Opinion category, Page 542
Sounding off: Teachers should not be vaccine priority
I was absolutely shocked and appalled to hear that teachers and their union have requested to be included in the 1B covid-19 vaccination group. As a group, teachers are in a much lower risk category than those 65-plus with compromised immune systems and 75-plus seniors. Their students are in a...
Ron Klink: Right and wrong ways to address drug prices
In what may have been the last significant action of his presidency, President Trump issued two executive orders designed to lower prescription drug spending in Medicare. The first order would eliminate the current system of “rebates” for prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D. The second order, dubbed the “Most...
Dave Kitzinger: Toomey must continue to do the right thing
One of the reasons I used to be Republican is that I thought of the GOP as the party of brass tacks. While Democrats had wild and ambitious ideas about how the world should be, Republicans always struck me as the ones who took what the world gave them and...
Letter to the editor: We should not change how we elect judges
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Legislature are attempting to pass a constitutional amendment to change how we elect Supreme Court justices and appellate court judges. Instead of electing them statewide, the General Assembly would draw districts for each justice and judge. This would allow the Legislature to control district lines and...
Letter to the editor: Steelers need smart decisions to win
Most Steelers fans could not have imagined what we saw Jan. 10 when the Steelers lost to the Browns, 48-37. The Steelers resting some starters the week before sounded like a great idea, but it backfired. The Steelers have not been sharp since at least midway through the season. Resting...
Letter to the editor: Article on attack disturbing
The Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, an agency serving victims and survivors of domestic and dating violence, was disturbed by the article “Police: Men meet on Grindr, beat each other up in New Kensington” (Jan. 13, TribLIVE). It included misguided information, victim-blaming, homophobia and an offensive clickbait headline....
Lori Falce: Lights, camera, virus!
Movies have given us a lot of unrealistic expectations. We expect love to conquer all. We expect a last minute judicial Hail Mary to save an unwinnable court case. We expect the underdog to win the big game. Television has convinced us that the most complicated problems can be solved...
Letter to the editor: Predicting bumpy ride under Biden
After four years of vicious, heinous abuse and name-calling of President Donald Trump, his followers and millions of conservative Americans, the Democrats now want to censor and deprogram us. So much for unity. In addition, President Biden has declared he will reverse Trump’s “America first” policies. Coincidentally, immigrants are rushing...
Letter to the editor: Please, senators, vote to impeach
It was with genuine concern that I decided to write the following letter and sent it to our senators. Feel free to copy or modify it, or please write an original letter to them. Let’s make our voices heard without physical protest. My husband and I are both deeply disturbed...
Laurels & lances: Different ways to lead
Laurel: To serving your neighbors. It’s hard to find people to step up when it comes to public service. Everyone wants to blame the people who make the decisions regardless of the level of government. Local leaders don’t get the same kind of paycheck that state or federal officials do....
Shannon Chambers-Aguilar: ‘Elective’ surgery not always optional
For my son Ethan, “elective surgery” is a misnomer. For Ethan, the word “elective” doesn’t mean optional. It doesn’t mean his surgery isn’t urgent or necessary, and it certainly doesn’t mean that he doesn’t need it as soon as possible in order to live a full, healthy, safe and happy...
Letter to the editor: Young people should get stimulus checks, too
Many people did not qualify for the second round of stimulus checks. It is hard for people under 18 to qualify unless their parents qualify. Many children file taxes as dependents of their parents who do not qualify. Is it unfair that a child would qualify if they were not...
Letter to the editor: Teachers need covid vaccines
Regarding John Petrancosta’s letter “Teachers should not be vaccine priority”: My daughter is a teacher. In case you missed it, children can be carriers and, yes, my daughter has been working in school every day this year. If it makes you feel better, I’m more than happy to give her...
Letter to the editor: Giving America away
Well, Monty Hall has barely been in office for a full week and is already giving America away. Where’s the 1 million doses of vaccine a day? They don’t even have a million doses for one day. Maybe we should save it for all the illegals that get counted in...
Letter to the editor: Cover-up of corruption
When it comes to political corruption, one basic fact always holds true: the cover-up is always worse than the crime. We have seen a lot of criminal activity in Washington over the last four years. Any libel, slander and defaming that went on with the news media and in Congress...
Editorial: All hands on deck for vaccination rollout
Why isn’t there one coordinated plan to navigate the rough waters of the coronavirus pandemic? It isn’t that government doesn’t know how to work together in a disaster, pulling all hands together and tugging on the rope as one to get something done. It absolutely does. The Federal Emergency Management...
Letter to the editor: More excuses for Trump’s actions
I thought I had heard every excuse there was to justify President Trump’s actions. There were plenty of them over the past four years given by his enablers and abettors. That is, until I read Eileen Condie’s letter “Democratic ploy to take down Trump?” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE). It left me...
Letter to the editor: We need more from our Pa. legislators
Dear Pennsylvania legislators: You were warned, but again this month, as you do every session, you neutered yourselves, ceding your powers to the four leaders of the Pennsylvania House and Senate. Those leaders presented the rules at the last minute as they always do, and you passed them without amendments,...
Ryan Navarro: March for Life virtual but just as important
For the first time in 47 years, thousands of pro-life activists from around the county are forgoing the journey to the National Mall for the annual March for Life. A combination of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns in Washington, D.C., has led to the decision to keep participants at...
Jonah Goldberg: Biden needs to set even more ambitious vaccination goals
We are far from the destination, but the return to normalcy has begun — and so have the normal games presidents play. President Donald Trump said many times that covid-19 would just “disappear,” as if it were so much fake news ginned up to help Democrats. At one campaign stop,...
Letter to the editor: Capitol riots not a Democratic ploy
Regarding Eileen Condie’s letter “Democratic ploy to take down Trump?” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE): Ms. Condie, time to put your pen down and smell the coffee. Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Republican vs. Democrat debt
It has been bothering me that letter-writer Sandra Kremer (“Republicans’ legacy of debt,” Dec. 1, TribLIVE) was knocking the Republican president for increasing the national debt. She writes about Democratic presidents with surpluses, like LBJ’s $3.2 billion. Also, Bill Clinton had a surplus. She then states Ronald Reagan added $1.5...
Editorial: Clamoring to be ‘most eligible’ in the vaccine sweepstakes
What does it mean to be eligible? It is the right to do something, the right to get something. If you are looking to fix your daughter up with the perfect guy, you are looking for the most eligible bachelor — the guy who will check all the boxes. To...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler is not a patriot
I feel compelled to respond to Jeff Hoener’s letter “Reschenthaler and Joyce are patriots.” This was “the most secure election in history.” “We have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.” Those are quotes from officials in Trump’s own administration. There...
Letter to the editor: We need faster vaccine distribution
With hundreds of thousands of coronavirus deaths in the United States, and cases still on an upward trend, it is imperative the distribution of the vaccine is faster and more efficient. How can this be done? The key is transportation. If we can transport the vaccine to key areas in...
