Opinion category, Page 151
Letter to the editor: Troubling that Dem voters had no choice
I find it rather troubling that the party that always calls the other a threat to democracy ignored the democratic process and “installed” Vice President Kamala Harris at the nominee for president. There was no primary for voters to decide who they wanted to run, just the establishment’s choice. After...
Editorial: Butler shooting task force must resist shows of partisanship
The answers about what happened July 13 are coming, but they are coming slowly. Four weeks after the shooting at the Trump rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, there has already been testimony in front of a joint panel of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary committees. The...
Letter to the editor: Shapiro would have been great VP pick
In 2010, I had the privilege of getting to know Gov. Josh Shapiro personally when he was kind enough to meet me at a Downtown Pittsburgh hotel along with his chief of staff to discuss state government issues. Shapiro was an up-and-coming state representative from Abington at the time, and...
Letter to the editor: Even most flawed have redeeming qualities
A recent letter-writer asks, “Why do evangelicals support un-Christian Trump?” (Aug. 6, TribLive). Scripture provides his answer. Adam couldn’t resist peer pressure. (Genesis 3:12) Noah, the last righteous man of his time, was a drunk who slept in the nude. (Genesis 9:20-21) Abraham, the forefather of faith, let other men...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Harris and Walz may have the last laugh
It has been a very long time since we have heard the word “joy” associated with politics. But, when Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke in Philadelphia last week, he reintroduced America to the notion that we should happily embrace and celebrate the political struggle for the...
Counterpoint: There’s an equality issue in women’s sports — and it’s not about transgender women
This year, 2024, might be the year of women’s sports. Incredible stories of women competing abound — from Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese catapulting women’s basketball into the spotlight to Olympians Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky breaking records in Paris. With the uptick in exposure to women’s sports, some are...
Point: Biological males competing against females is a farce
On average, adult men are physically stronger, more powerful, faster and have higher endurance than adult women. This is not a theory; it is an indisputable scientific fact. Although anyone with a functional brain intuitively understands that men and women are fundamentally different when it comes to athletic prowess and,...
Letter to the editor: Valley veterans memorial disgrace
Visiting New Kensington recently we made our first visit to the Valley High School veterans memorial. Unfortunately it was in shambles. Half of the bricks with veterans’ names and service dates were discarded in a pile, with holes in the ground where bricks once lay. Even the flags are torn...
Sounding off: Presidential race, Olympics on readers’ minds
‘Weird’ is a mean word, and Trump may take the bait Was anyone surprised last week to hear so many prominent Democratic spokespeople use the same exact word? The word of the day was “weird.” When you see a montage of the clips, it’s obvious to me that they brainstorm...
Letter to the editor: Men of ‘integrity and honor’ don’t stiff contractors
I would like to thank the writer of the letter “Trump has integrity, honor” (July 29, TribLive). I did not know that stiffing your contractors defined a man as having “integrity and honor.” Richard Woodward Murrysville...
Letter to the editor: Plenty for Christians to love about Trump
A letter-writer recently opined that he was perplexed by the “love” of evangelicals for the sinful Donald Trump (“Why do evangelicals support un-Christian Trump?” Aug. 6, TribLive). As a Christian, I do not love Trump’s sins. I do love his appointment of conservative Supreme Court justices, lower taxes that increase...
Editorial: Cheap fakes are dangerous knockoff of AI deep-fake threats
Deepfakes are getting attention as we creep closer to the election. These are things that spread like a bad flu with increasing reliance on technology. Often, they are a political weapon. Thousands of people in New Hampshire received robocalls ahead of the primary, with a voice that sounded like President...
Letter to the editor: Harris brings new energy to presidential race
Is anyone else feeling the energy of the revitalized presidential race? Finally, a relatively “youthful” candidate who can speak in coherent sentences and sees Americans for what we are at our core: strong, determined and freedom loving. That we can achieve when we come together as a country. Contrast that...
Gary Franks: Identity politics — Bad for America, but good for Democrats
With history as our guide, if the elections were held today on a scale from 1 to 100, the Democrats would already have a 9-1 lead over former President Donald Trump. In our model, 10% would represent the Black vote and 90% would be the non-Black (predominately white) vote. This...
Robin Abcarian: Even Trump and JD Vance can’t match the unbearable weirdness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
It took a decade, but the man who left a dead bear cub in Central Park finally ‘fessed up in a social media post . Why now? Because he wanted to get ahead of a New Yorker profile that included the bear story. The magazine also obtained a photograph of...
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...
