Opinion category, Page 155
Letter to the editor: God is love, and abortion is unjust
The letter “Abortion and the Bible” (June 16, TribLive) presents a dismal view of God, making him unrecognizable to the millions of Americans who seek his wisdom and strength each day. The God of Christianity is the God of love. The taking of innocent human life is contrary to the...
Letter to the editor: If BLM and gay pride symbols allowed, why not Ten Commandments?
Regarding the bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in Louisiana classrooms: Aren’t Black Lives Matter and gay pride religions? Symbols from both of those are plastered all over schools. Kids in America are in serious need of moral guidance. A decade ago, I would have opposed the Ten...
Letter to the editor: Keeping pets safe in hot weather
In hot weather, keeping pets safe becomes a top priority. Here are some tips to ensure your companions stay cool and comfortable: • Hydration is key: Provide ample fresh, cool water at all times. Replenish bowls frequently, and remember to bring water with you on walks. Consider adding ice cubes...
Editorial: Can Jill Biden help bring fellow teacher Marc Fogel home from Russia?
“Teaching is not what you do. It’s who you are.” President Joe Biden made that statement in May when addressing the Teachers of the Year dinner. The president values teachers. He champions education. He has courted the votes of teachers unions. He even married a teacher; first lady Jill Biden...
Letter to the editor: Placing blame for our inflation
Republicans are disingenuous to blame President Biden for the current inflation. Have they conveniently forgotten who ended the good old days of low-priced foreign-made goods? It was Trump who railed against “Cheena” during the 2016 campaign and who started the Trump-China trade war in 2016 and 2018 by imposing 25%...
Lawmakers, leaders call for release of Marc Fogel
Marc Fogel of Oakmont has been an international teacher since he was a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In August 2021, he was arrested at the airport in Moscow for possession of 17 grams of marijuana, legally prescribed in Pennsylvania for a well-documented history of back and knee pain...
Lawmakers leaders call for release of Marc Fogel
Marc Fogel of Oakmont has been an international teacher since he was a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In August 2021, he was arrested at the airport in Moscow for possession of 17 grams of marijuana, legally prescribed in Pennsylvania for a well-documented history of back and knee pain...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: We have all the information we need for November
In January, along with former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, I joined a few dozen state advisory board members of Keep Our Republic at a two-day conference near Washington, D.C. Keep Our Republic is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that is working to identify problems that could come up in our presidential...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman’s plight is due to her mother’s choices
In her op-ed “Protecting Dreamers is a moral imperative” (June 14, TribLive), Gisele Fetterman again presents herself as a victim of a cruel immigration system, as she has for many years. She has previously described her memories of being reminded to live in the shadows and now speaks of a...
Sounding off: Abortion, schools, guns among week’s topics
Abortion and the Bible If you follow the Bible, you can vote in favor of abortion. That runs contrary to what the writer of the letter “If you follow the Bible, you must vote against abortion” (June 9, TribLive) claims: “If you are a follower of its teaching, you must...
Letter to the editor: Which ‘crook’ to vote for?
We have an ex-president, Donald Trump, convicted of 34 counts on “paper work” from over eight years ago. So now the Democrats are saying he’s a convicted criminal. But on the same line of thinking, we have a sitting president who was investigated for receiving money from a foreign company...
Editorial: Why is an at-home rape kit a problem?
A medical examination in the aftermath of a sexual assault is not easy. For many people, it is a second traumatic invasion. Even for those committed to working with law enforcement toward prosecution, it can be difficult to endure. There is a reason for the process, however. The examination, called...
Letter to the editor: Presidential candidates should consider state of America
As America sinks into a cesspool of sexual degeneracy and child-grooming, an invasion at our southern border, unbridled crime, mass homelessness, and hordes of mentally ill and addicted, $175 billion has gone to fund a distant proxy war that our government artfully kindled — specifically, former Undersecretary of State neocon...
S.E. Cupp: Biden replacement theory — fact or fever dream?
The presidential election is less than five months away, and the Democratic National Convention that will officially nominate sitting President Biden is exactly two months away. You’d think by now, and with these events fast-approaching, we’d have finally moved through the stages of grief to acceptance that Joe Biden, for...
Letter to the editor: Poorly run schools misusing taxpayer money
As a passionate advocate for education reform in Pennsylvania, I must address the alarming misuse of taxpayer dollars by inefficient school districts. Public cyber charters, such as those highlighted in a recent Democratic House bill, educate students at a fraction of the cost — just $8,500 per student. This efficiency...
Letter to the editor: Solar panels a good option for Hempfield school roof
Just read Julia Maruca’s article “Hempfield Area considering replacing high school auditorium roof” (June 13, TribLive). Seems like now would be an excellent time to consider the installation of solar panels on that portion of the roof. Past articles in the Trib referenced studies done concerning this topic, as well...
Letter to the editor: Time to fix the school funding crisis
I am writing in complete agreement with Amy Stuart, Corinna Skorpenske and Patrick Sable’s op-ed “Harrisburg must fully and fairly fund our schools” (June 7, TribLive). Their call to stop applying Band-Aids to the gaping wound that is our public school funding issue is a sentiment I fully echo. We...
Lori Falce: Louisiana and the lessons of the Ten Commandments
I went to a Catholic school. We prayed in class at the start of the day, before each class, before lunch, after lunch and at the end of the day. And that was just your random Monday. On a holy day of obligation or the first Friday of each month,...
Laurels & lances: Heat wave edition
Laurel: To beating the heat. While we might want to give a lance to the brutal temperatures, let’s stick a pin in that. Instead, we will show a little gratitude with a laurel for the many options the region offers for having a respite from the heat. We’ve got great...
Letter to the editor: Make methanol from fracking byproduct
Regarding the article “CNX plans $1.5B hydrogen fuels plant at Pittsburgh airport, but wants federal tax credit to build it” (May 15, TribLive): With all this excess methane we now have in the area, the frackers keep dreaming up ways to do something else with it. What was not mentioned...
Paul Kengor: GPS is making us geographically stupid
The GPS in Global Positioning System ought to stand for Geographically Pretty Stupid. Relying on GPS, even with its indisputable benefits, is making us a nation of geographic illiterates. Not that geography was a strong point for Americans. We’ve all heard horror stories of the dismally low percentage of Americans...
Letter to the editor: Employees of religious nonprofits not guaranteed unemployment
There is controversy lately with the Diocese of Greensburg, but did you know, if you are a paid employee of a “nonprofit” religious organization and you get laid off, fired, quit or whatever, you are not guaranteed unemployment compensation? Just putting it out there. Spread the word! Marcia Harr Westmoreland...
Letter to the editor: Secure our borders to save our country
President Biden on Day 1 essentially opened our borders through executive orders that allow anyone who enters the country illegally to claim asylum, knowing they will not be properly vetted and will be released with a court date far in the future. This opened our nation to countless criminals, drug...
Editorial: Are Philips Respironics jobs another covid casualty?
Philips Respironics is taking its manufacturing out of Murrysville and Upper Burrell. The Bakery Square workers will head to other locations by the end of the year. In a series of unkind cuts, 300 jobs will be lost, and 500 will be moved. It’s a blow. It is not, however,...
Letter to the editor: Bump stock ruling shows Supreme Court is not pro-life
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling overturning the national ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks is a blatant betrayal of any “pro-life” ethic the court claims to champion. In its June 3, 2022, Letter to Congress on Gun Violence, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops explicitly calls for a “total...
