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Candace Lightner: Sen. Fetterman, sign the pledge to stop distracted driving
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, following his history of speeding and distracted driving while at the wheel, needs to understand that his actions have real consequences — consequences that can take innocent lives. The family of Gracie James knows this fact; she was a victim in a distracted driving crash unrelated...
Marium Zahra : I’m a high school student — the TikTok ban violates our free speech
In April, President Joe Biden signed into law the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, a measure that could effectively ban the video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. The bill, passed as part of a military aid package, is set up as a protection against foreign adversaries,...
Letter to the editor: You’ll get autocracy if you vote for Trump
I’m not sure how anyone can accept the possibility of autocracy. Project 2025, a plan put together by conservative groups backing Donald Trump, includes many notions that deal with taking away your rights — giving more authority to the executive branch and telling you what you can do. If you...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Jail staffing at crisis point
Many statements were made at the last Jail Oversight Board meeting regarding the jail violating the referendum regarding residents needing to be out of their cells for four hours a day. Families are coming to the jail after paying for parking and told 15 minutes before their visit with their...
Editorial: Russian show trials live on with American reporter
Joseph Stalin’s infamous death camps are a thing of the past in modern Russia, but the dictator’s absurd show trials live on. Last week, Russian prosecutors announced that they had finalized “charges” against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and will begin sham proceedings against him next week. Gershkovich has...
Letter to the editor: Deer culling inhumane, ineffective
I was sorry to see that Pittsburgh is planning to once again waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective deer culls in city parks (“Pittsburgh expands deer-culling program to 5 parks,” June 4, TribLive). Although the deer population is an issue that needs to be addressed, culls of this type only lead...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 24....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 24....
Sen. Bob Casey: Bring Marc Fogel home
As I’ve worked with Marc Fogel’s family and gotten to know the large community of people who care about Marc, I’ve been struck by the indelible mark he left on the students he taught around the globe for more than 35 years. “Mr. Fogel,” as they called him, made history...
Sen. John Fetterman: Marc Fogel deserves to come home
Marc Fogel is a history teacher who dedicated the last 35 years of his life to teaching young people. He is a father, a brother, and a son. But now he’s spent nearly two years behind bars in a Russian prison because of an honest mistake. Over the past year,...
Rep. Chris Deluzio: The only way to keep Marc Fogel safe and healthy is to bring him home
Here in Western Pennsylvania, we know the meaning of service. We helped build this country, and we fought our country’s wars — all of them. We have a long, proud history of people stepping up to serve the common good in so many ways and forms. Marc Fogel is one...
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler: Pushing through the silence for Marc Fogel’s release
When I sat down with Malphine Fogel in my office a year ago, I made it clear that Congress will never stop fighting for her son’s release. Over 1,000 days have passed since Marc Fogel’s detainment in Russia, and it has been understandably difficult for her family and the Pittsburgh...
Rep. Mike Kelly: Fogel’s imprisonment impacts his entire family
For the last three years, members of Congress representing Western Pennsylvania have advocated for Marc Fogel. Today, we continue to call for Marc’s freedom. As Marc’s voice in Congress, we have worked numerous legislative and diplomatic paths to pursue his safe and quick return home. Throughout the process, we have...
Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson: Time to classify Marc Fogel as ‘wrongfully detained’
On Aug. 12, 2021, Marc Fogel left his friends and family in Western Pennsylvania to return to Moscow for his final year of teaching before retirement. Marc spent much of his adult life teaching history at schools attended by children of U.S. diplomats. He had previously taught at schools in...
Michael Driscoll: Marc Fogel shouldn’t spend another birthday in Russian prison
Marc Fogel, a native of Butler, is a 1984 social studies education graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, loved and respected by his faculty and by hundreds of IUP alumni all over the world who call him a friend. After graduating from IUP, Marc devoted his life — 36 years...
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...
