Opinion category, Page 213
Peter Morici: How to help American families afford child care? Give parents money directly
Last September, covid-era federal subsidies to child-care providers ended. Despite apocalyptic warnings that 70,000 daycare centers would shutter, compelling at least one parent, usually mothers, to stay-at-home, American families have so far muddled through. The female labor force participation rate, which has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, did not collapse. Importantly,...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Haley still has a chance in New Hampshire
Though Donald Trump scored a historically large victory, Nikki Haley’s close third in the Iowa caucuses keeps alive her scenario of how the Republican primaries might shift in her favor, starting next week in New Hampshire. “You know Iowa starts it,” the former South Carolina governor told Granite State supporters...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to root for Cleveland
I had to smile reading the letter from Mike Stehney (“Steelers fan rooting for the Browns,” Jan. 5, TribLive). I was in Cleveland the day after Art Modell and the whole Browns team packed up in the middle of the night and left for Baltimore. Having been born and raised...
Letter to the editor: New year, same tax hikes
It’s a new year, but clearly nothing has changed as far as the continuation of raising taxes. This year not only has inflation and high energy costs, but add to that the over 30% property tax hike in Westmoreland County, a 3.5% pay raise for our commissioners and 4.7% for...
Editorial: Are passengers, airports served by JetBlue-Spirit ruling?
In April 2022, JetBlue Airways decided to make a bid for Spirit Airlines. The move came after Frontier Airlines attempted a merger. Three months later, Frontier walked away, leaving JetBlue as the only remaining suitor. This was a big deal, but it left some worried about what it meant going...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s actions keep Iran a threat to U.S.
On July 14, 2015, Barack Obama, with then-Vice President Joe Biden standing behind him, smiling like a Cheshire cat, naïvely claimed to the American people, “… the United States … has achieved something that decades of animosity has not, a comprehensive long term deal with Iran that will prevent (them)...
Cal Thomas: GOP, where is the noble rhetoric?
“Donald, you’re not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That’s not going to happen.” — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during a 2016 debate with Trump. After watching too many of the Republican non-debates and the insults each of the candidates (and former candidates) have...
Sally C. Pipes: Medicaid should not be for middle class
America is aging. Between now and 2050, the number of people older than 64 will increase by more than half, to 86 million. Nineteen million of those seniors will be older than 84. That means demand for long-term care will grow. Residential care with nursing coverage can cost more than...
Letter to the editor: Accountability is a 2-way street
I agree with the letter “Biden should be impeached over immigration” (Jan. 3, TribLive), but it leads to another question: Didn’t former President Trump break his presidential oath to the Constitution and cause an insurrection? By doing so, should he be on any states’ ballots? Or is this just a...
Letter to the editor: Counseling needed at Allegheny County Jail
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care mandates that individual counseling be provided to residents at a county jail. This last year, there were eight therapists in our jail’s budget to provide individual counseling, but only one was hired, and recently. Many residents in our jail are in a state...
Editorial: Pittsburgh’s Sports Facility Usage tax needs to be fair
Pittsburgh’s sports arenas can be expensive to visit. Average ticket price at Acrisure Stadium to see the Steelers play? About $120. Want to see the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena? Average there is around $224, depending on where you buy your tickets. The Pirates are downright cheap; while the lowest...
Letter to the editor: How will GOP replace Dunbar?
Seven-term state Rep. George Dunbar, R-Penn Township, has announced he won’t seek an eighth term; there is a God, thank-you. County Republican Party Chair Bill Bretz and all the local RINOs praised his service and said he will be missed. I say, missed by the Dems. I’m sure Bretz will...
Tom Purcell: Our over-coddled kids need some tough love
Get this: Gen Z job applicants are bringing their parents to job interviews, reports the New York Post. As it goes, for several decades America’s children have been over-coddled by their “helicopter parents” — parents who zoom in to resolve any challenge their children may face, even as they become...
Willie Wilson: Black elected leaders have an obligation to fulfill the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream
As we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today with a federal holiday, there will be programs, pageantry and celebrations for a man who expressed a powerful dream in 1963. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial But that dream remains largely unfulfilled. King’s dream was one of...
Michael Reagan: Stop debating with yourselves, Republicans
I heard there was another Republican presidential debate. I didn’t watch it — I’ve suffered enough, thanks. I don’t care how few political masochists tuned in to CNN last Wednesday night to watch Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis engage in another meaningless debate. I don’t care who the big-shot media...
Letter to the editor: Tomlin’s accomplishment
Coach Mike Tomlin is noted by the media for never having had a losing season. A new accomplishment can now be added to his resume. Coach T. is now the only coach in NFL history to lose a pair of back-to-back games to two teams with 2-10 records while playing...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s your guy
Say you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it. Grab women by the private parts. Have more than 22,000 confirmed lies. Make fun of handicapped people. Say fallen soldiers are “suckers and losers.” Say the election is rigged ahead of time, in case you lose. Never...
Editorial: What is your dream?
When we think about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as we do on the January holiday that celebrates him each year, the words of his most famous speech are the ones that most easily come to mind. “I have a dream,” he thundered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial...
Letter to the editor: We need legal immigration
Happy New Year, America. It is estimated that between 1892 and 1954 some 12 million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal of Ellis Island. All were vetted upon entrance. Since the three years of the Biden administration, it is conservatively estimated that almost 4 million immigrants have illegally crossed the...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 15
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 15....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 15....
Letter to the editor: Sewickley Township Library finds a new home
I write this letter of gratitude on behalf of the board of directors of the Sewickley Township Public Library. We appreciate our current and past township supervisors who have provided us with a home in the old Sewickley High School. The building served us well, but, due to age and...
Letter to the editor: Reimagining Pittsburgh Mills Mall
The corporation that owns Mills Mall recently paid $11 million in back taxes, which did nothing to enhance the mall or bring anything into the mall area (“Pittsburgh Mills mall owner optimistic about property’s future, but mum on details, after averting sheriff’s sale,” Oct. 9, TribLive). I think there is...
Editorial: Federal death penalty and the journey toward justice
The journey toward justice for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting was a slow crawl. It took five long years to journey from a house of worship in Squirrel Hill to the federal courthouse on Grant Street. In June 2023, Robert Bowers was found guilty on all 63 counts...
Letter to the editor: WCCC should have equitable funding
Westmoreland County Community College is facing a serious budget situation due to reduced funding from its local sponsor, Westmoreland County. The county support allows the college to charge a reduced tuition rate for county residents. Consider: • State code requirement for local sponsor funding (Westmoreland County): 33%. • 2023 college...
