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Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t be punishing women
The Taliban in Afghanistan said they wouldn’t do “it” if we leave them alone and go home. But now they again are punishing women who don’t cover up from head to toe, and who travel unescorted by a man. Why would any religion or government punish women for a basic...
Editorial: The high cost of electricity — or electric deregulation?
If you think you are feeling faint at the gas pump, it’s about to get worse at the mailbox. Just wait until you see the June electric bill. This week, the Public Utility Commission revealed that electric suppliers are set to raise prices by 6% to 45% as of June...
Letter to the editor: Misinformation season
IT’S RABBIT SEASON! NO, IT’S DUCK SEASON! NO, RABBIT SEASON! DUCK SEASON! Actually, it’s “misinforming” politician season. Some might even call it “lying” politician season. It’s that time, one of the two per year, that candidates flood the media with their loving family photos, rolled-up sleeves, videos of walks in...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Opening Pa.’s primary election
As Democrats and Republicans go to the polls this Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for the November election, over 1 million Pennsylvanians who are registered independent will sit it out. As a closed primary state, Pennsylvania does not permit independent voters to cast ballots in either party’s primary. This...
Sounding off: Overturning Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court seems about to overturn Roe v. Wade. Just when you think the whole world is going to hell, something important, beautiful and wonderful happens. God is real, present, aware and involved. And he never loses in the long run. P.S.: Thank you, President Trump. Richard J. Krauland,...
Counterpoint: Left’s reaction to potential Roe overruling shows authoritarian druthers
It has been just two weeks since Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to Politico. However, the left is already in absolute meltdown mode, claiming the potential ruling could usher in a return to the Dark Ages, in which...
Point: Overturning Roe will lead to a human rights crisis for all Americans
If the Supreme Court follows through on its draft majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade, it will open the floodgates to extremist new laws and court rulings that could cost all Americans the right to make intimate decisions about their own lives — from the medications they take to...
Colin McNickle: What Pittsburgh’s population malaise portends
The population malaise in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has been well-documented for decades. Yet, iteration after iteration of political leaders and their acolytes have tried to “solve” the problem with political scheme after political scheme. “In short, absent a shift to a much friendlier business climate, less labor...
Letter to the editor: Refuse ads that spread misinformation
I am very disappointed with the Tribune-Review. In the April 22 edition, there was a full-page advertisement “Global Warming Hoax?” I believe this advertisement is spreading false information and the Tribune-Review sold out to make money. I would like to see this company and others refuse paid advertisements that help...
Letter to the editor: Traitorous actions
If someone in our government did what our enemies would like to do to us, wouldn’t they be traitors (and nuts)? Let in illegal aliens and spread them all around the country without vetting them or remembering where they went. Make the Border Patrol do anything but their job (e.g.,...
Editorial: Pennsylvania should require meth house disclosure
Methamphetamines can kill. The illegal drugs themselves can be lethal, but it doesn’t stop there. The labs are dangerous when they are operating. They give off gases. They can explode. They are a tinderbox that has to be handled like a time bomb, but people manufacturing illicit drugs aren’t notoriously...
Letter to the editor: Attack on our elections
At the state and local level, there seems to be a full-scale attack on how our elections are administered, as politicians push policies intentionally designed to make it harder to vote, especially for Black and brown voters. Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners recently voted to eliminate regional drop boxes for mail-in...
S.E. Cupp: College students are in a mental health crisis
Warning: This article contains information about suicide. If you or a loved one is in need of help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. In this month’s Better Homes and Gardens, readers were treated to a lovely interview with British singer and actor Harry Styles — shot neither...
Letter to the editor: Repeat DUI offenders should be in jail
Regarding the article “Bethel Park man accused of hitting officer with car had 14 prior DUI convictions” (May 9, TribLIVE): This is absolutely insane. This man has 14 DUIs back to the 1970s. And that doesn’t mean he has been out driving only 14 times while under the influence. There...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: If the court loses its legitimacy, can its authority be far behind?
To the Honorable Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Dear Sir: Have you ever met your wife? Yes, it’s an impudent question, but it seems justified by the speech you gave Friday at a judicial conference in Atlanta and a question-and-answer session that followed....
Letter to the editor: God doesn’t make mistakes
I don’t believe there is such a thing as childhood transsexuality before puberty. Anyone who uses chemical or surgical methods to change a child’s sex should be prosecuted for child abuse and charged as a pedophile. God makes no mistakes. William Bowen Rostraver...
Letter to the editor: Now is time to support tech training
Regarding the article “GOP senatorial candidate Mehmet Oz to tour Central Westmoreland tech center” (May 4, TribLIVE): I’m glad Oz is showing interest in the importance of supporting tech training. Over the past few decades, the emphasis on college has led to an almost complete disappearance of tech job candidates....
Letter to the editor: Paid protesters
It never ceases to amaze me how fast activists can form to protest. I realize that some protesters are paid, and will travel all over to join a protest. Some people may disagree with this statement. However, my late Asperger college graduate grandson, having a challenging time finding a job,...
Letter to the editor: More to the story on Ukraine?
I wish our national liberal media would report more truthfully about what is happening in Ukraine. I find their coverage very one-sided, and I don’t believe them. When two countries war against each other, both tell their citizens that God is on their side. Both believe they have a justifiable...
Paul Kengor: From GOAT to Groat
A strange confluence of my two recent Trib articles inspires a novel follow up. I first wrote on goats versus GOATs — i.e., athletes known for choking (i.e., goats) vs. athletes hailed by the weird acronym GOAT, meaning Greatest Of All Time. Next I wrote on Orrin Hatch, the longest...
Laurels & lances: Soliciting and vending
Laurel: To a worthy consideration. Murrysville is taking a look at putting a “do not knock” registry in place that could cut down on the number of solicitors showing up at residents’ homes. Door-to-door salesmen might seem like an antiquated custom that went out with someone lugging encyclopedias from house...
Lori Falce: The sordid case of the celebrity trial
I have never served on a jury. I’ve been called twice. Once was after I had already moved out of the county in question. The second time was while my mail was being held at the post office and I didn’t end up getting the notice until about two weeks...
Cal Thomas: Whipping inflation — then and now
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later described by Martin Crutsinger...
Bill Johnston Walsh: Educating older Pennsylvanians before Election Day
Since the 2020 election, Pennsylvania voters have been on a roller-coaster ride, often receiving conflicting information from voices in both Harrisburg and Washington. Do I have to show ID to vote? Can I still vote by mail? Will there be voter drop boxes in my community? If I am disabled,...
Letter to the editor: On death penalty, what about the innocent?
Letter-writer Jeanne Snyder (“Can killers be reformed, forgiven?”), responding to the letter “If we respect life, we must end death penalty,” is correct in describing murder as barbaric. If there was any evidence that the death penalty would somehow solve this problem, that would be wishful thinking at best. Maybe...
