Opinion category, Page 467
Letter to the editor: Taxes on the wealthy, corporations
In her letter “Corporations, wealthy should pay fair share” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE), Sandy Kremer refers to an AP article claiming that the richest 25 people in the U.S. have paid very little income tax. Wikipedia says the total worth of the 25 richest Americans is approximately $1.774 trillion. Even if...
Editorial: Westmoreland commissioners take right steps on American Rescue Plan funds
Thank you for doing the right thing, Westmoreland County commissioners. It was more than a month ago that a Tribune-Review editorial took the leaders to task over an apparent lack of planning for how to spend the unexpected windfall of $105.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. While...
Letter to the editor: Mandates vs. freedoms
I recently heard a friend say that company owners should have the freedom to mandate vaccines for their employees; after all, it is their company. This means that they should have the right to fire employees who are not vaccinated. If you agree with this, you should also agree that...
Gov. Tate Reeves: ARC partnership leads to economic growth in Mississippi
Mississippians are hard-working and constantly seeking opportunities to better themselves, their families and their communities. One of my priorities is making Mississippi the best state in the nation to live, work and raise a family, so I am committed to increasing economic development, improving infrastructure and investing in workforce training....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 13
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 13....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 13
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 13....
Mona Charen: Pro-life cause deserves better than Texas law
The Supreme Court’s fateful step of judicializing abortion in 1973 effectively removed it from the political process for nearly a half-century. Americans’ passionate feelings on the matter were displaced from legislative disputes (where they belonged) to the composition of the Supreme Court, resulting in crude, openly political, circuslike nomination battles...
Letter to the editor: Gambling not a good path
Record lottery profits: a common headline anymore. Table games, slots, scratch-off tickets, online betting, sports betting, more ways to win, Powerball, double play win today, payoffs within 24 hours … I see a daily barrage of gambling advertisements on TV. When we pass away, how many of our children will...
Letter to the editor: Need answers from Amazon
Two questions need to be answered about the Amazon project that may be in Churchill (“Debate continues over possible Amazon site in Churchill”). Why does Amazon need this place so badly? Is Amazon not doing fine in the Pittsburgh area with its current facilities? The other question is, what if...
Letter to the editor: There’s no ‘choice’ when others are threatened
“Covid is not fatal to children.” Let the shamefulness of that statement, which appeared in the letter “Penn Hills mask ruling decried” sink in for a moment. To back this claim up, the writer noted that deaths among children aged 0-18 were 423 as of late August (it’s now 470,...
Letter to the editor: Higher ed’s woke nonsense
Penn State sociology professor Sam Richards might be as dumb as the average tree stump. More likely, he’s just another academic who knows that spouting “woke” nonsense converts into currency in the world of higher education. In a video that’s gone viral, Richards tells his class that in the job...
Editorial: A federal vaccine requirement is not new
The coronavirus vaccine is no longer an option for many. With one announcement Thursday, President Biden removed the question of whether hospitals or factories or major universities would require employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment. Work for any employer with more than 100 people on the payroll?...
Letter to the editor: Protecting our children, whatever it takes
As I read the paper and listen to the news regarding the controversy of vaccines and masks to prevent covid, and listen to vocal parents regarding mask mandates and their freedoms, I ponder what if … What if there was a vaccine to prevent childhood cancer; what if there was...
Stone Washington: Proposed legislation could revitalize cities, reduce crime
The signs seem to be popping up in city centers everywhere. “For sale,” “For lease,” “Vacant.” They lie posted on the walls of buildings in downtowns across the country, where large office structures once filled with thousands of employees would arrive each morning for work. These now-empty spaces sit quiet....
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Doing right by the victims of 9/11
Mike Comber was a young associate with a big law firm in Pittsburgh on Sept. 11, 2001. Like many Americans, Comber was changed by what happened that day. He decided to enter public service. Within months, he was appointed an assistant U.S. attorney. Not long after Comber changed jobs, Congress...
Sounding off: Vaccination is our moral duty
We have been dealing with the covid pandemic for nearly two years now, and it is becoming part of everyday life. When it first spread out over the country, schools closed and parents were responsible to teach their children or make it possible for remote learning. Before too long came...
Flora Cardoni and Michael Mann: Keys for Keystone State to tackle climate crisis
Tropical Depression (formerly Hurricane) Ida hit us hard, depositing torrential, flood-inducing rains across a huge swath of the eastern United States. Here in Pennsylvania, dangerous flash flooding and tornadoes destroyed homes and vehicles, disrupted and contaminated water supplies, devastated communities, and resulted in tragic and avoidable deaths. Unfortunately, Ida is...
Letter to the editor: Mayor should pay attention to homicides in Pittsburgh
The following appeared recently in a Real Clear Politics piece about Pennsylvania mayors: “Following last summer’s riots, homicides have about doubled in Pittsburgh in 2021 over the first six months. As recently as April, the city saw a 90% surge in violence, with police officers pleading for more programs and...
Letter to the editor: Work for peace to honor 9/11 victims
When the terrorist attacks were committed on this country 20 years ago, we had one shot to be the United States. One shot to honor the victims of the tragedy by clamoring for peace and restraint. Unfortunately, we blew it. We spiraled into belligerence and terror. We spiraled down the...
Editorial: To honor the losses of 9/11, remember together
For 20 years, America has had one shared cultural touchstone. Every Sept. 11, we are transported to the day when the whole country held its breath, watching and waiting to see what would happen next in an unbelievable day where things couldn’t possibly get worse, and yet they did, over...
Letter to the editor: What makes America great
I will never forget Sept. 11, 2001. I came home from work, and my wife said, “Something weird is on the TV.” There was a continuous loop of video showing a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I immediately called my mom, and her first thought was that this...
S.E. Cupp: Texas, abortion and the forgotten middle
The frighteningly archaic, unworkable and very likely unconstitutional anti-abortion law out of Texas has thrust the issue back into the political foreground, and atop the heaping pile of policy issues President Biden is going to have to address — mostly without much help from Congress. One of the most deleterious...
John Stossel: Toxic victimhood
Are you a racist? All white people are, says “White Fragility” author Robin DiAngelo. Race explains everything, says bestselling “How to Be an Antiracist” author Ibram X. Kendi. “Every policy is either racist or anti-racist.” Kendi’s and DiAngelo’s books are now recommended reading at schools, corporations and in the military....
Letter to the editor: Will Gov. Tom Wolf give everyone proper masks?
Since Gov. Tom Wolf has mandated the wearing of masks by all people entering a school building to prevent the spread of covid, is he going to supply N95-rated masks to all schools for everybody to wear? Because a cloth mask is about as good as a piece of toilet...
Letter to the editor: ‘Right to life’ battle a familiar story
Sounds like an all-too-familiar story. Many years ago during President Lincoln’s time, the issue of slavery was foremost in people’s minds. The North faced the South in a showdown that cost approximately 750,000 lives. Presently another great battle that is never ending is the Republicans facing off against the Democrats...
