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S.E. Cupp: Is Harris Walzing her way into the White House?
It’s likely many people turned on their television sets or scrolled through social media on Tuesday morning and said, “Who?” Tim Walz, the second-term governor of Minnesota who burst onto the scene over the past few weeks while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris, has officially become her running mate....
John Hinshaw: How Walz helps Harris win Pa. — and beyond
Even before being named Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had been having a moment. His description of President Trump and J.D. Vance as “weird” resonated with Democratic activists and the Harris campaign. His online presence for the last two weeks pleased many Democrats. He came across as...
Terrie Baumgardner: Fracking and Harris — how close is too close?
Kamala Harris’ change in position on banning fracking has been a hot topic of discussion, and for good reason. On the one hand, political 180s are hard to justify; but on the other, for most of our history, Americans have expected their presidential candidates to gain pragmatic wisdom through political...
Letter to the editor: Beat Trump by letting him talk
Just an observation of the last couple weeks of this presidential race: For anyone challenging Donald Trump, the best strategy seems to be that you just let him keep talking. Enough said! Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Watch out for ESG
The same unelected elites who have used ESG (environmental, social and governance) to cripple America’s financial and energy sectors are now targeting our farmers and ranchers. If these people have their way, the only thing you will have to eat will be bugs and worms — no beef, chicken or...
Laurels & lances: Crime stopper & crime fighter
Laurel: To being a crime stopper. Bad things happen all the time, and people often wonder what would happen if someone was in the right place at the right time. Sharpsburg Mayor Kayla Portis can tell you because it happened Monday. Portis said a random passerby made all the difference...
Letter to the editor: God would never choose Trump
Those who believe in a higher power know that God doesn’t make mistakes. I don’t believe God would ever select Donald Trump as the chosen one because of the following: Trump believes in retribution, and doesn’t seem to believe in legitimate elections. He appears to believe the Supreme Court owes...
Matthew Levitt: Hezbollah’s deadly rockets aren’t the most serious threat to Israel’s northern border
After nearly 10 months of constant rocket and drone attacks across the Israel-Lebanon border, Israel and Hezbollah stand at the brink of full-scale war for the first time since 2006. But more dire than Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal is the threat that it will launch an Oct. 7-style ground incursion into...
Letter to the editor: Democrats need to moderate
Why can’t today’s Republicans and Democrats work together to fix our seriously bleeding country, the way that Democrat President Bill Clinton and Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich did in 1995, and President Regan and Speaker Tip O’Neil did in 1987? Well, significantly, all four were from the moderate wings of their...
Letter to the editor: Did shooter want to target a bully?
Regarding the letter “Trump shooter’s motives” (Aug. 2, TribLive): According to some of his classmates, he was bullied. Could he have wanted revenge, and picked the biggest bully he could find? Lawrence E. Howard Jr. Plum...
Letter to the editor: Biden planning his revenge?
I think Joe Biden is planning on revenge now that he is not running again: The Supreme Court reigned him in on his abuse of President Trump, and he did not like it. I think he wants to revise the Constitution to abuse the check and balance right of the...
Letter to the editor: Lock down the border — it’s common sense
I don’t understand where common sense has gone. Our country is a total wreck. We must lock down our border. We lock our doors at night to be safe. Crime is off the charts. Our freedoms are eroding. Come on. Let’s get back to common sense! Bob Kennedy North Irwin...
Editorial: Naloxone vending machines are worth a try to curb overdose deaths
In 1999, the opioid addiction epidemic began. That was around the time when school districts and police departments began to have meetings with parents and residents about the dangers. In the ensuing 25 years, the addiction problem has continued. Much like the trajectory of addicts’ journeys, the main players on...
Letter to the editor: Harris is the only choice
In a few months, the United States will experience a defining moment, the 2024 presidential election. What is at risk for the so-called “shining city on a hill” is democracy, truth, justice and humanity. The choice could not be clearer. On the one hand, there is a young (59) female,...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs to do better on education
In my learned opinion, maybe Pennsylvania doesn’t deserve to be called the “Keystone State” anymore. Maybe Pennsylvania should be called the “Tree State” and our motto can be “We can’t see the forest for our trees.” Pennsylvania was called the Keystone State because back in the original 13 colonies, it...
Jonah Goldberg: This is why Kamala Harris is avoiding the press — and getting away with it
To the surprise of just about everyone, Kamala Harris has had a remarkably good two weeks (whether her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz marks the end of that honeymoon or an extension of it remains to be seen). Democrats, of course, have been pleasantly surprised. Prior to President Joe...
Tyler Cowen: Want more moderate candidates? Demand ranked choice voting
Ranked choice voting is on many state and local ballots this year, so it’s worth considering how it works in practice. Or, as we economists like to say: It’s time for some game theory. There are many ways to run a ranked choice system, but they all basically allow voters...
Chris Hunter: Amid growing mental health crisis, why are a third of Western Psych beds closed?
There’s an ongoing national conversation about the spiraling mental health crisis — which was aggravated by the pandemic — and the urgent need to put more resources toward our faltering behavioral health system. Here in Pennsylvania, this health care emergency is in many ways more dire than the U.S. overall....
James P. Pinkerton: Hanwha and Nippon deals are good for Pa.
There’s so much bad news that it’s sometimes hard to spot the good news. But here’s some: An economic and strategic win-win between the United States and South Korea, injecting capital, jobs, and tech knowhow into eastern Pennsylvania. Yes, that’s good news. And we can have more win-wins, if we...
Letter to the editor: Trump a threat to democracy?
First they tried to keep him off the ballot. Then they tried to bankrupt him. When that didn’t work, they tried to throw him in jail. After all that, an underfunded, underprotective Secret Service almost got him killed. And they say that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. Go...
Letter to the editor: Comparing Trump, Biden-Harris
Let’s compare the Trump term in office to the Biden-Harris team’s term in office. Donald Trump failed to solve the migrant crisis at the border, his top campaign issue, even when Republicans controlled Congress. President Biden and Vice President Harris supported a bipartisan solution led by Republican Sen. James Lankford...
Editorial: Shapiro won’t be VP. What now for Pennsylvania?
Gov. Josh Shapiro will not be the vice president of the United States. At least, he won’t be on the ticket this year. The Democratic nominee and current VP Kamala Harris unveiled her running mate pick after two weeks of speculation. The honor went to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota...
Letter to the editor: Olympics’ mocking of Christianity blatant
I’m a nonreligious Joe Schmo. What I saw at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony was the blatant disrespect of Christianity on a world stage. Even with my backwoods education, I clearly saw 13 central figures in colors and poses reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (which inspired the...
Robet Weiner and Olivia Ardito: What the U.S. can learn from Canada about ending gerrymandering
Over the past few years, the legitimacy of American elections has been called into question by Democrats and Republicans. Both sides can point fingers and claim the opposing party might try to cheat, scheme or tamper with the election results in some way. At all levels, American elections have been...
Jackie Calmes: Reports of the death of Trump’s Project 2025 are greatly exaggerated
This summer, more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration, and they thoroughly dislike it. Which explains the project’s purported demise in recent days at the Trump campaign’s hands, just as Democrats have jump-started the...
