Opinion category, Page 461
Letter to the editor: From this moment on, let’s unite
Long gone are the days of rallying behind a passion, a cause, a neighbor. No more are the block parties, the barbecues, the helping hands. Relationships and reciprocity have been replaced with quarrel and rift. Our villages have shrunk to our households. Our township, our borough and our commonwealth are...
Letter to the editor: Better ways to honor veterans
November being the month to honor veterans, it’s a good time to remember the sacrifices made by so many to preserve the rights and freedoms we enjoy as Americans. But how to honor these courageous people? Having parades, raising flags, holding solemn ceremonies? Sure, but perhaps the best way is...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Remembering old lessons post-election
Despite the instant analysis of the cable news talking heads, Tuesday’s off-year election was not so bad for Joe Biden. But once all the votes were counted, it was not without its lessons for both parties and the nation. And each lesson can be captured by a familiar cliche. History...
Sounding off: Gun violence is killing and traumatizing our kids
I’ve already lost my brother to gun violence. I refuse to lose my son, too, amid a surge of shootings that are killing, injuring and traumatizing our youth at a scale I’ve never seen. A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old son and his friends were pulling up to the Haunted...
Dr. Mona Gahunia: Don’t wait to vaccinate kids
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all children 5-11 receive the low-dose covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, clearing the way for shots to begin immediately. Yet a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study indicates that one-third of parents plan to take a wait-and-see approach for their...
Craig Garthwaite: If we want cures to diseases like covid, we should stop vilifying drug companies
Drugmaker Merck just shared stunning data on molnupiravir, an oral antiviral it developed to combat covid-19. In molnupiravir’s phase three clinical trial, it cut covid-19 patients’ risk of being hospitalized or dying by 50%. The company is now seeking emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. The medicine...
Letter to the editor: Biden to blame for high gas prices
The article “Don’t expect to see a price break at the pump anytime soon in Western Pa.” (Oct. 22, TribLIVE) blames high gas prices on high demand, things going on in Europe and other things. Why don’t you people print the truth? Gas prices started to climb after President Biden...
Letter to the editor: Pa. GOP should stop wasting taxpayers’ money
President Trump lost the election. Get over it. No fraud, no stolen election. Pennsylvania Republicans, quit wasting my tax dollars on your idiotic probe of the election. Francois Vukosic Bridgeville...
Letter to the editor: Democrats don’t understand concept of melting pot
President Biden and the Democrats have our Founding Fathers spinning in their graves. This new crew does not seem to understand America’s historic melting pot strength. Opening our borders waters down our melting pot. Our common language (English) lets us cross state lines without the need of an interpreter for...
Editorial: High tech hall passes are smart solution
Not all hall passes look alike. In some schools, they are slips of paper that detail exactly where a student is allowed to go, at what time and why. In others, they are physical objects — sometimes comically large or obvious — that not only tell other staff members the...
Letter to the editor: Turnpike interchange will destroy picturesque Penn Township area
Regarding the article “Long-awaited Pa. Turnpike interchange in Penn Township set to become a reality” (Oct. 28, TribLIVE): I have lived in Penn Township since 1987. I have seen many changes in the community as well as significant tax increases. This includes new well pads placed near residential areas and...
S.E. Cupp: Joe Biden, the placeholder president
The headlines as of late have not been great for President Biden. “There’s no magic in the Oval Office right now,” says one, quoting a Senate Democrat. “Joe Biden ‘Asleep’ at Climate Summit Sparks Wave of Criticism and Sympathy,” reads another. And finally, there’s this: “Poll shows Democrats want to...
John Stossel: We need choosier military spending
We’re out of Afghanistan. Good. We should have gotten out before. Our involvement there was America’s longest war, longer than the Civil War, World War I and World War II combined. We accomplished little good and plenty of bad. Tens of thousands killed. A trillion dollars spent. Hawks say, “If...
Mona Charen: Why are we so awful to each other?
On Saturday morning, as I was preparing to head to our basement to use the stationary bike, I smelled something. Opening the basement door, I saw something no one ever welcomes on the floors of their homes — running water, ankle-high. Calling to my husband to get the wet/dry vac,...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Fear the great unspoken engine of American history
Maybe white students deserve more credit than they get. Maybe — apologies to The Who — the kids are all right. Leo Glazé seems to think so, based on a tweet I chanced upon last week. In it, he described himself as an educator who has spent his career in...
Letter to the editor: College may not be good investment
Many parents are finding out that spending $30,000 to $60,000 a year for a college degree, with classes taught by $100,000-plus-a-year professors, that results in their kids getting a job that only pays $20,000 a year after they graduate, is not a good investment. Then the parents find out they...
Letter to the editor: Keep the Steelers on the Sports page
Way to go, Tribune- Review. Printing a picture on Page 1 of the Steelers coach who makes $8 million a year is much more important than the trying times we are all going through now! Give us a break, please; that is what the Sports page is for. I never understood...
Letter to the editor: Democrats are killing comedy
Kliph Nesteroff’s commentary “Cancel culture has always been a problem for comedy” is, ironically, laughable. To equate the almost universal lockdown of any joke that doesn’t pass leftist muster with comedians of the past not being able to swear is ludicrous. Liberal hero Dave Chappelle got away with it. Name...
Letter to the editor: Taxpayers deserve accountability
I read the article “Pa. lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on private lawyers but often don’t reveal why” with sadness and frustration. It appears the system is set up to encourage corruption. Effective government must have transparency and accountability. We must challenge the practice of redacting. Pennsylvania voters deserve...
Lori Falce: Penn State penance, 10 years later
On Nov. 5, 2011, retired Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested for child sex abuse after a statewide investigating grand jury indicted him on 40 counts of various crimes. More would be added later. It was a moment that indelibly stained the university and fractured the alumni community...
Letter to the editor: I want my carbon cash back!
As the Senate wrestles with the budget reconciliation legislation that contains both social safety net and climate change segments, it appears that the Clean Energy Power Plan (CEPP) that was to be the primary answer to the climate crisis will not make the cut. But here’s the thing — we...
Letter to the editor: Pelosi understands her role as protector
Regarding David Scandrol’s letter “Has Pelosi read Constitution?”: Nancy Pelosi has read the Constitution and fully understands her role as speaker of the House in protecting our republic. “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime”? I’ll show you a man with over 65 years of deception, failed...
Laurels & lances: Election, sportsmanship and honor
Laurel: To having your say. The people turned out and made their wishes known. Because of that, there will be a lot of change in the area come January. Pittsburgh will have its first Black mayor in Democrat Ed Gainey, something not exactly surprising as the city hasn’t seated a...
Letter to the editor: Always bad news from Pittsburgh airport
Regarding the article “Pittsburgh airport’s $1.4B construction project cleared for takeoff; completion delayed to 2025” (Oct. 14, TribLIVE): Send in the clowns! Nothing generates more bad news stories than the Pittsburgh airport. I thought the correct evolutionary model was to reward good behavior and punish bad. Looks like the “visionaries”...
Letter to the editor: Great time to pull the plug
Anyone that dumped their dish or any other alternative paid television subscription because of high cost and selective programming may have installed their own antennae in order to watch local TV. Pittsburgh news programming coverage is time-competitive, with each station supplying repetitive news in order to fill the time allotted....
