Opinion category, Page 390
Editorial: Businesses and trails should be partners, not rivals
What is it about bikes that causes such friction? There was the push and pull with former Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto that stamped him with the “Bike Lane Bill” moniker for many critics. Now you’ve got people squaring off in Export. Fights might make sense if you were talking about...
Letter to the editor: Hit piece on Mastriano yellow journalism
The Associated Press article “Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns” (May 29, TribLIVE) was subversive yellow journalism. It contained all the conventional sleights of journalistic hand. Doug Mastriano and campaign officials “ignored requests for comment” and rejected the Christian nationalist label, yet it was positioned as fact....
Letter to the editor: Prayer not enough to keep children safe
Gary Franks’ column “School prayer could stem mass shootings” (June 3, TribLIVE) was lacking. Back in the ’50s, children went to smaller schools that were located in the communities. Mothers generally didn’t work and were involved in the home and schools, PTA and community groups. The neighbors were involved with...
Jonah Goldberg: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Jan. 6 committee
We’re only two installments into the limited-run production of the Jan. 6 hearings, and so far, I think they’ve been great. But I also think they’ll leave almost everyone, except for me, unsatisfied. For many Democrats and Never Trumpers, the hope is — or was — that this would lead...
Editorial: Public events like airshow sell area
What is the point of throwing a large public event? It might seem like just a party, but a lot more is going on when you are talking about a big-budget, big-crowd event spread over days. It is advertising. It is marketing. It is economic development. And, yes, it’s a...
Tom Hogan: Is Pittsburgh going Krasner?
“Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with Alabama in between,” political strategist James Carville once said. This quote usually irritates the good citizens of Pittsburgh, who dislike being put in the same category as what they view as the trash-talking, Eagles-loving, cheese-steak-eating barbarians from the east; they identify with the more...
Letter to the editor: Prisoners should be out cleaning up trash
Have you looked along our roads lately? Bottles, cans, paper everywhere. Why is this happening? Is it possible that prisoners could pick it up occasionally, since there are so many non- prisoners with very bad habits? Helen Hopkinson Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Inflation and the price of property in Pittsburgh
“Thou shalt not crucify mankind on a cross of Gold.” — William Jennings Bryan The feeding frenzy in the city of Pittsburgh over properties creates many people who cannot afford to buy or rent. What happens to those people? Do they move to places such as Wilkinsburg, or do they...
Letter to the editor: Creation vs. evolution
Since becoming a reborn Christian in 2014, I subscribe to “Answers in Genesis” and Creation Ministries. I recently attended Creation Ministries’ Creation 2022 Superconference in Myrtle Beach. I would suggest all lapsed Christians visit their websites. Here are a few of their comments: Marine fossils have been found on every...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s ‘working it out’ isn’t working
During the Democratic presidential debates some 20 months ago, when candidate Joe Biden was asked whether there was any place for fossils fuels, including coal and fracking, under a Biden administration he answered, “no.” He went on to say that he would “work it out” and “make sure it’s eliminated.”...
Letter to the editor: Ending our violent reality show
Decades ago, horror movies were fun. Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman were our friends. These monsters had families. Not long after one of them did his worst and was killed, the sons and spouses came of age and engaged in evil against the public. The mass shootings that have been...
Letter to the editor: Fracking under parks should be banned
Allegheny County Council is considering an ordinance that would ban fracking on or under county parks property. I hope Allegheny County residents will join me in supporting this ordinance. Here’s why. Fracking cannot be done safely. According to the the eighth edition of the Compendium of Fracking, fracking negatively impacts...
Tom Purcell: What my father wants most
My dad isn’t doing so well. His wife of 65 years and six kids could be doing better, too. He’ll be 89 in July and his body is showing its age. His legs don’t work so well due to stenosis of the spine, plus he’s been in and out of...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Donald Trump LOST the 2020 election!
It comes at the end. After his supporters march on the U.S. Capitol chanting “Whose streets? Our streets!” after they breach police barricades, after they smash windows and climb through, after they chant “Hang Mike Pence” and erect a gallows for that purpose, after one of them yells, “White power!”...
Earl Baker: Pa. natural gas will save our European allies
The impacts of Putin’s bungled war in Ukraine have been severe and reach far beyond the borders of Eastern Europe. The world’s economy, energy supply and food markets have been upended by a conflict that has snowballed into a humanitarian disaster. For too long, our European allies have relied on...
Letter to the editor: As long it’s party over people, gun reform won’t happen
Here we go again: talks about gun reform. It would mean something if our lawmakers really cared about trying to make things better and doing the things that the people (taxpayers) want. Seems to me that all the do-nothing Republicans in the Senate want to do is go against anything...
Letter to the editor: Jesus never approved of abortion
I couldn’t help agreeing somewhat with letter-writer Dave Ninehouser’s declaration that Jesus, nowhere, specifically calls out the evil of abortion (“Jesus never preached about abortion,” May 20, TribLIVE). There are many words that are missing in the records as coming from the mouth of Jesus. But Jesus called abortion evil...
Letter to the editor: Plant-based dairy products better for all
June is National Dairy Month, a time to reflect on the ethical, financial and nutritional burden that is the dairy industry. NPR reported in April that America’s dairy consumption has been rising for decades and so has the carbon footprint. The country’s dairy habit accounts for about 2% of U.S....
Editorial: Westmoreland commissioners did right delaying meeting but could have done better
Is 48 minutes a big deal? It is when it comes to the letter of the law. On Thursday, Westmoreland County commissioners started their public voting session at 1:30 p.m. as publicized on the county’s website. The problem? The agenda for the meeting was posted there at 2:18 p.m. Wednesday,...
Letter to the editor: Flawed reassessment system
Pennsylvania state law permits counties to reassess whenever they want. In most cases, counties go decades without updates. Allegheny County Common Pleas judge once opined in open court that the base year system was “a figment of the General Assembly’s imagination.” The last time a county reassessed is known as...
Letter to the editor: On guns, what about the rights of others?
The letter from Karla Thomas spoke volumes (“Where is our decency and common sense?” May 29, TribLIVE). Her statement that commonsense gun laws are perceived as the evil Democrats coming for your guns has been the radical Republican Party’s and the NRA’s false narrative for years. The NRA has two...
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 13
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Mona Charen: Liz Cheney’s star turn
The House Jan. 6 Committee began a series of prime-time hearings last week. For the past 11 months, Rep. Liz Cheney has been the face and the voice of the committee. Like the Greek goddess of retribution, Nemesis, she has brought down her hammer on former President Trump and the...
Letter to the editor: The Bible is fantasy
Just read the letter “Bible really ought to be banned, too” (June 6, TribLIVE). It’s disgusting that school boards and other organizations can decide what people can and cannot read. Sounds like Nazi Germany. I’m a Christian, but the Bible cannot be taken seriously. You tell a joke, and it...
Letter to the editor: Privatizing schools not a bad idea
Regarding the letter “Charles Koch’s plan for public education” (June 3, TribLIVE): I don’t understand the concern for the privatization of public schools. It’s not like our public schools are doing such a great job. We spend more per student than any other country in the world, and yet 25%...
