Opinion category, Page 386
Letter to the editor: Parents, put your phones down
You know where your phone is; do you know where your child is? When I hear of violence in America, my thoughts first go to, where were the parents? Growing up, our parents knew where we were even when we thought we were clever enough to fool them. We had...
Letter to the editor: Remember those who sacrificed for land of the free
Another Memorial Day has come and gone; nevertheless, as you read on, please take the time to think about where you would be and how your life would be changed had our brave men and women not fought to make this a free land. It’s a shame that our government...
Editorial: State law is not the way to find Joe Paterno statue
Just because you can doesn’t mean that you should. State lawmakers are able to look at issues that matter to them, propose changes and even grind axes. They can have pet projects that they make the focus of their time in office. After all, everyone’s perspective is refracted through the...
Letter to the editor: Stopping the shootings
After reading S.E. Cupp’s slant on the two most recent massacres (“Buffalo, Uvalde and the American psyche,” June 3, TribLIVE), I can say I stopped watching the news on TV. When they started showing each victim of the Uvalde massacre, it was too much for me to watch. All the...
Letter to the editor: We must return to godly values
The seeds of hate that were planted at Columbine in 1999 have taken root again, this time in Uvalde, Texas. Just like the killers in Columbine and all the other schools that have been attacked since, the killer premeditated his attack. A healthy relationship between parents and children creates a...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 27....
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 27
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 27....
Mona Charen: In defense of pregnancy
With the end of Roe, the press has been full of accounts of how difficult pregnancy is for women. In addition to stories about the dangers of ectopic pregnancies (which can be life-threatening), hyperemesis gravidarum, perineal trauma, preeclampsia (pathological high blood pressure that is a leading cause of childbirth-related death)...
Letter to the editor: Solving water issues
Letter-writer Chris Hartig is way off base with the suggestion that the Keystone XL pipeline be used to steal water from the Great Lakes (“Keystone pipeline could transport water,” June 15, TribLIVE). It would be cheaper if, instead of transferring water south at great expense, both monetary and environmental, the people...
Letter to the editor: Vandergrift on the rise
A few years ago, Vandergrift appeared to be a community enveloped in a downward spiral, with empty storefronts and a dismal outlook for the future. But something was about to take root in the community: the Vandergrift Business Association. The VBA geared up and moved forward, hosting many events that...
Letter to the editor: LGBTQ+ students represented in Mt. Lebanon
I’d like to offer a rebuttal to the hypocritical letter submitted by Meredith Driscoll and signed by a cohort of other residents (“LGBTQ+ students deserve same representation in Mt. Lebanon,” June 19, TribLIVE). I’ve lived in Mt. Lebanon for 30 years, and my children were educated in the schools. Driscoll...
Editorial: Does the Supreme Court believe in states’ rights or not?
The United States Supreme Court certainly gave people something to think about last week. On Thursday, the court delivered a decision on a gun law in the state of New York that required people to demonstrate a need for a weapon in order to receive a concealed carry permit. It...
Letter to the editor: Solving child care staffing challenges
The Ligonier Valley Learning Center has never had the staffing challenges it has today in the 38 years it has been in operation. While there are other businesses also struggling to recruit and retain staff, our industry supports the workforce of every other industry. If parents don’t have access to...
Letter to the editor: Will Americans ever come together?
In my lifetime, I’ve only seen Americans come together two times as a country: when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and Sept. 11, 2001. Americans are so sensitive anymore. America is the only country where we can have anything we want, and we are still not satisfied. We are...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: American common ground found in Jan. 6 hearings
Just when we thought Democrats and Republicans had nothing in common, last Tuesday’s Jan. 6 congressional hearing showed there are leaders in both parties who still believe in the rule of law, faithfulness to our Constitution and respect for their oaths of office. We learned it was good solid Republicans...
Sheldon Jacobson: NHL general managers should study computer science
Ron Hextall, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager, holds the 21st overall pick in the upcoming National Hockey League entry draft to be held July 7 . This pick gives him the opportunity to add outstanding hockey prospects. Pittsburgh has not been particularly effective with its selections, with 2015 the last...
Sarah Fay: I received 6 psychiatric diagnoses in 25 years. They were a dead end.
The day I sat in my psychiatrist’s windowless office and was told I had bipolar disorder, I’d already been in the mental health system for 25 years. It was my sixth diagnosis. Starting at age 12, I’d also been told I had anorexia, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive...
7 letters: Readers sound off on guns, cars, Mastriano and Juneteenth
Bad guys will always get guns In response to recent letters about sensible gun control: Background checks are a must and registration is good, but I’d like to think these writers would agree the evil element can bypass background checks and certainly won’t register illegal firearms. So where does that...
Letter to the editor: Kudos to CMU for honoring Pittsburgh’s Billy Porter
At Carnegie Mellon University’s commencement May 14, Billy Porter and several others were awarded honorary Ph.D.s. Porter also was commencement speaker. What a wonderful choice. He’s a credit to CMU and a treasure for the entire Pittsburgh region. Best speech I ever heard. I was disappointed when he finished; I...
Editorial: Does the primary really have to move?
Every year, the closer we get to the polling stations opening, the more pious the exhortations become. Get out and vote. Do your duty. Show up. You can’t be part of the solution if you aren’t part of the process. The Pennsylvania Legislature has to stop being part of the...
Letter to the editor: Government not doing its job on guns
Why is it OK for the NRA to fight for you to have the right to have a gun, but they can’t give you the OK to buy a gun? Only the government can give you that OK after you pass the “instant gun check.” You either pass or fail....
Letter to the editor: Six-figure salaries don’t belong in Freeport schools
Tom Yerace’s article “Freeport Area property taxes to increase; amount depends on where you live” (June 10, TribLIVE) was very informative. Apparently they decided not to fill six positions that had been costing $900,000. That’s an average salary of $150,000. In an area where you have taxpayers living in $19,000...
Gary Franks: When politics and theater mix, the public loses
Theater — I cannot help but mix a theatrical incident that attempted to portray a narrative meant to hurt one political party. No, not the Jan. 6 congressional hearings. I am referring to the Jussie Smollett saga. You will recall that Smollett was found guilty of orchestrating his own beating....
S.E. Cupp: GOP weaponizes faith; will atheists object?
Back in 2015, I interviewed presidential hopeful and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for C-SPAN’s “Book TV.” His newest book at the time, “God, Guns, Grits and Gravy” was a chicken-fried paean to all the “Bubbas” of the American heartland. The god-fearing superiority of Bubbaville over the folks in coastal...
Colin McNickle: The school ‘rescue’ dollars boomerang
A third round of government school “emergency relief/rescue” dollars is wending its way to school districts in Pennsylvania and nationwide. Whether it is the final round of funding related to issues wrought by the covid-19 pandemic remains to be seen. But there are critically important questions that still envelop such...
