Opinion category, Page 205
Letter to the editor: Straight talk about MAGA
During the last century, America became a great nation — great in terms of education, industry, energy, agriculture, health care, the arts, infrastructure and wealth. In short, America was the envy of the world as we came together to rebuild nations ravaged by war and support underprivileged nations as they...
Terrance Mintner: American pessimism is on the rise – What can we do about it?
“Americans are far too pessimistic about the future,” declared CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an op-ed published last month. Zakaria focused on economics, arguing that a “profound sense of despair” among many Americans (“around three-quarters of those polled”) does not match up with positive stats — 5.2% growth in the third...
Jody Boulay: Romance during recovery
Valentine’s Day can be challenging for people in early recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Most health professionals recommend that people in early recovery wait a year before pursuing a new relationship, and instead focus on recovery. Those in recovery may not have reached a level of emotional stability and...
Letter to the editor: Congress acting like spoiled children
I agree totally with the letter “Congress is failing us” (Feb. 11, TribLive). Congress is doing absolutely nothing to help the citizens of this country. They need to stop acting like a bunch of spoiled children each wanting their own way and fighting amongst themselves. Start doing your job and...
Letter to the editor: Pa. deserves protection, not pandering
President Biden’s border policies are a complete disaster. Interfering with the constitutional right of every state to defend their borders sends a chilling message to all Americans. The result of support for Biden’s border policies is a continuous record-breaking number of actual suspected terrorists allowed to enter our country. How...
Letter to the editor: U.S. funding of Hamas attack
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated on Jan. 28. Shamefully, the South African delegation in the International Court of Justice in the Hague chose that date to accuse Israel of genocide for the Israeli response to Hamas atrocities committed on Oct. 7 against Israeli citizens. These accusations were sponsored by...
Editorial: Gator tales are more than viral stories
There are stories that news organizations cover because you need to know the information. There are others we cover because we think you will want to know about it. Then there are the ones that seem like one but are really the other. Take alligators. People love alligator stories. You...
Letter to the editor: Patel a better alternative to Lee
I am writing to urge District 12 residents to vote for Bhavini Patel, the clear and welcome alternative to Summer Lee. Lee has consistently voted against the interests of one of America’s staunchest allies and the region’s only democracy, Israel. She has emboldened our adversaries by voting “no” on: •...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s no victim
People keep asking, “How could the corrupt DOJ indict the leading ‘Republican’ candidate for POTUS? It’s political interference, it’s unfair, it’s Biden’s fault!” It’s no secret that Donald Trump is flawed; so is President Biden, but Trump is likely running for POTUS to save himself from prosecution. If Trump is...
Tom Purcell: The loveless state of romance
With all the changes modern life is bringing us, here’s one that makes me sad: romance is dying. Here are some interesting romance trends, as reported in CNN health: • The percentage of Americans who don’t have a steady partner is up 50% since 1986. • Americans are less likely...
Jason W. Park: Commonsense thoughts on gun rights, gun control, gun violence
Jennifer Crumbley’s conviction for her son’s school shooting is a sea change in the public’s view of gun violence. My own parents could have suffered the same fate as hers had not fate intervened. Shortly after a diagnosis 25 years ago for bipolar disorder, I was mis-medicated when I got...
Francis Wilkinson: Pa. Supreme Court takes aim at politics of cruelty
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered a victory to abortion-rights advocates in directing a lower court to consider a challenge to the state’s 1982 prohibition on Medicaid funding for abortions in cases other than rape and incest. The 3-2 decision was widely viewed as an invitation to declare the ban a...
Letter to the editor: US Steel’s smoke means prosperity
When I was growing up, I would ask my father, who worked in the engineering department at U.S. Steel’s Clairton works, about the white plumes of smoke that would rise up from the plant. Across the river, no trees grow on the hill due to the chemicals that were blown...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ ‘whatever it takes’ pattern
After listening to the news from the mainstream media, you might be surprised to learn that a Heartland/Rasmussen poll on the 2020 election reported that 17% of respondents admitted voting in a state where they are no longer permanent residents, 21% filling out ballots for others and 17% signing ballots...
Editorial: Defense secretary must rebuild trust after unexpected absence
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took responsibility for not notifying the White House when he was hospitalized at the beginning of January, an important first step in rebuilding trust with President Joe Biden, Congress and the American people. While Austin’s desire to keep his medical situation private is understandable, this was...
Letter to the editor: With Trump, our democracy is at stake
My co-worker tells me she loves to hear me laugh, and I love to laugh! What isn’t a laughing matter to me is the cult-like mindset of MAGA Republicans, who continue to believe disinformation (outright lies and conspiracy theories) and worship at the feet of a wannabe dictator. Now that’s...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 12
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 12....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 12
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 12....
Letter to the editor: Stay away from fluoride
Regarding the letter “Water concerns in Brackenridge” (Feb. 2, TribLive): The areas with the most fluoride have the most dentists. So fluoride has nothing to do with preventing cavities. There’s a major difference between calcium fluoride found in nature and sodium fluoride, which is man-made and highly toxic. This is...
Letter to the editor: Racism not only basis for past immigration laws
While Professor Bruce Ledewitz’s column advocating open immigration (“Why can’t we have open immigration” Feb. 2, TribLive) is as welcome as any suggestion about the border issue, his claim that racism was the only basis for earlier restrictions lacks context. Racism, whether labeled as nativism or eugenics, undoubtedly was part...
Editorial: State Department must prioritize humanity and Marc Fogel
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an interview. Amid discussion of the war with Ukraine, about to enter its second year, he brought up another topic followed by Americans. He spoke of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Russia, he...
Letter to the editor: We’re still fighting the Civil War
Two recent letter-writers deny that “the war between the states was started and fought over the slavery question” (“A Civil War history lesson,” Jan. 9, TribLive; “The Civil War slavery myth,” Feb. 2, TribLive). We are told to “take a history lesson on this subject.” The South wanted to prosper on...
Letter to the editor: Congress is failing us
An open letter to the United States Congress: To the radicals on the right: You are not conservatives, you are obstructionists. To the radicals on the left: You may be “woke,” but you are not awake. Stop acting like a bunch of amateur circus clowns and start doing your damn...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Taylor Swift for the win
The Super Bowl is a chance we get every year to gather around our televisions for a few hours and forget about all those things that divide us. Now, the far right is trying to ruin even that with crazy conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City...
Colin McNickle: Westmoreland must conduct property reassessment
We often have opined about the deleterious effects of no regular property reassessments in Allegheny County for more than a decade. “Fairness” has become but a quaint notion. And the nose-thumbing to the state Constitution’s uniform taxation clause has been a breathtaking embarrassment. But in neighboring Westmoreland County, where there...
