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Tom Purcell: Deck the malls with nostalgia
The Tribune-Review ran a great piece about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls — especially around the holidays. Malls around the country are in trouble these days. Experts say their golden age ended years ago, and Pittsburgh proves it. Century III Mall, which was...
David Thornburgh: In Pa., independent voters take center stage
Living and working in Pennsylvania this past election cycle has been reminiscent of a 1985 Sally Field Oscar acceptance moment: “You like me. Right now, you like me.” With Florida now a deeper red, Pennsylvania looms as perhaps the most important swing state in the 2024 election. Native Pennsylvanians like...
Letter to the editor: Why is Madden such a grinch?
Why is Mark Madden so negative about the Pens, Pirates and especially the Steelers? He knows damn well the Steelers are rebuilding and are transitioning. They are getting better! Stop being a grinch and look for positives! Jeffrey Zabroski Glassport...
Letter to the editor: Is our free will over?
Klaus Schwab, German engineer and economist, founded the World Economic Forum on Jan. 24, 1971. The WEF is an unaccountable, non-governmental organization with a view of impacting policy decisions on behalf of its members: predominantly multinational corporations and politicians. The WEF is the driving force for what is known as...
Editorial: Pa. should require media literacy instruction in school
Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” they consume is not journalism. Misinformation is endemic to social media platforms, and, in some cases, so is deliberate disinformation and propaganda masquerading as news. The results are profound...
Letter to the editor: There’s no ‘destruction’ happening in U.S.
Ed Davis’ letter “Biden will take blame for destruction” (Nov. 10, TribLIVE) is pathetic. He writes, “I have never witnessed this country more divided. … This division was planned, and implementation began during the Obama/Biden administration.” He must be joking. Obama guided our nation through the trillion-dollar real estate meltdown,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 12
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 12....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 12
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 12....
Bert Spector: Trump Organization tax fraud convictions show downsides of private companies having no independent oversight or outside accountability
Donald Trump’s family business was found guilty of 17 counts of tax fraud and other financial crimes on Dec. 6 in a case prosecutors said displayed a “culture of fraud and deception” at the Trump Organization. Allen H. Weisselberg, the company’s former chief financial officer, had previously pleaded guilty to...
Randy Santucci and Dan Davila: Pa. Game Commission decisions leave hunters at the gate
The Pennsylvania Game Commission changed the most popular deer hunting weekend in 2019, moving the 60-plus-year Monday after Thanksgiving opening day to the Saturday prior. As Thanksgiving is the most traveled family holiday of the year, that created problems for hunters with family conflicts. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of hunters...
Letter to the editor: How about a GI Bill to help with student debt?
To offer an alternative to Matt Pergar’s letter “How about some tax credits for those without student loans?” (Nov. 1, TribLIVE: Why not offer a G.I. Bill to people with student debt who join the military? For every year served on active duty, forgive one year of student debt — but...
Letter to the editor: Could Garth Brooks save the Pirates?
What do Gene Autry and Bing Crosby have in common? Well, you would be correct if you said iconic Christmas songs. Gene Autry made “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” a holiday standard, and what would Christmas be without hearing Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas”? Well, they also both were owners or...
Editorial: What does Sinema’s switch mean for Pennsylvanians?
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona woke up the political world with an announcement. She changed her party affiliation, dropping the Democratic ties that swept her into office in 2018’s wave of newly elected women and opting to become an independent instead, saying it was more in keeping...
Letter to the editor: Free will and abortion
Regarding the article “Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic” (Dec. 4, TribLIVE): I am a retired nurse who once had the unfortunate privilege of carrying a much too large aborted, macerated baby to the morgue of my hospital. It was really awful. But even having been raised Catholic, I...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: No need for GOP autopsy — the lessons are obvious
The headlines that appeared last week after Republican Herschel Walker lost the Georgia runoff election to incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock struck a common theme. The Washington Post said Walker’s defeat “spurs new GOP handwringing, calls for new strategy.” As The New York Times described it, “After Georgia...
Patricia M. DeMarco: RECOMPETE can help heal Mon Valley, put Appalachians back to work
Our Appalachian riverfronts should be thriving centers of commerce, trade and recreation. But, instead, the region is scattered with facilities that were abandoned by industry. The sites lie on contaminated land, seeping waste into our waterways. Meanwhile, the population continues to decline in the Mon Valley. The families that stay...
COUNTERPOINT: Immigration detention system is driven by profits
President Joe Biden vowed to end the federal government’s use of private prisons on the campaign trail. His campaign platform further stated that “the federal government should not use private facilities for any detention, including detention of undocumented immigrants.” And in 2021, Biden stepped into office continuing to promise that...
POINT: Privately run immigration detention safe, cost-effective alternative
On his campaign website, then-candidate Joe Biden vowed to “end for-profit detention centers,” asserting tendentiously that “no business should profit from the suffering of desperate people fleeing violence.” “For-profit” in this context is a pejorative used to describe privately run detention facilities, and such assertions elide many key facts —...
Liam Collins: Russian troops’ poor performance, low morale may worsen during winter of more discontent
With Russian troops digging trenches to prepare for an expected winter standoff, it would be easy to conclude that fighting will slow in Ukraine until after the ground thaws in the spring. But evidence from the Ukrainian battlefields point to a different trajectory. This war has demonstrated that only one...
Letter to the editor: Easy to add vegan options to holiday meals
As you meal prep this holiday season, please consider incorporating plant-based foods into your holiday menus. Embracing a healthy, plant-based lifestyle promotes health, wellness and environmental awareness while also stimulating discussion around ethics, nutrition and food security. It’s also easy, fun and packed with countless delicious options. This is a...
Sounding off: Political ads, Trump, secession, LGBTQIA+ hate, guns
Dumping negative political ads a smart move I wholeheartedly approve of the Tribune-Review’s recent decision to restrict negative political ads (“Why Trib Total Media is nixing negative political ads,” Nov. 27, TribLIVE). The adjective-laden, hyperbolic diatribes really served no good purpose other than to reduce political discourse to a series...
Letter to the editor: Put full name on Arnold Palmer airport sign
I would love to see Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, rather than Palmer Airport, on the sign along Route 30. Jon Brady Ligonier...
Letter to the editor: Real reason for not voting Trump
Whether I agree or not, I appreciate anyone’s right to submit a letter or a rebuttal to a letter in this forum. But the rebuttal from Robert Anderson, “Real reason for hating Trump” (Nov. 1, TribLIVE) to my letter “Past time to dump Trump” (Oct. 4, TribLIVE) missed the mark....
Editorial: Say Marc Fogel’s name and bring him home from Russia, Mr. President
What about Marc Fogel? The return of WNBA star Brittney Griner to the United States after being freed from a Russian penal colony is gathering much attention, just like her arrest for possession of a cannabis oil vape cartridge and the 10 months of State Department haggling over her release....
Letter to the editor: Looking forward to Trump back in White House
On Nov. 17, Nancy Pelosi, age 82, appeared on TV to officially announce the end of her speakership and her plans for the future. She said she will not seek any future Democratic leadership role but will remain in Congress. She was speaker of the House for 15 years, the...
