Opinion category, Page 291
Marie T. Reilly: What’s next for Boy Scouts after creating $2.4 billion fund to pay abuse claims?
On April 19, 2023, the Boy Scouts of America declared that it has exited its bankruptcy case after clearing one of the last legal hurdles in its way. Some insurance companies and sex abuse claimants objected to the Boy Scouts’ plan to pay claimants, but the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman should have talked about his depression during campaign
John Fetterman, at best, looked dazed, confused and lost during the debate. He also never made one public mention of having depression. He withheld this important information from voters until it was convenient for him after the election. Now, allies have somehow turned this whole debacle into him being praised...
Letter to the editor: Klingensmith for magistrate
I am writing to endorse my friend and neighbor, Bob Klingensmith, for the office of district magistrate. I have lived five houses away from Bob and his wife, Suzy, and their three children since he built his house. I also live 10 houses from the house he was born and...
Letter to the editor: No one better than Yakopec for judge
I support the reelection of Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec. I think everybody knows how well qualified, experienced and evenly tempered Yakopec has been for the last 29 years. Clearly that is why no one has run against her in so long. Those of us who see her out in the...
Letter to the editor: We should keep Carolyn Bengel as judge
With recognition that any eligible candidate can run against another, I question the insincere mantra of “time for a change” — when it is not broken, you do not attempt to fix it just for change’s sake. I allude to the race for district judge in our area where incumbent...
Editorial: DEP must remain vigilant with East Palestine crash testing
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has not found chemicals from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in samples taken in the Keystone State. On Monday, DEP acting Secretary Rich Negrin said chemicals have not been detected in soil or water samples. “We are thrilled that the...
Letter to the editor: Does age still bring wisdom?
I used to believe that with age comes wisdom. Can’t hold that to be true anymore. I have age, but wisdom? I only have questions. How can everyone wear a mask to prevent disease but so many people don’t want to wear a condom for the same purpose plus preventing...
Letter to the editor: Fox News isn’t ‘news’ at all
If you are ensconced in Fox “News,” I implore you to check out some other sources to see what Fox isn’t telling you right now. They have been sued for their lies, and the evidence against them was so overwhelming that they settled for more than half a billion dollars....
Jacob L. Nelson: Tucker Carlson’s departure and Fox News’ expensive legal woes show the problem with faking ‘authenticity’
For decades, Fox News thrived because the people behind it understood what their audience wanted and were more than willing to deliver: television news — or what Fox called news — from a populist perspective. Fox is consistently the most-watched cable news channel, far ahead of competitors like MSNBC and...
Paula Kane: Protecting and improving affordable housing in Pittsburgh
Finding an affordable place to live can be complicated, intimidating and frustrating. It’s one of the biggest decisions someone can make, and it’s something that impacts everything else in their lives: where their kids go to school, where they work, where they enjoy holidays and events, where they rest and...
Cal Thomas: In France, this should not be surprising
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is behaving like many other politicians. Following massive demonstrations against his enactment of a law raising the retirement age in France from 62 to 64, Macron seems to be taking a page from America’s Democratic Party playbook — if you can’t beat them, bribe...
Letter to the editor: Stand up to corruption
Are we watching the ugly abyss of a two-tier justice system being uncovered, being revealed little by little, every day? Add Matthew Colin Taibbi, author and journalist, to the growing hit list. Taibbi’s apparent crime: testifying before a GOP congressional committee. Taibbi’s “free speech” testimony made him an immediate enemy...
Letter to the editor: Easy ways to extend Earth Day
As April 22 was Earth Day, I’d like to reflect on how to extend the protection of our planet beyond just one day: • Don’t litter. Pick up trash when you can. • Drive a fuel-efficient vehicle, ride your bike or walk place to place. • Compost to reduce waste....
Letter to the editor: Sorry state of political discourse
The writer of the letter “Tables turned on the woke” (March 22, TribLIVE) only deepens the mystery regarding the word “woke.” It originated in the Black community to denote “awareness.” I never heard that usage until it began to be used by the political right. There is, to my knowledge,...
Editorial: When is free speech not free on college campuses?
Freedom of speech is a frustrating thing to embrace. “I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” said biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall of Voltaire, paraphrasing his work. Voltaire may have been a French philosopher, but that do-or-die attitude...
Letter to the editor: World immunization week
World Immunization Week and National Infant Immunization Week, April 24-30 this year, aims to educate the public about why vaccines are necessary for the health of millions of people around the world. For numerous reasons, children and adults miss out on essential vaccines, which increases their risk of contracting preventable...
Tom Purcell: A taxing ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’
“Junior, this year to prepare for ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’ I want to teach you about all the taxes that you’ll have to pay as a working adult.” “What are taxes, Dad?” “Taxes are what the government will take out of your paycheck, and will tack...
Letter to the editor: Racially motivated violence must stop
The April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Mo., allegedly by Andrew Lester, is god-awful. It is shocking that some white citizens still view a portion of minority people as a threat to society. Violence like this should not be happening with today’s generation. We all have to...
Letter to the editor: Recycling in Allegheny Township
A small committee of volunteers recruited by the Allegheny Township supervisors has been working to investigate the possibility of recycling in the township. The committee spoke with industry people, went to recycling sites and investigated how nonprofit agencies could help. We also spoke with officials from surrounding communities. We discovered...
Editorial: Revamp laws for legal guardians
Most older people understand, by experience, the adage that “old age doesn’t come alone.” And, as people live longer, old age often comes with a legal guardian. In Pennsylvania, more than 18,000 people are under legal guardianships, and about half are older than 60. Guardians oversee more than $1.7 billion...
Letter to the editor: Founders’ thoughts on guns
Regarding the letter “Thoughts and prayers not enough to stop school shootings”: To think the Founding Fathers didn’t anticipate weapons of the future has no bearing on the Second Amendment. The Founding Fathers put in the Second Amendment to control a tyrannical government should it turn on the populace and...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 24....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 24....
Dana Kellerman: It really is the guns
This week, the trial begins for the man accused of shooting and killing 11 people at my Pittsburgh synagogue 4½ years ago. Reports say he was motivated by antisemitism, white supremacist ideology and hatred for immigrants, but what made the attack deadly was the guns. On April 13 of this...
Michelle Lockette: We should not tolerate loss of identity in education
I teach in a district that supports culturally affirming practices, which made it all the more surprising when I was asked to remove the word “identity” from a unit title in a ninth grade course. Even though I was not asked to change the curriculum, I could no longer call...
