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SpearIt: Shootings proclaim war on terror is dead
In the years following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States embarked on an all-scale effort to combat terrorism. However, the primary focus of those efforts was Muslims, both at home and abroad. Ignored in the process were threats posed by domestic militias and white supremacy groups. Rather...
Letter to the editor: Burned twice by Hempfield
I’ve read about Hempfield Area School District’s plan to move students around and begin a multimillion-dollar overhaul of the high school (“Hempfield School Board decides to tear down existing high school to its bare bones, building up from there,” March 8, TribLIVE). I wonder what it’s going to cost me....
Letter to the editor: We need prayer back in schools
In her column “Stop telling me what won’t work” (May 26, TribLIVE), Lori Falce, community engagement editor, explains how upset she is with people who constantly comment that suggestions to stop school shootings won’t work, so nothing gets done. Her closing comment, “Start telling me what might keep me from...
Letter to the editor: Some thoughts from the last century
These are some thoughts I think I thought. I have used up most of my first 100 years on Earth. It hasn’t been all peaches and cream; we have had the setbacks most families have — leukemia, colon cancer, bypass surgery. But thanks to my wife’s faith, we have overcome...
Editorial: De’Avry Thomas won’t be the last victim
Violence grabs attention the more graphic and awful and unthinkable it is. The Uvalde, Texas, shooting that left 19 kids ages 9 to 10 and two teachers dead at Robb Elementary and injured at least 17 others is the most glaring and timely example. It is the most recent terrible...
Letter to the editor: Hypocrisy of the right
How obvious is the hypocrisy of Fox commentators and many Republican legislators? The emails and recordings, now public, from Jan. 6, 2021, say it all. This from the people who claim they’re the “moral authority,” the holier than thou club. They, together, blame Democrats for moral decay in America? Yet,...
Letter to the editor: Speaking up for vulnerable is the Christian way
In response to Dave Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion”: Jesus also never preached about drug cartels or nuclear war, which are evils that plague everyday society. Ninehouser seems elated to make his point that abortion was an accepted practice in Rome as if Rome was anything but a...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘Who will be the last to die?’
“Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break? Who’ll be the last to die for a mistake?” — Bruce Springsteen, “Last To Die” And once again: Why? It’s the question we always find ourselves asking in moments like this, the understanding we always seek as bodies lay strewn and the...
TiffanyAnn Goodson: How can pro-lifers vote against feeding babies?
My 8-month-old daughter, Jayde, was born with a growth restriction. She weighs just 13 pounds — no more than a 3-month-old. She sees a pediatric nutritionist and eats a specialized formula that provides 30 calories per ounce in hopes of getting her on the elusive growth curve. Jayde was crawling...
Stacey Hannem and Christopher Schneider: Combating the politicization of sexual misconduct
In October of 2016, a Washington Post headline referred to the presidential race as the “rape election.” The numerous sexual misconduct allegations against a presidential candidate, and the ubiquity of discussions of sexual violence in the context of that election were unprecedented. However, the election of Donald J. Trump, and...
Letter to the editor: We need background checks and ban on military-type guns
The U.S. Constitution on guns: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The shooter who murdered 19 children and two teachers was not a member of a well-regulated militia. I...
Letter to the editor: Throwing money at the Russia problem
Oh dear, Russia invaded Ukraine. How horrible! What can we do to fix this? I know the answer. Let’s print billions of dollars and throw it at the problem. That’s sure to fix it. Never mind that this will fuel inflation. Never mind about any type of military or diplomatic...
Letter to the editor: Abortion doesn’t belong in court system
I believe letter-writer Leo Nagorski’s statement that “most Americans favor keeping Roe exactly the way it is” is untrue (“Blame for the Roe v. Wade uproar,” May 24, TribLIVE). I’d be interested in his source. As for any uproar, the Supreme Court decision (if what we hear holds) will deny...
Letter to the editor: We must move forward from Trump
Kudos to William Hite’s letter “What’s a Trump endorsement worth?” (May 6, TribLIVE). Donald Trump and his family ran their private businesses while living at the White House at taxpayers’ expense. Since 2016, he’s promised to reveal his taxes but never did so. Obviously, he never intended to do so...
Letter to the editor: Pa. treasurer promoting a lie
How comforted would Pennsylvanians be to know that the individual who is responsible for handling tens of billions of dollars of our money is a bald-faced liar? That is regrettably what we face in state Treasurer Stacy Gerrity. She appeared at a rally which was ostensibly to promote the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Choice matters for electricity consumers
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) is warning consumers they could see sharp increases in default service energy costs, ranging between 6% and 45%, as utilities adjust their prices for electric generation on June 1. The editorial “The high cost of electricity — or electric deregulation?” (May 14, TribLIVE) missed an...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 30
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 30....
Tom Purcell: Growing up in a world of worries
The only worry I had was that Old Man Miller might be hiding out behind the shed trying to catch us running through his garden when we played tag in our backyards. If you grew up in the ’70s in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, you know exactly what I’m talking...
Veronique de Rugy: Corporations’ ‘woke’ signaling won’t override profit motive
Many people on the Right fear “woke capitalism” and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance a vision of the world that replaces their values with progressive ones. To those who are worried, I say, be grateful for the profit motive. To the progressives pushing for...
Greg Fulton: Little black book a testament to Marine’s courage
In the top right hand drawer of my desk sits a small, worn, black book. At first glance it looks like a notebook or a daytimer from many years ago. On closer inspection, though, one can see that it is a pocket version of the New Testament. It may appear...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 30
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 30....
Editorial: Why can marijuana card companies advertise but doctors can’t?
When it comes to making health decisions, there are a lot of people bucking for seats at the table. The federal government wants its say. The state government definitely jumps up and down and waves its hands. There are the insurance companies. There are the pharmaceutical companies. Sometimes churches want...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Voice of Westmoreland
I want to thank Voice of Westmoreland for working diligently to raise awareness about the need to improve the capacity of our county’s mental health services and the request to spend some of the public covid relief funds for this purpose. Mental health professionals are often the only people that...
Letter to the editor: A deeper look into the Bible for guidance on abortion
In reference to David Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion” (May 20, TribLIVE) that “Jesus speaks not a single, solitary word about abortion”: I am guessing Ninehouser is concluding that Jesus then condones it. This is misleading logic. Just because I don’t specifically say, “Don’t kick my dog,” doesn’t...
Letter to the editor: Honoring a true warrior and protector
We just lost another brave warrior and protector of our country. For those of you who never met Bob Brink, I would like to tell you a little about him. Bob was a strong family man. He had a huge heart and was there for you any time you needed...
