Opinion category, Page 627
Letter to the editor: Fireworks are not harmless
The world has changed so much. To think I didn’t love the annual fireworks displays, too, when I was young would be silly. But it’s not annual anymore. It’s every night lately. I’m not young anymore, for one thing. Dogs hate them, and it is a disturbance of the peace....
Editorial: Think locally and logistically with manufacturing
Southwestern Pennsylvania was a major manufacturing center for decades. There is no reason that cannot be true again. There are some places that were boom towns because of resources. When a silver mine went dry, there was no reason for workers or businesses not to move on. If all the...
Pete Peterson: Return to racing at Meadows provides hope for horse racing community
The covid-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons, including not taking for granted such things as jobs, family and life milestones. For the horsemen and staff at The Meadows Racetrack in Washington, the pandemic left people without the ability to race four days a week and earn a living. Live...
Robert Lighthizer: USMCA, replacing NAFTA today, is the model for all future trade agreements
President Donald Trump was elected in part on his promise to change the direction of U.S. trade policy so it would put America first. He has kept that promise with new trade agreements and tough enforcement actions that break down foreign trade barriers, protect America’s competitive edge and stop the...
Letter to the editor: Is ‘lock and load’ way to deal with disagreement?
Kathleen Bollinger’s latest diatribe “Health care and mask mandates” (June 11, TribLIVE) deserves to be broadly challenged. She, along with others of her seemingly angry, misguided ilk, advocates violence if she doesn’t get her way — writing that Gov. Tom Wolf “should be removed using any necessary force” if he...
Letter to the editor: Bar owners must protect workers, patrons
Several things became clear to me while reading social media posts about bar closures in Allegheny County. First, many servers and bartenders continue to feel unsafe due to covid-19 and patrons’ lack of standards for themselves inside of establishments. In addition, servers overwhelmingly have had experiences where if they tried...
Letter to the editor: Declare independence from meat on July 4
There is actually good news from covid-19 for this Independence Day. We won’t be facing heavy traffic. And the meat shortage will keep us safe from our outdoor grills. Folks who grill hamburgers and hot dogs face a nasty choice. The U.S. Meat and Poultry Hotline advises grilling at high...
Letter to the editor: I trust the doctors who saved my life
I was born with a rare congenital heart defect that has required multiple open-heart surgeries. I wear a mask because I trust the doctors and experts who saved my life. It was inevitable, I suppose, that wearing masks has become a uniquely partisan issue in America. This, in my opinion,...
Pat Buchanan: Joe Biden’s basement strategy — just say nothing
Some polls now have Joe Biden running ahead of Donald Trump by 10 points and sweeping the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. This vindicates the strategy Biden’s advisers have adopted: Confine Joe to his basement, no press conferences. Trot him out to recite carefully scripted messages for the...
Editorial: ‘Bella’s Law’ right call to keep kids safe
Bubbles filled the air for a little girl who will never have a fourth birthday party. She won’t go to kindergarten. No s’mores around a campfire or sleepovers with friends. No broken hearts and no prom. Because Bella Seachrist was just 3 when she died. In pages of court documents,...
Stacey Brodak and Jim Denova: Partnerships bring solutions, address workforce gaps
A retirement wave that could fundamentally change the makeup of our region’s workforce and impact the ability for businesses to secure local talent is on the horizon. This “silver tsunami,” as it’s termed, coupled with rapidly evolving workplace pandemic changes, is a problem that can be studied, understood and solved...
Sheriff William Mullen: We must honor legacy of police killed in line of duty
Proclamations demanding war on law enforcement officers echo wide and deep across our country. As community leaders, stakeholders and citizens advocate for police reform, it is imperative that people know decent law enforcement agencies will welcome this opportunity for improvement and regularity. Need for standardization, however, does not vindicate the...
Letter to the editor: Where’s concern for police officer’s killing?
George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis was a terrible tragedy that should never have happened, and the police officers responsible should be punished to the full extent of the law. However, on June 1 in St. Louis, a retired Black police officer was shot and killed by looters while he was...
Letter to the editor: Total racial peace is a mirage
I respect all races and have Black friends and close friends in the Asian community. I am baffled by the current attitude that everything related to the Black race must change to reach peace. Tearing down Confederate statues, banning the Confederate flag and changing the names of military bases is...
Letter to the editor: Black Lives Matter vs. all lives matter
With humility I will explain the difference between Black Lives Matter and “all lives matter” as I understand it. It goes without saying that “all lives matter.” Black lives, Mexican lives, white lives and of course police lives all matter. BLM does not deny this or minimize the value of...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act now to continue recovery
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs due to the covid-19 pandemic. There are millions more on the front lines who are putting their lives on the line to keep the rest of us safe and healthy. Congress must act now to protect all working people, keep every community healthy...
Letter to the editor: Proud of Trump?
President Trump’s supporters say Democrats are haters because we dislike Trump. What’s not to like about your brave president? When Trump saw peaceful demonstrators across the street from the White House, he went to the underground bunker. Oh wait — he went to inspect the bunker in the middle of...
Editorial: Allegheny pumps brake on covid-19 green light
Green did not mean go. At least, it didn’t mean go that much, that far, that fast. Green meant venture, not race. And that is a lesson being learned around the country and in our backyard. Places that have opened the quarantine gates with little restriction are seeing consequences in...
Tom Purcell: We grow wiser by giving ourselves to the elderly
Pope Francis couldn’t have said it better. During Monday’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, he told the crowd not to toss out older family members like “discarded material.” He said “the solitude of the elderly” is “a tragedy of our times,” lamenting that “the life of children and grandchildren...
Josh Eisenfeld: We need a government that listens to the people
After a two-year investigation, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro released the findings of the Statewide Investigating Grand Jury looking into misconduct by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The report found that the DEP “did not do enough to properly protect the health, safety and welfare of the thousands...
Letter to the editor: How did Gov. Tom Wolf get elected twice?
Regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s “popularity problems”: How did he happen to be elected twice? Alan Schultz McCandless...
Letter to the editor: Proper police procedure
If the Minneapolis police had followed proper procedure in the George Floyd case, they would have put him in their patrol car, informed him of the charge against him and read him his rights. Had they taken that action, Lloyd would mostly likely be alive today. He would certainly not...
Letter to the editor: Who was protecting Derek Chauvin?
The events leading up to the death of George Floyd have been simmering for years. Derek Chauvin had faced at least 17 misconduct complaints during his years with the Minneapolis Police Department. In the past he shot and critically wounded a man, was rebuked for using derogatory language and a...
Letter to the editor: PNC’s commitment on racism
When PNC announced its plan to fund efforts to end racism and empower the Black community (“PNC commits $1 billion to programs, efforts to stem systemic racism,” June 18, TribLIVE), I was proud to see such a meaningful commitment from a well-known, Pittsburgh-based institution. I was particularly moved by PNC...
Letter to the editor: Effectiveness of cloth masks
Coronavirus particles are spheres with diameters of approximately 0.125 microns. The smallest are about 0.06 microns and the largest are 0.14 microns. Tobacco smoke as it comes from a cigarette is a concentrated aerosol with a size distribution ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 microns, peaking between 0.2 and 0.25 microns....
