Opinion category, Page 504
Letter to the editor: Biden’s white privilege
“No Malarkey” Joe Biden claims that no one “needs” a magazine that holds 100 rounds. Joe, did you “need” that vacation mansion of yours? No. You “wanted” it. So maybe I “want” a 100-round mag. You do not dictate what I want or need. That decision is mine alone. We...
Lori Falce: Infrastructure costs one way or another
Since the beginning, civilization has been built on infrastructure — even before there was infrastructure. When we were just nomadic tribes, the framework was about who was hunting and who was gathering, the paths to follow and the water to find. Wheels and fire changed those. The Egyptians might have...
Letter to the editor: Keeping up the Trump devotion
I just spotted a Trump 2024 flag gem and cult tribute containing a Biden expletive, proudly swaying in the wind four years before our next presidential election. Some people adorn their yards with the names of politicians, giving these master manipulators free exposure and advertising. As a proud independent, I...
Laurels & lances: A public battle with cancer, a wayward officer
Laurel: To a brave journey. State Sen. Kim Ward, R-Hempfield, made a hard and honest announcement Tuesday. She has Stage 1 breast cancer. She isn’t the first woman in the public eye to battle the disease or even the first legislator to face a diagnosis while serving. What she is,...
Paul Kengor: Punking the cancel culture
Watching the mohawked crowd slam-dancing in the mosh pit at the Electric Banana on Bigelow Boulevard in the 1990s, one wouldn’t have pictured punkers standing up to the bullies of the 2020s; that is, to the cancel culture. But then again, punk rockers always have rebelled against the status quo...
Diane Wynn: Excellence should be attainable for all students
As a mother of two children with learning challenges, I have long known the disparities plaguing our education system. The reasons why some children succeed in their education, and others do not, are varied and widespread. It is no surprise that socio-economic factors such as employment and race can be...
John Ebeid: Employers can work to close gender STEM gap in America
The life sciences industry has always played a key, if underappreciated, role in the American economy. After all, without STEM workers, the country would not be well on the way to finally beating back this deadly virus. While the pandemic has certainly brought a renewed appreciation for the crucial work...
Letter to the editor: Vaccinated sections will spiral
There is a real possibility that certain venues will have fully vaccinated sections at events such as hockey and concerts, to name two. If this happens, my questions are: 1. Where will my fully vaccinated bathrooms be located at these venues? 2. Where will my fully vaccinated water fountains be...
Editorial: After a lost year of school, parents deserve more power to choose what’s best
Parenting is about choices. It starts at birth and never stops. Formula or breast milk? Disposable diapers or cloth? Screen time, daycare, junk food, bed times. It’s exhausting but necessary. You would think that it would stop when a child is old enough for school, but it isn’t as easy...
Letter to the editor: Rewards for prisoners disgusting
I find it totally disgusting that our county prison feels it is necessary to give prisoners $25 if they get the covid vaccine (“Westmoreland County to pay jail inmates to get covid vaccine,” April 26, TribLIVE). They should just be thankful that they are able to get it. Here’s an...
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t ‘drop’ Black Lives Matter
In response to the letter “All lives, of all colors, matter”: The Black Lives Matter movement should not be “dropped” by the nation. In the Bible, specifically in Luke 15, Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep. There are 100 sheep, and one goes missing. The shepherd leaves the...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work on nursing home ‘problem’
Too often in politics in Pennsylvania and the United States, we choose to forgo fixing a bridge until it inevitably collapses. But we almost always admit there’s a problem with the bridge. In the article “Pandemic ‘exposed what a problem we have on our hands’ in U.S. nursing homes” (April...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s work is refreshing
Congratulations to President Biden and his administration. How refreshing to see government start working for all people of this country. On covid-19, we see record-setting vaccinations and hear true medical professionals daily. Gone are the days of lies and silencing those same experts. This country now gets the truth, as...
Jonah Goldberg: Politicians use competition as marketing tool
In his address to Congress last month, President Biden used some variant of “compete” a dozen times. “We’re in competition with China and other countries to win the 21st century,” Biden said. “We’re at a great inflection point in history.” Chinese President Xi Jinping, Biden said, is “deadly earnest about...
Kevin Mooney: Voters can restore checks and balances in Pa.
On May 18, Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that has enabled the governor to repeatedly extend emergency declarations without legislative input. Under current law, a governor’s emergency declarations can last up to 90 days, and can be renewed unilaterally for additional 90-day...
Letter to the editor: Funari will serve Murrysville well
I am writing to endorse Brad Funari for Murrysville Council. Funari is a true leader in our community. As a fiscal conservative, he will promote healthy development in our community, and he will utilize his creativity and experience as a skilled lawyer to help avoid unnecessary tax increases. I got...
Letter to the editor: Corcetti right for Franklin Regional board
I have been a resident of Murrysville for over 20 years and am a parent of a Franklin Regional graduate. I’ve known Mike Corcetti, a candidate for the Franklin Regional School Board, for over 30 years. He has always demonstrated impeccable character and great leadership skills. Corcetti is passionate about...
Letter to the editor: Mahady has experience needed for district judge position
In the May 18 primary election, the voters of District 10-2-08 will elect a successor to Magisterial District Judge Michael R. Mahady. We need our next magistrate to have the education and experience to be able to understand the complex legal issues that face our community. Tamara Mahady (a cousin...
Pat Buchanan: Has the backlash arrived for police-bashing?
Within hours of Saturday’s shooting in Times Square, where three bystanders, including a 4-year-old girl, were wounded, the two leading candidates to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio were on-site. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a retired captain of the NYPD, and Andrew Yang, who declared: “My fellow New Yorkers …...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: We keep hitting new political lows
We keep hitting new lows. So perhaps we ought not be surprised that the GOP, the party that brought us the insurrection of Jan. 6, now presents the public, if figurative, execution of Liz Cheney. At this writing, she is not yet politically dead, but the vultures are certainly tying...
Letter to the editor: Reelect Dice in Murrysville
I’m writing this letter to endorse current Murrysville Council president Dayne Dice for reelection. My son, Mac McKenna, was elected to council in 2019. As someone new to sitting on any political body, my son did not know what to expect upon attending his first council meeting. However, after a...
Editorial: This merrier month of May, with hard-won covid caution
In 2019, when the month of May came and went, it did so with celebration. It came with proms — girls dressed in gowns they had planned to wear for months, guys in tuxedos who made their parents tear up. It came with Mother’s Day brunches and highly anticipated movie...
Mark Hendrickson: Washington’s bipartisan fiscal folly
For years, I have been sounding the alarm about chronic federal deficit spending — practiced by both Republicans and Democrats — steering our country into a fiscal abyss. I feel like a broken record as I periodically chronicle the folly of it all. The process has taken on a sense...
Editorial: In the war on covid, late data loses battles
Whenever you are dealing with important, measurable information, you have to know that it’s accurate. Sometimes that means knowing that size and weight are the same from one researcher to the next. Sometimes it means knowing that a definition is the same across the board. And sometimes it means knowing...
Letter to the editor: Montanari best for Fawn
As a township supervisor, you learn rather quickly that issues require the ability to investigate and offer solutions. These solutions may not be the most popular with some people, but are best for the future. David Montanari has proven to me that he will do what is best for Fawn...
