Opinion category, Page 468
Letter to the editor: Litter marring Shanksville
We live about a mile from the Flight 93 National Memorial, and try to keep our property litter-free so that visitors are left with a favorable impression of America’s county. Complaining about trash thrown out of cars and ending up in front of my neighbors’ lawns had no effect, so...
Lori Falce: Look back to lessons of Sept. 10, 2001
Sept. 11, 2001, was not just a day. It wasn’t a simple Tuesday. Kids went to school and people went to work and the day still started with alarm clocks and cereal and morning commutes, but the differences between that day and what came after were apparent as people took...
Letter to the editor: Good experience with electric vehicle
In response to Donald Nelson’s letter “Issues with electric vehicles”: I have owned a Chevy Bolt EV (electric vehicle) for a little over two years, and my comments are based on my experience. For most of the year with a full charge I can drive about 300 miles of range,...
Letter to the editor: Code of silence on Biden administration
When you read the paper or watch the local or nightly news (any channel) there is almost a code of silence about this administration’s fiascoes. When President Trump was in office, that is all you heard about 24/7 … everything the man was doing wrong. I am an independent voter...
Letter to the editor: Facts on wealth, taxes
It never ceases to amaze me how misinformed some letter-writers are. The writers of “We must continue to Build Back Better” (Aug. 30, TribLIVE) and “Corporations, wealthy should pay fair share” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE) complained about high income earners and corporations not paying their fair share. The truth is the...
Laurels & lances: Donation, departure, rescue and wriggling
Laurel: To a last bequest. It is always hard to lose family, but people often say that what they leave behind helps keep their memories alive. For Ken Hulst, that c0uldn’t be more true. A former Lower Burrell resident, Hulst lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the progressive, uncurable nervous system...
Letter to the editor: Gateway board needs strong members
There has been a great deal of contention on the Gateway School Board in recent months. Mask rules, in-person versus online education, equity director perceived need, critical race theory and Facebook and social media conflicts over policy are examples. The concerned voters of Monroeville and Pitcairn need to join together...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone praise Afghanistan withdrawal?
How can anyone in their right mind say this withdrawal from Afghanistan was good? I cannot comprehend how anyone human would condone what has been done. Not only did we abandon those people, we abandoned our own. Left equipment that will be used in whatever evil endeavors they may choose....
Letter to the editor: Critical race theory should go further
I believe critical race theory should be applied more widely. African Americans have suffered through slavery, greater prejudice and discrimination, and inexcusable police brutality. They face a much tougher battle. However, a lot of people historically have suffered racism, prejudice and discrimination. If you’re Native American, disabled, fat, a woman,...
Editorial: A dementia crisis looms as Pennsylvanians age
Government has a lot on its plate these days. The coronavirus pandemic dominates, but it is fighting for time with weather emergencies such as hurricanes that sweep from New Orleans to New York and the need to improve infrastructure. In Pennsylvania, local and state leaders juggle education, health care, transportation,...
Letter to the editor: Put a price on carbon
Along with other committees, the Senate Finance Committee is busy writing language to be included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that will hopefully contain a large number of measures meant to battle the climate crisis that is affecting so much of the planet right now. Sen. Bob Casey...
Letter to the editor: Surprised by Biden’s incompetence?
If you are beginning to have doubts about Joe Biden’s competence, I can only wonder what took you this long. Maybe you weren’t aware of his many bone-headed blunders over the course of four-plus decades in Washington. How he was forced into an embarrassing admission to plagiarizing a speech from...
Christopher Antypas: As we enter flu season, we must prioritize our seniors
As an independent pharmacist, I’ve made a living advising people on the benefits of both curative and preventative medicines. However, never in my career have I seen more attention paid to the importance of mass vaccinations. For the better part of two years, we’ve been hyper focused on creating and...
Jonah Goldberg: Partisan squabbling after 9/11 was a preview of the present
I got back to the U.S. from my honeymoon on Sept. 10, 2001. My wife went straight home to Washington, D.C, to start her new job at the Justice Department. I went to Washington state, where we’d gotten married, to retrieve our dog Cosmo, whom we’d left with family. I...
Letter to the editor: Know the science before offering opinions
Christopher Morelli, you must be a liberal (“No vaccine, no treatment,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). Your name should go on a list of those who think they are smarter than doctors. I had covid. I’m also a two-time cancer survivor. When it comes to masks and the vaccine, all of my...
Letter to the editor: AP’s bias showing on Jan. 6 reporting
The article “Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally” (Sept. 2, TribLIVE) shows just how biased and left-wing the Associated Press has become. The article consistently uses the terms “extremists” and even “pro-Trump rioters” even though this so-called news organization must know that the vast majority of protesters at the...
Editorial: Masks or no, schools must be responsible
The young girl stood with classmates outside Greater Latrobe High School on Tuesday. It was the first day of the state Department of Health’s new mask mandate requiring people in schools and child care centers in Pennsylvania to wear masks as part of efforts to reduce exposure and spread of...
Letter to the editor: Nation must stay on track
We as a nation are heading in the right direction — but we need to stay on track. The American Rescue Plan is helping our neighbors in need to stay in their homes, pay their bills and get vaccinated to help bring an end to the pandemic. According to July...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Texas’ shameful betrayal of women
Can we first just say how bizarre it is? Yes, it’s invasive, and hypocritical, too, and we’ll get to that soon enough. But first, let us spare a moment for how purely, intensely and prodigiously strange it is. As you’ve likely heard, Texas’ new anti-abortion law, which the Supreme Court...
Pat Buchanan: Is democracy vs. autocracy the new Cold War?
“He may be an SOB, but he’s our SOB.” So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, and how very American. For, from its first days, America has colluded with autocrats when the national interest demanded it. George Washington danced a jig in 1778 when he learned...
Joe Lafferty: Carrying on in Tunch’s memory
On Saturday, we, as the proud, loving and awesome city of Pittsburgh and internationally reaching Steeler Nation, lost a titan. We lost Tunch. Tunch Ilkin was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He was the first Turk to play in the National Football League. His family immigrated to America, and he played...
Sheldon Jacobson: Delta variant is having its way with air travel. What can help turn it around?
What a difference a month makes. On Aug. 1, over 2.2 million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints, the largest number dating back to March 2020. It was only on June 11 when airport security checkpoints screened 2 million passengers for the first time since early 2020. In contrast, on...
Letter to the editor: Voter suppression to resume
It looks like the House of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is set to reconvene on Sept. 27. That’s when Round 2 of the stealth voter suppression begins again. Need an example? How about House Bill 1614? This little piece of legislation (only three pages) was introduced by Republicans Waren, Grove,...
Editorial: Local governments are the definition of essential workers
When it comes to some errands, the individual can choose where to get the job done. If your dry cleaner isn’t giving you the service you want, you can pick someone else to wash your shirts. If the corner bakery you favor isn’t open, you can still pick up doughnuts...
Letter to the editor: Should business owners be allowed to shoot rioters?
Regarding the article “Internal probe clears officer in Capitol riot shooting” (Aug. 23, TribLIVE): If this is the case, shop owners should be allowed to shoot rioters when they break into their place of business even if the rioters are not armed. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
