Opinion category, Page 594
Letter to the editor: We must respect the flag
The American flag represents all Americans, including all nationalities, ethnicities, ages and occupations. The U.S. flag is not a canvas for political expression or promotion of personal agendas. I see examples of flag desecration on a daily basis; these include adding “off color” stripes to the flag, placing the face...
Letter to the editor: Legalized recreational marijuana bad idea
Medical marijuana is OK if needed, but I think Gov. Tom Wolf wants to get people hooked on regular marijuana for money (“Gov. Wolf renews call for legal recreational marijuana,” Sept. 3, TribLIVE). Marijuana messes with your mind, everyday living and driving. We do not need people being high while...
Letter to the editor: Time to end surprise medical billing
In the midst of a global pandemic, Americans are facing uncertain times and many health care concerns. Patients are not only concerned about illnesses, but health care bills as well. Often patients find themselves stuck with unexpected bills as a result of seeking emergency care out of network or when...
Laurels & lances: Super sandwiches, sincere thank-yous, and needless noise
Laurel: To a tasty treat. We know that Primanti’s multitasking sandwiches of meat, french fries, coleslaw and tomatoes between pillowy Italian bread are highly superior to other cities’ staple sandwiches. That’s just logic, right? But it’s always nice to have someone from out of town verify that for the Steel...
Lori Falce: What a debate is supposed to be
It was the longest night of my life. The debate dragged on forever. And he continued to not answer the questions. Well, he did answer. His replies just didn’t have much to do with the questions that were asked. It was frustrating. It was annoying. I don’t mind saying, it...
Paul Kengor: Steelworkers union aglow for Biden-Harris
“Did you see what they did to the Cathedral of Learning?” So asked one of my students, Aaron. I’ve been in Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning countless times — studying, writing, even a touch of romance. My wife and I smile at the memory of my getting on the elevator one...
Dave Spigelmyer: Natural gas bridges the partisan divide
Presidential elections too often focus on polarizing issues that divide us rather than areas of common ground that bring us together. No matter one’s political views, a thriving economy, sustained job growth with family-supporting wages and benefits, a healthy environment, and our nation’s security will always enjoy broad bipartisan support....
Paul Petrick: A Slovenian strategy for Trump
Having advanced the cause of Middle East peace by brokering the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, President Trump must now turn his attention to the Middle West to advance the cause of his reelection. For in America’s heartland lies Ohio, the nation’s preeminent presidential prognosticator....
Letter to the editor: Wolf the worst governor
So I am down in Florida and after golf we are at the clubhouse and a small conversation starts about politics. Now, here is how it got out of hand. The topic went to who had the worse governor, Pennsylvania or Michigan. This actually got a little heated until we...
Letter to the editor: Vote for Bill Marx, vote for democracy
You are probably thinking, who is Bill Marx? Well, Bill Marx is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. We need to vote out Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. I believe he has failed us. He voted against raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug...
Letter to the editor: A second Trump term will ruin much
I want Joe Biden to win this election. I feel as if the First Amendment is at risk in a social experiment to turn outrage to rage, and it must stop. I am shocked at the opinions some people express in the Letters section. Rage is an inner breakdown of...
Letter to the editor: 2% rule and doing for ourselves
William Boetcker, German immigrant and Presbyterian minister, authored his 1916 list of “10 Cannots,” the last of which was: “You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.” We should all be following the “Carrera 2% Rule.” Two percent of the people...
Editorial: Balance keeps life rolling along
Just like riding a bike. It’s how we describe things that are so easy a child can do them. Things that take a little practice and a lot of balance. Things that can’t be forgotten because the muscles remember. The Rev. Doug Boyd’s whole life is like riding a bike....
Letter to the editor: On Biden, won’t be fooled twice
I am 73 years old and a lifelong Democrat, Mr. Biden, but you and President Obama once said, “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” There’s an old saying: Fool me once, shame...
Kelley McConnell: Covid-19 and the case for cyber charter schools in Pa.
In a July 24 press conference, Gov. Tom Wolf spoke about the rise of enrollment in cyber charter schools due to the covid-19 pandemic. He stated that despite his uncertainty on the “pedagogy” behind online learning, school districts need to ensure that children are able to learn safely and recognized...
Sean O’Leary: No natural gas-driven boom here
When statistics fly in the face of what we see around us, we usually don’t reject the statistics. We just assume we see only a tiny part of a bigger picture and that, in the bigger picture, the statistics are probably true even if they don’t jive with our reality....
Letter to the editor: Maybe Xi didn’t want to cause a panic, either
Why is Donald Trump so upset with China’s President Xi Jinping for hiding the initial outbreak and true nature of deadly covid-19? Perhaps he downplayed the threat because he didn’t want to cause a panic. Jay Lynch Upper St. Clair...
Letter to the editor: If Wolf thinks we’re smart, why was Pa. shut down?
I found Gov. Tom Wolf’s comment in the article “Judge denies Gov. Wolf’s attempt to stop covid restriction ruling” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) incredible: “… the people of Pennsylvania have shown they don’t want to get this disease and they’re going to do things like wearing a mask, they’re going to...
Letter to the editor: Blame politics, not post office, for voting debacle
I’ve been employed for more than 30 years by the U.S. Postal Service in Pittsburgh. We’ve been delivering mail according to postal regulations for over 200 years. Anyone violating these regulations can be prosecuted and sent to jail, and should be — and that includes the postmaster general and the...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams doesn’t tell whole story on Karl Marx
In his column “Are today’s leftists truly Marxists?” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE), Walter Williams claimed that Karl Marx, a man of Jewish heritage, was a racist and an anti-Semite. Marx lived from 1818-83. This is very interesting, since at this same time in American history, Williams’ own race of people were...
Letter to the editor: Democrat feels like non-person in Trump’s eyes
One recent night someone came and took my Joe Biden sign. I had it duct-taped to a pole inside a shrub inside a fence. I figured it would be safer than putting it on the street side of the fence. I guess I was wrong. The thief took the sign...
Editorial: Halloween tricks and treats in pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic recommendations and decisions are a mixed bag. You never really know what you will pull out. Reach in and you might get a real treat — something fact-based and commonsense that everyone should be able to realize is the way to go. Don’t cough on Grandma, for example....
Letter to the editor: Trump vs. Harris
No, the election will not be Donald Trump versus Joe Biden. It will be Trump versus Kamala Harris. If moderate Biden is elected, I don’t think he will finish four years because of physical and mental reasons, and then radical Harris will become president with Nancy Pelosi as vice president;...
Pat Buchanan: Will Amy Coney Barrett star in ‘The Five’?
By nominating federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump kept his word and more than that. Should she be confirmed, he will have made history. Even his enemies would have to concede that Trump triumphed where his Republican predecessors — even Ronald Reagan, who filled three...
Noah Feldman: Amy Coney Barrett deserves to be on Supreme Court
Like many other liberals, I’m devastated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, which opened the way for President Donald Trump to nominate a third Supreme Court justice in his first term. And I’m revolted by the hypocrisy of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s willingness to confirm Trump’s nominee after refusing...
