Opinion category, Page 298
Letter to the editor: Help get PIAA changed back to what works
Congratulations to the Deer Lakes Lancers on their recent public school boys’ basketball championship. Unfortunately, they only received silver medals for their efforts because of the archaic (1972) legislation that allows public, private and charter school to participate in the same state tournament. The reason why this legislation was passed...
Letter to the editor: Putting profit over people results in disaster
The Norfolk Southern train derailment at the border of Pennsylvania and Ohio brought national/world attention to a disaster that could happen in any community along the railroad’s path. Greensburg, Latrobe, West Newton and Irwin could have exchanged places with East Palestine. The findings of the investigation will go on for...
Editorial: Campaign finance reform is part of election security
Tightening rules on elections has been a hot topic in recent years. It’s an idea that has gotten top-down attention. Donald Trump brought heat to it with questions about the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. It has been picked up by leaders in state governments, including state Sen. Doug Mastriano,...
Scott R. Hammond: Regressive firing squad move should shock us all
Last month, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a retrogressive bill that would allow the state’s death-row prisoners to be executed by firing squad. The bill’s proponents believe that a firing squad is a humane method to end a person’s life. Dr. Guillotine once said his procedure should be but a...
Cal Thomas: For Trump, character matters
Leaving aside all the sometimes legitimate and sometimes illegitimate responses from defenders of former President Donald Trump following his indictment by a New York grand jury, there is something that would have made all the difference for the 45th president had he focused on it as his top priority, rather...
Letter to the editor: Aren’t we all equal under the law?
A question I’ve been thinking about lately. What would exonerate a person from prosecution for crimes committed, regardless of past, present or future positions? Think about it: Is the rule of law equal … in all cases? Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Move deer opener back to Monday
If the Pennsylvania Game Commission wants to extend buck season, they should open up both the middle and last Sundays, and get back to opening day on Monday. The commission doesn’t listen to the majority of true hunters. I think their polls and news briefings are fake. They make many...
Letter to the editor: Tomlin not the one to lead Steelers
The NFLDraft is nearing and it is time to evaluate the shortcomings of coach Mike Tomlin. Is he the reincarnation of Bill Austin (he preceded Chuck Noll ) or the captain of the Titanic? Shuffling chairs or players will not change the outcome. We’re going down … again. Steady as...
Editorial: Fetterman’s depression care should lead to more mental health openness
“And that was the start of a downward spiral,” U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said. The Braddock Democrat was speaking to CBS journalist Jane Pauley in a “Sunday Morning” interview. The nationally televised interview was just two days after Fetterman’s discharge from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he spent...
Letter to the editor: Thoughts and prayers not enough to stop shootings
Once again there is a school shooting. Once again the people who vote against sane gun laws offer their thoughts and prayers. Well, guess what? That is not enough. When the Founding Fathers gave citizens the right to bear arms they couldn’t have imagined the guns of today. At that...
Tom Purcell: Hey, Medicare, I’m counting on you
I will qualify for Medicare coverage in five years and, much to my surprise, I can’t wait to get government health coverage — because my current coverage is pricey. I recently finished a consulting assignment, which provided me full health benefits. To maintain my health insurance policy through COBRA, I...
Philip Wegmann: With assist from Manhattan DA, Trump once again enjoys united GOP support
Donald Trump again made history Thursday evening, this time by becoming the first former president of the United States to be indicted, stemming from charges related to illegal hush money payments made to a porn star in 2016. And yet even while in legal jeopardy, blindsided by an indictment he...
Dr. David Macpherson: ‘I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.’
It’s hard to write an opinion piece about artificial intelligence without sounding a little kooky. The line between reasonable thinking and paranoia is a little blurred, I fear. A few days ago, many schools in Pennsylvania and other states were hit by a robocall misinforming the listener that an active...
Zainab Balogun: Mammograms are essential, and so are self-exams
This past year I was fortunate to be chosen as an Albert Schweitzer fellow and was tasked with continuing an established project dedicated to improving the health literacy of underserved women at our city’s prominent free clinic. This project is aimed at not only educating women on the basic aspects...
Letter to the editor: License plate replacement — it’s about time
Regarding the article “Replace hard-to-read license plates at event in Harrison” (March 26, TribLIVE): It’s about time! It’s a shame that people pay a high price for their license plate every year and pay extremely high gas taxes and have to wait so long to get the attention of Harrisburg...
Letter to the editor: Feeling like we live in a war zone
The United States is at this time a very dangerous country to live in. Murderers are everywhere. The crime rate is high. Some blame guns. Some blame drugs. I blame our politicians and justice system. There seems to be no penalty for committing crimes. In the old days, it was...
Letter to the editor: Klingensmith best for district magistrate in Murrysville
On May 16, voters in the Murrysville area will have a clear choice in voting for district magisterial judge. Robert Klingensmith is a principled, lifelong member of the Murrysville community rich in experience as an attorney. His practice involves clients in many fields — corporate, civil, criminal and family law....
Editorial: Make E-ZPass easier for low-income drivers
The Pennsylvania Turnpike was created under a simple concept: Drivers would pay tolls, and the revenue would be used to pay for operations, construction and maintenance. Instead, state lawmakers have used the turnpike to generate money for the government, forcing it since 2007 to borrow $450 million a year for...
Letter to the editor: Covid scapegoating
Doris, my beloved pet raccoon dog, has been working night and day, using her smartphone to learn English. The Dogolingo app is a fantastic teaching tool for animals who need to learn a second language. Doris feels singled out, and sold out. “It’s not my fault covid-19 spread from China...
Letter to the editor: We must make it more difficult for criminals to get guns
It is quite obvious that whatever the government is doing now is not working. Instead of pushing their own individual agendas, for once it would be nice if our elected leaders would find common ground and put our children first. It has become embarrassing and scary to be a parent...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 3
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 3....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 3
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Letter to the editor: Time to ban TikTok
It is high time for our government to clean the clock of TikTok by banning its use in the United States. This two-headed monster (spying and propaganda) needs to be kept out of this country. Frank Ernhart Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Children lose when politics taint education decisions
Due to actions taken during the Jan. 9 school board meeting, children in the Hempfield Area School District lost an opportunity to have personal instruction from an author who’s written over 100 children’s books — because our school board didn’t like the man’s politics. A community member raised a concern over...
Editorial: Norfolk Southern lawsuits are necessary enforcement of railroad’s promises
Norfolk Southern was hit with a lawsuit Thursday. The U.S. Department of Justice filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in reaction to the Feb. 3 train derailment near East Palestine. Some train cars held hazardous materials, including the chemical vinyl chloride. The spilled...
