Opinion category, Page 390
Letter to the editor: New rules for women
BREAKING NEWS: Leaked emails from the Supreme Court have revealed the following draft: Individuals containing a uterus will now be referred to solely as “birthing vessels.” Also, since the Constitution doesn’t mention “women’s rights,” they technically don’t have any, so we had to refer to the Bible. Specifically, Leviticus 15:19-33:...
Editorial: End Westmoreland County courthouse drama
Another day, another incident that proves Westmoreland County government has political problems that transcend party. This one starts with Donald Trump and Mehmet Oz and ends with Westmoreland officials accusing each other of lies and deception. Just your typical Tuesday. Sheriff James Albert, who was a Democrat until switching parties...
Letter to the editor: Are we a totalitarian state?
Are we still living in the United States of America, or have President Biden’s progressives converted our country into a totalitarian state? So, we need not think or draw our own conclusions about matters that fall under the authority of the Disinformation Governance Board (aka the Ministry of Truth). How...
John Stossel: Organic myths
Activists have convinced Americans “organic” food is better — healthier, better-tasting, life-extending. As a result, poor parents feel guilty if they can’t afford to pay $7 for organic eggs. This misinformation is spread by people like Alexis Baden-Mayer, political director of the Organic Consumers Association. She says organic food is...
Hilary Mercer and Kevin Walker: In Southwestern Pa., the way to a new energy reality
Climate change demands that the world, including our region, transition its energy profile to a low-carbon one. Southwestern Pennsylvania has been and remains a manufacturing and technology hub with vast above- and below-ground energy resources. Together, these comprise a portfolio of sources that can meet all our region’s energy needs,...
Jonah Goldberg: It’s not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a passionate advocate for abortion rights, but she was also one of Roe v. Wade’s most effective critics. “My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum on the side of change,” she said, explaining that abortion...
Letter to the editor: Keep money in Hempfield
In response to the article “New housing development approved in Hempfield” (May 1, TribLIVE): While it is true that Hempfield is approving a record number of housing developments, it is also true that there aren’t a large number of houses selling. This could be because we are bringing in outside...
Letter to the editor: Help the bullied by teaching children well
I was moved by Lori Falce’s column “What I needed when I was bullied” (May 6, TribLIVE). She needed adults to step in and stop the bullies. Is it that adults don’t know how to stop them? (Kids just have a pecking order.) Or did the adults think that some...
Letter to the editor: Don’t believe the Biden sales pitch
I continue to see intermittent “advertising” pitches touting how well President Biden’s economic plan is working for us Pennsylvanians. If achieving near record inflation for all goods and services, rising interest rates on personal debt, and a lower and weaker financial market is the plan, it’s working. Well, as a...
Editorial: Fern Hollow Bridge project merits public input
There are times when action has to come before input. In an emergency, there have to be priorities, and deciding those is never the time for a committee. When you are putting out a fire, you can’t poll the locals on whether the building should be saved. You extinguish the...
Letter to the editor: Combating burnout in health care workers
Regarding the article “Survey: 93% of Pittsburgh hospital workers are thinking about leaving profession” (April 25, TribLIVE): The pandemic has exposed many vulnerabilities within health care, one most significantly being the reluctance to improve the circumstances in which the health care workers practice. Sadly, often the misconception is that health...
Letter to the editor: Losing our rights means losing our freedom
On April 8, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., during his news conference regarding gun violence, proclaimed that “no amendment to the Constitution is absolute,” and remarked that gun violence is a public health issue. Earlier this year, Biden proposed $5 billion in funding for the Department of Justice and...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: What ‘liberal’ really means
So let’s talk about That Word. Meaning the word the political left was using to define itself until the political right got hold of it and made it an object of ridicule. The word that quickly became unusable, even faintly embarrassing. No, the word is not “woke.” It is, rather,...
Sara and Jonathan Mayo: Defending democracy
A serious threat to democracy is emerging as the 2022 election cycle draws near. Those posing the threat, of course, masquerade as protectors of our values. We’re seeing it here in Pittsburgh in the primary to elect a new member of Congress. As Jewish voters in this district, we are...
Letter to the editor: On abortion, we need less fear and speculation, more truth
I read with some enjoyment the letter from Brian Luce (“Don’t let your rights be taken away.”) Clearly, he was joking by regurgitating the talking points of Joy Reid and other “journalists” on CNN, MSNBC and other left-leaning “news” shows. I laughed at “My body, my choice.” After all, I...
Letter to the editor: Why won’t candidates just tell us their plans?
The pre-election ads are flooding our mailboxes, and much of it has left me wondering. Why won’t candidates state only what their plans are to better our economy, our society, our educational and health care systems? Tell us what you expect to accomplish in creating jobs, decreasing the welfare state,...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s border policy damaging nation
I’ve written about this before, but I don’t think it can be overstated the amount of damage the Biden/Harris administration, aided and abetted by the Democrats in Congress, is doing to this nation with its border policy. I believe they look at illegal immigrants as a massive new group of...
Editorial: Are rankings fair to schools?
It’s long past time that we evaluate schools honestly. Assessments of schools by magazines like U.S. News and World Report or websites like GreatSchools.org or Pittsburgh’s own Niche.com are often used to decide where to send a kid or where to buy a house. They evaluate schools based on a...
Letter to the editor: The toll of our covid response
We will never know just how many American lives were unnecessarily lost to covid-19. What was gained by not acknowledging or addressing the scientific data and early warnings? Who benefited from spreading misinformation about mask wearing, how the virus is spread, calling it a hoax or saying it was just...
Letter to the editor: How far does pro-lifers’ care extend?
I find the logic of those in the pro-life movement misguided and hypocritical. These conservatives seem to care so much about unborn human life. They most likely apply the same loving principles to living, breathing human beings. I can imagine they care deeply about a pregnant Mexican mother crossing the...
Tom Purcell: Dad’s inspiration key to learning the art of grace
After all these years, my dad inspires me still. As I write this, the almost 89-year-old fellow is fighting to get back onto his feet as stenosis, bad knees and general old age are wearing him down. But though his body shows wear and tear, his mind remains as agile...
Letter to the editor: Those who take a life deserve death penalty
I read the letter “If we respect life, we must end death penalty” (April 25, TribLIVE), about the man on South Carolina’s death row to be executed by firing squad. This is why we are having all these shootings; this is what needs to be done. I bet the person...
Letter to the editor: Thank a nurse this week
Every day across Pennsylvania, nurses make it possible for students with mental and physical health challenges to succeed at school and for patients everywhere to get the care they need. During National Nurses Week May 6-12, take a moment to say thank you to the certified school nurses, registered nurses...
Editorial: Independent voters need to be engaged in primary process
In an increasingly partisan Pennsylvania, the way for one party or the other to win isn’t about the people who register Republican or Democrat. It’s about engaging the independents who haven’t declared a side. There are about 1.3 million registered independent voters in Pennsylvania. They make up about 15% of...
Letter to the editor: Free speech and misinformation
For roughly 230 years, our country has relished free speech. Then the Democratic leadership started with their lies. The liberal press and media have chimed in with them. In my lifetime, I never expected the major news channels to go along with the concept of disinformation instead of providing the...
