Opinion category, Page 170
Alexandra Paskhaver: Pick of the litter in the suburbs
Just because I think littering should be punishable by death doesn’t mean I’m an unreasonable person. I leave tips at restaurants. I smile when dogs get on public transport. Sometimes, I cry during sitcoms. I also have a freshly oiled chainsaw in my garage. But most suburbanites do. The suburbs...
Letter to the editor: Transparency in county government
Some letters have appeared in this paper regarding Westmoreland County’s budget and tax increase. Some residents have come to commissioner meetings to voice their concern or called our offices. After reading and hearing these concerns, I think voters are due transparency. Every month in 2024, I will attempt to host...
Letter to the editor: Opposition to drop boxes valid
State Rep. Josh Siegel recently said, “We need to vigorously defend access to drop boxes. Opposition to drop boxes is one of the most unfortunate, pernicious aspects of the increasing efforts to undermine the integrity of our elections.” How so? How in the world can this statement not be seen...
Editorial: Kent State shooting should teach lessons for dealing with protesters
The students were upset. They wanted to be heard. They were emphatic that the university listen to their demands. They were opposed to a war half a world away and wanted to do something. And then people died. In May 1970, U.S. college campuses were rife with protests regarding the...
Letter to the editor: More important issues than Trump airport
Recently, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler proposed renaming Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., the Donald J. Trump Airport. Usually things are named for someone after a consensus has been reached concerning whether his legacy to a community or the nation has been generally good. Trump, being in court and facing 88 felony...
Danny Tyree: Does your town need renaming?
The venerable comic strip “Gasoline Alley” is wrapping up a storyline in which the dastardly assistant mayor schemed to change the town’s name from Gasoline Alley to the ostensibly more modern Electric Acres (without even offering a compromise such as Hybrid Hollow). Sentimentality saved the day in the funnies, just...
Jeb Bush: What the U.S. can learn from Indiana’s high school redesign
Across the country, most high school classrooms still resemble their 20th-century counterparts despite massive changes in the workforce over the past 50 years. Today’s jobs require advanced skills and education or training, yet many graduates feel unprepared for their next steps. A 2022 YouScience survey found three-fourths of high school...
Robin Abcarian: Criminalizing homelessness is unconscionable, but is it unconstitutional?
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether a small Oregon city can cite and prosecute homeless people for sleeping in public places when they have nowhere else to lay their heads. If the case reveals nothing else about the state of our country, it reveals this: We...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Proof that bipartisanship is possible
For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military support if only its Republican leaders would allow a vote. Their contention was proven correct last weekend when the House passed a $95 billion package of support for Ukraine...
Letter to the editor: Dark side of green energy
The average lifespan of a solar panel is only 25 years. Afterwards, does the user have to reinvest in all new panels when all the government grants are gone and the “green energy bubble” has burst? What happens when these solar companies go under? When millions of burned-out, Chinese-made, solar...
Letter to the editor: Less negative reporting on Trump
It’s amazing how daily the Tribune- Review (Democrat?) newspaper reports negatively on the front page about Donald Trump or positively about Joe Biden. The far-left Democratic Associated Press, a New York City-based news source, gives us the negative slant on Trump while propping up the lying, storytelling Biden. In my opinion,...
Editorial: Let the competition begin: The FTC did its duty banning noncompetes
In a narrow vote this week, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule that will ban the vast majority of noncompete clauses by U.S. employers, which have long prevented workers from switching jobs or setting out on their own. In doing so, the agency did its duty to protect American...
Letter to the editor: What you’ll get if you vote for Trump
Vote for Donald Trump if you want a president who: 1. Was convicted of sexual battery and accused by 26 other women of sexual misconduct. 2. Utilized six bankruptcies to avoid paying vendors and contractors. 3. Avoided the draft on a “bone spur” excuse but called those who served “suckers”...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 29
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 29....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 29
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 29....
Harry Litman: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever
For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, the oral arguments before the Supreme Court last week gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity from prosecution in a way that could undermine some of...
Letter to the editor: Why the Pirates are losers
Four reasons why the Pirates are losers: 1. They are poor evaluators of talent. Their first-round picks struggle to make it to the majors. 2. They are poor developers of talent. How do you build up a pitcher’s arm when you only pitch him three innings per outing? 3. They...
Letter to the editor: Trump will let us shine again
I recently watched a Jordan Peterson video discussing how 2024 will end. He stated “nothing better in your life can happen to you than what happens when you tell the truth.” He reaffirmed that political power resides with citizens, not the elites, and that we should be bold truth-tellers no...
Editorial: Can civility return to politics?
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania primary confirmed what everyone already knew: President Joe Biden, a Democrat, will face off against former president and Republican Donald Trump in November in a replay of the 2020 election. In a similarly unsurprising revelation, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, will defend his seat against his...
Letter to the editor: Separation of church and state
The writer of the letter “Revisionist history” (April 13, TribLive) asks to be shown “anywhere in the United States Constitution and its amendments where ‘embedded’ is the phrase ‘separation of church and state.’ ” James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, wrote in his Detached Memoranda: “Strongly guarded as is the...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: In Pittsburgh, a small race offers a big lesson
The big news from last week’s primary election was Democratic incumbent Summer Lee’s victory over Bhavini Patel in the race to represent the people of the 12th Congressional District. But a little-noticed race for a much smaller state legislative seat may offer an important lesson locally. As a member of...
Point: Perverting God’s word for politics is a sin
In March, former President Donald Trump began hawking a “God Bless the USA” Bible online for $59.99, a King James Version that also includes the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance. “Let’s make America pray again,” he said. “We must defend God in the public square...
Counterpoint: Bible blasphemy or act of godliness?
Donald Trump was recently accused of “Bible blasphemy” for selling a version of the Bible, which prompted me to write this article on his motivations for such an act. Is this truly blasphemy? Or is it a way to encourage his followers to study the Holy Scriptures to “Make America...
Letter to the editor: Biden does not have dementia
I wonder what sort of medical degree the writer of the letter “We need real presidential leadership” (April 18, TribLive) has; I didn’t see “Dr.” in front of his name. But he can say unequivocally that President Biden has dementia? Has he examined him, talked with him one-on-one or given...
Sounding off: Biden, guns, Ukraine, Steelers among week’s topics
Biden does not have dementia I wonder what sort of medical degree the writer of the letter “We need real presidential leadership” (April 18, TribLive) has; I didn’t see “Dr.” in front of his name. But he can say unequivocally that President Biden has dementia? Has he examined him, talked...
