Opinion category, Page 528
Letter to the editor: Where are parents of children crossing border?
Letter-writer Robert Supansic “Republican Party unrecognizable,” March 18, TribLIVE) wrote that “the party of ‘family values’ (Republicans) looks away when children are torn from their parents, sometimes with no hope of reunion.” I would like to ask him if he watches the news that shows children coming across the border...
Letter to the editor: Identity theft, scams cause grief
It’s a shame that we have to live in a world where identity theft and daily scams are common. Recently, I received a 1099-G from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania indicating that I was responsible for paying taxes on $10,600 of unemployment benefits that I supposedly applied for and received. I...
Editorial: A mental health clinic has to go somewhere
In a perfect world, our homes would have picket fences and pristine lawns. They would be in safe residential neighborhoods but just a short sidewalked stroll from a grocery store, a library and a good school. A garbage dump wouldn’t be anywhere near, nor would train tracks or the airport....
Letter to the editor: Muslims condemn violence
Eight people were shot to death at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area last month, raising fears that the crimes may have targeted people of Asian descent. Such an attack, race or gender based, serves no purpose other than to destroy the peace of a society and to bring...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Small wonder the church is shrinking
So, it seems the church is shrinking. The mosque and synagogue, too, for that matter. Not that this is breaking news. It has long been known that the numbers of Americans who belong to religious organizations are dwindling. But last week, that decline hit a milestone. For the first time...
Pat Buchanan: Joe Biden’s bid to remake America
If Joe Biden’s American Jobs Program, outlined in Pittsburgh, is enacted, then the federal government will take a great leap forward toward irreversible control of the destiny of the Republic. To finance this leap, to subsidize this giant stride toward socialism, U.S. corporations are to be forced to turn over...
Jonah Goldberg: Georgia election flap underscores our collective action problem
The Georgia debacle is a perfect example of the rolling collective action problem of our democracy. A collective action problem, simply put, is when there is a goal that would benefit everyone — in this case, confidence in our machinery of democracy — but the incentive structure for the individual...
Letter to the editor: Many voters want, need mail-in voting
I don’t know where Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew gets his idea that voters do not want mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots; another disputes that” ). There are many of us who are old, ill, frail or physically handicapped, or lack transportation,...
Letter to the editor: Little common sense in today’s politics
While growing up as a kid, my parents, teachers and most other adults preached and used the term ” common sense” as a means of explaining right from wrong. It was and still is a simple theory in itself. It forced you to put yourself in the position of the...
Letter to the editor: Steps we can take to stop gun violence
Sadly, as our country slowly returns to normalcy, it seems mass murders by white domestic terrorists have returned also. Lax gun purchase laws in Georgia allowed the shooter there to go out and purchase a gun as easily as buying a soda in a convenience store. Had there been a...
Editorial: Support your local restaurant — by following the rules
Eating in a restaurant can be a celebration. It can be a relief for an exhausted mom who has just done too much to think about cooking or washing dishes. It can just be a way to share a moment of friendship and relaxation while you share a pizza and...
Letter to the editor: Government price controls cause more harm than good
During this pandemic, many have complained about price gouging, where retailers raised prices on needed items in short supply. This often triggered government-mandated price controls. But when prices are held constant by government decree, needed items quickly vanish from shelves, causing shortages. Thus, most people don’t benefit from lower prices...
Letter to the editor: Republican disregard for constituents
Our Westmoreland County commissioners let us down when covid-19 hit. Instead of helping to deal with the virus, they followed the Republican Party lead and politicized a public health issue, not encouraging us to wear masks even though doing so saves lives. It has been reported that had we had...
Tom Purcell: Baseball strikes out on politics
You can’t escape politics anywhere now — not even in America’s once great pastime, baseball. A “pastime,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably.” Boy, did the Pittsburgh Pirates accomplish that for me most of my early life. Pirates radio broadcasts...
Editorial: A narrow law against spitting is not the remedy
You don’t need to spell everything out. Just because a law doesn’t specifically mention a given act doesn’t mean there is a loophole that makes it legal. Coerce someone into giving you their Bitcoin and you will face charges of theft or fraud. The fact Pennsylvania criminal statutes predate cryptocurrency...
Letter to the editor: Other countries aiming to take us down
President Biden says “America is back.” How true. America is now back to giving billions to countries that hate us and want to destroy us. We will go back to being energy dependent. While we are going “green,” other countries, our enemies who don’t care about emissions, will be ramping...
Letter to the editor: We’ll be glad to have another Republican president
To all you liberals out there, I hope you see what is happening to our country after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Democrats were going to “change America.” There have been so many changes in only two months of President Biden’s four-year term. They are putting illegal immigrants...
Letter to the editor: AP too biased
As a longtime subscriber to the Trib, I am concerned that it has veered far left in just the last few years. I don’t consider the Associated Press a journalistic news organization any longer, and think the Trib’s relationship to it should be terminated. AP’s use of inflammatory and unproven...
Letter to the editor: Immigration debacle
With current numbers of undocumented immigrants already surpassing last year’s total, calling President Biden’s immigration policy a debacle is certainly a fitting term. On his first day in office, Biden stopped the border wall construction and discarded the Migrant Protection Protocols agreed to by Mexico’s president that kept would-be migrants...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in ballots allow more voters to vote
I was disappointed to learn that Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew told a Pennsylvania Senate committee that his constituents want to eliminate no-excuse mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that,” March 23, TribLIVE). He claimed that 20,000 county residents were “potentially”...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 5....
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 5
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S.E. Cupp: To cover or not to cover Trump?
“Please stop covering the crazy stuff out Trump’s mouth (sic). The nightmare is over. Please #CNN, #NBC, #CBS, #ABC.” That’s just one of probably thousands of similar tweets in recent months imploring the media to just ignore the former president and, to invoke a Bush-era mantra, move on. I’m here...
Editorial: Following the local money of the American Rescue Plan
Imagine someone has left you some money. It’s a good chunk of change — maybe even 60% of your annual salary. But it comes with strings. You can’t use it to pay your bills and you can’t stick it in your savings account. Your dear departed uncle wanted you to...
Editorial: At Easter 2021, the rays of hope are bright
Easter is a celebration of resurrection. It is about the restoration of life, rising back from the dead. But resurrection isn’t just about the miracle of the holiday. It is also about bringing something back in other ways. A lost art can be reclaimed. A lost manuscript can be discovered...
