Opinion category, Page 595
Letter to the editor: Predictions on a Biden America
This coming election is about more than whether you like Donald Trump or dislike him. Joe Biden has been in office 47 years and is a skilled politician, which to me means he knows how to lie to get elected. I predict that if he wins, Biden will ban fracking,...
Letter to the editor: No logic to Pa. restrictions
Many bars, restaurants and businesses have been under restrictions for almost seven months. The governor’s early orders strongly discouraged church gatherings. Is it science? Is there some logic? Please answer me this: 1. What kind of germs grow on a bar top that don’t grow on a table top? 2....
Letter to the editor: Depriving citizens of right to vote
In 2016, President Trump said the elections were rigged. He was right. All intelligence agencies and investigations confirmed that Russia interfered with the elections. Russian bots infiltrated social media with conspiracy theories. Helping to rig the elections were conspiracy theorists who continued with their own outlandish theories. Trump invited Russia...
Letter to the editor: We must protect ourselves if our government can’t
An open letter to the Westmoreland County Commissioners, Pennsylvania State Police commander in Greensburg and Westmoreland County sheriff: I have watched with great concern the violence perpetrated against innocent civilians in major cities in this country. Many of us blame the local governments for not stifling riots, pilferage and assaults....
Letter to the editor: Voting for Biden because Trump has failed us
Like many Americans, we are increasingly concerned about the direction our country has taken. Since the beginning of democracy, leadership and responsibility reside with the person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the White House. How has President Trump handled his duties? Has he proven to be an objective,...
Editorial: Electoral votes are people’s voice
Voting is generally seen as a very simple equation. Yes or no. This one or that one. Separate. Count. Whoever has the most votes wins. Easy, right? And yet very, very much not what always happens. For some places, you might be looking for a majority of the vote —...
Letter to the editor: Could Trump rally have driven covid-19 spike at Westmoreland Manor?
Regarding the article “National Guard begins helping with covid-19 testing at Westmoreland Manor” (Sept. 27, TribLIVE): I’m wondering if any Westmoreland Manor employees or visitors attended our president’s rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Sept. 3. To me, he is so irresponsible, it is pathetic. And, of course,...
Tom Purcell: Served lemons by covid-19, entrepreneurs make lemonade
When life serves you lemons, you make lemonade. That’s the thinking of no small number of bold Americans who are starting new businesses amid covid-19’s disruption. According to a story last week from Keystone Crossroads, the Pennsylvania public radio collaborative, applications for new businesses are soaring. They’re up 19% nationwide...
Jonah Goldberg: NY Times owes an explanation for 1619 Project reversal
Something strange is going on with The New York Times and the 1619 Project. By now you’ve probably heard of the 1619 Project. It began as a special issue of The Times’ Sunday magazine to mark the 400th anniversary of African slaves being brought to the Jamestown colonies. But it’s...
Corey O’Connor: Joe Biden will get Western Pa. back to work, and here’s how
Last week, President Trump held a campaign rally at Pittsburgh International Airport. Had he ventured past the airport, he would have met Pittsburghers who have lost jobs, health care and the dignity that comes from a hard day’s work. He likely would have looked in the eyes of people who...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump for 4 more years
I bet none of you Democratic Trump-haters who got $1,200 from President Trump sent it back. I don’t think you would have gotten that money from Joe Biden. I bet Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff hate Trump because they didn’t get their little clique back in the White...
Letter to the editor: Military heroes not losers, suckers
I write this letter as an Army veteran, but it is not about me. It is about those who paid the ultimate price defending freedom. It is about heroes. My Uncle Linn served with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He participated in the D-Day invasion where he...
Letter to the editor: Use of bad words shouldn’t define a person
Dear Mt. Lebanon Karens (“Mt. Lebanon school director who used profanity during virtual meeting resigns,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE): Have you ever called a man a nickname for Richard in a moment of anger or frustration? Do you know anyone who has used that word toward a person or a group...
Letter to the editor: Why should property owners support tenants?
Your editorial and article on evictions (“Evictions need answers, not hints,” Sept. 1, TribLIVE) fail to take into account the owners of the properties. Maybe some are big corporations with massive assets backing them up that can weather the storm, but, I’m sure, many more are like me. I own...
Editorial: Honesty, action justify confidence at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland County seems to have learned from what happened elsewhere. On Sept. 21, officials announced that 20 residents and two staff members at the county nursing home, Westmoreland Manor, had tested positive for covid-19. Most of those tested were asymptomatic and the tests were conducted as part of the routine...
Letter to the editor: Don’t minimize covid-19 deaths with creative math
In reference to Ralph Ignasky’s letter “Do the math and open up Pa.”: There is a difference between math and statistics. The Centers for Disease Control and health departments across the nation provide data that correlates with the morbidity rate and the mortality rates. Ignasky’s math was correct, but how...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 28
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 28....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 28
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S.E. Cupp: Anti-Catholic attacks on Amy Coney Barrett will help get Trump re-elected
“Trump’s likely RBG replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, is a Catholic extremist with seven children who does not believe employers should be required to provide healthcare coverage for birth control. She wants the rest of American women to be stuck with her extreme lifestyle.” That’s a now-deleted tweet from a documentary...
Letter to the editor: Communist Party leader’s thoughts pertinent today
I saw Gus Hall hand out communist literature at West Virginia University in 1972. He was general secretary of the Communist Party USA for many years and ran for president four times. He died in 2000, but he made a statement that is pertinent to what is happening in America...
Letter to the editor: Traffic dangers in Oakland must be addressed
The news of Mary Jeanne Flaherty being struck and killed by a shuttle bus in Oakland Sept. 17 was sad but not entirely shocking. I recall grimly how a Pitt student was struck and killed by a Port Authority bus in January. After living in Oakland for four years, I...
Letter to the editor: Columbus statue should stay
As a retired history professor and Pittsburgh resident, I oppose the effort to remove the Columbus statue in Schenley Park. No statue that has had a prominent public place for more than 60 years should be removed without careful and lengthy consideration. Years of vandalism against the statue should certainly...
Letter to the editor: Demonizing others for different opinions
On Aug. 5, 6, 8 and 11 and Sept. 1 and 2, the Tribune-Review published letters to the editor that said or implied Democrats are all thieves, liars, heathens who want anarchy, hatred, Marxism, socialism and communism and want to destroy America and destroy freedom of speech. I cannot believe...
Letter to the editor: Nursing homes need state help
Nursing homes and other senior care providers remain at the epicenter of this pandemic and desperately need funding. For these facilities, covid-19 remains a 24-hour challenge, but they’re running out of resources and need help from Harrisburg. Pennsylvania’s state government must provide immediate financial support so nursing home facilities can...
Editorial: No naked ballots allowed
Nakedness is a problem. Not at home, of course. Just when out in public. So please, make sure your ballot is properly dressed when it leaves the house. There is a lot of concern with how this year’s general election will go, and much of it is valid. We are...
