Opinion category, Page 583
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...
Editorial: Confusion over covid data inconsistency can cause harm
When writing and researching articles, reporters rely on two elements. There are the anecdotal incidents that occur. What a crime victim saw, what a politician said, the feelings of the crowd at a protest. Then there are the facts. It takes both of those things together to make up the...
Letter to the editor: Is Wolf trying to swing Pa.?
Gov. Tom Wolf won’t give us information to make our own decisions during the covid-19 pandemic. He just issues edicts. All we can see are totals for the county (Donegal to Arnold lumped together) or if we try hard, by ZIP code (15650 is over two townships). Wolf essentially says...
Tom Purcell: Traditional Halloween fun pales in face of 2020 reality
Halloween is a huge letdown this year. I love modern Halloween traditions. I love the sweet smell of autumn, the chilly air and the camaraderie of friends around a roaring campfire. I love hayrides, Honeycrisp apples and the clever, hilarious costumes my left-brained accountant and engineer friends come up with....
Jim Busch: Bigotry can be hard to maintain
The news today is full of stories about white supremacy groups like the Proud Boys and the Ku Klux Klan. These groups are increasingly common as racial tensions mount. I detest these groups and their evil ideology, but I can understand them because I am descended from a long line...
Letter to the editor: Biden can rid us of Trump’s horrors
We in the best country in the world are being crippled by lack of leadership. We have an opportunity to change our course of destruction. I believe one man, Joe Biden, will rid us of the horrors that President Trump has unleashed. Black men are being killed, without even a...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is only issue
The Democratic agenda endorses codifying Roe v. Wade into law, restoring federal funding for major abortion provider Planned Parenthood and abortion on demand, including late-term. Any person who has had sex education or biology classes should know life begins at conception. God’s commandment states “Thou shalt not kill.” God’s commands...
Letter to the editor: ‘Pro-life’ is not clear-cut
I appreciate the writer’s passion in the letter “Trump is right pro-life choice”. I did, though, feel surprised at the implications that the term “pro-life” is so clear-cut and that the decision for a so-called pro-life president is so obvious, as shown in the letter’s last line: “Very easy choice.”...
Letter to the editor: Vote him out, lock him up
Phase 1: Vote him out. A person who in my opinion is a lying megalomaniac con man cannot show weakness (masks), cowardice (bunker) or stupidity (injecting disinfectant ). But the one thing that he cannot do is lose. At anything, as in real estate (six bankruptcies). I predict President Trump...
Editorial: Tree of Life, two years later
The way the news comes in waves that crest and crash can mean that something huge and all-encompassing one minute can seem to become smaller and less important the further away it gets. But that isn’t true. An event that is important because of the pain it causes and the...
Letter to the editor: A vote for Biden a vote for Harris?
My opinion is that Joe Biden will not make it past his first year in office. You know this is a real possibility. If Biden is elected and can’t fulfill his duties, Kamala Harris becomes president. Let’s look at who Harris is and what she stands for. She is the...
