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Editorial: Pennsylvania should require meth house disclosure
Methamphetamines can kill. The illegal drugs themselves can be lethal, but it doesn’t stop there. The labs are dangerous when they are operating. They give off gases. They can explode. They are a tinderbox that has to be handled like a time bomb, but people manufacturing illicit drugs aren’t notoriously...
Letter to the editor: Attack on our elections
At the state and local level, there seems to be a full-scale attack on how our elections are administered, as politicians push policies intentionally designed to make it harder to vote, especially for Black and brown voters. Westmoreland County’s Republican commissioners recently voted to eliminate regional drop boxes for mail-in...
S.E. Cupp: College students are in a mental health crisis
Warning: This article contains information about suicide. If you or a loved one is in need of help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. In this month’s Better Homes and Gardens, readers were treated to a lovely interview with British singer and actor Harry Styles — shot neither...
Letter to the editor: Repeat DUI offenders should be in jail
Regarding the article “Bethel Park man accused of hitting officer with car had 14 prior DUI convictions” (May 9, TribLIVE): This is absolutely insane. This man has 14 DUIs back to the 1970s. And that doesn’t mean he has been out driving only 14 times while under the influence. There...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: If the court loses its legitimacy, can its authority be far behind?
To the Honorable Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Dear Sir: Have you ever met your wife? Yes, it’s an impudent question, but it seems justified by the speech you gave Friday at a judicial conference in Atlanta and a question-and-answer session that followed....
Letter to the editor: God doesn’t make mistakes
I don’t believe there is such a thing as childhood transsexuality before puberty. Anyone who uses chemical or surgical methods to change a child’s sex should be prosecuted for child abuse and charged as a pedophile. God makes no mistakes. William Bowen Rostraver...
Letter to the editor: Now is time to support tech training
Regarding the article “GOP senatorial candidate Mehmet Oz to tour Central Westmoreland tech center” (May 4, TribLIVE): I’m glad Oz is showing interest in the importance of supporting tech training. Over the past few decades, the emphasis on college has led to an almost complete disappearance of tech job candidates....
Letter to the editor: Paid protesters
It never ceases to amaze me how fast activists can form to protest. I realize that some protesters are paid, and will travel all over to join a protest. Some people may disagree with this statement. However, my late Asperger college graduate grandson, having a challenging time finding a job,...
Letter to the editor: More to the story on Ukraine?
I wish our national liberal media would report more truthfully about what is happening in Ukraine. I find their coverage very one-sided, and I don’t believe them. When two countries war against each other, both tell their citizens that God is on their side. Both believe they have a justifiable...
Paul Kengor: From GOAT to Groat
A strange confluence of my two recent Trib articles inspires a novel follow up. I first wrote on goats versus GOATs — i.e., athletes known for choking (i.e., goats) vs. athletes hailed by the weird acronym GOAT, meaning Greatest Of All Time. Next I wrote on Orrin Hatch, the longest...
Laurels & lances: Soliciting and vending
Laurel: To a worthy consideration. Murrysville is taking a look at putting a “do not knock” registry in place that could cut down on the number of solicitors showing up at residents’ homes. Door-to-door salesmen might seem like an antiquated custom that went out with someone lugging encyclopedias from house...
Lori Falce: The sordid case of the celebrity trial
I have never served on a jury. I’ve been called twice. Once was after I had already moved out of the county in question. The second time was while my mail was being held at the post office and I didn’t end up getting the notice until about two weeks...
Cal Thomas: Whipping inflation — then and now
In 1974, when the inflation rate was 11.04%, President Gerald Ford came up with a slogan: “Whip Inflation Now.” WIN buttons were manufactured by the millions and people were asked to wear them to demonstrate grassroots solidarity to combat the economic scourge. The campaign was later described by Martin Crutsinger...
Bill Johnston Walsh: Educating older Pennsylvanians before Election Day
Since the 2020 election, Pennsylvania voters have been on a roller-coaster ride, often receiving conflicting information from voices in both Harrisburg and Washington. Do I have to show ID to vote? Can I still vote by mail? Will there be voter drop boxes in my community? If I am disabled,...
Letter to the editor: On death penalty, what about the innocent?
Letter-writer Jeanne Snyder (“Can killers be reformed, forgiven?”), responding to the letter “If we respect life, we must end death penalty,” is correct in describing murder as barbaric. If there was any evidence that the death penalty would somehow solve this problem, that would be wishful thinking at best. Maybe...
Letter to the editor: New rules for women
BREAKING NEWS: Leaked emails from the Supreme Court have revealed the following draft: Individuals containing a uterus will now be referred to solely as “birthing vessels.” Also, since the Constitution doesn’t mention “women’s rights,” they technically don’t have any, so we had to refer to the Bible. Specifically, Leviticus 15:19-33:...
Editorial: End Westmoreland County courthouse drama
Another day, another incident that proves Westmoreland County government has political problems that transcend party. This one starts with Donald Trump and Mehmet Oz and ends with Westmoreland officials accusing each other of lies and deception. Just your typical Tuesday. Sheriff James Albert, who was a Democrat until switching parties...
Letter to the editor: Are we a totalitarian state?
Are we still living in the United States of America, or have President Biden’s progressives converted our country into a totalitarian state? So, we need not think or draw our own conclusions about matters that fall under the authority of the Disinformation Governance Board (aka the Ministry of Truth). How...
John Stossel: Organic myths
Activists have convinced Americans “organic” food is better — healthier, better-tasting, life-extending. As a result, poor parents feel guilty if they can’t afford to pay $7 for organic eggs. This misinformation is spread by people like Alexis Baden-Mayer, political director of the Organic Consumers Association. She says organic food is...
Hilary Mercer and Kevin Walker: In Southwestern Pa., the way to a new energy reality
Climate change demands that the world, including our region, transition its energy profile to a low-carbon one. Southwestern Pennsylvania has been and remains a manufacturing and technology hub with vast above- and below-ground energy resources. Together, these comprise a portfolio of sources that can meet all our region’s energy needs,...
Jonah Goldberg: It’s not easy to predict U.S. politics in a post-Roe world
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a passionate advocate for abortion rights, but she was also one of Roe v. Wade’s most effective critics. “My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum on the side of change,” she said, explaining that abortion...
Letter to the editor: Keep money in Hempfield
In response to the article “New housing development approved in Hempfield” (May 1, TribLIVE): While it is true that Hempfield is approving a record number of housing developments, it is also true that there aren’t a large number of houses selling. This could be because we are bringing in outside...
Letter to the editor: Help the bullied by teaching children well
I was moved by Lori Falce’s column “What I needed when I was bullied” (May 6, TribLIVE). She needed adults to step in and stop the bullies. Is it that adults don’t know how to stop them? (Kids just have a pecking order.) Or did the adults think that some...
Letter to the editor: Don’t believe the Biden sales pitch
I continue to see intermittent “advertising” pitches touting how well President Biden’s economic plan is working for us Pennsylvanians. If achieving near record inflation for all goods and services, rising interest rates on personal debt, and a lower and weaker financial market is the plan, it’s working. Well, as a...
Editorial: Fern Hollow Bridge project merits public input
There are times when action has to come before input. In an emergency, there have to be priorities, and deciding those is never the time for a committee. When you are putting out a fire, you can’t poll the locals on whether the building should be saved. You extinguish the...
