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Dennis Davin and Russell Redding: Staying in, carrying out in Pa.
Dennis Davin is the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Russell Redding is the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Since the beginning of time, food has been something that brings people together. Pennsylvania is home to more than 26,500 restaurants — from the classics...
Dr. Rachel Levine: Medical workers must care for themselves, too
Dr. Rachel Levine is Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. The 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic is taking an emotional toll on everyone. But one group of Pennsylvanians is facing unique challenges during this pandemic: our front-line workers in health care. As a physician, I understand how emotionally exhausting it is to care...
Letter to the editor: Trash China instead of Trump
China has a Great Wall but it is unfinished. The wall needs to continue until China is enclosed. Nothing in, nothing out. Let this communist country wither and die. Make no mistake: China is our No. 1 enemy, just as Germany and Japan were during World War II. If the...
Letter to the editor: Courageous leaders make hard decisions
The criticism of Gov. Tom Wolf by legislators, district attorneys and state representatives exposes the hypocrisy behind their “live free or die” recommendations that counties open businesses earlier than considered safe. We need to support leaders of courage who risk threats when they make unpopular, necessarily restrictive decisions. This virus...
Letter to the editor: Senior care facilities need emergency funding
Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare has made great effort to prevent the coronavirus from entering our facility. We are fortunate. Other nursing homes have worked just as hard but do have positive cases. Nursing homes have become the epicenter of the pandemic. Now, more than ever, long-term care providers need Gov. Tom...
Letter to the editor: Virus is not political
Viruses are apolitical. They are only looking for a warm host. For those who insist on playing the red team/blue team card, claiming that Gov. Tom Wolf’s responses to the virus are part of a “vast left-wing conspiracy,” let’s look at how neighboring states led by Republican governors responded to...
Letter to the editor: Our radical ‘new normal’
Once this crazy time in our history stabilizes, the word “normal” will take on a radical, and sometimes alarming, new meaning. Consider this: The real estate industry will take a huge hit. Companies, realizing how efficient their operations run by everybody working from home, will reconsider why they lease so...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 18
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 18....
S.E. Cupp: ‘Stephen Miller should die’ a gift to Trump
The so-called “newsy” bit read: “And while I am generally loathe (sic) to wish physical harm on those I disagree with, and while I do wish Katie a speedy recovery, I’m comfortable shedding whatever objectivity I have here to say I desperately hope Stephen Miller contracts covid-19.” It was a...
Editorial: Local leaders should be better than Congress
Vandergrift Council’s recent Zoom meeting might be the perfect example of the relationship between some government officials amid the coronavirus pandemic response. It had everything. Important things that needed to be done. Action to be taken to stay in compliance with a higher authority. A dictate that was really pointless...
Letter to the editor: How about a Pelosi-Cuomo ticket?
If the sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has any truth to it, then maybe the right thing to do would be to nominate Nancy Pelosi for president and Andrew Cuomo for vice president. She is not at all intimidated by President Trump and would not let him get away...
Letter to the editor: Wasting money on the lottery
Gov. Wolf arbitrarily shut down businesses and hence cut income to many Pennsylvanians, but true to the complete and ridiculous hypocrisy of the management of the crisis, the state never stopped running Pennsylvania Lottery TV ads. The new tag could be, “We know you don’t have a job or much...
Letter to the editor: US has been unprepared for years
For years Congress has taken its responsibility of being prepared for a pandemic like a game of hot potato. They have been kicking the can down the road to the next administration without any second thought of the consequences. This president found himself in the unenviable position of having to...
Letter to the editor: Varying gas prices in Pa.
Regarding the editorial “Falling oil price shows high Pennsylvania gas tax” (April 21, TribLIVE): We all know gas tax and turnpike fees are outrageous in Pennsylvania. That’s not even in the equation. I filled up in Westmoreland County Easter Sunday for $1.59 on Interstate 70, then came back to Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Wolf has overstepped role
It is time for we the people of Pennsylvania to speak up. Tom Wolf has overstepped his role as governor. Our legislators, who write the laws of this state, have not written any laws for the closing of “non-essential” businesses. Our governor seems to have decided that he is the...
Letter to the editor: We must obey our governor
We must obey our governor or he will punish us. It would be for our own good. For our own safety. It matters not that the governor ordered thousands of businesses to close and forced over a million healthy workers out of jobs. It was for our own safety, and...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic shows socialism’s ills
I believe there is a silver lining that resulted from the virus pandemic. Us soft, pampered Americans have had the benefit of actually living with some of the ills associated with socialism. • Politicians asking fellow citizens to snitch on each other for not complying with unconstitutional rules. • Long...
Letter to the editor: Let’s keep our parks safe
Spending time outdoors and walking in Dormont Park is a crucial part of the day to my household during this very difficult time. It’s important that we all have space to reset. We head outside to refresh, de-stress, and go for a run or a walk after being stuck in...
Letter to the editor: We all must vote in person
If you live long enough, just about every incredibly stupid idea will come across the airwaves, newspapers and opinion shows. The stupid idea picture will be painted with a compassionate brush that makes you think it will be such an improvement over the status quo. As Elizabeth Barrett Browning said,...
Letter to the editor: Trump, protesters threaten democracy
I angrily watched the armed thugs protesting in Michigan on April 30, demanding the opening of businesses even before the CDC guidelines had been met. There they were in their paramilitary garb brandishing their semi-automatic weapons, some carrying Confederate flags, most wearing no facial masks, and others shouting into the...
Letter to the editor: Blame for coronavirus in nursing homes
How ridulous for state Sen. Doug Mastriano to blame the secretary of health for outbreaks in nursing homes (“Pennsylvania state senator calls for resignation of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine,” May 11, TribLIVE). Where did he want these people to go? If they were so beloved, why weren’t they home...
Letter to the editor: Sports without fans would be fine
In his column “Sports without fans will be dreadful, and we all know it” (May 10, TribLIVE), John Steigerwald states that if fans can’t attend games, the NFL, NBA and NHL seasons should be canceled. I love sports but have many other interests, so I am not going through withdrawal...
Letter to the editor: Schools need librarians
Pennsylvania’s system to fund public education is inherently flawed, perpetuating disparities among communities and their constituents, most negatively impacting the youngest. Because property taxes factor so heavily into school budgets, it pushes the weight of responsibility onto the shoulders of those who have children attending school, but also those who...
Letter to the editor: PPE provided to abortion clinics?
“If you’re doing elective procedures, we’re not giving you any more PPE,” Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said on May 4. “If you have enough PPE to do important but not emergency procedures, then we’re not going to be pushing out PPE to that hospital.” I think a...
Letter to the editor: Why didn’t U.S. lock down during 2017-18 flu season?
A question every American should be asking is why the United States wasn’t locked down during the flu season of 2017-18. According to the CDC, the U.S. had 48.8 million cases, 959,000 hospitalizations and 79,400 flu-related deaths. James Beyerl Shaler...
