Opinion category, Page 592
Letter to the editor: Pro-life matters
Pro-life matters because our life starts at conception. I hope when you have the opportunity to save a life you will. Joyce Ziance Unity...
Letter to the editor: Don’t erase Columbus
In regard to the unanimous vote to remove Pittsburgh artist Frank Vittor’s Christopher Columbus statue (“Pittsburgh Art Commission recommends removal of Columbus statue from Schenley Park”): Pittsburgh Art Commission member Kilolo Luckett stated, “Christopher Columbus doesn’t uphold the values of the Constitution and human beings.” I did not realize that...
Letter to the editor: Appalled at Steelers’ honoring ‘criminals’
At one time during the 1980s at the Bridgeville Post Office, almost half the letter carriers were Vietnam veterans. They included John Zaracki, 173rd Airborne, who fought in the battle of Dak To; Dan McCready, a Marine who participated in the Battle of Khe Sanh and was one of the...
Editorial: County numbers show changing nature of covid
Despite the force and weight with which it has dropped on the United States, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a meteor. It is a mistake to treat it as such, unmoving and unyielding. Instead, it has to be approached as the wild animal that it is — constantly moving and changing....
Letter to the editor: Why I’m voting straight Republican
I consider myself an independent voter, meaning I look at the individual’s positions on issues, regardless of party, then make an informed decision. But this year has opened my eyes to what each party truly stands for. I don’t think the Democratic Party has shown any sympathy for parents who...
Tom Purcell: It’s healthy to laugh in covid-19’s face this Halloween
If we can’t poke fun at covid-19 on Halloween, when can we? You see, Halloween is the one time of year when we can make fun of ourselves and current events by dressing up in clever costumes. At least it used to be. Until about 30 years ago, Halloween was...
Mark Schweiker: Strong leadership key to stop covid-19 damage
America is divided. We see and feel it every day, and one can become discouraged. Then, when we recently marked the 19th remembrance of 9/11, something happened: Americans from all across the nation put politics aside and honored the brave people we lost. We were reminded of an earlier time...
Letter to the editor: What has USA become?
What country destroys the credibility of their nonpartisan overseas broadcasts by populating its ranks with partisan leadership? What country relishes the idea of the government dictating people’s health choices? What country allows its chief public servant to take on the semblance of a dictator? What country believes more and more...
Letter to the editor: Booing Trump at Ginsburg’s casket classless
Shame on people who booed the president when he and his wife came to pay respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. People booing while they stood by her draped coffin was a low, no-class act, and they should be ashamed of themselves. Demonstrators booed and chanted for him to honor...
Letter to the editor: We need change, so get out and vote
When deceitful men and women pursue evil, they want to eliminate all opposition. Instead of being honest, these leaders want to further their own selfish ambitions (money and power). That’s why we need change. Get out and vote, or mail it in. Pete Celender Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Norwin board should remove Wayman
As a 1980 graduate of Norwin High School, I was very disturbed to read that Norwin school Director Robert Wayman incited violence in a Facebook posting (“Norwin rejects efforts to ask controversial director to resign; Censure move fails,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE). The Norwin School Board failed to remove or even...
Editorial: Remove mystery from Westmoreland elections office move
This is the homestretch. The 2020 election is one month out. Two years — possibly four, depending on how you count it — of campaigning for the top office in the country is about to come to a head in the presidential election. So can we please stop doing things...
Letter to the editor: Is presidential history repeating itself?
I have a question. During this pandemic, I have rediscovered reading. I read two books about the president. The first discussed his views about Cabinet members being disloyal, and stated that his administration is in constant conflict and disarray. The second reiterated that conflict scenario, and indicated that the president...
Letter to the editor: Peduto’s wish coming true
Recall last summer that Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was dealing with complaints from Downtown business owners, restaurants and the Cultural Trust about the number of homeless people and crime Downtown. In an interview with KDKA, the mayor promised more police but said that Downtown is where social services are provided;...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 5....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 5
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 5....
Brad Simpson: Celebrating National Newspaper Week
Newspapers in Pennsylvania have a long history of providing timely, accurate and informative news to the citizens of the commonwealth. We deliver the stories that matter most to residents of local communities; stories that often cannot be found elsewhere. Despite the challenges and uncertainties that have largely defined 2020, one...
Letter to the editor: Voting by mail is safe
Voting by mail does not undermine election integrity. Fraud associated with mail-in and absentee ballots is incredibly rare, occurring at a rate of 0.000003% of all ballots cast in the U.S. Nonetheless, there has been nothing but hysteria and a tidal wave of deliberate lies and misinformation from this administration...
Letter to the editor: Will Biden need a teleprompter?
A comment on Don Walko’s letter “Backing Biden for president” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE): When you, his soldier, take to the battlefield, will Joe Biden need a teleprompter to tell him when to say “Charge!”? Judy Torbin Fawn...
Letter to the editor: Legislators’ Gift Ban must be passed
Pennsylvania is struggling with a long-standing issue of unlimited, unaccountable gifting to its legislators by special interest lobbyists. Gifts can be given as long as a specific exchange is not happening. This makes it very hard to document and prove, resulting basically in legalized bribery. In 2019 the grassroots organization...
Letter to the editor: Reevaluating definition of racism
I must take offense and exception to Duquesne University School of Education interim Dean Gretchen Generett’s comment on the reason for suspending Duquesne professor Gary Shank (“Duquesne professor placed on leave for using racial slur during lesson,” Sept. 11, TribLIVE), and Tribune-Review’s editorial for agreeing with her (“Duquesne prof’s slur...
Letter to the editor: GOP has changed
The letter “History lesson on Republicans vs. Democrats” motivated me to do my own research on the topics discussed. Yes, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, but my, how the GOP has changed! Although I believe that Eisenhower was a productive and respectable president, he did not “integrate the military.” Harry...
Letter to the editor: Toomey’s hypocrisy on RBG
A letter to Sen. Pat Toomey: You conveniently and repeatedly frame your decision about approving a new justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a way that is untruthful. Stating the circumstances are different now, as the Senate and the presidency are controlled by the same party, does not change...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams is a disgrace
Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham once famously told NBA star and activist LeBron James to “shut up and dribble.” I believe Black professor Walter Williams is just as bigoted. Williams has made a lucrative career demeaning members of his own race. In “Diversity, equity and inclusion nonsense” (Sept. 4, TribLIVE),...
Letter to the editor: Why didn’t Biden take action on pandemic preparation?
In 2005, President George W. Bush warned our nation of the danger of a pandemic — either manmade or natural. He had read about the Spanish flu pandemic and it terrified him. Bush asked Congress for $7.1 billion to initiate an anti-pandemic federal agency to prepare our nation. Congress cut...
