Opinion category, Page 369
Letter to the editor: Why did Trump raid happen?
The FBI and DOJ raided the residence of Donald Trump in Florida — why did this happen? Then it occurred to me, the FBI and DOJ are just tools of the left, and will eagerly do the bidding of President Biden and the socialist Democratic Party. They are worse than...
Letter to the editor: Biden has done much good
I disagree with letter-writer Ken Barnes’ analysis of President Biden (“Joe Biden and the Peter Principle,” Aug. 12, TribLIVE). Biden has done more good than 45 could do in a lifetime of being commander in chief, which is what his ultimate goal was and is. With the help of a...
Editorial: Preventing tick-borne illness requires research and acceptance
It all starts with a tick. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria carried by the black-legged tick. While naturalists and scientists will warn arachnophobes that Pennsylvania spiders aren’t really something to worry about — even the deadly brown recluse isn’t as common as many fear — this eight-legged first...
Letter to the editor: Why don’t ‘greenies’ talk about China’s pollution?
Let us pretend for a moment that our creator does not have ultimate control over the Earth he created. Let us consider only science for the sake of this opinion letter. In 1990 China’s total CO2 emissions were 2,173,360 kilotons. In 2019 China’s total CO2 emissions were 10,707,219 kilotons. In...
Letter to the editor: Women have right to reproductive freedom
The Declaration of Independence states that our government derives its power from the consent of the governed, and the Constitution secures for us the blessings of liberty, meaning we are free from despotic control. However, our Supreme Court seems to feel the states have a right to barbarically order women...
Pete Shelly: Lawmakers need to address the growing threat posed by illegal skill games
Pennsylvania’s casino industry is a major driver of our statewide economy that benefits every single taxpayer, whether they happen to enjoy gaming or not. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports annual gaming revenue exceeded $5 billion for the first time ever in fiscal year 2021-22 (which ended June 30). Perhaps...
Steve Siebold: College not worth the debt
You won’t find as many college students heading back to class this fall. That’s because enrollment is down nationwide, and rightfully so. There are 4 million fewer students in college now than there were 10 years ago. It’s certainly easy to blame things like the pandemic and a strong labor...
Peter Morici: Biden pushing the country too far left, leaving many Democratic voters behind
President Joe Biden is in deep trouble within his own party. A New York Times/Siena College poll in July indicated 61% of Democrats would prefer a different standard-bearer in 2024. Biden’s predicament stems from staffing his administration with progressives who too much prioritize his social agenda and impose policies that...
Letter to the editor: Media’s Trump coverage backfiring
Remember when the AP and Tribune-Review would have been shocked at news of a former president’s home being raided in the pre-dawn hours by 30 FBI agents? The AP article you published didn’t go near far enough in describing the unique and serious nature of this action. It describes it...
Letter to the editor: We should eliminate mail-in voting
Thank you, Chris Baldonieri, for telling us that “No one is ‘fixing’ elections” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). If you remember, in November 2021, Gov. Tom Wolf’s wife dropped off his ballot for him. By law, she was not allowed to do that. Only he could have. You need ID to apply...
Letter to the editor: We must return to ‘one nation under God’
I agree 100% with letter-writer Ken Mowl “We’re off he rails,” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE). Who is running the circus? Will we ever know who is the ringmaster? We have no idea what is included in the Democratic Inflation Reduction Act, either. When questioned, answers are vague or altered to make...
Editorial: Internet survey demands participation
For many people, internet signal isn’t an issue. It’s just a fact of life. It might be a strong and steady presence as close at hand as a cellphone. It might be from a modem that distributes high-powered connection to all the devices in the house that demand it: a...
Letter to the editor: Trump, others not real Republicans
Dan Skantar’s letter “Trump is a RINO” (July 25, TribLIVE) was excellent and filled with nothing but facts. President Trump’s enablers, Reps. Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Ron Paul and Sens. Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Lindsey Graham and the majority of the Trumplican party...
Letter to the editor: More important issues than abortion
We all thought the abortion issue was decided long ago. I am weary of all the coverage devoted to it over the years. Every election, the subject is brought out and debated again, mainly by men who would rather make a show of power by trying to control women’s lives...
Tom Purcell: End-of-life challenges in modern times
A long time ago, I watched a documentary about poet Emily Dickinson’s life and writings. One thing that I never forgot about that film is that she lived at a time when death was regrettably common — and therefore the subject of many of her poems. “How are you doing?”...
Letter to the editor: Covid created some strange scenarios
Today marks 883 days since the fateful day of March 15, 2020. There is one unanswered question that can never have an answer: What is the point of wearing a mask into a restaurant, sitting at a table and taking it off to eat when the same people are still...
Letter to the editor: Pa. residents in favor of RGGI
The last time I looked, Pennsylvania was supposedly a democracy. Seventy-two percent of Pennsylvanians support the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and Pennsylvania was all set to join. That’s until the fossil fuel industry and its henchmen in the Republican Legislature once again blocked the initiative...
Letter to the editor: Bushy Run’s reenactments well done
In my opinion, this extract from the article “Concerns voiced as reenactors replay Penn Township battle of British, Native Americans” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE), falls in the category of Bill Barr’s quote to the Jan. 6 committee (“BS!”): “… a complaint from an out-of-state resident of Native American heritage who reportedly...
Letter to the editor: Time to charge Trump
I couldn’t agree more with Cheryl Koloshinsky’s letter “Let’s stop blaming Trump” (Aug. 5, TribLIVE): She’s absolutely right. It’s time to stop blaming him and start charging him. The ex-president must be held accountable: For the first time in the history of our country, the president of the United States...
Letter to the editor: Why is voter ID a bad thing?
Could someone please explain to me why people are against showing an ID to vote? Why is that such a bad thing? You show it to banks, you show it to cash a check in stores, you show it buy cars, you show it to enter federal buildings, you show...
Greg Fulton: Remembering rare baseball perfection
Today marks 10 years since the last perfect game was pitched in Major League Baseball. A perfect game is when a pitcher allows no runners on base from the opposing team for any reason. Thus with nine innings and three outs per inning, a pitcher would face and retire exactly...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 15....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 15
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Letter to the editor: Hey, Acrisure, how about Joe Greene Field?
It is not too late for Acrisure to insure its investment in the 15-year naming rights to the Steelers’ stadium. And even improve upon the previous sponsor which just promoted itself. The fans will love it when Acrisure advises the Steelers that the Steelers’ home venue, for the next 15...
Letter to the editor: Monessen’s Heath deserves Hall of Fame honors
Since 1950, exceptional athletes, sports writers and coaches have been bestowed with the honor of being inducted into the Mid Mon Valley Sports Hall of Fame. On June 17, they welcomed six new impressive, admirable sports figures into the Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the new inductees! But many, myself...
