Editorial: Stability matters for Pittsburgh police leadership
Pittsburgh needs stability at the top of its police bureau. The question is how to get it. For much of the past several years, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has operated under a cloud of uncertainty concerning its chiefs. Scott Schubert retired after a three-decade career with the department. A...
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Trump’s action in Venezuela — gunboat diplomacy on steroids
Like his domestic policy that seeks to roll back the civil rights revolution and other 21st-century advances, President Donald Trump’s imperialist foreign policy is invoking the kind of unilateral approach that marked an earlier era. That’s the bottom line on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and his threats...
Russell Jeung: Deaths of Asian immigrants in ICE custody reveal a community under threat
More than 30 people died while being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, marking it as the deadliest year for those held in custody by the agency in two decades. At least five of the detainees who died were Asian nationals: Chaofeng Ge, Nhon Ngoc Nguyen, Tien Xuan...
Sheldon Jacobson: Football teams that squander great start are the exception, not the rule
The NFL playoff picture has been set. Fourteen teams are preparing to battle for a spot in Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara on Feb. 8. Then there are 18 teams that will have an early off-season, each hoping that this year could have been different. One tipped pass, one...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Remember Jan. 6 — the unvarnished truth
When the Class of 1942 graduated from Braddock High School, each student was given a handful of calling cards that included the student’s name and the words “Remember Pearl Harbor” printed across the bottom. These high school graduates were living in a scary time on high alert. That motto about...
S.E. Cupp: Trump’s ‘America First’ is now just imperialism
In early 2025, before Donald Trump was even sworn into office, he sent a plane with his name in giant letters on it to Nuuk, Greenland, where his son, Don Jr., and other MAGA allies preened for cameras and stomped around the mineral-rich Danish territory that Trump had been casually...
Rep. Mandy Steele: Listen to teachers — restrict cellphones in schools
In a 2024 poll conducted by the National Education Association, 90% of teachers said students should be required to put their phones away during instructional time, while 75% believe phones should be off-limits for the entire school day. Teachers cited several concerns, including impacts on student learning, mental health, safety...
Philip Martell: The significance of Greenland
In American life, Greenland feels distant, an icy expanse far removed from daily routines in Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the continental United States. But in national security terms, Greenland is anything but remote. It sits on the front line of America’s homeland defense, and how the United States approaches Greenland...
Letter to the editor: Why the turnpike toll hike?
A 4% Pennsylvania Turnpike rate increase as of Jan. 1. How is it that the Ohio Turnpike can charge only about $0.09 per mile and New York about $0.045 per mile with E-ZPass while Pennsylvania charges about $0.18 per mile with E-ZPass? Pennsylvania is about $0.35 per mile without E-ZPass...
Letter to the editor: Those who use the most electricity should pay more
Pennsylvania residents are being told that rising electricity costs are partly driven by the massive power demands of data centers and other high-volume users. If that is true, then the way electricity is priced needs to change. Under the current flat per-kilowatt-hour rate, households and small businesses that conserve energy...
Editorial: What does Pennsylvania’s 2026 governor’s race tell us?
If you want a measure of where 2026 will take Pennsylvania politically, this week has been a great yardstick. Gov. Josh Shapiro formally launched his reelection bid with events on opposite ends of the state, beginning in the Pittsburgh region and closing in Philadelphia. At the same time, Republicans learned...
Letter to the editor: Resolutions for 2026
As a terminally diagnosed ALS patient unlikely to see the end of 2026, I offer the following New Year’s resolutions from the wisdom and experience of my 64 years of life. First, lose weight. Whatever is weighing you down — envy, jealousy, grudges, past hurts, guilt — lose it! Shed...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 5....
Letter to the editor: The kick that deserves a name — the Amen Play
Not since the Immaculate Reception has a single play in a Steelers game earned the right to be named. Start with the odds. Chris Boswell misses an extra point roughly once in 100 tries. Tyler Loop — a rookie, but highly accurate — misses only about one in 10 field-goal...
Letter to the editor: We Are Penn State — or not!
Penn State’s closing of seven commonwealth campuses because of declining enrollments is its own fault. However, it fails to acknowledge its camouflaged complicity in that decline. University Park is the gatekeeper for all campuses. It favors student placement at University Park to increase revenue to support its own growth. Since...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 5
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 5....
Andreas Kluth: Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela
Possibly, just possibly, Donald Trump just scored a foreign-policy success that could define his legacy. By striking Venezuela and whisking away Nicolás Maduro (along with Maduro’s wife), the president removed a patently illegitimate dictator and, in theory, opened the door for a wretched nation to return to democracy and stability....
Letter to the editor: Nuclear is the answer
Regarding the letter “We must focus on renewable energy sources” (Dec. 29, TribLive): You’re right — climate change is a massive threat, risking water shortages, food crises and global tensions. That’s exactly why nuclear is the slam-dunk solution you’re overlooking. Worried about “enormous” environmental risks and water contamination? Nuclear’s lifecycle...
Lori Falce: Keeping our eyes up after ICE shooting
On Wednesday, a woman was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. Video of the encounter has raised questions about the government’s claim the shooting was an act of self-defense and its subsequent description of the woman as a domestic terrorist. I did not know Renee...
Laurels & lances: Showing up & holding out
Laurel: To a good trend. Scott Township is expanding its police department with a new hire. This one will not be a police officer. It will be a social worker. The department looks to add the employee by summer. The goal is a full-time position to augment response to cases...
Letter to the editor: Thank a law enforcement officer today
Law enforcement officers are often seen only through the lens of the uniform they wear. Before the badge is pinned on and the shift begins, they’re people just like everyone else. They wake up early, tie their shoes and drink coffee before heading out the door. The difference is that...
John S. Brenner: A call for civility
As we mark the fifth anniversary of the insurrection that took place Jan. 6, 2021, let us pause and reflect, not just on the unnecessary events which unfolded and included the worst kind of political violence, but also ask ourselves how we’ve grown from it. Our civil discourse has become...
Jonah Goldberg: Zohran Mamdani’s call for warm ‘collectivism’ is dead on arrival
The day before the Trump administration captured and extradited Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, many on the right (including yours truly) had a field day mocking something the newly minted mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, said during his inaugural address. The proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America...
Letter to the editor: Trump continues to show his cruel side
Rather than promoting compassion like other presidents, President Donald Trump chose to post an ugly rant regarding the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner as being caused by “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” illustrating his self-obsessed persona. Nothing is sacred with this guy. Nobody should have respect for him because it seems...
Letter to the editor: Deluzio ‘doesn’t get it’ on Venezuela
In his Jan. 3 statement concerning our two-hour military/justice action in Venezuela, Congressman Chris Deluzio touts his Navy and Iraq experience as the lead-in sentence. He also states that “young people” should not participate in our actions in Venezuela. And that our military action is unconstitutional. Then he states that...
