Opinion category, Page 83
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 24....
Letter to the editor: We need more foot in football
Most of the NFL football fans I know do not like the new kickoff format that was used last season. It certainly did not add any excitement to the game I would like to propose something that will add excitement and will force the coaches to develop new strategies. For...
Letter to the editor: Freezing aid programs
Freezing our aid programs is placing millions of lives in danger. Smart, strategic assistance is a valuable policy tool and helps advance U.S. interests around the world. Cutting aid programs doesn’t save money — it fuels instability and creates crises that are even more expensive to fix. Our aid programs...
Editorial: Mississippi editorial ruling is betrayal of constitutional role
An editorial is the one place on the pages of a newspaper where the job is different. It is not about reporting the facts. It is about interpreting them. It is not about exposing the failings of government. It is about calling for solutions. That is what makes a Mississippi...
Letter to the editor: Yough deserves River of the Year
Another year has gone by, and once again our Youghiogheny River has been edged out for Pennsylvania River of the Year, this time by less than 200 votes. The Delaware River, a noble foe indeed, has many attributes that the Yough doesn’t; it has more depth and width, and flows...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Progressivism killing the party, the city
My late friend Jim Roddey always said that he moved to Pittsburgh because most big things arrive here years after they arrived everyplace else. That being the case, Jim joked, “I figure that I can live at least 10 years longer in Pittsburgh.” And it has been that way with...
Colin McNickle: The problem with subsidizing airlines
After struggling to reach the pre-pandemic passenger counts of 2019 in 2024, the Allegheny County Airport Authority agreed to a $600,000 subsidy for low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Separately, the state announced a $2 million grant to the county for air transportation improvement....
Point: It’s time to get tough on wasteful spending, starting with USAID
The opening month of the second Trump administration has been marked by incredible speed and progress, especially toward their goal of scaling back the bloat of the federal government. The pace has left an out-of-power Democratic Party reeling. Rather than propose their own spending cuts, most Democrats have decided to...
Counterpoint: First, they came for USAID
It wasn’t until after Martin Niemöller, a Lutheran pastor, ended up in a Nazi concentration camp that he realized he should have done more to help Hitler’s victims. He saw what was happening but he never thought they’d come for him. Of course, they eventually did. And that’s what Americans...
Letter to the editor: Why does the turnpike keep raising tolls?
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike has closed all toll booths and will be saving $25 million with open road tolling, why does it continue to raise tolls? The turnpike has eliminated so many jobs and has turned the turnpike into a money-making business. I hope there will be a huge investigation...
Letter to the editor: Will there be any survivors of Trump and Musk?
Dear fellow Americans: Can democracy solve the problem? President Trump/Elon Musk = America/Titanic? Any survivors? Tina Bobnar Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Highlands coaches save basketball season
I would like to recognize Highlands boys basketball coaches Mike Foster and Steve Bielak for stepping up to save the team’s season. At the beginning of the year, they were the middle school coaches, but after players were dismissed from the team and the previous head coach and assistant resigned...
Editorial: Mayor Gainey needs to own his mistakes instead of being defensive
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey didn’t need to be defensive Thursday. He was speaking at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Wood Street police substation. “I want to thank our officers,” Gainey said. That’s the way things should have gone: appreciation for the Pittsburgh police officers,...
Letter to the editor: Pa. OPM storage facility important to record-keeping
In 69 years of living, I’ve learned that when someone tries to feed me hogwash, it’s wise to just write them off as dishonest and dishonorable. The other day Elon Musk falsely described the Boyers, Pa., U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Records Center as a “mine shaft elevator,” bringing...
Cal Thomas: No substitute for victory
In his 1951 farewell address to Congress and the American public (known as the “old soldiers never die, they just fade away” speech), Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur said something the Trump administration should recall as it seeks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine: “… once war is forced...
David Rullo: Wanted for being Jewish
“Complicity In Genocide.” I would love to tell you I was shocked by the charge on the wanted poster with my face on it, but I wasn’t. It’s not the first time a radicalized, anti-Zionist, anti-Israel or antisemitic group has targeted me online. In fact, the same group — or...
Commentary: Here’s how the Trump administration can curb housing costs
One reason American voters handed the country’s reins back to President Donald Trump was the extreme inflation in housing prices that took place under his predecessor. The federal government has less influence over this issue than, say, California mayors and legislators — but whoever is in the White House can...
Letter to the editor: Meat consumption linked to dementia
Eating meat is no longer just about heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. It’s about dementia, too. A study of 133,000 U.S. men and women tracked for more than 40 years concluded consumption of processed meat products leads to increased risk of dementia and reduced cognition. The study was published...
Letter to the editor: Trump obsessed with expansionism
I am so happy that our megalomaniac president is so obsessed with American expansionism. I own my home in West Leechburg and a condo in Deep Creek, Md., and I just paid my down payment on a condo overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in the Gaza Strip, which Trump intends to...
Lori Falce: Congress should take 2 aspirin and defend its trademark authority in the morning
In 1900, German drug company Bayer filed a patent in the U.S. for a tiny white pill that would be the foundation of future success: Aspirin. The company also filed a trademark for the name. It held, for a while. There were complications. As a German company, Bayer faced challenges...
Laurels & lances: Saying goodbye to the legendary Mike Lange
Laurel: To a defining voice. Mike Lange died Wednesday. He was 76 years old. That seems impossible. How could all of those marvelous Mike-isms come in so little time? Lange was a native Californian who came to the Steel City in 1974. From 1976 until his retirement in 2021, his...
Letter to the editor: Democrats keep digging their hole
You may have heard the old adage, “When you are in a hole, stop digging.” I guess the Democrats, however, are either too dumb to understand it, or they are worried that their golden goose, the administrative state, is about to be cooked. I think it’s the latter. Dems are...
Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow: Addressing Pa.’s nursing shortage requires bold solutions
Pennsylvania is facing an urgent nursing shortage that threatens the foundation of our health care system. The numbers are staggering — by 2026, the state is projected to be short 20,000 nurses, exacerbating an already strained workforce. Without decisive action, hospitals and health care facilities across the commonwealth will struggle...
Letter to the editor: Speak up about administration’s intrusion
If you see something, say something. The well-used phrase coined after 9/11 is a good example of the thing that must be done if one thinks this present administration is off the rails. Everyone who disagrees with the intrusion it is causing must begin by writing their congressmen and senators...
Letter to the editor: Trump Express will Make America Great Again
On Jan. 20, the Trump Express began a nationwide trip to fulfill Donald Trump’s campaign promises while Making America Great Again. We will see the promises made become the promises kept with our own eyes. As the Express rolls on, Democrats and RINO Republicans will have two choices: Get on...
