Opinion category, Page 488
Jordan Justus and Prajwal Kotamraju: Street-smart ways to help Pa. small businesses recover
When President Biden unveiled his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan in March, he did so not from the White House or a monument in the nation’s capital. The “once-in-a-generation investment in America” was announced at the Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center. The president has frequently held Pennsylvania up as a model of...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s victory, only in America
The other day I was wondering what Donald Trump was like in high school. To which clique did he belong? The jocks, science nerds, vo-techers, band members, academics? I think he was the “outcast” — the loudmouth, overbearing know-it-all who everyone avoids. How did Trump, a twice-impeached, one-term loser, win...
Letter to the editor: RGGI a win-win for Pa.
I applaud Gov. Tom Wolf for his support of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). This program provides a framework for Pennsylvania to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and to fully eliminate the gases by 2050 using a cap and trade system. RGGI is a network of...
Letter to the editor: America at a crossroads
America is at a crossroads that will determine her future for better or worse. Currently, it is for the worse, as socialists seem to have the upper hand instituting critical race theory, cancel culture, etc. These convictions have great influence indoctrinating students to their style of thinking and stifling the...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 5
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 5....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 5....
Mona Charen: What has happened to decency?
Sen. Mitt Romney recently appeared on Jake Tapper’s CNN show, and for a few brief minutes, I felt transported to a saner world. Asked about the gross things some on the right are saying about Gen. Mark Milley, he responded: “Gen. Milley is a person of extraordinary accomplishment and personal...
Gov. Ralph Northam: Collaboration will benefit all of Appalachia
Since 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has been dedicated to improving the economic health of Appalachia. Over $4.5 billion has been invested, from small-business assistance to broadband deployment to workforce development. The key to ARC’s success comes from the agency’s guiding principle of collaboration and cooperation — between the...
Lawrence McCullough: On July 4, celebrating America’s interdependence
In these certifiably tumultuous political times, it’s useful to recall that America’s Declaration of Independence was also conceived as a purposeful declaration of interdependence. During the Revolutionary period, the 13 British colonies functioned in many ways like separate mini-states, often at loggerheads with conflicting currencies, voting systems, trade regulations, legal...
Letter to the editor: With American Rescue Plan money, county must prioritize residents’ needs
Voice of Westmoreland, a grassroots community organization that is committed to making sure the voices of people who are often left out of the political conversations are heard, has been surveying residents about their most pressing needs for help from the American Rescue Plan. We have already received more than...
Letter to the editor: Carly Fiorina for president
I do not expect any of my fellow “liberal/progressive” Democrats to share my concern here, but because I believe that it will be very difficult for the Democrats to retain the pesidency in 2024 and to retain control of Congress in 2022 (because of Republican state legislatures wanting to make...
Letter to the editor: Cats don’t vanish under cruel feeding bans
By imposing a feeding ban on cats, Plum is disregarding what so many other communities have already learned the hard way — outlawing feeding policies are cruel and consistently fail as a means of managing populations of community cats (“Plum officials pass law discouraging the feeding, care of feral cats.”)...
Letter to the editor: Voter ID ensures election integrity
A bill requiring voter ID recently passed in the Pennsylvania Senate, and Gov. Tom Wolf’s office has already stated he would veto the bill. Wolf and his party claim that requiring voter ID somehow violates individual rights, that it is racist. The term racist is thrown out there so frequently...
Letter to the editor: Celebrate Fourth by helping a veteran
The eruption and crackle of vibrant fireworks across the July night sky isn’t always beautiful. The sight of the American flag being brandished, and sported on T-shirts, tank tops and sneakers isn’t always fashion. For many veterans, the Fourth of July is not a time of celebration and patriotism. The...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: The fight for equality continues
“All men are created equal” may be the most quoted phrase of the Declaration of Independence and the most American notion ever. It is likely that Thomas Jefferson’s words — sharpened by Ben Franklin — were influenced by his French friend, the Marquis de Lafayette, and borrowed from his one-time...
Jay Corrigan, Matthew Rousu and Nick Clark: Pa. should consider a vaccine lottery
In May, Ohio announced that five lucky adults who’ve received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine will win $1 million in weekly drawings starting May 26. Nearly 5 million Ohioans have already been vaccinated, meaning each has a one-in-a-million chance of winning $1 million. Can that move the needle...
Sounding off: Ready-to-drink cocktails are good for Pa.
Expanding the sale of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails to additional retail outlets that already sell beverage alcohol is a commonsense way to increase consumer convenience and generate millions of dollars for the commonwealth (“Pa. Senate passes bill to legalize cocktails-to-go, sends to House with modifications”). In fact, allowing spirits-based RTDs to...
Alison Bell: Helping women get back to work
We’ve all encountered a year of hardship and obstacles that none of us saw coming. But unfortunately, women have been disproportionately affected from the start — notably working mothers and women of color. About 1 in 12 Black women and 1 in 11 Latina women remain unemployed, and these women...
Letter to the editor: Acknowledging Jewish holidays
Dear Catholic bishops: Jesus was Jewish, as are his chosen people. Could we honor Jesus more by acknowledging the Jewish holy days throughout the year? On Sundays at Mass, could we announce approaching Jewish holy days? The Jewish feasts derive from the Old Testament and ours from the New Testament....
Letter to the editor: Hidden beauty in Western Pa.
We can live in a town or city our whole life not knowing the treasures that are hidden just down the street, places full of history and beauty. Being part of a social group that gathers for outings weekly, I have discovered so many fun and interesting places in Western...
Editorial: The legal lessons of the Cosby debacle
Bill Cosby is at home now, free from SCI Phoenix for the first time in more than two years after a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision Wednesday overturned his sexual assault conviction. The move did not come because of new evidence or something that fell apart in the case that sent...
Letter to the editor: Protecting women’s sports
Here in the United States, Title IX, enacted in 1972, defined sports as education. That opened the door for a wide-ranging menu of choices for girls and women from elementary school to college to feel the joy of winning and the emptiness of defeat. Many learned how to compete, and...
S.E. Cupp: Why would anyone trust Chris Christie?
Ask any publisher. Two cardinal rules of nonfiction writing are obvious and unambiguous: Know your strengths. Know your audience. No offense to the very smart folks at Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster and my own publisher, but did anyone there ask former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie...
John Stossel: All Americans have right to bear arms
Would carrying a gun make you feel safer? Robert Nash and Brandon Koch thought so. But the state of New York denied them gun permits, saying they hadn’t demonstrated a “special need.” Why did they have to prove such a “need”? The Supreme Court ruled more than 10 years ago...
Emily Greene: Infrastructure debate leaves Pa. behind
The president and a group of senators have come together on a bipartisan deal on President Joe Biden’s “infrastructure” package. The president has already spelled out conditions under which he would veto the deal, highlighting how tentative the agreement may be. Either way, we all ought to be concerned that...
