Opinion category, Page 510
Letter to the editor: Now is time to transition to clean energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, in a televised interview, promotes solar and wind for other parts of the country but is content to let Pennsylvania suffer with mining and fracking. Pennsylvania citizens have sacrificed enough, from the 1800s to the present day. We deserve the clean air and water others...
Letter to the editor: Why Reschenthalter voted against covid relief bill
In response to Dave Kolenc’s letter ”Remember Reschenthaler’s actions when voting” (March 20, TribLIVE), the reasons Rep. Guy Reschenthaler did not vote for the so-called coronavirus relief bill was that only 9% of the nearly $2 trillion in spending is dedicated to directly fighting the virus and much of the...
Editorial: A county courthouse convenience, but with a caveat
What is the price of convenience? The Westmoreland County Courthouse is debuting a system that lets attorneys file documents via the internet — any day, any time, anywhere. If you are desperate to file a petition in Greensburg today but your lawyer happens to be taking a deposition in Chicago...
Letter to the editor: Mariah Fisher has experience needed for District 59
The purposes of our government are clearly stated in the Constitution. Among them: protect and promote the well-being of all citizens. Often our government has let us down. In the upcoming May 18 special election, we have an opportunity to make our government again work for the working families in...
Letter to the editor: Consistency needed in ballot counting
Let me start by saying I am against no- reason mail-in voting. My feeling is that a perfectly healthy person should not be too lazy to go vote in person. Covid fear was no excuse, because many people stood in line longer than most polling places just to turn in their...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 26
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 26....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 26
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 26....
S.E. Cupp: Pot meets kettle in Republicans’ outrage war over Maxine Waters
The blaring, all-caps headline at the top of the Fox News website last Tuesday morning said it all: “DISRESPECT FOR JUSTICE: Rep. Waters responds after Chauvin trial judge says her controversial remarks may derail possible verdict.” The top story on Fox the first morning after the jury in the Derek...
Brian Dellinger: Power, Parler and the problem of Big Tech
Over the course of 2020, the previously minor social media application Parler rose to national prominence. The site served as a smaller, right-leaning mirror to Twitter, attracting an audience that included (among others) both U.S. senators and QAnon conspiracy theorists. Where Twitter forbade referring to a transgender person by biological...
Letter to the editor: Questions to ask politicians
Residents of the swamp are noted for grabbing the nearest media horn and feeding the flock a diatribe of crap about current issues. What gets my dander up is that we have no chance to question them on anything they say. Here are some questions I would ask: 1. How...
Letter to the editor: We should support our police
God bless the women and men who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep an orderly society. We need to support the local police forces, not take the police away. If we don’t have a police force all over the USA, we will have chaos. You wouldn’t not...
Letter to the editor: Spiritual warfare
Are you at the precipice yet? Whether Christian or not and regardless of your political party, we are in a spiritual warfare against the forces of evil within our government, Hollywood and the media. Like sheep led to slaughter, so many have bowed down to the deceitful powers of government...
Letter to the editor: DeNunzio’s best for airport
I read with some dismay the article “DeNunzio`s cries ‘politics’ as county leaders press to open restaurant lease at Arnold Palmer airport” (April 13, TribLIVE). It seems the county commissioners.have deemed it necessary to open up the airport restaurant lease to any and all bidders. The question must be asked:...
Letter to the editor: Jesus asks us to welcome the stranger
One of the primary requirements to get into heaven, according to Jesus himself (Matthew 25:35), is to “welcome the stranger.” Contextually, historically and morally, the “stranger” refers to aliens, immigrants and refugees. This biblical imperative is all the more poignant when we consider that the refugee crisis on our southern...
Letter to the editor: Election reform must happen
I was happy to read James Kvitkovich’s letter “Mail-in voting good enough for Trump” (April 17, TribLIVE) in support of Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew’s position on embracing election reform changes with some caveats. My wife and I traveled to Greensburg to vote the week before the election because we...
Letter to the editor: Problems with high-tech vehicles, solar
Modern technology is amazing, and in the future will become the norm. However, that time is not here yet. I do not believe there is a safe self-driving vehicle yet. I will not buy an electric car. My house does not have solar panels on the roof. My problem with...
Letter to the editor: What ‘gentrification’ means
I am a retired city planner in my 70s. During the entire time I worked as a planner, I never saw a definition of “gentrification” that resembled the positive explanation you offered in your editorial “Keeping a community intact when ‘gentrification’ beckons” (April 10, TribLIVE). The American Planning Association’s “Planners...
Letter to the editor: Georgia not denying voters water
The letter about denying voters water (“Georgia voting rule not Christian,” April 21, TribLIVE) perpetuates that lie and has nothing to do with someone being or not being a Christian. David Leuthold Unity...
Letter to the editor: Convenient timing for no Norwin tax hike
How convenient that the Norwin School Board voted to not have the first tax increase in a decade. Hmmm. Isn’t this an election year? Voters should not consider this apparent self-serving decision when we vote. Joe Dykta North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: L.L. Bean’s gone soft
Well, it’s finally happened. One of the last bastions of solidly male fashion has succumbed to its “softer side.” Anyone who received their copy of L.L. Bean’s summer men’s catalog in the mail knows exactly what I mean. Where those hallowed pages once bore pictures of rugged rubber-and-leather boots for...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s oil, gas lease ban should be reversed
I am very worried about President Biden’s ban on new oil and gas leases. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. energy production exceeded U.S. energy consumption on an annual basis for the first time since 1957. This is essential because it means we don’t have to rely on...
Editorial: Police reform means honoring the meaning of ‘protect and serve’
The question of how to fix what is broken in police departments is echoing across the nation, thrown into overdrive with the trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin and his conviction last week for the murder of George Floyd. But in many towns in Pennsylvania, especially in Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: All lives, of all colors, matter
I believe it’s about time the nation drops this Black Lives Matter thing. It tells me that these people do not read the Bible. God created all humans. It’s time that all the people come together and say what Jesus would say: all of the lives of my creation matter...
Letter to the editor: Value of music education
For many, living through this pandemic illuminated the invaluable need for in-person learning and how easily the social, emotional and creative needs of students can be diminished with reduced access to equitable and quality arts education. Reductions to music programs undermine vital aspects of a well-rounded and rigorous education. Instead...
Letter to the editor: Raising minimum wage would be economic stimulus
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth is $177 billion. The three heirs to Walmart saw their fortunes grow last year by $40.7 billion. Thousands of Amazon and Walmart employees’ incomes are so low that they qualify for food stamps, meaning that taxpayers subsidize these booming businesses. Think of that —...
