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Leonard Pitts Jr.: We should all want to answer Biden’s call for unity
It’s been said of Abraham Lincoln he had a “mystical” devotion to the idea of Union. His conviction the American states were united in an indissoluble bond is what braced him through the monstrous burdens he bore. It’s not too much to say the very existence of this country owes...
Pat Buchanan: Coexistence or cold war with China?
“The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States … does not challenge that position.” Thus did President Nixon, in the Shanghai Communique of 1972, accept China’s territorial...
Randall Rutta: Another pandemic is coming — it’s time to prepare
Even as we confront a still-surging covid-19 pandemic in advance of global vaccination, another looming pandemic threatens us. This threat comes from rising numbers of drug-resistant bacteria and fungi. These “superbugs” are immune to most antibiotics. They already kill 700,000 people around the world each year. And they’re evolving faster...
Sylvia Neely: Bipartisanship crucial for our world’s future
Last year I read Ezra Klein’s book “Why We’re Polarized.” He traced the history of partisanship, explaining the ways parties have evolved, the changing role of the media and the crucial influence of identity politics. The horrifying events on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 were the culmination of this corrosive...
Letter to the editor: Was Butterball really a threat?
What kind of serious threats was the Forbes Road pet turkey causing that gave rise for the game warden to kill it (“Forbes Road residents shocked gobbler ‘Butterball’ shot by game warden,” Jan. 16, TribLIVE)? Was it causing serious automobile accidents? Was it transporting Lyme disease-infected ticks into the neighborhood?...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ end game is their ‘social justice’
For who knows how long, our country will be run by a single party with a leadership that espouses conspiracies, divisiveness, greed and a lust for power. I believe their path to power is paved by racism, and they will play that card at every opportunity. Their end game is...
Letter to the editor: New Kensington-Arnold tax hike not right
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board’s latest tax increase proposal is totally unreasonable (“New Kensington-Arnold considers property tax increase to address ‘bleak’ financial picture,” Jan. 21, TribLIVE). You should do your own due diligence on the budget before scaring the public with a 7% increase. A real self-examination of all programs...
Editorial: When recovery houses fail, so does addiction recovery
It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t the first health crisis Pennsylvania has faced in recent years. Until a never-before-seen disease started to burn around the world last year, there was another epidemic that was discussed on an almost daily basis. The opioid crisis has killed more than...
Letter to the editor: Focus energy on vaccine rollout
People are outraged by the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6. However, that outrage would be better placed elsewhere. Namely the slow distribution of, and inoculation with, the covid-19 vaccine. What government activity could, or should, have a higher priority? The vaccine was approved for emergency use Dec. 11....
Letter to the editor: Will we work to overcome our losses?
In the winter of 2020, a foreign virus squeezed our lungs and our hearts. It changed our lives. The nation fought it, doubted it, ignored it and defied it. People suffered and died. And so it went. In the spring of 2020, authorities defiantly knelt on the neck of George...
Tom Purcell: Resisting Girl Scout cookies’ temptations harder than ever
The country is divided, in massive debt, and our future isn’t looking so good — but thankfully, I have more immediate worries to consume my energies. Girl Scout cookies are back. I’m on a diet, you see — the same diet I’m on every year at this time as I...
Jonah Goldberg: Both sides need to ditch whataboutism and condemn bad actors
As many feared, after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, a mob unleashed destruction. They stormed the Democratic Party headquarters. They spray-painted “ Biden!” and smashed the Democratic HQ’s windows. One sign read, “We don’t want Biden, we want revenge!” Federal law enforcement used tear gas to repel the gangs...
Letter to the editor: Tariffs and cosplay
I have to complain because prices have been going up on my favorite cosplay items. I had my choice of acrylic wigs, all styles, all colors, for less than five bucks. My collection of faux silk cravats grew to jackpot range in patterns and textures. It was feasible to purchase...
Letter to the editor: Why are teachers being vaccinated?
So we are vaccinating teachers and workers in local school districts? According to the state’s own website, that is phase 1B. We are still in phase 1A. So a bunch of younger people at low risk of problems even if they get the disease are getting preference over elderly people...
Letter to the editor: Which party is drunk on power?
You can always tell what the Democrats are guilty of by what they accuse Republicans of doing. In his letter “GOP’s desperate actions” (Jan. 5, TribLIVE), Robert J. Reiland states: “Our Republicans in office have become so drunk on power that they no longer value the nation or the Constitution.”...
Editorial: Odds are good for gambling in pandemic
Fewer people gambled in casinos in Pennsylvania in 2020. Is anyone surprised? The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently issued a report that detailed that fact, outlining how one of the state’s newest and fastest growing industries faced the same kind of problems many others did during the coronavirus pandemic. Total...
Letter to the editor: Proposed bill would give legislators power over judiciary
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is fast-tracking an attempt to change the Pennsylvania Constitution to establish judicial districts for state appellate courts. Instead of having statewide elections for these judges, we would elect them by regions, drawn by the legislators, giving the General Assembly too much influence over the courts. This...
Letter to the editor: Repercussions for Republicans’ role in big lie
Pennsylvania was ground zero for accusations of rigged elections by President Trump and Republican, including Western Pennsylvania representatives Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Kelly and John Joyce. Multiple Pennsylvania investigations found a total of three confirmed cases of voter fraud, all for Trump. With this information and 64 of 65 court cases...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 25
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 25....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 25
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S.E. Cupp: Republicans, was it worth it?
Donald Trump has joined a kind of losers club, becoming one of only five presidents since 1900 to fail in his reelection bid. Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, whatever we think of their presidencies now, were all given the boot by voters who said, erm...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s covid plan
Now some good news for a change. Help is on the way! President-elect Biden has a “plan” to wipe out the coronavirus and planned to initiate it on “day one.” I’m sure his plan will be fast, safe and effective, because he campaigned and won on that promise. P.S. I...
Letter to the editor: Constitution provides for peaceable assembly
Chris Cuomo, talking head at CNN, recently said, ” Show me where it is written that protests have to be peaceful.” I can understand his ignorance of the subject, since his party seems to detest the governing law of our land, the U.S. Constitution. He might look up the First...
Letter to the editor: Both sides must take responsibility for Jan. 6
Why are Washington lawmakers so aghast at the occurrences of Jan. 6? Beginning in May 2020, maybe sooner, they let unrest happen all over the United States. Then it came to their doorstep. This unrest proved how vulnerable the Capitol building is, but lawmakers had tunnels to escape reality. The...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for caring VA workers
Hats off to the workers at the Greensburg VA Primary Care Center. My husband ran out of his medication over the holidays and they were able to get him enough meds to hold him over until the refill came from the VA pharmacy. They are a very caring group of...
