Opinion category, Page 628
Editorial: Stop county lawsuits from becoming expensive settlements
Another former Westmoreland County employee has gotten another settlement for another lawsuit. This is the worst summer sequel ever. But it’s starting to add up to one blockbuster budget problem. The county settled with Alyssa Nuss of Greensburg for $50,000. Nuss was an office clerk and cashier in the office...
Letter to the editor: Stop the bullying
I think it’s high time we pull the plug on late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, the ladies on “The View” and the other genius gurus. Shame on Kimmel: Whether you like or dislike President Trump is not the issue. The issue is respect. As children, we are taught to respect...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 29
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 29....
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 29
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 29....
S.E. Cupp: Can Hollywood entertain us again?
As we slowly start to test the waters of reopening the country after months of pandemic shutdowns, we’re getting a much-needed taste — albeit in bite-sized portions — of life as we once knew it. Restaurants, stores, salons and small and socially distant gatherings are returning to our weekly routines,...
Letter to the editor: Situation dire for Pa.’s unemployed
Thousands of tax-paying Pennsylvania workers have not received one cent of unemployment compensation due to them since March. Others have received just a few checks, while others have not received the additional weekly $600 from the feds. Is anyone addressing this dire situation? A $1,200 stimulus check is supposed to...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Wolf courageous in covid-19 battle
Each day 600-700 Americans die of covid-19. It is a little hard to wrap your head around that large a number of deaths. And still our federal government has no strategy to protect us. Their callousness is difficult to comprehend. The health professionals tell us this virus will be with...
Letter to the editor: Looting, defunding, protesting, dividing
Why we should not loot, burn and vandalize businesses: I have owned and operated a small business for 40 years. I have invested many long hours and years of hard work to provide for my family and employees. It matters because small business is the backbone of our economy. Why...
Letter to the editor: Nursing home problems not new
It is amazing to me each time I read that a politician is talking about changes that need to be done in nursing homes. They talk about getting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services involved in investigations especially due to the covid-19 virus situation. I’ve been wondering where these...
Letter to the editor: Can’t be ‘pro-life’ and not oppose execution
As an ordained Roman Catholic deacon, serving as a chaplain to our incarcerated sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I most strongly urge Attorney General William Barr to immediately halt plans for the federal executions of Daniel Lee (July 13), Wesley Purkey (July 15), Dustin Honken (July 17)...
Letter to the editor: Give Jo Jorgensen consideration for president
Finally! I submit that we’ve had no truly presidential presidents for the past four administrations — two Democrats and two Republicans. Yes, we’ve had a whirlwind of hot air, but where are the men and women of stature in our political pantheon? How did we let Condoleezza Rice slip away?...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Ulysses S. Grant, American champion
This is a good time to talk about Ulysses S. Grant. As president of the United States and commanding general of the Union Army before that, Grant fought for freedom and equality and the end of slavery, giving it his all. That is why it was hard to understand, really...
Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?
It is, finally, illegal to fire or refuse to hire someone because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer or transgender, thanks to a June 15 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court affirmed what the ACLU has said for years. Discriminating against people because of their sexual orientation...
Victor Davis Hanson: 2020 election will be a contest of the angry
The old 2020 election was supposed to be about many familiar issues. It is not any more. Up until now, the candidates themselves would supposedly be the story in November. The left had cited Donald Trump’s tweets and erratic firings as windows into his dark soul. The right had replied...
Editorial: Food banks need your help
Getting back to normal doesn’t mean being back to normal. Being there is a goal. Getting there is a process. There may be no better example of that than food banks. During earlier days of the coronavirus pandemic, nonprofits that provided nutritional assistance were overwhelmed as some people were thrown...
Sounding off: Is our justice system racist?
The death of George Floyd brought this country as close to agreement as it will ever come on any issue. Then the race-baiters did what they do, and the mob took their cue. Remarkably, as of this writing, no evidence has been made public which would indicate the murder was...
Letter to the editor: Seeking financial disclosure on Franklin Regional’s Sloan campus
Beginning in May 2017, when the Franklin Regional School Board decided to build an elementary education campus, residents asked for a cash flow plan to prove that we could meet our financial and academic obligations. This request has been denied through June 1, 2020. New bonds for the Sloan campus...
Letter to the editor: Our leaders must speak out on racism
The letter “Kim Ward’s protest warning a disservice” (June 7, TribLIVE) called out state Sen. Kim Ward for suggesting that there would be violence at the Greensburg rally for George Floyd. Her words not only created an unfounded fear of a peaceful protest, but also demonstrated a real lack of...
Letter to the editor: Peoples position is Mike Turzai’s reward
Regarding the article “Former Speaker Mike Turzai starts as Peoples’ general counsel” (June 16, TribLIVE): While in the state Legislature, Turzai facilitated tax breaks for the energy industry. The tax money that he gave away was desperately needed for Pennsylvania infrastructure. After Turzai gave a sweetheart deal to the companies,...
Editorial: With fireworks fever running high, find the right social distance
Every year, as July comes into view, one thing starts popping up everywhere. Fireworks. Sparklers and firecrackers, smoke bombs and crackling fountains. Big and small, fireworks stands are to Independence Day what tree lots are to Christmas. They serve as both harbingers and centerpieces. But this year? Things are a...
Walter Williams: Insults to Black history
Many whites are ashamed, saddened and feel guilty about our history of slavery, Jim Crow and gross racial discrimination. Many Black people remain angry over the injustices of the past and what they see as injustices of the present. Both Blacks and whites can benefit from a better appreciation of...
John Stossel: Censoring our right to speak freely
Do you say what you think? That’s risky! You may get fired! You’ve probably heard about a New York Times editor resigning after approving an opinion piece by Sen. Tom Cotton that suggested the military should step in to end riots. Many Times reporters tweeted out the same alarmist wording,...
Letter to the editor: Masks are key to stopping covid-19 spread
The covid-19 pandemic has ravaged countries throughout the world, yet has become a political debate within our divided country. What infringements on our personal liberties are acceptable to protect the health of our society? Should we allow our country’s economy to collapse to save lives? The political party that you...
Matthew Brouillette: From political science to affective science
In April, Pennsylvanians got a lesson in “believing the science”— the political science, that is — driving Gov. Tom Wolf’s response to covid-19. From refusing to release data behind his shutdown order to ignoring requests for transparency on his business waiver process to closing Open Records offices to failing to...
Letter to the editor: Trump divine providence?
Was it divine providence that brought together, at the same place, at the same time in history, the Founding Fathers who gave us our great nation? I think so. Was it divine providence that gave us President Lincoln, the one who saved the nation when civil war threatened to tear...
