Opinion category, Page 411
Letter to the editor: A tale of 2 verdicts
The verdicts of Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery gave us a glimpse of the best and worst of the U.S. justice system. Rittenhouse was judged “not guilty” by his peers in his trial for killing two people and severely injured a third with an assault rifle. The judge insisted the...
Letter to the editor: Shame on those who condone Trump’s evil
Letter-writer Archie Atkinson (“Still blaming Trump?” Feb. 3, TribLIVE) claims hatred and shame on all Democrats. To say all Democratic voters are full of hate is a prejudiced statement. Judging people you know nothing about is no different then judging someone by their nationality or religion. Atkinson says he can’t...
Editorial: The real cost of having — or not having — child care
Think about your monthly household bills. It’s something a lot of people are doing as prices go up, especially in some of the areas that take the big bites. Imagine the largest chunks, and you might go right to rent or a mortgage payment. Maybe a car loan. Health insurance...
Letter to the editor: Biden is a failure
With Joe Biden’s approval rating dropping like a rock, many Americans have concluded that he is a failure. But many Americans, some 34%, still think Biden is doing a good job. Just so everyone is on the same page, I’ll define failure. 1) Using the pandemic to secure emergency powers...
Letter to the editor: GOP betraying America
Letter-writer Katie Forsythe (“Republicans taking us back to the past,” Feb. 22, TribLIVE) and columnist Jonah Goldberg (“RNC’s idea of ‘legitimate political discourse’ shows how far gone it is,” Feb. 9, TribLIVE) are right regarding the GOP. It wasn’t enough for Republican politicians to lick Donald Trump’s boots; they continue to...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Kanye West’s latest behavior has all the makings of a tragedy
This is not funny. I don’t know who needs to hear that. I just know that I need to say it. Not only is it not funny, it’s also not a “celebrity feud,” a “hot topic” or however else you care to characterize meaningless ephemera from the world of the...
Anaïs Peterson: Fracked Gas in Appalachia won’t help Ukraine, but will hurt our communities
On Feb. 28, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition David Callahan took to the press to exploit Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an excuse to advance the coalition’s agenda to increase Appalachian natural gas (aka fracked gas) production, pipelines and exports. In his interview with KDKA, Callahan said “we have...
Joyce Davis: Putin will not stop at destroying Ukraine
We need a global peacekeeping force to stop monsters like Russian President Vladmir Putin. That’s what I told Sharon Reed, morning anchor for the nationally syndicated Black News Channel, last week, as reports emerged that Russia had bombed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Putin is threatening to unleash World War III,...
Sen. Gene Yaw: American energy key to undermining Putin’s war
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody and unhinged campaign to topple a democratic nation once subjugated by the former Soviet Union has resurrected the threat of global conflict from its deep, dark Cold War-era grave. It’s easy to paint the invasion of Ukraine as the delusions of a narcissistic despot desperate...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s fuel problems
The price of our fuel has skyrocketed to over $4 per gallon. Gas gets us to work, school, church, recreation and the doctor. Gas gets supplies to all who serve us. Gas gets our military to their bases to protect our country. President Biden insists that our fuel should not...
Letter to the editor: Marxism will destroy U.S.
I thank God that I had the opportunity to enjoy liberty here in the U.S. I have witnessed Marxist handiwork firsthand and put my life on the line to stop it. I am proud to have fought in combat to protect U.S. liberty, and continue the fight to maintain it....
Editorial: Artificial intelligence is not educational taboo
Science, technology, engineering and math. The importance of these subjects has been evident in the rapid growth and development of new industries — particularly computer-related ones — since the 1970s. However, that importance has only been codified for schools under the acronym STEM since 2001. That was when the National...
Letter to the editor: History lesson for airport leaders
Once again Pittsburgh’s flying circus is in the news. Pittsburgh International (??) Airport. Its director has eked out a $200,000 a year raise. Good golly, Miss Molly! You can buy an awful lot of Spam, Spam, Spam, beans and Spam for that. The average lunch-pail Pittsburgher has little interest in...
Letter to the editor: Censorship is un-American
On Jan. 6, 2021, extremists assaulted our Capitol. Understandably, media coverage was extensive, and even now can make the news. While I cannot equate Jan. 6 to Pearl Harbor or 9/11 as did Vice President Kamala Harris, it was undeniably horrific. An American icon was attacked, a woman was killed,...
Tom Purcell: Old family photos bring new perspective
My mother and father keep our old photos in their hall closet in a sturdy old Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Sifting through old photos is a glorious experience — one, we now know, that relieves aches and pains by calming the brain, according to a recent study. The last time...
Cal Thomas: What is America’s foreign policy?
Oh, for the good old days of the Soviet Union. America’s foreign policy and goals were clear then: containment and opposition to communist expansion. Nuclear weapons were a deterrent, but neither side believed the other would use them. Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed the game by threatening to use...
Letter to the editor: U.S. must do more social program spending
As the 2022 midterm election season begins, the American people need to be informed of and educated to the fact that almost all, if not all, of our traditional allies in Western Europe, Scandinavia and Canada have federal governments that do more and spend more (in proportion to their population...
Letter to the editor: Border policy treasonous
The Biden-Harris administration’s border policy borders (no pun intended) on treason. This policy has resulted in an invasion of the U.S. by upwards of 2 million illegal migrants in 2021. A large percentage of these migrants are military-age males not properly vetted, vaccinated or tested for covid and other contagious...
Letter to the editor: Safety suggestions should become law
Concerning the safety of firefighters and residents in the Alle-Kiski region: Things need to change with house owners and landlords. Every furnace should be inspected every two years for carbon monoxide leaks and proper maintenance and safety. If we make this a law, our local code enforcement officers can regulate...
Editorial: How important are standardized tests?
The U.S. Department of Education and individual states use test scores in an attempt to quantify the unquantifiable. They try to take the A’s and B’s and quadratic equations and Civil War battles and conjugated verbs and mash them together to determine how students are learning. First proposed in the...
Letter to the editor: EPA must do more to curb methane
Imagine being diagnosed with COPD at 54 years of age, smoking not the reason. That’s my diagnosis. I am interested in protecting people from breathing problems. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Methane pollution must be tackled. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed safeguards under the Clean Air Act, keeping gas...
Letter to the editor: Another Biden failure on energy
Just after Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, I listened as President Biden described his “historic” sanctions that would be imposed upon the aggressor. Excluded from Biden’s speech was any mention of terminating U.S. purchases of crude oil from Russia. America buys 670,000 barrels of crude, providing the...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 7
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Editorial cartoons for the week of March 7
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Mona Charen: Nuclear is the answer for Putin, and for climate change
Imagine for a moment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had used different tactics. Imagine that Putin had just been a little less nakedly aggressive; if he had worked to undermine democracy and dismantle the post-Cold War architecture with a bit more subtlety; if he had stuck with the tactics he...
