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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 9
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 9....
Harry Litman: Here’s the real reason Trump didn’t try to move the Georgia prosecution to federal court
What should we make of Donald Trump’s surprising recent decision not to try moving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ case against him to federal court? Most observers, including me, had anticipated that Trump would attempt to get the case out of the Georgia court, and not simply because it’s...
Letter to the editor: Unions help workers keep up with inflation
The one constant of economic life is inflation. Prices go up. Always. There was a time when wages went up with them. But that was when most U.S. workers were represented by unions. Because of inflation, potatoes aren’t still a nickel a pound. Because of unions, you’re not still making...
Letter to the editor: Careful with those spotted lanternflies
So I’m sitting at a five-way intersection in Pittsburgh waiting for the light to go green when I look out the side window and see a gentleman stomping around in a wide circle. It dawns on me he is eradicating, or trying to deal with, the spotted lanternfly invasion. Finally,...
Editorial: Why are there so many death penalty cases in Washington County?
Washington County has about 210,000 residents. It is 18th in population among Pennsylvania counties. It has a million fewer people than neighboring Allegheny County. Of the 98 people sentenced to death in the Keystone State, 19 were convicted in Philadelphia, seven in Allegheny and five in Westmoreland. But if a...
Letter to the editor: Congress should get priorities straight
In past government shutdowns, after passing a budget, Congress has always passed retroactive pay for both government workers required to work through the shutdown and furloughed employees. Although it is a concerning temporary disruption in normal pay cycles and is a serious family household budget concern, it is essentially a...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: We should honor, not disparage, America’s best
When it comes to being a real American patriot, Donald Trump would not make a patch on the seat of Gen. Mark Milley’s pants. But that didn’t stop Trump from recently suggesting that the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff committed a “treasonous act” by assuring his Chinese...
Gary Franks: Debate lessons to be learned from Ronald Reagan
The Republican candidates for president were at the Ronald Reagan Library in California last week for a debate. One candidate promoted himself well, like Reagan, and remembered the former president’s trademark: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican.” And for those two reasons, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis comes out...
André O. Hudson: Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA — a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins — could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells. While the...
Jason C. Mueller: Despite one of U.S. military’s greatest fiascoes, American troops still in Somalia fighting an endless war
Thirty years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military is still conducting operations in Somalia. Popularized in the U.S. by the 2001 film “Black Hawk Down,” the Battle of Mogadishu occurred on Oct. 3, 1993, and saw the downing of two U.S. helicopters and the deaths of 18...
Letter to the editor: Help Native Americans, vets first
Why is our government worried about taking care of illegal immigrants who are coming here from everywhere? Our top priority should be to the Native Americans who have always lived here. They get very little help from our government. Also, what about our veterans, so many of whom are homeless?...
Sounding off: American flag, next president, Fetterman, homeless among week’s topics
Flag flies for U.S. and defenders of freedom We fly the American flag all year long, not to show support for President Biden as the writer of the letter “Flags fly in support of Biden” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE) alleges, but for the United States of America and to show our...
Letter to editor: Grateful for anonymous generosity
When I went to pay for my tires this week at Highland Tire in Natrona Heights, the salesperson said the $315 bill was already paid. I don’t know who paid it, but I appreciate it. I have heard of people paying for someone’s lunch, but never for tires. Peggy Booher...
Letter to the editor: Look past party, gender, skin color for next president
Why can’t people keep their personal opinions personal? I don’t care what your opinions are about politics, religion, sexual preference or spaghetti sauce. We’ve had three years of Trump/Biden bashing, and I for one am sick of it. It’s probably time to start looking at who might actually be a...
Editorial: Sadly, vigilance in schools is still needed in wake of recent gun-related incidents
“We shouldn’t have to do this in school,” Christina Burke said. “We should feel safe enough to come here and not have to deal with that.” — — — The Hempfield Area High School senior is correct. Students should be able to show up at school and feel safe. Their...
Letter to the editor: Flag for Biden would be upside down
The Sept. 24 edition of the Trib contained a number of interesting editorials. From the Trib’s piece on voter registration at the DMV getting easier to Greg Fulton’s article on remembering Stan Musial — even Joseph Sabino Mistick discussing the need to bring back a “broken window” approach to policing...
Cal Thomas: Trump is not a great man
“It is a great advantage to a President, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man.” — Calvin Coolidge Donald Trump is not a great man. His rhetoric, which has included denunciations of those who have served in...
S.E. Cupp: McCarthy Gaetz what he deserves and we all pay
“Bring it on.” “Just did.” These aren’t lines from a cheesy teen flick. They’re what two members of the United States House of Representatives said to each other before embarking on one of the dumbest, most self-destructive and utterly embarrassing kamikaze missions in modern American politics. On Tuesday, after threatening...
Letter to the editor: Why not solar panels at high school?
I’ve been following various articles concerning the renovations at Hempfield Area High School. What I have not seen are any references to installing solar collectors on the roof of the renovated building. These could reduce electricity usage and perhaps be a potential source of income by selling excess power to...
Colin McNickle: Reassessment key to fixing property tax inequities
Once again, the great hue and cry in quarters both government and political has become that conducting a property reassessment in Allegheny County would be an immorality bordering on a public policy atrocity that would only serve to gouge taxpayers and even retard economic growth. But the reality is quite...
Peter Morici: Biden, Trump pushing dangerous trade tariffs that will hurt American jobs
International trade will be a key issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. Sadly, both the Republican and Democratic parties are taking positions on trade that will leave Americans in a perilous situation. I doubt anyone would view GOP promises to cut or reform taxes as credible avenues to lowering...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman is an embarrassment
Sadly, the letter “Fetterman making PA laughingstock of country” (Sept. 27, TribLIVE) is true. There has been so much coverage of him that everyone knows who he is, and he’s an embarrassment. Whenever I am out of state and people ask where I’m from, I reply, “Pennsylvania, but I didn’t...
Letter to the editor: Flag flies for U.S. and defenders of freedom
We fly the American flag all year long, not to show support for President Biden as the writer of the letter “Flags fly in support of Biden” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE) alleges, but for the United States of America and to show our respect for those who defend our freedom, past,...
Letter to the editor: Karaica for district judge
When reviewing the candidates for magisterial district judge this November, I will be looking beyond the show that is an election year. I’ll be voting for the candidate who is a familiar face in our community because he shows up all of the time, not just when the timing would...
Laurels & lances: Art, money and good deeds
Laurel: To doing the right thing. On Wednesday, the Carnegie Museum of Art renounced its claim to a million-dollar masterpiece, Egon Schiele’s 1917 pencil drawing titled “Portrait of a Man.” The move came after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg obtained search warrants reclaiming the work as well as other Schiele...
