Opinion category, Page 30
Letter to the editor: Lentz best choice for Hempfield tax collector
Hempfield Township needs leaders who put residents first, and Andrew Lentz is the clear choice for tax collector. Lentz has already shown strong community support, winning the Democratic primary and earning the second-highest votes on the Republican ballot as a write-in. That kind of bipartisan backing proves people trust his...
Editorial: There is more than 1 way to show up at the polls
Politics is ugly. Elections can be the worst expression of that ugliness. In recent years, the voting process has become riddled with skepticism, distrust and hostility. But does it have to be? Is there a way to get back to a place where we not only do our duty in...
Letter to the editor: Natural gas is Pa.’s advantage
Decades of independent research and fact-based data about clean and abundant American natural gas tell a very different story than what was conveyed in the op-ed “Natural gas not sustainable for Pa.’s data centers” (Sept. 19, TribLive). An overwhelmingly clear majority of voters across Pennsylvania — Democrats, Republicans and independents...
Albert Eisenberg: Congressional Republicans can win big with health care solutions
We are living in a time of high and growing suspicion toward “the Establishment,” be it political, financial, cultural, media — and especially health. Much of this is well-founded. For years, Americans have been told to “trust the science” and not believe our own eyes. The disconnect between experts and...
Kim Scouller: The financial nightmare of domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Many people think of bruises or broken bones, but there’s another weapon of abuse that leaves scars you can’t see on the outside: financial abuse. Experts estimate that more than 10 million adults experience domestic violence, and almost 100% also experience financial abuse. Sadly,...
Letter to the editor: Voting should be contingent on IQ
I’ve been seeing a lot of opinions on ballot curing and felt the need to add mine to the heap. I vote by mail. The instructions that accompany the ballot are simple. I feel that if a person isn’t bright enough to follow these extremely simple instructions, perhaps their vote...
Letter to the editor: Get involved in your community
Civics is a subject that used to be taught in school about how the government works. It needs to be revisited. I am writing this because of the things I have been hearing about the fireman’s tax possibilities in West Leechburg. If you don’t like what is happening you need...
Letter to the editor: We must learn to listen to each other
As a pacifist who has spent a lifetime preaching nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution, I feel compelled to write this letter. The writings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have provided me guidance in living my life during this time of high conflict and violence in the...
Editorial: The end of national retail at Pittsburgh Mills
Another one bites the dust. In this case, it’s another national retailer bidding farewell to the Pittsburgh Mills mall. This time it’s Bath & Body Works, the fragrance and personal care shop that has been as critical to the operation of every mall as a pretzel stand since 1990. Have...
Letter to the editor: Hypocrisy in our democracy
Don’t we think there is too much hypocrisy in our democracy? In my opinion, as a former Pennsylvania health and safety inspector for licensed child care programs, our public-school administrations and school boards need more ethics and civics and less politics in our programming. We the taxpayers are already invested...
Letter to the editor: Why no FCC punishment for Watters?
When Jimmy Kimmel responded to the murder of Charlie Kirk with words that were unfavorable to Donald Trump and his minions, Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission and a Trump sycophant, threatened to use the heavy hand of government to silence the host and his network. After...
Dan DeBone: Small businesses need support during federal government shutdown
With the federal government officially shut down, small business owners are once again facing a period of uncertainty and concern. While large corporations often have the resources to withstand disruptions like these, small businesses — the backbone of our local economy — feel the effects almost immediately. Shutdowns have consequences...
Letter to the editor: Lingg best candidate for Murrysville Council
November is near and we are preparing to elect a new council. Jamie Lingg is seeking a second term. She is the one candidate who stands out. I recommend you cast your vote for Lingg. I have known Lingg most of her life and have followed her on council. She...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s carnage
Just where is America headed? DOGE hollows out government, Medicaid and aid for food and medicine is slashed and FEMA’s future effectiveness is questioned. Masked ICE agents arrest migrants, targeting Latinos, who are denied due process while others are raided and shackled. The National Guard patrols D.C., with President Donald...
Editorial: Ultimately, Comey case will rise or fall on the evidence
Nine years ago, progressives wanted James Comey strung up in the public square. Today, he’s their cause celebre. How times change. In 2016, Democrats lambasted the then-FBI director for going public days before the presidential election with potentially damaging details on the probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private...
Letter to the editor: Hold judges responsible
The senseless killing of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, is a tragic stain on the Democratic Party’s failed policies of not holding criminals responsible for their actions. She fled her war-torn homeland seeking safety, only to be brutally stabbed to death on Charlotte’s light rail public transit system. The...
Letter to the editor: ‘Right to work’ means defunding unions
The writer of the letter “Unions causing state budget impasse” (Sept. 25, TribLive) stated that Pennsylvania legislators should vote to make Pennsylvania a right-to-work state. As with quite a few laws, naming it “right to work” is putting lipstick on a pig. The only “right” it gives you is the...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 6
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Letter to the editor: Irresponsible budget shenanigans
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reconvened Monday, but the 2025-26 budget remains shamefully stalled, thanks to House Democrats’ refusal to act. This delay is wasting untold resources as counties, schools, pre-K centers, hospitals and libraries are dealing with funding shortfalls as critical state funding is held hostage by partisan inaction....
Editorial: Gainey’s sloppy budget proposal gets a bad grade
Sometimes kids put off their homework too long. That book report seems like it’s a million years away. There’s plenty of time to read the book, think about it, highlight what’s important, come up with a theme to discuss, write up the argument, edit it, rewrite the report and turn...
Letter to the editor: A plea for civil discourse
We live in times of uncertainty, and now more than ever, there is a great need for civility across all political spectrums throughout our country. Our society faces misinformation, political extremism on the left and right, gun violence and threats or attacks against politicians and activists. Although I disagreed with...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Ryder Cup — a good walk spoiled
In 2014, author Noam Chomsky said that one of the functions that professional sports play in our society “is to offer an area to deflect people’s attention from things that matter.” Historians say that Roman emperors used “bread and circuses” to distract and control the masses. That may still be...
Cal Thomas: Bring back Clinton-Gingrich
On Aug. 5, 1997, President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich, enacted the Balanced Budget Act. This bipartisan agreement aimed to balance the federal budget by 2002. Most of the credit goes to Gingrich because Clinton had vetoed previous Republican proposals for reducing the debt....
Counterpoint: The court isn’t drifting rightward — the pedal is to the floor
Whether the Roberts Supreme Court will continue to push American jurisprudence to the right — bending the law toward their preferred policy outcomes rather than precedent or originalist intent — is no longer a matter for debate. The question is how brazenly and how quickly it will press forward in...
