Opinion category, Page 422
Letter to the editor: Marxism will destroy U.S.
I thank God that I had the opportunity to enjoy liberty here in the U.S. I have witnessed Marxist handiwork firsthand and put my life on the line to stop it. I am proud to have fought in combat to protect U.S. liberty, and continue the fight to maintain it....
Editorial: Artificial intelligence is not educational taboo
Science, technology, engineering and math. The importance of these subjects has been evident in the rapid growth and development of new industries — particularly computer-related ones — since the 1970s. However, that importance has only been codified for schools under the acronym STEM since 2001. That was when the National...
Letter to the editor: History lesson for airport leaders
Once again Pittsburgh’s flying circus is in the news. Pittsburgh International (??) Airport. Its director has eked out a $200,000 a year raise. Good golly, Miss Molly! You can buy an awful lot of Spam, Spam, Spam, beans and Spam for that. The average lunch-pail Pittsburgher has little interest in...
Letter to the editor: Censorship is un-American
On Jan. 6, 2021, extremists assaulted our Capitol. Understandably, media coverage was extensive, and even now can make the news. While I cannot equate Jan. 6 to Pearl Harbor or 9/11 as did Vice President Kamala Harris, it was undeniably horrific. An American icon was attacked, a woman was killed,...
Tom Purcell: Old family photos bring new perspective
My mother and father keep our old photos in their hall closet in a sturdy old Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Sifting through old photos is a glorious experience — one, we now know, that relieves aches and pains by calming the brain, according to a recent study. The last time...
Cal Thomas: What is America’s foreign policy?
Oh, for the good old days of the Soviet Union. America’s foreign policy and goals were clear then: containment and opposition to communist expansion. Nuclear weapons were a deterrent, but neither side believed the other would use them. Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed the game by threatening to use...
Letter to the editor: U.S. must do more social program spending
As the 2022 midterm election season begins, the American people need to be informed of and educated to the fact that almost all, if not all, of our traditional allies in Western Europe, Scandinavia and Canada have federal governments that do more and spend more (in proportion to their population...
Letter to the editor: Border policy treasonous
The Biden-Harris administration’s border policy borders (no pun intended) on treason. This policy has resulted in an invasion of the U.S. by upwards of 2 million illegal migrants in 2021. A large percentage of these migrants are military-age males not properly vetted, vaccinated or tested for covid and other contagious...
Letter to the editor: Safety suggestions should become law
Concerning the safety of firefighters and residents in the Alle-Kiski region: Things need to change with house owners and landlords. Every furnace should be inspected every two years for carbon monoxide leaks and proper maintenance and safety. If we make this a law, our local code enforcement officers can regulate...
Editorial: How important are standardized tests?
The U.S. Department of Education and individual states use test scores in an attempt to quantify the unquantifiable. They try to take the A’s and B’s and quadratic equations and Civil War battles and conjugated verbs and mash them together to determine how students are learning. First proposed in the...
Letter to the editor: EPA must do more to curb methane
Imagine being diagnosed with COPD at 54 years of age, smoking not the reason. That’s my diagnosis. I am interested in protecting people from breathing problems. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Methane pollution must be tackled. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed safeguards under the Clean Air Act, keeping gas...
Letter to the editor: Another Biden failure on energy
Just after Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, I listened as President Biden described his “historic” sanctions that would be imposed upon the aggressor. Excluded from Biden’s speech was any mention of terminating U.S. purchases of crude oil from Russia. America buys 670,000 barrels of crude, providing the...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 7
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 7....
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 7
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 7....
Mona Charen: Nuclear is the answer for Putin, and for climate change
Imagine for a moment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had used different tactics. Imagine that Putin had just been a little less nakedly aggressive; if he had worked to undermine democracy and dismantle the post-Cold War architecture with a bit more subtlety; if he had stuck with the tactics he...
Letter ot the editor: Biden’s nomination strategy an insult to Americans, sitting justices
There has been so much said about the Supreme Court representing every possible color and lifestyle. The Supreme Court is meant to interpret and represent the Constitution. It is supposed to be blind to everything else. I am completely opposed to nominees being selected based on anything other than their...
Letter to the editor: Our frightening future
Something to keep you up at night. We now have President Biden, with Kamala Harris next in the line of succession, followed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Worried yet? Then, flexing their muscle in the background, we have “The Squad” — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Illan Omar, Ayan Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, and...
Editorial: Pa.’s college problems not solved by Commonwealth University
Once upon a time in Pennsylvania, every town of a certain size or importance seemed to have its own college. There were reasons for this. Many of these schools were started in the early half of the 19th century, when traveling 30 miles was a long haul. Leaving the old...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler dishonoring his oaths
In a self-congratulatory email to constituents, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler repeatedly, and incorrectly, claimed that President Biden’s “weakness on the global stage” is the direct cause for Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine. But Reschenthaler conveniently ignores four years of ex-President Trump’s fawning admiration of Putin. Reschenthaler apparently said nothing...
Letter to the editor: Government ripping off taxpayers
I’ve got some questions and observations. If I put 15 gallons of gas in my car, I pay Pennsylvania $8.64 in taxes and the federal government $2.74. That’s $11.38 in taxes for 15 gallons of gas. Who is really getting that money? Where’s all the infrastructure money? With all that...
Letter to the editor: Why fear critical race theory?
Having read the article “Norwin director claims assignment on racism was critical race theory teaching,” I can’t help wondering what Shawna Ilagan is fearing. I am not an expert on critical race theory, but I know it is another way of looking at race and systemic racism in our country....
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Ukrainian tough
When I was a boy, we moved from Braddock to one of the small towns upwind from the mill smoke that we breathed every day. The post-World War II GI Bill put mortgages and small homes within reach of our families, and better union contracts meant a little extra cash....
Sounding off: Supreme Court needs diversity
Negative tropes being used to critique President Biden’s decision to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman, to the Supreme Court may be missing the point (“Biden demonstrating his racism again.”) In these bitterly divisive times, when our self-serving legislative and executive branches are increasingly irrelevant, the court may be...
Harry Litman : The consequential — and inconsequential — nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Since Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson assumed the front-runner’s position to replace him. President Joe Biden has named her his nominee, and if confirmed she will become the first Black woman on the court. Jackson, 51, is not the head-and-shoulders...
Letter to the editor: Children must learn history
Glad to read that Norwin pulled the plug on CNN 10. I have always enjoyed reading Lori Falce’s columns, except “Yes, your kid should watch the news at school” (Jan. 14, TribLIVE). I found Peter Busowski’s letter “Teaching kids how to consume news” (Jan. 24, TribLIVE) interesting and especially noted...
