Opinion category, Page 634
Letter to the editor: We must hold racists accountable
Distractions are easily accessible. During the ongoing protests, it’s convenient to hide in our distractions and wait for things to pass. Some even shift focus away from protests’ purpose. People don’t protest for a political agenda. They protest for a far more important agenda: for the lives of black people...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg Salem should cut administration
The Trib reported in at least two articles (“Proposed Greensburg Salem budget cuts staff instead of raising taxes,” May 27, TribLIVE; “Divided Greensburg Salem School Board rejects proposed budget,” May 20, TribLIVE) the Greensburg Salem School Board has drafted a 2020-21 budget that specifies eliminating some teacher and librarian positions,...
Letter to the editor: Now that we’ve gone ‘green,’ it’s up to us
Our government has told us precisely how to protect ourselves and our families from the likelihood of falling victim to the coronavirus. For our safety, leaders are instructing the various types of businesses precisely how they must operate to stay open. So now that we are “green,” continued control over...
Letter to the editor: On decency, George Will should look in mirror
George Will has been a Trump basher and hater from the day President Trump announced his candidacy. However, even given his disdain for the president, his rant June 4 exceeded all boundaries of decency and fairness. The only place I have seen such a spewing of insulting hatred is on...
Editorial: Pitt’s plan is proactive
Everyone is getting caught in a conundrum. How do you plan ahead when you don’t know what is going to happen with the coronavirus pandemic? Sports leagues are doing it as they try to find a way to salvage a season and satisfy fans while still keeping people safe. Restaurants...
Pat Buchanan: Liberal mush from the Mad Dog
In his statement to The Atlantic magazine, former Defense Secretary James Mattis says of the events of the last weeks that have shaken the nation as it has not been shaken since 1968: “We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers.” Is “a small number of lawbreakers”...
Brad Simpson: Attacks on journalists cross the line
There is always a line. A line that, when crossed, is a step too far. The police in Minneapolis on May 25 were doing their jobs until they crossed the line and George Floyd became a victim of police brutality that ended tragically with his death. Had those police officers...
Jason Lando: Cops and community must come together
What happened to George Floyd was inexcusable. The actions of Derek Chauvin and his fellow Minneapolis officers were shocking, and criminal. As a commander in the Pittsburgh police, I say that we must change the dynamic between cops and community. For everyone’s sake. Peaceful protests are a start. But it...
Letter to the editor: Would you jump for Trump?
During his Senate testimony, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned of serious negative health consequences as several governors remove safety restrictions without meeting White House-approved CDC guidelines. President Trump deemed Fauci’s warning “unacceptable.” If Sir Isaac Newton, with his ideas about gravity, warned you jumping off a cliff would likely lead to...
Letter to the editor: Treatment of seniors during pandemic shameful
We should be ashamed of ourselves for how we have treated dying patients and nursing home residents during the pandemic. There is no excuse for it. There is no reason nursing homes can’t have visitors rooms where people can make appointments to visit their loved ones. Isolation precautions can be...
Letter to the editor: Words from 1968 Kerner report ring true today
Many readers of the Trib are old enough to remember the Kerner report of 1968. This was the finding of a special commission appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to determine the reasons for the 1967 race riots in Detroit, Newark and other cities, and other riots going back to 1964,...
Letter to the editor: Divisiveness belongs to Democrats
Letter-writer Jim Hillebrecht (“We can’t take 4 more years of divisiveness”) is correct that every four years half of the country will be understandably upset by the results of a presidential election. And the election of Donald Trump was different because of the division and hatred. He’s wrong, however, to...
Letter to the editor: Voting, bearing arms in a free country
Every legal U.S. citizen should vote. Remember, elections are not beauty or personality contests. You are voting for the kind of country you will live in. I believe in the right to bear arms. I’m too old to defend myself and too slow to run away. My guns are my...
Letter to the editor: Actions can offset world’s hate
I’m watching the news about all of these protest marchers around the country, and I assume these people believe they are doing something important. I doubt they are. But it’s not too late. If anyone would really like to offset the hate in our world, here’s how you do it:...
Tom Purcell: Our national discussion on race is far from over
Police were called about John Mahone, a black man having an argument with his wife. A cop shot and killed him because he thought Mahone had a knife. Mahone had a can opener. An officer searching for illegal whiskey saw another black man, Harris Miller, run. When Miller didn’t halt,...
Editorial: Progress is reason for Pride
In June 1969, a police raid on a gay bar in New York touched off a riot that made people stand up and proclaim their right to be themselves. Today, June is celebrated as Pride Month. It hasn’t been an easy rainbow-colored road, and the LGBTQ community isn’t exactly living...
The Rev. Wayne Sautter: White people need to wake up
Watching recent events, I feel a need to express my view to someone. Let me offer some background. I am a white, 75-year-old retired pastor in the United Church of Christ. My father was a career policeman in Baltimore as I grew up. He was not a nice man and...
Letter to the editor: Surprise medical bills unhealthy
The feel of a financial shakedown should not come from our medical providers, but that’s the effect of a surprise medical bill. A surprise medical bill is a financial burden that occurs when some part of our medical care is deemed out-of- network, which many times happens during emergency care. Surprise...
Letter to the editor: Why tax hike in West Leechburg?
As revealed in the article “Leechburg Area considers $15.3M budget with tax increase for West Leechburg residents” (May 18, TribLIVE), the Leechburg Area School Board has found yet another way to raise taxes on the residents of West Leechburg. They are, as usual, blaming the obscure State Tax Equalization Board...
Letter to the editor: Answers to important questions
Thought experiments such as the one Lori Falce references in her column “Trolleys, Star Trek and a pandemic” (May 21, TribLIVE) are very common in studies of ethics. Their purpose is to test and refine the intuitions and principles we use in ethical decision making by applying them to difficult...
Letter to the editor: Use positive actions to bring about change
OK, Pittsburghers, you’ve done it again. You use violent, unlawful protests to protest unlawful behavior that didn’t even happen in your city. What have you proven, what good have you done? Nothing and none, yet you have caused damage and unreasonable cost to your city. What was the looting supposed...
Editorial: Stainless steel cars are part of Alle-Kiski Valley
Steel. It’s what happens to iron with exposure to things like intense heat and pressure. When the earth does it to carbon, you get diamonds. When a whole industry in the greater Pittsburgh area does it, you get the building blocks of the nation. It’s a process that didn’t just...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s reality-TV photo op
President Trump’s final comment at his June 1 Rose Garden address was “Thank you very much. And now I’m going to pay my respects to a very, very special place. Thank you very much.” A few minutes later, he was at the base of the steps of St. John’s Episcopal...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 8....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 8....
