Opinion category, Page 145
Letter to the editor: Harris will protect our freedoms
As a proud Army veteran, I believe our country faces unprecedented threats to our democracy. We need a leader who can stand up and fight for our basic values, and that leader is Kamala Harris. Like veterans, Harris is deeply committed to defending our freedoms. From voting rights to protecting...
Letter to the editor: Hamilton situation an outrage
Enough is enough! As a hard-working, taxpaying citizen of Westmoreland County, I am outraged and angered by the Sherry Magretti Hamilton debacle. Her level of arrogance and self-entitlement and total lack of self-accountability is totally unacceptable and a huge slap in the face to all county residents who work hard...
Editorial: Olympics challenge us all to do better
Every year, the world has a chance to be better for a few days. Right now, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries have gathered in France for the Olympic Games. They will compete in 329 events over 32 sports. There are the classics such as running and cycling. There...
Letter to the editor: Simple fix for Secret Service
I have watched many “experts” give their opinions as to what went wrong at the Butler Farm Show rally that resulted in the attack on President Trump. Everybody from Secret Service agents, sheriffs, local police and even the Pennsylvania State Police commander had an opinion. I realize I have different...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s dangerous rulings
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is not conducting its rulings in a nonpartisan manner, and it’s hurting all our citizens. These rulings have gutted gun safety rights, voting rights, reproductive rights and our right to clean air and water. It reduced our ability to fight fraud and...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Now it’s the Democrats who are energized
When Frank Sinatra sang, “You’re riding high in April, shot down in May” — a lyric from his 1966 hit song “That’s Life” — he was describing the sudden ups and downs of life. In politics, as we have seen in the past few weeks, fortunes can change even faster...
Counterpoint: Bad policies, not gender, will cost Kamala Harris the presidency
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is heir-apparent for the Democratic presidential nomination (chosen by party elites without a democratic process from her party’s voters), the next step we’ll see from the left is whipping out the women’s card. We’ve seen this in numerous other races, including with former presidential...
Letter to the editor: Irresponsible, dishonorable officials like Cheatle should all resign
Based on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s testimony to Congress, it is obviously time to drain the swamp. She is just one of thousands of incompetents who live off the taxpayer dollar and have no respect for the public. They have no sense of responsibility or honor. Elected officials who...
Sounding off: Politics at top of readers’ minds
Economy top issue for voters Many Americans are struggling to feed families and put gas in cars. “It’s the economy, stupid” says it all! That phrase was coined by James Carville for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. Today, President Biden supporters tell us Bidenomics is working and things are just fine....
Letter to the editor: We can’t trust McCormick
David McCormick is pitching himself as a Pennsylvania “job creator” who we can trust to lead us. But I believe we can’t trust him because he is lying. A steady stream of reports have uncovered the truth: McCormick has a long record of killing American jobs. Now, we’ve learned McCormick...
Editorial: How will Butler rally change the way candidates campaign?
Former president Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania. On Friday, it was announced the Republican presidential nominee would campaign Wednesday at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg. It is another sign things are returning to normal after the July 13 campaign rally in Butler. Gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, of Bethel...
Letter to the editor: Uniform clearances help protect all children
“We make our own criminals, and their crimes are consistent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that people get the kind of political leadership they deserve. I think they also get the kinds of crimes and criminals they create.” These are quotes by Margaret Mead,...
Gary Franks: For now it’s Kamala Harris
Bad start. President Joe Biden gave his vice president only one major responsibility, and Congress has given the VP position only one ongoing major responsibility. In both regards, the grade for Vice President Kamala Harris is an F. The border crisis will undoubtedly go down in history as one of...
S.E. Cupp: Trump campaign’s panic at the disco with Harris
After what was, by all accounts, a resoundingly successful Republican National Convention, the party appears to be over for former President Donald Trump and the GOP. The weeks leading up to the RNC were good for Republicans. Very good. President Biden had suffered through an agonizing and, some would say,...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s attack dog
On July 8, a news conference was held to discuss President Biden’s health and his refusal to drop out of the race. Throughout the news conference, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy raised his hand and wiggled his fingers so as to be called on by Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre....
Letter to the editor: Do politicians’ lives have more worth than others?
Political violence? A dark day in America? What about the slaughter that has happened in our schools? Small children’s bodies torn apart by high-powered guns and ammunition. Do politicians’ lives mean more than the concertgoers in Las Vegas? The kids in Parkland, Uvalde, Sandy Hook, Columbine, etc.? The constant slaughter...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County’s property tax system inequitable
The article “$7 million estate offers old-world luxury in Fox Chapel” (July 12, TribLive) is similar to other news reports that give free marketing to home sellers while clearly demonstrating a property tax system that is archaic and fraught with inequities. A review of the Allegheny County Assessment Department lists...
Lori Falce: Do we call her Kamala or Harris?
Since President Joe Biden stepped out of the presidential race, first opening the door and then endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, there has been a segment of the population debating one critical question. Not the way the convention will work. Not who the running mate will be. What do we...
Letter to the editor: Before voting, think about what you stand for
Apparently, some folks are having a tough time deciding who to vote for in the upcoming election. Allow me to suggest some thoughts that might make it easier. If you haven’t noticed, crucial votes taken in Washington (gun control, abortion, climate change) usually end up decided along party lines. So,...
Laurels & lances: Stay sober & pay up
Laurel: To recognizing a reality. Not everyone drinks alcohol or indulges in other substances. Some people don’t drink because they’re in recovery from alcoholism or other substance abuse. Some people can’t drink because of a medical condition, like pregnancy, diabetes or liver disease. Some may have an emotional or psychological...
Letter to the editor: We deserve greatness, not chaos
There is only chaos with Donald Trump’s candidacy. His entire life has been nothing but. The majority of Americans agree, as shown by the popular vote in 2016 and 2020. It will be shown again in 2024. Personally, I have always voted for the party platform, for ideas that help...
Charles Mitchell: Shapiro failed on school choice — again. There’s hope despite him
The state budget is finally done, but Pennsylvania families should be angry. That’s the most important takeaway from the budget that Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers passed this month. Last year, Shapiro failed our most vulnerable kids by vetoing his promise to enact Lifeline Scholarships, which would have saved...
Rev. Erik Hoeke: Climate action is a moral imperative
Climate change is one of many significant moral challenges we face today as a nation, requiring a committed response. The social principles of my own faith tradition, the United Methodist Church, express moral imperatives to address climate change, protect the most vulnerable in society and promote human health. Humans have...
Letter to the editor: Where is the evidence of Trump’s lies?
The letter “Trump doesn’t have qualities needed to serve common good” (July 19, TribLive) mentions that Donald Trump spread a “litany of lies and distortions“ without offering one example or one fact to back up these claims. Not one. How are we supposed to take the writer of this letter...
Editorial: Football season comes early with Steelers training camp
Football season doesn’t mean the same thing in the Latrobe area that it does in Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh, football season is a fall phenomenon. It is tailgating and Sunday afternoons, Monday nights and powering through games sometimes cold enough to freeze a Terrible Towel. It is months of fans living...
