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Greg Fulton: Another Steelers long shot that paid off
With the Steelers unpredictably making it to the playoffs and being a long shot in going further, it’s a good time to reflect on another fortuitous long shot in the team’s past. You won’t see Rocky Bleier’s name associated with many individual records, but he was a key part of...
Letter to the editor: Incitement a tool of the left
I read with amusement the letter penned by Suzanne Colvin (“Don’t forget Republicans’ cowardice,” Jan. 4, TribLIVE). Like all misguided liberals, Colvin attempts to paint the Jan. 6 incident at our nation’s Capitol as the worst threat to life and liberty we’ve ever seen. She even goes so far as...
Letter to the editor: Proud of Penn-Trafford football players
I would like to offer a sincere congratulations to the state champion Penn-Trafford football team. Because of car probems, I walked 2½ miles in the rain from my home in Irwin to the Penn-Trafford football stadium on a Saturday afternoon to welcome home the state champions. Why would a 71-year-old...
Editorial: Allegheny County Jail should follow the law
Twisting words to avoid following the law is a problem, especially when being done in a jail. In May 2020, almost 70% of Allegheny County voters agreed with a referendum on the ballot that called for radically restricting solitary confinement at the county jail. While often referred to as a...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must figure out climate solutions nowVideo
In the Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up,” politicians chasing dollar signs tell voters to think about “jobs” and ignore all the evidence suggesting impending disaster because of their corporate-friendly decision-making. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald tells us to not look up at the county’s nation-leading toxic air quality and lung...
Tom Purcell: Reshaping America’s battle of the bulge
An anti-diet movement is afoot? Where can I sign up! According to the Wall Street Journal, more people are taking a more reasonable approach to dieting that lets them be healthy while staying at their non-skinny weight. The WSJ article features people who tried a variety of different diets over...
Gov. Tom Wolf: Final year will focus on issues that matter most
The start of a new year is always a time of reflection. As I enter my final year in office, I want the people of Pennsylvania to know that I continue to be deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve you as governor. It has been the greatest honor of...
Dr. Alessandra Hirsch: Omicron and the last straw
On Dec. 23, as the Centers for Disease Control released its emergency guidance for health care facilities on returning to work, my ob/gyn residency program was split into three groups. Some of us were preparing to celebrate the Christmas holiday during our time off, making difficult decisions about whether or...
Letter to the editor: Pass Build Back Better Act
I was saddened to read the article “Eat’n Park to close Squirrel Hill location” (Jan. 4, TribLIVE). This pandemic feels like it is never ending, and lots of people are suffering economically. We need assistance from the government by passing the Build Back Better Act. Build Back Better will help...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Earl Fillmore, American patriot
I want to sincerely thank you for publishing the article celebrating Earl Fillmore Jr. (“Derry native killed in 1993 battle of Mogadishu in line for Army’s Distinguished Service Cross,” Jan. 1, TribLIVE). As I sat in my home on a rainy New Year’s Day, I thought about what a wonderful...
Editorial: Schools reacting to covid staffing challenges
In March 2020, kids went home from school on Friday and didn’t come back for months. Some didn’t walk through the school doors in person until August 2021. Instead, they found new ways to work that weren’t at a desk next to 25 other students. They used Google Classroom or...
Letter to the editor: What if Trump had never been born?
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is a Christmas movie I enjoy every year. How all our lives are intertwined. This year as I watched, I thought … if only. If Donald Trump had never been born; therefore never president. Let’s say the presidential winner in 2016 was either Hillary Clinton or...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 10
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 10....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 10
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 10....
Mona Charen: Did the Jan. 6 coup fail?
Jan. 6 should have been the point of no return, the pivot point at which even the most blinkered sugarcoaters of Trumpism recoiled in disgust from what they had wrought. For everyone who had convinced themselves that, whatever Trump’s flaws, the true threat to the American way of life lay...
Diana Steck, Michael Pardus and Bob Mason: Westmoreland County needs a people’s American Rescue Plan
The historic American Rescue Plan passed because working people of all races stood up, turned out and demanded a government that works for all of us. By the end of January, Westmoreland County commissioners have to finalize a plan to use the first portion of the $100 million the county...
Letter to the editor: Wilkinsburg residents should vote on annexation
Residents of Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County officials, state officials, local foundations and others have worked for years to make Wilkinsburg a thriving place to live and work. But the borough continues to lose population and businesses. And blight continues to increase. It is clear that even with outside help, the borough...
Letter to the editor: Heed words of religious leaders on vaccines
To those who cite religious objections to vaccination for covid, I suggest that they consider the words of two well-known religious leaders, Martin Luther and Pope Francis. “It is even more shameful for a person to pay no heed to his own body and to fail to protect it gainst...
Editorial: Brainstorming winter storm plowing
There aren’t quite enough people to plow the roads this winter. That’s a problem that was identified last year. In November, PennDOT reported it still had hundreds of temporary positions, plus plenty of regular full-time jobs, that needed to be filled to get through the winter. On top of that,...
Letter to the editor: Omicron? We all saw it coming.
“Nobody saw it coming.” That was President Biden’s response when asked about the omicron covid-19 surge. “Who saw it coming?” he asked, staring incredulously. Well, Joe, you did. Your administration did. We’ve heard it for years now: If left unchecked, the virus will mutate, creating variants that could be more...
Letter to the editor: Get vaccinated to help health care workers
My colleagues who are primarily responsible for the care or the most serious covid-19 patients in the ICU are burning out and need help from the community. It is very disturbing and stressful to see people who are on ventilators and dying every day who, if vaccinated, would not be...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Look to Smedley Butler, American patriot
Smedley Butler is not a name most Americans recognize. But if you were in the United States Marine Corps, you heard his name plenty. Maj. Gen. Butler, sometimes called “The Fighting Quaker,” joined the Marines at age 17 to fight in the Spanish- American War. Butler fought in wars around the...
Sounding off: Penn State rewards mediocrity
Penn State rewards mediocrity, giving football coach James Franklin, a 10-year, $75 million contract. Here is a resume of his accomplishments: One Big Ten title, and that was 2016, when he had the best running back in the country; 2 wins, 13 losses against top 10 opponents; defeated Ohio State...
Richard Kauzlarich: U.S. natural gas critical to strengthening America’s national security
In recent months, European gas prices have risen as much as 700%, leaving millions of citizens vulnerable to a dangerously unstable grid and burdened with high electricity costs heading into this winter. Disruptions from this energy crisis have been felt by households and many industries that rely on affordable power...
Sanford Goldberg: The real moral reckoning in Ghislaine Maxwell case
In the past few years, several high-profile cases of sexual abuse in the U.S. — Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and R. Kelly — have prompted serious soul-searching. How could abuses like these have persisted for so long, given the number of people who had to have known what...
