Opinion category, Page 356
Leonard Pitts Jr.: We believe Herschel Walker
When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” — Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, meet Herschel Walker, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. Here he is on the Inflation Reduction Act: “A lot of money, it’s going to trees … . We’ve got enough trees. Don’t we...
Letter to the editor: Time to end mandate on live animal research
It’s crunch time for Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey to co-sponsor a bill that is revolutionary for both humans and animals, and that has a real chance of passing if they lend their support before the end of September. The FDA Modernization Act would remove a mandate that says...
Editorial: Impact of gun violence transcends victims and must be addressed
“Three shot at Kennywood.” “Man shot in McKeesport.” “One man fatally shot, one wounded in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.” “Vehicles struck by gunfire in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood.” “Two juveniles shot in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden. “ Those are the headlines from one weekend’s violence in the Pittsburgh area. Just one weekend. Why?...
Letter to the editor: Solving turnpike debt problems
The editorial “Turnpike debt problems must be Harrisburg priority” (Sept. 12, TribLIVE) was spot on: We need a solution to the state’s longstanding transportation-funding shortfall. The report by Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor confirms that our agency continues to meet our commitments to customers — even as we emerge from...
Tom Purcell: Hey, Congress, embrace canine wisdom — stop fiddling with our clocks
With the “fall back” clock change coming soon, one thing makes me especially grumpy and confused. Last March, the Senate passed a bill that would make daylight saving time a year-round standard and end the “fall back” and “spring forward” clock changes that make Americans even groggier and crabbier than...
Ari Mittleman: Working to eradicate hate
Earlier this month, our nation marked the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. After a hot summer of intense debate and humbling compromises, 39 Americans with diverse interests and backgrounds signed their names to a first-of-its-kind document in world history. Sitting at the Eradicate Hate Global Summit at...
Bill Johnston-Walsh: A historic victory brings drug price relief to Pa.’s seniors
Here in Pennsylvania and across the country, millions of seniors will get relief from a new law that will help reduce out-of-control drug prices. For the first time in decades, Big Pharma’s relentless grip on their wallets, medicine cabinets and peace of mind will begin to pry loose. After years...
Letter to the editor: Get the gazpacho police after the wonton killer
Look out, Marjorie Taylor Greene, there’s a wonton killer (Lauren Boebert) on the loose. Perhap you could get your gazpacho police involved and try to capture the little dumpling killer. First, you have to declare marshall law and then find the culprit and put him/her on a Jewish laser beam...
Letter to the editor: Covid, other concerns on southern border
We have a large problem with immigrants entering our country during the administration of President Joe Biden and Democratic congressmen, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders. What security checks are being used to verify their legitimacy? My wife and I just received our Pennsylvania...
Editorial: Fix income ceilings for property tax and rent rebates — permanently
The Pennsylvania Legislature has done a great job of streaming things that matter to lawmakers — namely their raises. The lawmakers have made sure those increases are simple and efficient. A cost of living adjustment has not just been optional; since 1995, it’s been the law. For almost 30 years,...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, not MAGAs, are threat to society
So, yes, I’m a MAGA Republican — probably ultra-MAGA. But definitely more MAGA than Republican. So, according to Joe Biden, many Democratic politicians and many of their colleagues in the news, entertainment and social media, I’m a dangerous, radical, bigoted, racist, Nazi, semi-fascist, right-wing, extremist terrorist who is a greater...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 26
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 26....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 26
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 26....
Henry L. Chambers Jr.: Justice Department’s dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election
As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8 , a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department. Some legal analysts have suggested that the so-called 60-day rule requires federal prosecutors to delay public...
William Hauk, Lisa Miller and Wayne Au: Is the pandemic over?
President Joe Biden’s declaration that “the pandemic is over” raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive. But to many Americans who have long since returned to pre-covid-19 activities and are now being forced back into the office, the remark may...
Letter to the editor: Questionable debate timing for Fetterman/Oz
If ever there was a uniquely ill-timed federal Senate position scheduled debate, we can point this out with the Oct. 25 Fetterman/Oz debate. By that date, is it safe to assume that most Pennsylvania mail-in ballots will have already been sent out and returned? Because the Senate federal position open...
Letter to the editor: Memory of Queen Elizabeth
My memory of Queen Elizabeth: In August 1960, my friend and I were driving in Windsor, England, when several officers told us to drive to Windsor Great Park, where we would see the queen and Prince Philip at a polo match. We did, and the officers seated us in bleachers...
Editorial: How much is Penn State’s public-private hybrid status worth?
When is a public meeting public, and when can it be private? It’s a question we have pondered a lot — mostly because every level of government and variety of public agency seems to try the boundaries like kids testing a substitute teacher’s resolve. The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act is the...
Letter to the editor: St. Ladislaus Church should be a shrine
I speak on behalf of thousands of active and deceased members on the heartbreaking closure of St. Ladislaus Church. People will say, “It’s only a building.” Tell that to the Polish immigrants who with pride and love in their hearts dug by hand with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows, sacrificing to...
Letter to the editor: Warrior Call can help reduce veteran suicides
The Trib’s editorial board elevated the critical challenge of suicide among active-duty service members and veterans (”Suicide is military’s last battlefield,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE). More must be done by all Americans to help and aid the mission of groups like Operation Mariposa and the American Legion. New data from the...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Oz. vs. Fetterman and the future of the nation
In the peculiar race between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for a Pennsylvania seat in the U.S. Senate, those voters who proudly say that they vote the candidate and not the party might well be tempted to sit this one out. That would be a mistake. Both...
POINT: Canceling student debt one of many steps needed to restore promise of higher education
The president’s debt cancellation plan will help millions of borrowers who have fallen through the cracks of a broken higher education system. Each year, the federal government makes billions of dollars available in loans to students pursuing a college degree or postsecondary credential. These loans are made under the guise...
COUNTERPOINT: 2 plus 2 make 5 in Biden’s student loan handout
Someone once said that if you torture the data long enough, it will confess. Even still, it is difficult to manipulate the data to the point where you can justify the White House’s student loan handout. Simply put, the numbers do not add up. The claim is that nearly all...
Beth L. Fossen: Name-calling in politics grabs headlines, but voters don’t like it
Spending on political advertising is setting records in the midterm elections. But evidence shows that negative messages might discourage voters from casting ballots altogether. As the 2022 midterms get closer, political attacks in campaign advertisements are on the rise. In November, Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime cartoon video showing...
Letter to the editor: TJ Watt should earn his pay, no matter what
For the amount of money T.J. Watt is being paid, he should play even if one of his appendages is hanging on by a piece of skin. What a baby! Monica Yuhas Smock...
