Editorials category, Page 57

Editorial: Watch the spending, DA Ziccarelli

When you run for office, it’s all about selling yourself to the voters. You are the product, and the price is a ballot. But after you win, the job becomes only partially marketing. The rest of the time is spent doing the mundane work of the office you have taken:...
Laurels & lances: Hospital, classrooms and a diner

Laurel: To being proactive. As covid-19 numbers in Southwestern Pennsylvania swell with the spread of the omicron variant, UPMC Children’s is taking steps to address the impact on a growing demographic. The variant is contributing to rising cases among pediatric populations. UPMC Children’s already had one unit dedicated to coronavirus...
Editorial: Why can’t Westmoreland hire an elections director?

Greg McCloskey got a $5,000 bonus this week for running the Westmoreland County elections process. This was definitely money he earned. McCloskey already has his own job for the county as head of public works. That’s at least a full-time job doing things like making sure the county’s crews are...
Editorial: Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and how to say goodbye

Sports figures often are seen as role models — good or bad. In less than 48 hours, two former teammates showed both aspects. Not with what they did on the field, but with how they left it. Ben Roethlisberger’s tenure calling the plays and throwing the ball for the Pittsburgh...
Editorial: Bradford pears show how government policies can stink

Bradford pear trees are beautiful. They are delicate, with slim trunks and plentiful branches. Their flowers are a blizzard of snowflake blossoms. Their glossy dark green leaves turn to warm jewel tones in cold weather. But when it comes down to it, they stink — in more ways than one....
Editorial: New laws show common sense

In 2022, Pennsylvania has a number of new laws going into effect. Some are in response to calls for change from industry. Some are in response to gaps in service. Some are just blatant necessity. What is refreshing is the number of things that reflect cooperation from a body of...
Editorial: Legislating requires thinking several moves ahead

Chess is a game that demands more than just following the rules. To master its art, a player has to develop the ability to look beyond the move being made to the next step and the next and the next. To see how this move affects what happens down the...
Editorial: Same stuff, different year

If you had trouble telling the difference between 2020 and 2021, you aren’t alone. The last two years have been a stressful roller coaster of issues that have required almost constant attention. In 2020, it was the pandemic. It was politics with the presidential election. It was the annual census...
Laurels & Lances: The little highs and lows of 2021

The Laurels & Lances are where we laud or lambaste the kind of good and bad stories each week that don’t quite rise to the level of a full-blown editorial but still deserve to be called out for attention. January: The first laurel of the year went to two area...
Editorial: Nursing home residents deserve protection from sex offenders

On April 21, 1996, Megan’s Law went into effect in Pennsylvania. That made possible identifying sex offenders, keeping a registry of their location and notifying the community if someone with a record of sexual violence was living nearby. The law was named for Megan Kanka, 7, a New Jersey girl...
Editorial: Alcohol use increase is pandemic side effect

Stress can push people to do things that aren’t good for them. They can eat too much. Watch too much TV. They can gamble. Or they can abuse drugs or alcohol. The coronavirus pandemic is exactly the kind of stressor that can make people look for a source of comfort...
Editorial: Departing officeholders leave challenge for new public servants

In Pennsylvania, general elections are held in November. It is done by law, as the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month is named in the U.S. constitution for federal elections and it seemed to make sense to keep it there for the other years. The timing of elections...
Editorial: The opinions of 2021

The editorial is not a 10- to 15-inch space where a newspaper gets to let down its hair and loosen its belt and change the rules that apply to the rest of its coverage. In a news story, the reporters uncover the story and track down the details. The editors...
Editorial: Wolf’s school book veto was political

Gov. Tom Wolf should put away his veto pen. The governor is getting a little too comfortable killing legislation with his signature. He has used it more than any other Pennsylvania leader in 40 years with 53 notches in his belt and another year in his term. He did it...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

In September 1897, a letter in the handwriting of a child arrived at The New York Sun. Upon its receipt, the editor summoned Francis P. Church, an editorial writer. “Here,” he said, “take this letter and write a reply to it.” Church, somewhat disgruntled over what he considered to be...
‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’

As we do every year on Christmas Eve, we offer you this gift to share with the ones you love: Clement C. Moore’s classic poem about Santa. ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung...

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