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Letter to the editor: Better coverage for asthma sufferers
When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters. Patients with asthma need access to quality and affordable health care to obtain the medications and treatments necessary to manage their disease and live a healthy life. Medicaid is an especially important program for asthma patients, as half of all kids with asthma...
Letter to the editor: Seniors’ group won’t begin 50th year
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to announce that the Lower Valley senior citizens of Springdale will not be able to begin our historic 50th year at this time. Stan Malak Harmar...
Letter to the editor: Hospital price lists
I disagree with the new federal mandate that requires hospitals to publish standard price lists for procedures, tests, drugs and supplies (“Hospital price lists go public online,” Jan. 2, TribLIVE). Occupational therapy (OT) is a crucial component in rehabilitation, but the upfront cost and benefits might not be clear to...
Letter to the editor: Democrats & abortion
Since the Roe v. Wade decision, more than 60 million of God’s precious babies have been killed. The brutality of abortion defies all of man’s natural instincts. I wonder, have we killed the one sent by God to find the cure for cancer or Alzheimer’s? In 2014, 70 percent of...
Francis Wilkinson: Elizabeth Warren and the high price of progress
President Bill Clinton claimed at a forum in 1998 that his grandmother was “one-quarter Cherokee.” The assertion, from a politician with a not-always-sterling reputation for truthfulness, went unheralded. Clinton’s mother had earlier been described, in a 1992 article, as a “descendant of Irish farmers and Cherokee Indians.” The genealogical receipts...
Tom Purcell: Remember to be kind on Sunday
In these heated, divisive times, all of us sure could use more kindness. This coming Sunday, Feb. 17, offers us a reminder to embrace kindness. Feb. 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day 2019. It’s a day when humans around the world pay homage to the simple art of being...
Editorial: Amazon money coming to Pittsburgh without HQ2
So what if Amazon doesn’t want to build a second headquarters in Pittsburgh? Southwestern Pennsylvania is more than capable of becoming the home of the next big thing in technology. That’s not just sour grapes. It’s an awareness of what is in the backyard. Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas are...
Letter to the editor: Why downtown Greensburg for hotel?
Regarding the article “Greensburg woos developers for downtown hotel project” (Feb. 1, TribLIVE): As a resident of Greensburg who frequents the library and post office, the idea of a hotel so near both places on Pennsylvania Avenue is a strange choice of site. Did anyone do a study on the...
Letter to the editor: We need the wall
I’m sure everyone is tired of the childish way our government is being run. No longer is our government for the people but strictly for party only. I’ve not talked to one person who is against a wall. Recently I was getting a haircut at Quinio’s barber shop in Natrona...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 11.
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 11....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11....
Letter to the editor: Say ‘no’ to Sunday hunting
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunters only represent 4 percent of the national population. So why should a single-digit minority control how the majority enjoy the outdoors (“Sunday hunting clears first hurdle in state Senate,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE)? Traditionally, Sundays are a time for families to be...
Doyle McManus: Congress already is laying the groundwork for impeachment
WASHINGTON — Last week, no fewer than six committees of the House of Representatives were investigating potential grounds for impeaching President Donald Trump. They don’t use the word “impeachment.” Their instructions from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, are to describe their work in narrower, less inflammatory terms. But the question is...
Michelle Malkin: It’s time for illegal ingrates to go
Crying “hate” is a lazy way to debate. But in the Beltway, where honest discussion and vigorous deliberation are desperately needed, the rhetorical sloth is so thick you need a Big Foot circular saw to cut it. Take Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who thrust a Liberian immigrant, Linda Clark,...
Cindy Adams Dunn & David Masur: Protecting American treasures
When it comes to awe-inspiring public lands, Pennsylvania’s is home to some of the nation’s best hidden gems. Millions of acres of federal, state and local public lands provide Pennsylvanians with a superior quality of life and enhance our economy. In fact, Pennsylvania’s outdoor recreation economy is the fifth largest...
Jennifer Rubin: Democrats should embrace the double standard of Republicans
President Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women; was accused by numerous women of sexual harassment or assault; endorsed a candidate for Senate who was credibly accused of child molestation; praised an aide despite photographic evidence supporting accusations of spousal abuse; directed that hush money be paid to women in advance...
Editorial: Tarentum tax shaming is only fair
If there is one thing we learned from the Puritans, it’s the societal value of public humiliation. They might not have had good ideas about witch trials, but when it came to smaller offenses, they realized quickly that if everyone knew you did something wrong, you were probably less likely...
Letter to the editor: Humans behind the guns are the problem
Regarding the editorial “Voices heard at gun control hearing?” (Jan. 25, TribLIVE): I know Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and other Democrats would like to rid Pittsburgh of guns. A gun is worthless without a human “behind it.” I have yet to see a gun kill anyone without someone pulling the...
Letter to the editor: Debating JFK
The level of ego displayed in the letter addressing the JFK assassination is astonishing (“Wecht`s JFK myth is ‘nonsense’,” Jan. 30, TribLIVE), and to call Dr. Cyril Wecht, a world-renowned forensic pathologist with firsthand knowledge of the case, a “conspiracy theorist” is completely illogical. It’s an ad hominem attack no...
Sara Innamorato: It’s time for automatic voter registration in Pa.
I watch my neighbors create positive change year-round. They volunteer to shovel sidewalks for seniors on their block and swap tomato-growing tips at the community garden. These are the actions that create and sustain a community, but the largest and most impactful changes we can make begin at the ballot...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Trump’s State of Kumbaya address
At times during the State of the Union speech, Donald Trump sounded like he wanted everyone to love each other. If you just caught selected snippets, you might have believed that he had turned a new leaf, pushed the restart button and resolved to let bygones be bygones. “We must...
George Will: Limited government requires a limited president
WASHINGTON Soon, in a federal court that few Americans know exists, there will come a ruling on a constitutional principle that today barely exists but that could, if the judicial branch will resuscitate it, begin to rectify the imbalance between the legislative and executive branches. It is the “nondelegation doctrine,”...
Editorial: UPMC, Highmark show charities are big business
When Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Thursday that he was going to court to break up the UPMC-Highmark catfight, it put a spotlight on something that frequently gets forgotten when dealing with the big business of health. They are both nonprofit organizations. Neither of them hide that. In fact, it...
Sounding off: Where’s our property tax relief?
Where’s the property tax relief we were promised? Pennsylvania is second in the nation in gambling revenue intake behind Nevada. In 2017 Pennsylvania took in 3.2 billion — and that was before we started keno and sports betting. Some estimates project that this will create an additional $1 billion to...
Letter to the editor: Stop tantrums, politicians
The attitude of our elected representatives, on both the state and federal level, is talk-talk-talk while digging their heels in and throwing a tantrum to get their own way. Solutions addressing critical problems never get beyond the talking stage. These do-nothing representatives who consider themselves privileged need an incentive to...
