Opinion category, Page 533
Letter to the editor: Resist oligarchy with antitrust laws
We all know Punxsutawney Phil, the weather-predicting groundhog. Lesser known, there are many sage woodchucks all over the region, spanning all areas of expertise. Henrietta Woodchuck lives in the vacant lot behind the house here in Perry Hilltop. Her specialty is world politics and macroeconomics. It’s a popular double major...
Letter to the editor: 11 million illegal immigrants
For over a decade the accepted number of illegal immigrants living within our borders has been 11 million. This has been repeated by the liberal media and picked up and parroted by politicians and taken as gospel by those who can’t substantiate that on their own. We are told that...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets
On the issue of guns, John Kavanagh has a record unblemished by sanity. Indeed, a scroll through Vote Smart, the nonpartisan, nonprofit voter information clearinghouse, suggests the Arizona state lawmaker has never met a pro-gun measure he didn’t like. That includes bills authorizing concealed carry in public buildings, firearms sales...
Pat Buchanan: Why is Biden creating his own crises?
Our mainstream media largely ignored it, the world media did not. Ascending the stairs of Air Force One on Friday, to fly to Georgia, President Biden slipped and stumbled. Getting up, he slipped again and then fell. The scene was jolting and disquieting. Adversaries abroad will use it as a...
Letter to the editor: Thank Trump for expediting vaccine
While Joe Biden was hiding in his cellar during the pandemic, it was President Trump who initiated Operation Warp Speed. Please do not think that Biden had anything to do with expediting the vaccine. Give credit where it is due. Thank you, President Trump! Jim Meyer Jefferson Township, Butler County...
Letter to the editor: Head spinning from censorship
First it’s some Dr. Seuss books being racist and pulled off eBay and publication being stopped, then it’s “Walk a Mile in Their His Her Our Shoes” (“Blackburn Center’s ‘Walk a Mile’ event gets new name, goes virtual,” March 1, TribLIVE) — what the heck? All this censorship/inclusivity is making...
Editorial: Westmoreland’s treasure trove of historical documents deserve a safe home
The parchment is browning in places, with the careful calligraphy stroked thinly in some spots and boldly in others. Corners and flecks of the paper are missing, chipped away like flaking paint. The page is more than just an old letter. It is a thread in the tapestry of Pennsylvania’s...
Letter to the editor: Voters will remember GOP senators’ disgrace
The Republican senators who voted twice to find President Trump not guilty are a disgrace to our country. We will remember who you are in the next election. Because of your idol worship, you’ll not understand true justice at all. Remember, the godly care about justice and the rights of...
Letter to the editor: Ideas for election integrity
I believe the most important issue the Pennsylvania Legislature should deal with is election integrity. Without that, and along with open borders, you have no country. The following suggestions seem appropriate: • No ballots received (not postmarked) after midnight on Election Day will be counted. • Voters must be registered...
Letter to the editor: Honoring our park rangers
A park ranger is your friend. He is the embodiment of the law in the park. His presence keeps you safe. He enforces the rules and sees to it that others keep the rules, too. Our park is a better place because he is there. A ranger treats everyone with...
Letter to the editor: Illogical actions harming our country
Nothing is real anymore, and everything is illusory. We can’t have a border fence, but we can have a razor-wire fence around our Capitol. We have to wear masks and social distance, but we allow infected illegal immigrants to be caught and released back into society. We have a trillion...
Letter to the editor: Why we should hike minimum wage
An incremental raise in the minimum wage should be considered a payback to whatever was left of the foundation of our economy, since 70% of our economy is supported by the taxpayer. Remember, 70% of economic support comes from the taxpayer. As a result, the burden on the taxpayer placed...
Tom Purcell: Never save for a rainy day!
When I grew up in the 1970s, my father taught my sisters and me to “always save for a rainy day.” He was a child of the Depression, after all, one of the longest “rainy day” periods Americans have ever experienced. In 2021, however, America’s new national mantra appears to...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Accused Atlanta shooter’s ‘bad day’
He was having a bad day. So said Cherokee County Sheriff’s spokesman Jay Baker by way of explaining last week’s mass shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. The suspect, a 21-year-old white man whose name won’t be used here, is said to have told police he suffers a sex addiction...
Letter to the editor: Words can’t hurt us
It all started about a year ago. People began wearing masks in their cars driving alone. Many workers were required to wear masks during their whole shift. I absolutely believe that breathing in your own unfiltered, recycled air is causing some people to develop psychological problems. Then this issue began:...
Letter to the editor: Nowhere to hide from dangers of fracking
How much does the average Pennsylvania resident know about the fracking industry and the resulting health detriments it causes? The article “Fractured: Harmful chemicals and unknowns haunt Pennsylvanians surrounded by fracking” in Environmental Health News, about a Washington County family, is a must-read for those who have not been following...
Editorial: A Pitt/CMU center to study extremist hate is smart step to stopping it
Much as we might like the message of a million romantic movies and very special television episodes, love does not always conquer all. It should. But it doesn’t. Sometimes hate wins. We know this. Deadly attacks have dotted the country for years. While the violence and the loss of life...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s grift keeps on grifting
It is very strange that so many people are still entranced by President Trump. At least a year ago, he began complaining that the election was going to be rigged. He continues that fanciful story even today. Not a shred of evidence of election fraud has been presented in over...
Letter to the editor: When conservatives get ‘woke’
What happens when conservatives get “woke”? I believe the next four years will awaken conservatives, if they’re not already, and force them to stop sitting on their hands. For most, though, they prefer prayer to activism. Like a CIA false-flag op, unfounded accusations and hateful identity politics awakened and manipulated...
Letter to the editor: For the People Act bad for democracy
I must vigorously disagree with letter- writer Carole Briggs (“We should make voting easier, not harder,” March 16, TribLIVE) and her support of House Resolution 1. This bill is full of legislation that will cement many of this past election’s questionable voting practices such as mail-in voting, no voter ID, counting...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 22
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 22....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 22
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 22....
S.E. Cupp: Andrew Cuomo dusts off Bill Clinton’s abuse playbook
The case against Andrew Cuomo just keeps getting worse. There are now seven women who have accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate touching. According to an attorney for one of his accusers, there are more to come. New York lawmakers, including both U.S. senators, have called for him to...
Letter to the editor: Why are others getting second shot before seniors get first?
I am so tired of hearing about people worried about their second covid vaccine. What about us senior citizens with health issues who can’t get the first shot? Don’t we count? I think it’s only fair that we should get one before second doses are handed out. It’s a joke...
Letter to the editor: Term limits can help bring unity
I just made my very first donation to a political cause. In a previous letter to the editor I cautioned that donations to political parties only fuel the partisan divide. My opinion has not changed, but this recent donation was made to support the fast-growing national movement to initiate term...
