Opinion category, Page 572
Laurels & lances: Names, runs, support, rules
Laurel: To an appropriate response. Fox Chapel Borough is right to move deliberately with the proposal to change the names of streets and trails that contain the word “Squaw.” The council president wants to collect the opinions of the people living on the roads of Squaw Run and Squaw Run...
Dr. Ralph Miranda: Vote your values
A couple weeks ago I was speaking with a 21-year-old, fairly new voter who indicated she was voting to reelect the president because he “aligned with her values.” She quickly ended the phone conversation because dinner with her parents was at hand. I accepted her right to choose her own...
Elizabeth Stelle: Despite pandemic challenges, health care improvements are underway
We didn’t need a global pandemic to remind us that our health care system is broken and unaffordable. Countless Pennsylvanians have avoided a doctor visit for fear of unexpected bills. Many have gone months, or even years, without the ability to afford an insurance plan. And some have turned down...
Letter to the editor: Dissecting Biden’s $400K promise
Joe Biden says he will not tax anyone who makes under $400,000. Why $400,000? The average hard-working retiree who got a pension and has Social Security, along with stocks/bonds and one or two annuities, will have $400,000 or more. You will be taxed on your entire portfolio. This will kill...
Letter to the editor: Trump only loves Trump
Who would have thought it would have come to this? The United States has a president who is a tax-evading, draft-dodging, narcissistic, habitual liar. The future of our country is at risk. I believe the blood of many of those who died from covid-19 is on President Trump’s hands. Early...
Letter to the editor: Letting Trump do whatever he wants
With all the historical “facts” being tossed out, I wonder as to their valid sources. Yes, letter-writer Dr. Joel Last (“History lesson on Republicans vs. Democrats,” Sept. 17, TribLIVE) was correct in stating that the Republicans tried to get citizenship for the freed slaves — to their credit; and the...
Editorial: Duquesne, HACP partnership shows time to heal
According to Book of Ecclesiastes — and made popular by The Byrds by way of Pete Seeger — there is a time and a season for everything. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to harvest. A time to build...
Letter to the editor: Catholics can’t vote for pro-choice Democrats
Although I am in total agreement with Ivo Fronzaglia’s letter “Catholic Church’s abortion stance” (Oct. 4, TribLIVE), it only scratches the surface. His letter was a commentary on Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik’s letter to his flock as it relates to the upcoming election. In it the bishop says he cannot...
Letter to the editor: God and judicial activism
The Supreme Court is our instant replay booth. Votes should be 9-0 maybe 8-1, never 5-4. In football, even opposing sides generally agree. Judicial activism is when a call changes after hundreds of years. All of a sudden in the 1960s, it was discovered, that the Bible and prayer didn’t...
Drs. Terence Dermody and Mark Gladwin: On covid-19, we need to keep at it
The covid-19 pandemic continues to rage, with rates of new infections increasing in many parts of the country, including in Western Pennsylvania. In Allegheny County alone, almost 15,000 people, or just over 1.2% of the county’s population, have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes covid-19, and over 400...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s free lunch won’t be free
Joe Biden needs, among other things, to take a course in basic economics. He’s said he will raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% because “that will raise a lot of money.” It’s true, but who does he think will pay the increased taxes? Corporations are beholden to...
Letter to the editor: Last presidential transition wasn’t so peaceful
Regarding Joseph Sabino Mistick’s column “Life will go on after election”: So Mistick longs for the “peaceful transition” of power this time. What about the last one, where the Democrats did everything they could to undermine and subvert that transfer of power? In my opinion, they lied and cheated, used...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s pattern of creating ‘truths’
Not long ago we were terrified that millions of Mexicans were illegally crossing to victimize Americans. In reality, the crime rates of illegals remain lower than U.S. citizens. We were led to believe the Trump administration rapidly responded to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Truth is, we symbolically addressed the threat,...
Editorial: At the high court, Pennsylvania votes are in the balance
The law is built on concepts like precedent and fair play and coloring inside the lines. It follows a script and a timeline. Justice is blind because it is meant to operate only within the confines of the cage of the laws the way they are written. Thus the courts...
Letter to the editor: Dermody should be reelected
The New Kensington and Arnold area has only been a part of state Rep. Frank Dermody’s district for a few short years, and what a blessing that has been to the community. I say that because of the growth and development in our cities, such as the new Affival steel...
Letter to the editor: Media vs. America
Readers who still think the 2020 elections are Biden versus Trump are wrong. This election is the media versus America. The outright hatred shown by the media toward Donald Trump and his supporters is beyond anything seen in modern history. Data from many sources show that more than 90% of...
Sucha Singh: Healing as we remember Tree of Life
I have lived in Pittsburgh for 28 years. During that time, I’ve witnessed our city remolded and refined to adjust for the growth within diverse neighborhoods and cherished the distinctiveness of each culture. Understanding our city’s many ethnicities and an inclusive atmosphere is analogous to the confluence of the Allegheny...
Francis Adams: Mail-in ballots are lifesaving to many voters
On June 16, 1964, three young men traveled from New York City to Mississippi to register African Americans to vote. Within a week, they were dead. I was 15 when these men — James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman — were murdered. I understood how voter suppression in the...
Colin McNickle: Right-to-work states’ jobs fare better in pandemic
Right-to-work (RTW) laws perennially have been tied to the whipping post erected by organized labor and flogged for everything from allegedly reducing workers’ voices to driving down wages and reducing the economic well-being of all workers, union and nonunion alike, according to one “progressive” group. But a new study by...
Jonah Goldberg: Press shouldn’t let election calculations dictate coverage
Much of the mainstream media refuses to cover the substance of the Hunter Biden laptop story. I think this is more defensible than Trumpworld claims. President Trump says journalists who don’t cover it are “criminals,” which is criminally stupid. Still, I think the press shouldn’t be so scared to deal...
Letter to the editor: False witness, militias and gangs
Just two questions for your readers: Thou shalt not bear false witness is mentioned numerous times in the Bible as a terrible offense in the sight of God. So is tweeting or retweeting messages that you know in your heart are false or misleading a sin before God? Is the...
Patrick Buchanan: A Biden family special prosecutor in 2021?
If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3, public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away. It will not matter, and no one will care. But if Biden wins the presidency, a prediction: By the...
Letter to the editor: Winning our democracy back
October is Halloween month, and this is a very different Halloween since everyone is already wearing a mask except the president and some of his supporters. In the White House, we have a reality star who is playing president. In any Halloween game, he would be considered a loser. In...
Letter to the editor: Family values vote is clear
A recent editorial (“Duquesne prof’s slur use was wrong choice,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE) explained that Black rappers’ use of the “N” word does not give whites license to use it. That editorial was as clear as mud. Do we now have a special dictionary for Black and white? Joe Biden...
Letter to the editor: Do you believe the Biden-Harris promises?
Oceanfront property in Arizona!! If you are confident in the repeated Joe Biden/Kamala Harris promises that your taxes will increase only if you earn over $400,000 per year and that only the “rich’” will pay for their expansive spending plans, please contact me ASAP about the above property. Facts matter...
