Opinion category, Page 479
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court system is broken
The Republican Party has allowed the Federalist Society to pack the Supreme Court with radical far-right activist judges. The result is a court that is pro-corporation, anti-worker and anti-voting rights. Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and the 2013 Shelby County decisions, all from the 21st century, have the dubious distinction...
Editorial: Masks on, for the common good
OK, we all know the drill. In 2020, when masks were being required by state or local orders or by businesses that were balancing safety and availability during the coronavirus pandemic, it was something new for everyone. Masks are not something that really had been an issue in the United...
Letter to the editor: Stand up against ‘new normal’
What a difference a year makes. It seems like only yesterday that our border was secure, unemployment was at an all-time low, China was on the defensive and we were energy independent. Seems like yesterday “birthing people” were mothers and people burning cities were criminals. Today, given the abandonment of...
Jonah Goldberg: Is Trump losing control of the GOP? Don’t bet on it.
Donald Trump has had a very bad summer. This has given some people hope that the end of the Trumpian captivity of the Republican Party is within sight. I wish I could share their optimism. It’s certainly true that his post-presidency isn’t going great. Because he didn’t want to get...
Letter to the editor: Irony of those who want us to cover our faces
Remember when we fought a war that got Americans killed and wounded so women in the Middle East would not have to cover their faces? Now the same people want all Americans to cover their faces. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Editorial: A glut of dorm rooms cries out for innovation
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is taking steps to combine several of its individual universities into multi-campus institutions, sharing resources with the idea of reducing costs amid flagging enrollment. It’s a good plan. It acknowledges some of the cost-cutting mechanisms that might happen in the business world after...
Letter to the editor: Enough with the Trump bashing
The never-ending stream of anti- Trump letters continues even though he has been gone for six months. I believe this is a futile attempt by the President Biden voters to make Biden look good because they really can’t point to anything good that he has done. Donald Trump’s personality is terrible,...
Letter to the editor: On Amazon in Churchill, trust the process, professionals
On July 14, Churchill’s Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Hillwood’s zoning application to build a state-of-the-art Amazon fulfillment center on the abandoned Westinghouse property in Churchill (“Churchill Planning Commission recommends plan for Amazon center,” July 15, TribLIVE). Borough council now is holding approval hearings. Reasons this facility should be...
Pat Buchanan: America’s ‘great leap forward’ into socialism
Just seven weeks into his presidency, Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill. Among the largest spending bills in history, it was passed without the vote of a single Republican. The plan sent direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans, extended a $300 per week unemployment...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: We can’t endanger the lives of the many to humor the misconceptions of the few
We were almost there. That’s the most frustrating thing about the most recent announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that even those who are fully vaccinated against the disease should return to wearing masks indoors in cities that are covid-19 hot spots. It was only two months...
Letter to the editor: Real shame goes to liberal politicians
Regarding S.E. Cupp’s column “Officers’ testimony at Jan. 6 hearing exposes GOP’s shame” (July 29, TribLIVE): The real shame should go to the liberal state governors and city mayors who turn their backs when out-of-control rioters loot, burn and assault people, and yet support defunding the police. I would bet...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Jail investigations critical
The article “Pittsburgh-area woman decries use of force at Allegheny County Jail” (July 23, TribLIVE) regarding an expert’s testimony of the jail’s continued excessive use of force and the warden’s “lack of understanding of the use-of-force policy” begs the question that the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board needs to conduct...
Editorial: Public input needed on Westmoreland County’s federal pandemic funding
When it comes to major expenditures by a government, the people get to have a voice in the decisions. This happens all the time as a matter of simple procedure. While the people elect leaders to make decisions on their behalf, placing the major spending questions out in the open...
Letter to the editor: Questioning motives of climate radicals
The unbridled climate frenzy that has become the new religion of the radical left wing of the Democratic Party and its media/academia allies is becoming dangerous. Stopping hydrocarbon energy in the U.S. without a viable alternative will result in super-inflation. China burned more coal than ever last year and is...
Tom Purcell: America needs a beach vacation
August long has been the best month of the year to escape the daily grind and forget our worries. It’s been a great month to hit the beach or take a long road trip and forget, for just a little while, the inanities of our increasingly angry and divided politics....
Sheldon Jacobson: TSA must mandate covid-19 vaccines for airport security screeners
Airport security checkpoints have become the nation’ measuring stick for the state of our war with covid-19 and the Delta variant. The picture is not pretty, and is likely to get worse before it gets better. Over 8,500 Transportation Security Officers have been infected to-date, with 18 deaths. At the...
Letter to the editor: Hyde Amendment protects taxpayers, babies, mothers
A long-standing protection for taxpayers is in danger. The federal Hyde Amendment, which has barred taxpayer funding of abortion except in limited cases, is in jeopardy. This time-tested policy safeguards hard-earned taxpayer dollars, while also saving lives that would be otherwise lost to abortion. It’s time for us to speak...
Letter to the editor: Why are followers still worshipping Trump?
How did President Trump become the spiritual leader of the Republican Party and his followers? They believe Trump was doing something for them, but, in my opinion, he was really doing something for himself. It didn’t matter that Trump’s continual lies about the election spurred the Capitol riots and cost...
Editorial: Masks in schools, an understandable mish-mash
August is here again. That means school districts are preparing to enter yet another year dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The question is just what does that mean? It is less about Zoom classes and home schooling than it was in 2020. The issue being debated is whether students will...
Letter to the editor: Border crisis is Biden’s disgrace
Imagine this scenario: Your loved one is in a car accident, blood everywhere. Nervously rushing to the hospital, you hope everything will be OK. Emergency room providers ask — “What kind of car was involved?” “Any trouble with it?” Not examining the patient, they research the car’s safety history and...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 2
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 2....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 2
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 2....
Gov. Tom Wolf: Strategic investments in Appalachia help make Pa. best place to live, work, play
With 52 of our 67 counties calling Appalachia home, Pennsylvania is no stranger to the rich geography of the region filled with stunning mountain views, rivers and streams, and wildlife. It’s home to tremendous cultural and historical resources and 5.6 million Pennsylvanians who live, work and play in our commonwealth....
Letter to the editor: Suicide awareness close to home
Thank you for shedding light on an important issue with the editorial “Suicide prevention that starts close to home” (July 19, TribLIVE). According to the National Institute of Mental Health, there were nearly 2½ times as many suicides in the United States as homicides in 2019. There is a mental health...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in ballots simple, secure
I have to ask letter-writer Dave Majernik (“Beware of mail-in ballots,” July 21, TribLIVE) if he did a mail-in ballot. Well, myself, my husband and my 96-year-old mother did. It was our first time, and it was very easy. And just let me remind you that possibly the pandemic played...
