Opinion category, Page 133
Letter to the editor: Trump was a failure on economy
It is extremely important that the press recalls and reports accurate facts on Donald Trump’s management of the economy, 2017 to 2021. • His tax cuts yielded $7.8 trillion in additional national debt. • Wealthy Americans paid a net lower tax rate than middle-income Americans. • Trump’s term ended with...
Paul Kengor: Yes, Ronald and Nancy Reagan adored one another
As many readers know, the new Reagan movie starring Dennis Quaid is based on one of my books on Ronald Reagan, “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.” The response has been extraordinary, with very high ratings by audience members. Predictably, not all reviews have been positive, especially...
Letter to the editor: Are women’s rights really being taken away?
I hear and read that women’s rights are going to be taken away because Roe v. Wade sent abortion decisions to the states. I actually think the move gives us more control because we can reflect the population we live in through our own legislators. My question to anyone making...
Letter to the editor: The real Trump Derangement Syndrome
I keep seeing letter-writers refer to “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) as the reason why other letter-writers hate Donald Trump. But how and why does TDS happen? Could it be that many people, including many non-MAGA conservatives, see through his piles of lies? Or his unending cruelty toward others? What about...
Editorial: Voters decide who won the debate
How do presidential candidates prepare for a debate? Former president and GOP nominee Donald Trump’s team claimed he didn’t do formal debate prep, but reports also say he sharpened his question-and-answer technique with the help of supporters such as Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard....
Letter to the editor: Think of the future when voting
For the past 7½ years, the extreme left Democratic Party, the D.C. swamp bureaucracy and its cohort mainstream media have continually attacked and weaponized government agencies to try to politically destroy President Donald Trump so they could stay in power and retain their jobs and incomes. It’s no wonder the...
Jonah Goldberg: The problem with Liz Cheney’s endorsement of Harris
Of all the living Republicans who have run on a presidential ticket, only two are publicly backing Donald Trump: Sarah Palin, the 2008 vice presidential candidate, and JD Vance, Trump’s current running mate. Everyone else is going a different way. Trump’s two-time running mate and vice president, Mike Pence, is...
Letter to the editor: Politicians want union money
The pols want the union money for their campaigns so they side with the union bosses. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Father Moineau deserves better
Father John Moineau, who has done so much good for our community, helping many young and old people find their faith, is now not even being recognized. It seems to me that our diocesan leaders are being disingenuous by discouraging prayers for such a positive role model in his fight...
Letter to the editor: Zelenak will advocate for constituents
Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in Pennsylvania. With over 49,000 farm families and more than 7.3 million acres of farmland, agriculture has helped create jobs, grow businesses, and provide food, fuel and fiber for the U.S. and countries around the world. Agriculture contributes $132.5 billion annually to Pennsylvania’s economy,...
Editorial: The indelible mark of Sept. 11, 2001
On Sept. 11, 2001, everyone woke up the same splintered, tribal people they were the night before. Americans were Democrats and Republicans. They were liberals and conservatives. They were Catholics and Jews, Methodists and Muslims, Californians and New Yorkers, Pittsburghers and Philadelphians. They aligned by job, by home, by alma...
Letter to the editor: No joy if Harris gets elected
I have lived through the last 14 presidents, and what I have learned over the last 60-some adult years is that you can’t believe what a politician tells you. You can only believe by witnessing what he or she has done or screwed up. Kamala Harris is starting to tell...
Letter to the editor: Backing a felon and the police?
Recently I’ve seen a phenomenon that strikes me as the height of left-brain/right-brain cognitive dissonance: A sign that says “I’m Voting For the Felon” right next to a sign that says: “Back the Police.” Amazing. What do the police think about that? I’m sure the person with those signs would...
SpearIt: Words matter — antisemitism vs. Islamophobia
The ongoing conflict in Palestine has put Muslim and Jewish people around the world on high alert for months now; people of both faiths fear that the events in the Middle East could incite widespread waves of racism and violence toward them. In popular discourse, the terms “antisemitism” and “Islamophobia”...
Cal Thomas: Questions for the Harris-Trump debate
As the disastrous (for Biden) Trump-Biden debate June 27 did not include any of my recommended questions, I offer ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis some questions they might consider asking Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in tonight’s face-off. For Harris: Some Republicans, including your opponent, have...
Letter to the editor: Presidential election a no-brainer
Our choice, America: a competent, sane, prosecutor or a “weird” convicted felon. It’s a no-brainer. Anthony Cortazzo Jr. Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: Safeguards in place for mail-in ballots
Regarding the letter “Who’s cross-checking the mail-in ballots?” (Sept. 4, TribLive): I am in no measure an election expert, but I believe ballot applications are issued by the board of elections in the county in which one resides. On the other hand, if one were to submit two ballots, that...
Letter to the editor: No-bid contracts bad for taxpayers
The article “$21.5M in upgrades proposed at Greater Latrobe high school campus” (Aug. 7, TribLive) noted the Greater Latrobe School Board was preparing to give out a $21.5 million no-bid contract to a multinational company. The district isn’t buying pom poms for the cheerleading squad; $21.5 million is an enormous...
Letter to the editor: Americans not top priority for Biden-Harris
So, as you can see over the past four years, you as Americans are the least of this administration’s worries. They’ve taken your tax dollars and bought food, medicine, housing, phones, transportation and soon probably homes with no downpayment for immigrants. You, your health, your family and your economy are...
Editorial: Are cellphone bans the right move for schools?
There are a lot of things kids shouldn’t be using in class. They shouldn’t have guns or knives or bullets. They shouldn’t have drugs or cigarettes or alcohol. They shouldn’t be bringing in anything that distracts from their learning or creates a hostile environment. Some schools have interpreted these ideas...
Letter to the editor: Fracking not way of the future
Between 2016 and 2023, Pennsylvania households paid 51% more for gas as exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged and companies enjoyed record profits. Fracking has not decreased gas prices. More fracking results in more violations affecting air and water — 81,289 since the process began in Pennsylvania. Independent studies,...
Letter to the editor: Expanding Supreme Court
Regarding the letter “We must expand Supreme Court to correct corruption” (Aug. 28, TribLive): When you write “we the governed,” I hope you understand that you are not speaking for all Americans, as in “we the people.” Your opinion of some of the recent SCOTUS decisions is held at best...
Jason W. Park: Lessons from Apalachee High School — gun rights, gun control, gun violence
On Sept. 4, 14-year-old Colt Gray armed himself with an AR-platform gun and shot and killed four individuals and wounded another nine at Apalachee High School near Winder, Ga. Is there a way that another senseless tragedy like this can be avoided? I decided to investigate mass shootings myself using...
Marc Champion: Netanyahu’s conflicts of interest are hurting Israel
There’s no job on earth less attractive than being a head of state forced to decide between cutting a hostage deal with terrorists that risks encouraging repetition or consigning innocents to be murdered. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows this dilemma better than anyone. To get a single soldier back...
T.J. Rooney: Shortsighted thinking threatens Pa. steelworkers
In recent weeks, there has been a surprising alignment between political rivals as the presidential candidates from both political parties have doubled down on their opposition to the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel. On Labor Day, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris publicly voiced her opposition,...
