Opinion category, Page 523
Letter to the editor: Nowhere to hide from dangers of fracking
How much does the average Pennsylvania resident know about the fracking industry and the resulting health detriments it causes? The article “Fractured: Harmful chemicals and unknowns haunt Pennsylvanians surrounded by fracking” in Environmental Health News, about a Washington County family, is a must-read for those who have not been following...
Editorial: A Pitt/CMU center to study extremist hate is smart step to stopping it
Much as we might like the message of a million romantic movies and very special television episodes, love does not always conquer all. It should. But it doesn’t. Sometimes hate wins. We know this. Deadly attacks have dotted the country for years. While the violence and the loss of life...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s grift keeps on grifting
It is very strange that so many people are still entranced by President Trump. At least a year ago, he began complaining that the election was going to be rigged. He continues that fanciful story even today. Not a shred of evidence of election fraud has been presented in over...
Letter to the editor: When conservatives get ‘woke’
What happens when conservatives get “woke”? I believe the next four years will awaken conservatives, if they’re not already, and force them to stop sitting on their hands. For most, though, they prefer prayer to activism. Like a CIA false-flag op, unfounded accusations and hateful identity politics awakened and manipulated...
Letter to the editor: For the People Act bad for democracy
I must vigorously disagree with letter- writer Carole Briggs (“We should make voting easier, not harder,” March 16, TribLIVE) and her support of House Resolution 1. This bill is full of legislation that will cement many of this past election’s questionable voting practices such as mail-in voting, no voter ID, counting...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 22
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 22....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 22
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 22....
S.E. Cupp: Andrew Cuomo dusts off Bill Clinton’s abuse playbook
The case against Andrew Cuomo just keeps getting worse. There are now seven women who have accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate touching. According to an attorney for one of his accusers, there are more to come. New York lawmakers, including both U.S. senators, have called for him to...
Letter to the editor: Why are others getting second shot before seniors get first?
I am so tired of hearing about people worried about their second covid vaccine. What about us senior citizens with health issues who can’t get the first shot? Don’t we count? I think it’s only fair that we should get one before second doses are handed out. It’s a joke...
Letter to the editor: Term limits can help bring unity
I just made my very first donation to a political cause. In a previous letter to the editor I cautioned that donations to political parties only fuel the partisan divide. My opinion has not changed, but this recent donation was made to support the fast-growing national movement to initiate term...
Letter to the editor: Those who think differently are not enemies
I was truly saddened by Michael J. Kardell’s letter “Toomey should be thrown out of Republican Party” (March 12, TribLIVE). “They” don’t think exactly like me, so “they” are my enemies. The fact is that no one else thinks exactly like we do in all things. (Even Sen. Pat Toomey’s...
Letter to the editor: Orwell, Bradbury warned us
Have you seen and heard enough yet? I certainly have. I never thought that we would witness big tech silencing free speech or de-listing books whose subject they disagree with. A “woke” administration and Congress that appear more intent on advancing socialism and rewarding their friends than helping to make...
Editorial: State lawmakers need daily expenses accountability
What does it take to get you through the day? The price of your breakfast. A mid- morning cup of coffee. Lunch, a snack, dinner. A room for the night. How much would that total? For some state legislators, it’s quite the figure. A Spotlight PA dive into the government...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners misguided on gun-rights resolution
I have spent a lot of my lawyering years practicing and teaching civil rights. The Second Amendment is something I know a great deal about. That the Westmoreland County commissioners, or any county commissioners, should pass a resolution in support of the Second Amendment strikes me as a rather meretricious...
Letter to the editor: ‘Boys will be boys’ must end
The allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo involving sexual misconduct, intimidation and coercion are only symptoms of a boys-will-be-boys mentality that pervades our culture, excuses sexual discrimination, justifies degradation, minimizes assault and protects predators. It’s why so many turned a deaf ear and blind eye to President Trump’s obscene...
Angelo McClain: Social workers critical in post-covid world
The covid-19 pandemic isn’t just a historic public health crisis. It’s an economic and mental health crisis unlike anything in recent memory. Millions of people have lost their jobs. Americans of all ages are reporting elevated levels of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, even suicidal ideation. Sadly, there is no vaccine...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: In government, not everybody gets a trophy
In 1832, as New York Sen. William Learned Marcy was defending the spoils system in politics, he used the phrase “to the victor belong the spoils.” In those days, thousands of jobs could change hands every time the political party in charge changed. Civil service eventually eliminated that, and it’s...
Sounding off: Our politically correct dinner tables
Liberalism always achieves the opposite of its stated intent. Proof is ever more government spending that yields less in return to taxpayers. This also is true for their politically correct, racial sensitivity ruse in terms of the “fairness and diversity” they claim to seek. Consider your pantry and grocery store...
Letter to the editor: Trump and Limbaugh
I hope everyone got a chance to see the latest reality TV show from the U.S. Senate, the theater of the absurd, Part II, also known as the acquittal of President Trump. I think it was the most brainless, spineless, gutless performance in the history of television. The vote was...
Letter to the editor: Remember Reschenthaler’s actions when voting
Once again Rep. Guy Reschenthaler has proved he has no interest in doing what’s right for the 14th Congressional District. He once again voted against the stimulus package. Numerous times since November he has voted against stimulus packages that would be beneficial to the people and businesses in the district....
Sylvia Rhor: Honoring the dead, one name at a time
I never met Peaster Richie. Or any of his descendants (that I know of). I can’t find a passing reference to him in history books, much less a biography devoted to him. Richie, the grandson of slaves, was one of the countless heroes of the Great Migration who made their...
Letter to the editor: Thoughts on Biden and more
We want to thank President Biden for the price jump in gasoline prices, which is on its way to $4 a gallon. In addition, it looks like we may have an open southern border once more, so we should get rid of President Trump’s wall. Now that we are defunding...
John Stossel: The Woke Awards
Oscar nominees were announced this week. The AP highlighted the record number of nominations of “actors of color” and “a record year for women.” Today, such declarations are important in this “woke” media world. Future Oscars will have actual quotas for minority groups. Actor David Oyelowo praised the new standards,...
Mona Charen: ‘Hillbilly’ J.D. Vance joins the jackals
The question of what will become of the Republican Party in the post-Trump era seems to be on everyone’s lips. A New York Times survey found that Republicans themselves have five distinct views of Donald Trump, including 35% who are either “Never Trump” or “Post Trump.” But 65% fall into...
Jonah Goldberg: GOP’s sudden embrace of earmarks is worrisome
A decade ago, one of the first things Republicans did after taking back the House of Representatives was get rid of earmarks. For those of you who don’t recall, “earmark” is the term of art for when members of Congress bring home the bacon to their district. The GOP was...
