immigrants
Why does Donald Trump say he will gather immigrants into camps and deport them? He must mean illegal immigrants, because 75% of U.S. immigrants are legal. But even those illegal immigrants still do the things that most immigrants do: They work, pay taxes and add to the strength of our...
S.E. Cupp: Will GOP cross the Hitler threshold for Trump?
It’s been 41 years since President Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Evil Empire” speech. It was 1983, the height of the Cold War, and Reagan spoke passionately about the “focus of evil in the modern world” that was the Soviet Union. He rejected arguments of false equivalence between the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Harris is too liberal
Kamala Harris is a fake, an attempt by the Democratic Party billionaires to create the image of her shedding her skin as a rampaging liberal with socialist ideology and no credentials for leading America. It’s as simple as asking yourself: Am I better or worse off than I was in...
Tom Corbett and Conor Lamb: Our elections are safe and secure, so vote with confidence
America’s elections are the safest and most secure in the world. Bar none. And once again, Pennsylvania is leading the way. The world looks to our electoral system as a model of freedom and fairness, powered by a rigorous system of checks and balances that are viewed across the political...
Frank Donatelli: Trump has problems with democracy
Pennsylvania has always prided itself on electing leaders who are focused on governing and making democracy work to solve urgent problems. This has been true from the very beginnings of the American republic and the adoption of the Constitution in Philadelphia over 200 years ago. Pennsylvanians have put the public...
Letter to the editor: There are other ‘choices’ rather than abortion
Hiding behind the terms “reproductive rights,” women’s “health care” or “choice” does not change the fact that abortion kills an unborn baby. Organizations such as Walking With Moms in Need (walkingwith moms.com) and PreBorn! (preborn.com) provide support for expectant mothers and their babies during pregnancy and for as long as two...
Letter to the editor: Honor with Harris, dishonor with Trump
If your forebears emigrated from any country in Central Europe on NATO’s front line against Putin’s Russia, honor your forebears who came here for liberty, the good word of the U.S. and Ukraine’s fight for freedom by electing Kamala Harris president. Donald Trump says Putin “can do whatever the hell...
Letter to the editor: Be proud to show support for Trump
Donald Trump has been much maligned by biased liberals and their willing allies, the judicial courts and left-leaning press. Meanwhile, President Biden and Vice President Harris seem to have been shielded from negative stories by the same groups. So Trump appears power-hungry and corrupt. That is not true. Many conservatives...
Laurels & lances: Pups & pensions
Laurel: To a new home. Ikon the police dog has taken a roundabout road to finding a forever home. The pup was gifted to Tarentum police by country singer Brian Kelley. It was a surprise donation when the former Florida Georgia Line frontman was playing a benefit concert hosted by...
Letter to the editor: What happened to welcoming the stranger?
Whether to escape tyranny and persecution in their homeland or simply from a desire to attain the oft-mentioned American dream, immigrants have long seen America as their best hope for the future. Initially, many have received less than a gracious welcome, but never have I seen such outright hatred and...
Paul Kengor: Trump’s tax cuts for fat-cat billionaires?
Among the annoying ads running in the 2024 presidential campaign, I’m particularly bothered by the Harris-Walz commercials blasting Donald Trump’s alleged tax cuts for “millionaires and billionaires” enacted during his presidential administration. The Harris-Walz campaign promises to “roll back Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.” I detest these ads...
Lori Falce: Lessons for Elon Musk from the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes
When I was a kid, I loved seeing the Publishers Clearing House envelope show up in the mailbox. I would open it and spread out the contents on the dining room table — stickers in this pile, cards in another, forms in a third. I would read the rules like...
Letter to the editor: Trump should apologize for Palmer remarks
I grew up in Latrobe and was fortunate enough to have attended high school with Jerry Palmer, Arnold Palmer’s brother. Although I did not know Arnie personally, I know my peers and I considered Arnie and his family a class act. Therefore, it was disgusting to see Donald Trump come...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ ‘lies’ not lies at all
Regarding the letter “Harris telling lies” (Oct. 14, TribLive): The one assertion of the writer I agree with is “Be a good voter and check out both candidates’ statements and track records.” About passing a national right to abortion law: If Congress passes it, Kamala Harris, if elected, will sign...
Editorial: The dying revenue stream of a neglected mall
A mall is not easy money. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, an average mall might be 400,000 to 800,000 square feet — and that’s just the storefronts available for lease. It doesn’t include the common spaces that connect them and often serve as drivers for people to...
Letter to the editor: Don’t base vote on half-truths
Beware of the half-truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half. (Author unknown) As we approach one of the most crucial elections of a lifetime, anxieties seem to be kicking into high gear. We have been subjected to various opinions of what Christians are or are not; what...
Jonah Goldberg: Here’s why the race between Trump and Harris looks so impossibly close
The political analyst Samuel Lubell introduced the concept of the sun and moon parties in 1951. The sun party is the majority party, and “it is within the majority party that the issues of any particular period are fought out; while the minority party shines in reflected radiance of the...
Jason Altmire: Will Harris appeal to Pa.’s independent business owners?
In a slew of mid-October campaign speeches in Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris pitched economic policies that she believes would boost the purchasing power and job opportunities of the working class. These calls follow the campaign pledge she made this summer to revitalize Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector and reinvigorate its economy....
Peter Morici: 3 lessons of covid shockflation
Federal Reserve policymakers shouldn’t lower their guard. Inflation isn’t dead. September’s consumer price index was up just 2.4% over 12 months prior, but core inflation, which takes out volatile food and energy prices, hung stubbornly at 3.3%. Rents for apartments and homes increased 4.9%, while prices for other services, excluding...
Letter to the editor: UPMC needs to prioritize Western Psych, especially treatment for kids
Adolescent psychiatric care is my passion. In my career as a psychiatric nurse, I’ve seen young patients’ lives transformed when nurses have adequate resources to provide care. With the right treatment, kids grow up to find careers, lasting relationships, stability and purpose. But the amount of patients I have to...
Letter to the editor: Vote for democracy, freedom, fairness
We overcame slavery as the country slowly took action against what humanity knew to be wrong. We watched from across the Atlantic as the German people fell to fascism. We eventually joined the forces of good in the battle against evil tyranny and the persecution of those who believed differently....
Letter to the editor: Abortion is not a right
Abortion is a top election issue. Reproductive rights are not being challenged. Women have the right to access reproductive information, have sex/not have sex (except in the horrendous case of rape), use/not use birth control or fertility treatments, choose their childbirth experience and choose/not choose sterilization. Some people consider abortion...
