Opinion category, Page 610
Letter to the editor: Joe Biden is a moral, ethical man in control
I wonder where letter-writer “Dr.” Bob Jacobs received his medical degree (“Are Democrats hidin’ Biden?”). To make the statement that Joe Biden “seems to be showing signs of early Alzheimer’s disease” is totally irresponsible. I wonder if he watched Biden’s speech introducing Kamala Harris as his running mate. This was...
Editorial: Low-visibility arrest a high-visibility failure
It was supposed to be a low-visibility arrest. That didn’t really work out. On Saturday afternoon, Matthew Cartier, 24, was in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh as part of the weekly protests for racial justice. Pittsburgh plainclothes police officers apprehended him and hustled him into an unmarked white van, which...
Letter to the editor: Pa. citizens in a ‘timeout’
As I look at the haphazard virus guidance and restrictions imposed on the citizens of Pennsylvania, I can only conclude we are being treated as children by shutting down life, essentially putting us in “timeout.” This should not come as a surprise, as Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine’s training...
Letter to the editor: Media, show us the success stories, too
A roaring Page 1 headline about the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center launched last Sunday’s news (“I don’t want to die here,” Aug. 9, TribLIVE). But when over 300 of the 400-plus residents first tested positive and 73 died in that facility, there were just modest reports, no giant headlines....
Letter to the editor: Risks of returning to school
In her column “The math of school safety and coronavirus,” Community Engagement Editor Lori Falce said she would not let her child return to school. She says the risk is too high given that there have been (at the time of writing) more than 7,200 covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania, which...
Tom Purcell: The vanishing art of empathy
Joe Biden reminded the world what grace looks like. Robert Trump, President Trump’s younger brother, died Saturday. In response, Biden tweeted: “Mr. President, Jill and I are sad to learn of your younger brother Robert’s passing. I know the tremendous pain of losing a loved one — and I know...
Emily Persico: Our future depends on moving past fracking
Earlier this month, the president and CEO of CNX Resources Corp., one of the largest fracked gas companies in Western Pennsylvania, published a dishonest opinion piece in PennLIVE that spoke to the desperation of the fossil-fuel industry. While easily dismissed, Nick DeIuliis’ piece is part of a larger disinformation campaign...
Letter to the editor: No thanks for Trump
Regarding the letter “Thank you, President Trump” (July 27, TribLIVE): More than 169,000 of my fellow Americans have died from the coronavirus. If Trump had listened to the experts and started doing something to control this in January, I don’t think things would be as bad. Because of him, more...
Letter to the editor: Pa. unemployment issues a conspiracy?
I have heard about unemployed people receiving only one month’s worth of regular unemployment compensation along with the $600 a week pandemic pay, and not being able to resolve the problem despite multiple efforts to do so. I believe there is a conspiracy to force people to find income elsewhere...
Letter to the editor: Everyone agrees on secure voting
Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli’s letter “Trump’s attacks on voting rights” I believe clearly shows her Trump Derangement Sydrome and her hate for conservatives. Ms. Cerilli, everyone should agree that voting needs to be as secure as possible. Purging voter rolls simply is removing the deceased or folks who have...
Letter to the editor: Does Kamala Harris think young adults are stupid?
Wow! Kamala Harris, you should be ashamed of yourself for calling young adults ages 18 to 24 stupid in your 2015 address to the Ford Foundation. My 21-year-old son earned an associate degree in welding, graduating with honors. He has a good head on his shoulders. He has made up...
Letter to the editor: We can find common ground
The rubes in the center loved their country a lot. The urbs on the coastline really did not. The urbs passed laws that the rubes would cry over. It didn’t matter. They were just fly over. The rubes went to work in collars of blue. White collars are preferred by...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 17
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 17....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 17
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Editorial: Contact tracing scams put all at risk
Some people will try anything to snag a buck. Last week, the Pennsylvania departments of Aging and Health stepped up to warn residents about coronavirus pandemic scams. It starts with a communication about contact tracing. The scammer would like a Social Security number as part of the trace. Or a...
S.E. Cupp: The unbelievable, totally believable return of Bill O’Reilly
If we women weren’t already so jaded about the way powerful men are excused for their bad behavior, this might seem totally unbelievable. Bill O’Reilly, the former Fox News host who was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and ultimately reached legal settlements with at least six worth a...
Bobby Ghosh: What Israel, UAE and the U.S. get from historic deal
The most important diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East in a generation meant so little to the man who first announced it on Twitter that within an hour he had moved on to tweeting about football and predicting the collapse of the United States under Joe Biden. Donald Trump, in...
Letter to the editor: Fearing end of Social Security, Medicare
I’m on Social Security and Medicare. I was dismayed when President Trump signed executive orders on payroll tax suspensions. This effectively is the lifeline for both programs. He said if reelected he would make the cuts permanent. This is an attempt by Trump and the Republicans to gut both programs,...
Letter to the editor: Working from home works for companies, employees
The whole world trembled at the news of the coronavirus, which made its way into the United States in January and has since spread like wildfire, showing no signs of stopping. Countries have come together to discuss this pandemic and have learned from one another. Jobs have been a key...
Letter to the editor: Toomey’s covid-19 response puts Pa. first
Wendell Young’s attack on Sen. Pat Toomey (“Pa. families need Toomey to lead in covid-19 debate,” July 28, TribLIVE) is the latest in the union executive’s history of mistruths. If you read Young’s column, you might assume the federal government has provided no relief at all or that Gov. Tom...
Editorial: Public corruption is everywhere
Public corruption seems like the kind of thing that happens where public service is big business. People almost expect to see dirty politics in Washington — and let’s face it, there is a reason that “drain the swamp” was an easy refrain to encourage. The bigger the city, the less...
Letter to the editor: Wolf administration striking a balance
I was perplexed when I read the editorial “Wolf needs to stop playing chicken” (Aug. 8, TribLIVE) regarding the administration’s suggestion that Pennsylvania schools postpone interscholastic sports until January. As the editorial board admits, the governor is labeled an overreaching tyrant when he unilaterally closes restaurants or doesn’t allow a...
Letter to the editor: Do the patriotic thing to stop covid-19
I am saddened to hear Americans call covid-19 a hoax. I believe these are patriotic Americans. But what’s patriotic about dismissing covid-19, when it has killed more than twice as many Americans as died in the Vietnam War? What’s patriotic about not social distancing to limit its spread and allow...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Sticks and stones flung at Kamala Harris
When Joe Biden announced that Sen. Kamala Harris will be his vice presidential running mate, Donald Trump and his supporters responded with a barrage of frantic personal attacks. It was as though someone had dropped the flag and said, “Let the hysteria begin!” When you were a kid, you knew...
Dr. David Macpherson: Why you should get vaccinated for covid-19
It seems likely a vaccine will be developed and proven effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the next several months. After the vaccine is released, hundreds of millions of people will be vaccinated. In the U.S., in the following year, about 500 people will be diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma,...
