Opinion category, Page 245
Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden, DeSantis, Kennedy all bad candidates
The trouble with Donald Trump is that he is his own worst enemy. He’s told the lie that he won the 2020 presidential election so many times, he now believes it. Like Putin, Xi and Kim, he implies that he wants to be president for life. He’s partly right that...
Letter to the editor: Say no to Invenergy plant
Recently, PennEnvironment released a study called the “Dirty Dozen” — the top 12 air polluters in Pennsylvania. You might expect the list to be dominated by old, inefficient coke plants or coal industries. Nope! Five of the 12 are modern gas-fired power plants. Is this surprising? For years, residents of...
Editorial: Police need right support to deal with mental health calls
Robbie Thomas Saunders, 59, was shot and killed July 2 by a Ligonier Valley police officer. Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced July 21 that the use of deadly force was justified. That was bolstered when police released the body camera footage, which showed Saunders coming out of his...
Letter to the editor: God might be that ‘something’ missing
I must disagree with the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE). When God created man, he gave him free will. We use this free will to make choices, good or bad. God loves all his children and is a loving God who gets sad when...
Tom Purcell: Dogs and cats also facing tough times
There’s a lot of sad news to go around, but this Vox story really breaks my heart: Animal shelters are overflowing with abandoned dogs and cats again. A few years ago, during covid isolation, there was a surge of people rescuing pets from shelters to fill their homes with lovable...
Rick Goodling: State regulation means an end to illegal games
I was in a Western Pennsylvania grocery store recently and the owner detailed to me all the renovations he is making to his business and the health insurance he is able to provide for his employees. Having this type of conversation is not unusual for me. I am part of...
Letter to the editor: God in his heart
The writer of the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) does not need to read or understand the Bible. He mentions that he believes people should take care of each other. That is God in his heart, and it is the greatest request that he...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield board should be called out over book bans
Despite protest to the contrary, the agenda of conservative members of the Hempfield Area School Board seems to be ban books. Proposed changes to 109-AR-0: Selection of Resource Materials and 109-AR3: Request for Re-Evaluation of Resource Materials would remove students from the review board unless the student is 18 or...
Editorial: Safety, security and sealing juror lists
The Tribune-Review has long argued that the names of jurors be treated as what they are: public records. Jurors are the most important part of a criminal trial. While lawyers and judges might believe otherwise, that distinction is undeniably held by the 12 people who are the primary audience for...
Letter to the editor: Stopping illegal bus passing
Regarding the article “Drivers getting ticketed for passing stopped Pittsburgh Public Schools buses” (Aug. 7, TribLIVE): Act 38 of 2020 should be repealed. This law modified the stop-arm camera law for illegally passing school buses. It assumes a vehicle’s owner was driving, and takes away the person’s rights. It also...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 21
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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 21
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Dr. Vanessa Kerry: Hawaii wildfires another wake-up call that the climate crisis imperils our health
The world is on fire. The devastating wildfires in Maui have led to over 100 deaths, with many hundreds more people unaccounted for and injured. We have seen homes and livelihoods destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with smoke and burn victims. These wildfires, fanned by winds from Hurricane Dora after years...
Letter to the editor: Expensive school doesn’t equal good education
The recent article on the incredibly high cost of the Hempfield Area Senior High School (“Hempfield high school project plan is millions of dollars over budget, must be revised,” Aug. 11, TribLIVE) brought a major, vital question to my mind — those kids are getting an exceptional education, right? What...
Letter to the editor: Misconceptions of God
The letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) offered a fascinating insight into questions that have disturbed the thoughts of many people for a long time. Is it possible the writer’s conclusions were drawn based on worldly misconceptions? The impression that God sanctions evil, sin and...
Editorial: People of Plum deserve honesty, transparency in explosion investigation
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is investigating the explosion on Rustic Ridge Drive in Plum that claimed the lives of six people and destroyed three homes, damaging others. It should. This is a scary proposition for more than people on one loop of one development in one municipality. It’s...
Letter to the editor: Why we should continue to help Ukraine
The writer of the letter ”We’ve helped Ukraine enough” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE) states that although he feels sorry for Ukraine, we should stop aiding that nation because it just costs too much. He doesn’t seem to care that the consequences of such action would throw Ukraine to the Russian bear...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Threats by Trump supporters should not go unpunished
There is one sure sign that Donald Trump is in trouble again, and that is this: American citizens — whether they are public officials or simple folks who are in the wrong place at the wrong time — will now have their lives and their families’ lives threatened by Trump...
John Tamny: The term limits movement is alive and politically potent
The power of incumbency in politics used to be near absolute at the congressional level. Once elected, the job was, in a sense, yours for life. That was true until 1994. It was then that House Speaker Tom Foley was put out to the political pasture. This was earthshaking news...
Point: Do presidential debates still matter?
What nominee would bet on the proposition that the presidential debates don’t matter and then choose not to prepare? Jimmy Carter’s desultory prep in 1980, combined with Ronald Reagan’s reassuring and masterful performance — “There you go again” — arguably turned a close election into a landslide that reshaped American...
Counterpoint: Rethinking the significance of presidential debates
Televised presidential debates during the general election are viewed as the ultimate candidate showcase. They give voters the opportunity to watch competing worldviews and policy positions clash on America’s most significant political stage. Viewers get to test their assumptions about the candidates in real time. Voters want to know how...
Letter to the editor: Soldiers should never be left behind
Bravo to the writer of the letter “Leaving soldiers behind is un-American” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE). This letter should be endorsed by every American and a copy sent to every Congress member, as well as Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. As I realize that would probably not be possible, please, everyone,...
Sounding off: Shapiro’s actions, new Hempfield school, Trump among week’s topics
Shapiro anti-choice? I thought Gov. Josh Shapiro was for women’s choice and reproductive health? His decision to end the contract with Real Alternatives will harm tens of thousands of women and children who depend on the help they receive. A new study published in the journal Cureus found that two-thirds...
Letter to the editor: Weiss as special counsel is an insult
I think giving David Weiss a special counsel designation in the Hunter Biden case is an insult to the legal system. Weiss has already let the statute of limitations on Biden’s felonies expire and pushed for a sweetheart deal for him. I think Weiss should instead be disbarred for helping...
Letter to the editor: Beware Moms for Liberty
The group “Moms for Liberty” is anything but. This organization has been judged a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. They are waging a full-fledged war against students’ First Amendment rights to access books based on race, gender identity, ethnicity and religion. They are pushing to rewrite the...
