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Editorial: Is Pennsylvania prepared for Election Day?
Pennsylvania is ready for the election on Tuesday. That’s what the state government says. “Pennsylvania is prepared. We are protected for this election and voters can cast their ballots with confidence. We are going to have a fair election where everyone can vote without interference,” Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday....
Letter to the editor: David and Goliath updated
Growing up in an evangelical church, I recall “Sunday School,” where kindly parents taught us young teenagers the story of David fighting the fierce Philistine, Goliath. With only a sling in his hand, but also deep faith in God, David defeated a seasoned army champion! Later, I learned that the...
Letter to the editor: The Biden email scandal
Woodward and Bernstein set the journalistic standard in the Watergate scandal. A third-rate burglary set into motion a chain of events that led to the resignation of a president. There was Deep Throat. Follow the money. All the president’s men. The Washington Post set the standard for journalistic excellence in...
Letter to the editor: Country has changed
The Democrats elected President Trump and they haven’t learned one thing from their blundering performance under President Obama. Instead, have doubled-down on that eight-year folly. Sobering up from their defeat would have taught them that their shrillness in insisting on control, silence, obedience and conformism is not working for them....
Letter to the editor: USPS committed to delivering election mail
With a record number of people across the country voting by mail, the U.S. Postal Service is actively working to ensure the secure, timely delivery of the nation’s election mail. This is our No. 1 priority, and we value our partnership with state and local election boards to ensure a...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: We can have an honest, if not perfect, election
In spite of the dust that is being kicked up, this Tuesday’s presidential election will produce an honest count. If each of us does our part by voting and then showing patience with the count, our election officials will deliver a professional, honest and transparent result that we can all...
Editorial: IUP’s job slashing is scary move
It’s that spooky time of year when things that chill the soul wait around every corner. Vampires. Zombies. Blood and gore and skeletons. But the scariest frights are the ones you didn’t expect. On Friday, what jumped out of the dark at 81 faculty members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania...
Sounding off: Where are the adults?
Peter, Paul & Mary had a hit with “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” in 1962. Today a new hit song might be “Where Have All the Adults Gone?” I have exercised my right to vote since I was 18. I knew the date of the election and voted, and...
Letter to the editor: End leaders’ pay to end closures
I believe the current partial and/or complete closings of businesses, schools and sporting events would come to an abrupt halt (and prevent future closings) if the salary and per diem of the governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, and city mayors and council members were terminated for the duration of the...
Letter to the editor: Garrity best pick for treasurer
Elections are about choices, and nowhere is there a bigger contrast than in the Pennsylvania state treasurer race. Our current treasurer, Joe Torsella, is a member of the Philadelphia elite. I don’t believe he has any idea how middle-class, hard-working Pennsylvania families in the state struggle to make ends meet....
Letter to the editor: Power is Democrats’ goal
Joe Biden asks if he looks like a “radical socialist.” I say no, but, he does look much like a socialistic Trojan horse ready for the glue factory. Letter-writers can present believable cases, left or right. What I’ve concluded, though, is a group has taken over the Democratic Party to...
Nancy Patton Mills: Biden has a better plan for America
Families in Southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country are faced with crisis after crisis. There’s a public health crisis — covid-19 has taken the lives of more than 8,700 of our fellow Pennsylvanians, and is only getting worse. There’s an economic crisis — one that predates the pandemic, but has...
Letter to the editor: Stopping ‘Trump Republicans’
President Trump has divided this country like no other president in history. In my opinion, his inept response to covid-19 has resulted in 228,000 dead Americans and almost 9 million sick. I believe that with four more years of this president, our republic will be in shambles, and this is...
Letter to the editor: Looking at Trump’s accomplishments
Let’s talk lies. President Trump is accused of repeating 20,000 lies. I can summarize all of his lies into one: Mine is bigger than yours. The only people who care are immature adolescents. That brings me to all of the letters attacking Trump. They all read the same. He is...
John Stossel: Best parts of life don’t involve politics
Worried about Tuesday? Remember: The most important parts of life happen outside politics. Love, friendship, family, raising children, building businesses, worship, charity work — that is the stuff of life! Politicians get in the way of those things. But despite the efforts of power-hungry Republicans and Democrats, life gets better....
Keith Rothfus: Trump has earned your vote
From the day President Trump announced his candidacy, Pennsylvania has been on the forefront of his mind. The forgotten men and women of Pennsylvania have been forgotten no more under Trump’s leadership. From leading an unprecedented response to covid-19, to better trade deals like the USMCA for Pennsylvania workers, to...
Walter Williams: Is ‘getting’ Trump worth it?
President Donald Trump is not the first president to be hated by a large segment of the American population. In more recent times, there was considerable hate for President Ronald Reagan. Even though the Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill and Reagan were polar opposites in their politics, they...
Steven Albert: Policies to promote ‘herd immunity’ will not achieve population health (or immunity)
In the current covid-19 pandemic, the first goal is to get control of the virus. This can be achieved with masks, handwashing and limiting contact with others. When these measures are implemented effectively, people can get back to work and school. Once spread is contained, smaller outbreaks can be controlled...
Jonah Goldberg: GOP disdain for big cities is a losing strategy
“God bless real Michigan. God bless real America. God bless the greatest president in our lifetime, Donald Trump,” Ted Nugent recently declared at a Michigan rally. It’s ironic that Trump, the first president born and raised in New York City (or any major city) since Teddy Roosevelt, has hitched his...
Letter to the editor: Ode to voting Trump
As Halloween draws near, A suggestion I offer to allay your fear. Do not be duped by the mainstream press, For they mostly suffer with TDS. Do not vote for the one who calls us chump, Keep the America we love with a vote for Trump! Carl Massart Buffalo Township...
Lori Falce: Translating the political language barrier
“I know what that means.” The words were in response to an exchange with a friend on social media. I said nothing political. When it comes to Facebook and Twitter, I very seldom do. A quippy statement that was, ironically, about staying neutral ended up sparking a whole new squabble...
Letter to the editor: Veteran picks Biden over Trump
As a drafted Marine Vietnam veteran, I want a president who doesn’t fake bone spurs to avoid the draft and doesn’t believe that STDs was his personal Vietnam. I want a president who respects Gold Star families and heroes like John McCain. I want a president who responds to a...
Letter to the editor: Are poll workers really needed?
I have seen many articles about the need for election poll workers in Westmoreland County. I completed the application back in August. As I never got a reply, I called multiple times and was told each time I would get a call back. I did not. Only one time was...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ hypocrisy
Since President Trump was elected, his enemies have accused him of not believing the “experts” or the “science” on a number of subjects. The two main ones are climate change and the covid-19 virus. When he pulled out of the Paris climate accord, the left went into orbit and blamed...
Paul Kengor: Why Trump will (likely) win Pa.
Let me begin with an honest admission of my predictive abilities: In 2016, I forecast a Hillary Clinton win in Pennsylvania and nationwide. That’s not a reassuring way of convincing Trib readers to take me seriously in 2020, but here it goes: I think Donald Trump will win Pennsylvania (and...
