Opinion category, Page 353
Letter to the editor: Amazed at Trump support
If you’re amazed that so many Germans supported Hitler, and if you’re amazed that so many Russians support Putin, you should also be amazed that so many Americans support Trump. Rudy Svitek Harmar P.S. Trump thinks Putin is a pretty good guy....
Letter to the editor: Let your vote reflect sanctity of life
Michael Pardus’ letter “Say no to ‘Let Mom Die‘ laws” (Oct. 3, TribLIVE) is a gross exaggeration. The vast majority of abortions are done for reasons other than saving the mother’s life; there are very few “lifesaving” abortions. Life is sacred. Kudos to anyone who strives to protect life from...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, Republicans all human beings
Letter-writer Bob McBride (“Democrats, not MAGAs, are threat to society,” Sept. 26, TribLIVE) states that he is “a MAGA Republican — probably ultra-MAGA. But definitely more MAGA than Republican.” Well, Mr. McBride, admitting that you have a problem is the first step to recovery. You continue on with a litany...
Letter to the editor: Mastriano will best serve people of Pa.
I am writing to inform the general public and those in the TV news business that the governor of Pennsylvania can only propose a law concerning abortion or any other subject. He cannot enact any law by himself. All laws must be enacted by both houses of the Congress and...
Lori Falce: Will Herschel Walker face same backlash as Tim Murphy?
Oh, the scandal. A man with a documented stance on abortion is outed. He had an affair. There was a pregnancy. He asks her to get an abortion. This could be the story of Herschel Walker, the football star turned would-be Republican politician running for U.S. Senate in Georgia. A...
Letter to the editor: Permitting reform required in race against climate change
While Hurricane Ian caused worries and dread for families across the country, scientists at Stony Brook University have demonstrated that Ian was 10% wetter due to climate change. Climate change is happening now, and we are in a race to stop emitting greenhouse gasses so it doesn’t get worse. We...
Letter to the editor: Abominable times in the US
I am a 76-year-old veteran who has lived through the times of 13 presidents (Truman doesn’t count, I was too young) and elected officials, and I have never seen a period in our country’s history that has been so abominable. I voted for 11 of those presidents. Members of the...
Laurels & lances: Pride and disappointment
Laurel: To an urge to help. It will take a while for Florida to recover from Hurricane Ian. The storm that slammed into the Fort Myers and Cape Coral areas at Category 4 strength last week is projected to be the most deadly and costly hurricane in decades. It was...
Letter to the editor: Working class deserves a raise
Why is it when working class people start to spend more money on essential goods and services, like food, housing, and delivery of goods and manufacturing, it is called inflation, but when entertainment or nonessential items go up, it is not called inflationary? It currently costs $500-$600 for a family...
Letter to the editor: What’s true, false about Fetterman, Oz?
In the world we now live in, you can’t tell what is true or false. You want to believe the media, but you can’t. It would be nice if things were screened for the truth before they were broadcast, but that will never happen. I am trying to decide who...
Editorial: Rental assistance flub is object lesson in government screw-ups
Imagine you have fallen into a hole. You have no way out on your own. You can’t climb out. You have no tools at your disposal. You’re stuck — and to make matters worse, it looks like you can’t stay put either. There’s water coming in, rising fast and threatening...
Letter to the editor: Schools must work harder to protect children
Pennsylvania needs to issue a mandate for schools to pay for all required clearances with our taxpayer-funded safety grants. Protecting the children, families and communities of our commonwealth is not a political or business matter; it is a commonsense and safety precaution that really matters. As a former Pennsylvania child...
Jonah Goldberg: Russia-Ukraine war not result of failure of dialogue
It’s an article of various faiths — both secular and religious — that misunderstanding is the cause of conflict. This sort of insight is generally true for individuals, so it’s often considered equally true of nations. Hence vast amounts of antiwar activism and state-level diplomacy rest on the assumption that...
Colin McNickle: How to grow PIT’s BA flights? First grow the economy.
A contingent of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) officials, along with local business and community leaders, is in London this week hoping to convince British Airways (BA) to expand its four-day-a-week service to seven days. But as a fresh analysis of pertinent data by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy concludes,...
Peter Morici: Americans want a president selling solutions, not a revolution
Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump would be among the least desirable nominees for 2024. Americans are profoundly unhappy about the direction of the country and want someone focused more sharply on challenges in their daily lives and less on the cultural issues that obsess the extremes of the Democratic...
Letter to the editor: How open-minded of Republicans to pick Oz
I had no idea that the Republicans in Pennsylvania were so open-minded. Rather than pick a West Point graduate who served our country in the 82nd Airborne, they chose an out-of-state individual who chose the Turkish military rather than serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. I had no idea they...
Letter to the editor: They want their country back — from who?
Did you notice the Confederate flag(s) at the Jan. 6 failed coup to overthrow our government? What does that tell you? Let me walk you through it. We had a two-term Black president and now have a Black vice president. This is all there is to know. This is all...
Letter to the editor: Does Voice of Westmoreland really represent us all?
In response to Lee A. Johnson’s letter “Diversity in Westmoreland” (Sept. 19, TribLIVE): I believe if Voice of Westmoreland truly was transparent, as its members claim, they would change the group’s name to Progressive Voice of Westmoreland and stop their song and dance regarding representing all residents. VOW is affiliated...
Editorial: Public defense needs to be better spelled out in Pa.
The criminal legal system is built on the balance of power between the prosecution and defense. The sides are meant to be as equal as possible in a process that is far from perfect but is still a formula for prosecution and defense to do their part to arrive at...
Letter to the editor: Inflation Reduction Act is wonderful, but it’s not enough
If you attended the Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh Sept. 21-23, you heard the praises of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) being shouted from the rooftops. And the legislation is wonderful. It provides almost $400 billion for a vast variety of tax credits and other “carrots”...
Letter to the editor: Curbing Pittsburgh shootings
I think we are all taken aback by the continuing escalation of shootings throughout the Pittsburgh region. I feel sorry for the police rank and file whose job is to protect citizens from such outbursts of violence. The first step in effecting change for the good is identifying the problem...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Tell us something we don’t know
Tell us something we don’t know. Maybe that’s an ungenerous way to respond to a study on an important social issue by a respected, nonpartisan think tank. But, if you’ve been paying any attention at all, that may be your instinctive reaction to last week’s report from the Washington-based Public...
Letter to the editor: Oz will be a compromiser
According to a Max Greenwood article in The Hill, 63% of independents prefer a candidate who “compromise across party lines” and find “common ground between Democrats and Republicans.” Of the Senate candidates in Pennsylvania, Dr. Mehmet Oz stands out as the one that can find compromise and common ground without...
Editorial: Should municipalities hold the line on taxes?
With 2022 moving into October, it enters a predictable season. No, not Halloween. Not the relentless march to the end-of-year holidays. Not the chilly transition to fall and then winter. Taxes. Specifically, it’s time for municipalities to start talking about budgets and whether they will raise the amount of tax...
Letter to the editor: Past time to dump Trump
I applaud letter-writer Richard Dulemba for his rebuttal, “Clarifying Jan. 6 hypocrisy” (Sept. 13, TribLIVE) to Dr. Joel Last’s letter “Jan. 6 hypocrisy” (Sept. 1, TribLIVE). It goes to show how in denial many are and the lengths they will go to defend President Trump. Then you have Paul Carrick...
