Opinion category, Page 466
Letter to the editor: Reelect Peck as district attorney
Please reelect John Peck for district attorney. I believe he is the best candidate for such an important position. He has proven for the last 40 years that he is dedicated to keeping our community safe and criminals off the streets. As I look back at Peck’s 40 years in...
Lori Falce: Board games and learning to lose
Oh, the agony of defeat. No one likes to lose, but it’s an important life skill everyone has to pick up along the way. You can’t learn to walk without struggling to keep your balance and winding up on your butt now and then. Every chess grandmaster earned his rank...
Letter to the editor: Norwin board needs change
Norwin School District needs leaders on its school board who will lead by example and from the front like Christine Baverso, Alex Detschelt, Shawna Ilagan and Ray Kocak. We need leaders like these who support parent engagement and parents’ choice; leaders who are not afraid to fight for our children;...
Letter to the editor: Also counting her blessings
I read the letter from John R. Morrow, “Count your blessings” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE). Everything he said is the truth, and we should all remember to count our blessings. I am 90 years old and have it posted on my fridge to remind me every day of my blessings. Bernice...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of our country, step by step
I’m amazed how few people realize or will admit what elected Democrats are doing to our once great country. They sing with one voice against voter ID, want sanctuary states and cities to protect illegal immigrant criminals from deportation while defunding the police, support amnesty for Dreamers and illegals leading...
Laurels & lances: Stepping down, stepping up, flying high
Laurel: To announcing a departure. U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills, announced Monday that he will finish his term, which runs through 2022, but not seek reelection in the midterms. “I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation,” he said. It would be nice...
Letter to the editor: Domestic violence message applauded
Your editorial ”Let’s talk about domestic violence” (Oct. 13, TribLIVE) is one of the best and most needed commentaries you have delivered to your readers. It is especially meaningful in that it addresses the gamut of abuses that are committed by maladjusted or undeveloped individuals who are unable to interact...
Letter to the editor: Don’t let anything stop you from voting
As we approach Election Day, please don’t let all the madness and disinformation that is going around dismay you. If you are legally registered to vote in your area, do so. If you planned on voting by mail-in ballot, do so. The machines are untouchable by Wi-Fi, internet or phones,...
Editorial: Building bridges to overcome hatred
A summit meeting is usually something seen between warring nations — or at least tense nations that could erupt into attack mode at the drop of a hat. Summit meetings are a way to broker a peace or defuse hostilities. We seldom think of them as something that happens in...
Letter to the editor: Covid misinformation dangerous
George Silowash (”I don’t trust this covid vaccine,” Oct. 9, TribLIVE) begins his letter by saying “I consider” covid vaccines experimental. May I begin mine by saying “I consider” his rhetoric to be dangerous and irresponsible? Where is the M.D. after his name? We are in a worldwide emergency. The...
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis and Britnee Weatherspoon: Time to invest in schools’ environmental health
The back-to-school news cycle has been dominated by the coronavirus delta variant and its impact on school districts, students and families, transportation woes, and the effects of last year’s pandemic-related shifts in learning. The report, “State of Environmental Health in Pennsylvania Schools,” released by Pittsburgh nonprofit Women for a Healthy...
Letter to the editor: Parklet sale slap in face to those who worked to create it
I concur with Marco Sylvania’s letter “Questions about Greensburg parklet sale” (Oct. 12, TribLIVE). Did anyone truly look into this, or was it just easier to sell it? It is extraordinary to me that land sold for $18,000 in the mid-1980s, then updated with more than $20,000, could be so...
Editorial: School boards can defuse tension by following rules
Public schools don’t just teach the rules. They have to follow them, too. School districts have to fall in line with federal requirements regarding students with disabilities and equal opportunity for male and female sports teams. They have to measure up to state Department of Education demands about curriculum and...
Letter to the editor: Natural gas saves Pa. residents thousands
Pennsylvania homeowners, small businesses and manufacturers are realizing significant energy savings thanks to natural gas safely and responsibly produced across our region, key facts that were overlooked in the editorial “Why do Pennsylvanians pay higher price for energy?” (Oct. 3, TribLIVE). Natural gas is not priced globally, and therefore varies...
Pat Buchanan: Nationalism to confront globalism in Glasgow
“Extraordinary, isn’t it? I’ve been hearing all about COP,” said the queen to the duchess of Cornwall. “Still don’t know who is coming. … We only know about people who are not coming. … It’s really irritating when they talk but they don’t do.” Queen Elizabeth II was expressing her...
Jonah Goldberg: The trouble with ‘Build Back Better’ is no one really wants to pay for it
Here is a very basic fact: People tend to like getting stuff for free. Ask most people, “Do you want a fancy new Mercedes?” and they’ll likely respond, “Yes.” But ask them to pay full price for it and demand drops dramatically. Hold that thought. Sen. Bernie Sanders is very...
Editorial: Taxpayers and the school funding house of cards
Burrell School District is losing out on $403,000 in tax money because of one large property owner’s appeal. Arconic has negotiated a lower assessment for its property in Upper Burrell because it just isn’t worth what it once was. School district legal counsel Anthony Giglio of Andrews & Price in...
Letter to the editor: Social Security raise not enough
The Social Security raise is off by a fraction. Considering what I heard and read. Even though the increase is to be the largest in years, it has not kept up with inflation for years. When I heard about the increase, I thought of minimum wage and what a debacle...
Letter to the editor: Audit is not about integrity
In his letter “Audit’s goal is to maintain election integrity” (Oct. 1, TribLIVE), Tom Portante insists audit information being demanded by GOP state legislators from 9 million Pennsylvanians who voted in last year’s election, including names, addresses, birth dates, voting records and driver’s license and Social Security numbers, to turn...
Letter to the editor: The 5 stages of liberalism
How nice of letter-writer Kristin A. Shrump-Bugay (“The 7 stages of covid,” Oct. 1, TribLIVE) to “educate ” us all about “the plague.” Because I believe her letter was filled with half-truths and insults, as liberals’ letters usually are, I proudly present the five stages of liberalism: 1. Arrogantly announce...
Tom Purcell: Shouldn’t America be happier?
Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren’t more Americans happy? According to World Population Review, the 2021 World Happiness Report ranks America as the 19th happiest out of 146 countries. The report bases happiness on six categories, including gross domestic product (GDP), social support, life expectancy, generosity,...
Ron Klink: Let’s rebuild infrastructure and reduce carbon emissions
As Democratic leaders in Congress work to pass President Biden’s $3.5 trillion investment to expand social programs, dozens of House Republican centrists who support the separate $1.2 trillion roads and rails bill are coming under political pressure. We must not lose sight of the single largest bridge investment since the...
Letter to the editor: OK to fly flag upside down — we’re in distress
I take exception to Bill Marx’s letter “Flying flag upside down is disrespectful” (Oct. 10, TribLIVE). Flying the flag upside down means that a person is in extreme danger, with threats to life, limb or property. There’s no way it’s disrespectful. It shows that our government now has taken so...
Letter to the editor: Keeping kids first in Norwin
Dear Norwin community, I am a proud parent and school board member of the Norwin School District. As a current school director, I want to take the opportunity to ensure this continues. Ultimately, we are in the kid business, and we must elect board members who are student centered. These...
Editorial: Ballot drop boxes make voting easier
For the past three years, how Pennsylvanians vote has been discussed in committees, debated on the floor of the Legislature and taken into court. It’s been just as hot a topic on television, in corner bars and at the dinner table. A big part of that has been about no-excuse...
