Opinion category, Page 142
Cal Thomas: Questions for the Harris-Trump debate
As the disastrous (for Biden) Trump-Biden debate June 27 did not include any of my recommended questions, I offer ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis some questions they might consider asking Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in tonight’s face-off. For Harris: Some Republicans, including your opponent, have...
Letter to the editor: Presidential election a no-brainer
Our choice, America: a competent, sane, prosecutor or a “weird” convicted felon. It’s a no-brainer. Anthony Cortazzo Jr. Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: Safeguards in place for mail-in ballots
Regarding the letter “Who’s cross-checking the mail-in ballots?” (Sept. 4, TribLive): I am in no measure an election expert, but I believe ballot applications are issued by the board of elections in the county in which one resides. On the other hand, if one were to submit two ballots, that...
Letter to the editor: No-bid contracts bad for taxpayers
The article “$21.5M in upgrades proposed at Greater Latrobe high school campus” (Aug. 7, TribLive) noted the Greater Latrobe School Board was preparing to give out a $21.5 million no-bid contract to a multinational company. The district isn’t buying pom poms for the cheerleading squad; $21.5 million is an enormous...
Letter to the editor: Americans not top priority for Biden-Harris
So, as you can see over the past four years, you as Americans are the least of this administration’s worries. They’ve taken your tax dollars and bought food, medicine, housing, phones, transportation and soon probably homes with no downpayment for immigrants. You, your health, your family and your economy are...
Editorial: Are cellphone bans the right move for schools?
There are a lot of things kids shouldn’t be using in class. They shouldn’t have guns or knives or bullets. They shouldn’t have drugs or cigarettes or alcohol. They shouldn’t be bringing in anything that distracts from their learning or creates a hostile environment. Some schools have interpreted these ideas...
Letter to the editor: Fracking not way of the future
Between 2016 and 2023, Pennsylvania households paid 51% more for gas as exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged and companies enjoyed record profits. Fracking has not decreased gas prices. More fracking results in more violations affecting air and water — 81,289 since the process began in Pennsylvania. Independent studies,...
Letter to the editor: Expanding Supreme Court
Regarding the letter “We must expand Supreme Court to correct corruption” (Aug. 28, TribLive): When you write “we the governed,” I hope you understand that you are not speaking for all Americans, as in “we the people.” Your opinion of some of the recent SCOTUS decisions is held at best...
Jason W. Park: Lessons from Apalachee High School — gun rights, gun control, gun violence
On Sept. 4, 14-year-old Colt Gray armed himself with an AR-platform gun and shot and killed four individuals and wounded another nine at Apalachee High School near Winder, Ga. Is there a way that another senseless tragedy like this can be avoided? I decided to investigate mass shootings myself using...
Marc Champion: Netanyahu’s conflicts of interest are hurting Israel
There’s no job on earth less attractive than being a head of state forced to decide between cutting a hostage deal with terrorists that risks encouraging repetition or consigning innocents to be murdered. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows this dilemma better than anyone. To get a single soldier back...
T.J. Rooney: Shortsighted thinking threatens Pa. steelworkers
In recent weeks, there has been a surprising alignment between political rivals as the presidential candidates from both political parties have doubled down on their opposition to the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel. On Labor Day, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris publicly voiced her opposition,...
Daniel DePetris: Is nuclear arms control dead?
There was a time when the subject of nuclear weapons was so consequential to international peace that it could bring even the most intense adversaries into the same room. Increasingly, it feels that this time has passed. On July 17, China announced that it was suspending arms control talks with...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is not a reproductive ‘right’
Reproductive rights? Human reproduction requires first, choosing to have sex, and second, choosing to not use contraception. Making a third choice to kill a baby — how is that reproducing? Larry Howard Plum...
Letter to the editor: Look past hatred of Trump before voting
Very few politicians are venerated by all voters. FDR and JFK are examples. Most voters hated or loved them. My grandmother, a very mild-mannered lady, would hiss if someone mentioned FDR. He started the decline of this country. He pushed through Social Security (a Ponzi scheme, in my opinion), greatly...
Letter to the editor: Math, facts on our economy
Two universally acknowledged truths resonate with the reasonable: 1. As my information changes, so do my views. 2. Math is not an opinion. Consider these easily verifiable facts: In the past four years, the U.S. economy has added 18.5 million jobs, comparing starkly with the loss of 5.3 million jobs...
Editorial: Death of hostages amplifies call for peace
The hearts of the commonwealth and of the nation are with the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin today. The 23-year-old former resident of Richmond was among six hostages killed recently by Hamas terrorists, his body located in a tunnel underneath the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza. His bright light, now...
Letter to the editor: We deserve better than Trump
I’m tired of all the chaos and disrespect spewed out of the mouth of someone who wants to just hoot, holler and yell craziness. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to be yelled at, called names or to be bullied. When the attempted coup occurred Jan. 6,...
Letter to the editor: Look at facts on Harris, Biden
Wow! So many pathetic letters, filled with what I see as repeated lies and half-truths. Many reflect a deep, seething hatred for Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. They also demonstrate to me just how successful the 90% Democrat media is at manipulating and indoctrinating people — and affecting elections. It...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 9
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 9....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 9
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 9....
Letter to the editor: New Latrobe high school scheduling hurts students
Last year, Greater Latrobe School District administrators did what was best for the students. Students had daily time to enrich themselves in different activities in school, get the educational help they needed, and eat lunch in places like the band room, commons and courtyards. Students had an hour of free...
Letter to the editor: Not too late to keep the trees in Hempfield development
The television program “Today” on Aug. 27 featured a report that shows how greening communities can improve the health of residents. Trees actually reduce inflammation in humans, which means reducing long-term chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer. No prescription needed. The property between the Mt. Pleasant Road and Cedar...
Editorial: Gun crimes can be lightning fast or take years to claim a life
We think of violence — especially gun violence — as something that is lightning fast. A gunshot is almost a measure of something here one minute and gone the next. Superman famously is described as “faster than a speeding bullet.” But speeding bullets are routinely caught by the slow or...
Letter to the editor: Harris, Dems own illegal immigration crisis
In his column “Playing politics with the border” (Aug. 24, TribLive), Joseph Sabino Mistick blames Donald Trump for seeking an advantage in the coming election by helping kill the Democrats’ recent bill to “provide sweeping immigration and border security reforms.” President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Bob Casey...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ policies will hurt middle class
We’ve been told inflation is going down. It is not. All inflation is up. What has been coming down is the rate at which it has been going up. It has fallen from a high of 9% to around 3%. It has increased 19% since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris...
