Opinion category, Page 147
Letter to the editor: Mon Valley memories
I have fond memories of growing up in the Mon Valley. Homestead, Braddock, Duquesne and McKeesport were bustling, vibrant city areas. There were many stores and shoppers. Not everyone worked in the steel mills. Some were bricklayers, bus mechanics, backhoe drivers, insurance salesmen. There was a widow with several children....
Letter to the editor: Prevailing wage laws hurt taxpayers, schools
Public school construction and renovation costs are a hot topic that leaves many asking who should pay and how. Most taxpayers get angry when raising school property taxes is mentioned, and rightfully so. So how did we get here? Prior to 2016, schools applied to PlanCon (the Pennsylvania Department of...
Letter to the editor: Why don’t we better protect our presidents, candidates?
How many times have we heard the same refrain from a U.S. president, federal officials serving in the Secret Service, FBI and Central Intelligence Agency, and news media pundits after a president or presidential candidate has been assassinated or wounded in assassination attempt? There have been multiple attempts to assassinate...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 29
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 29....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 29
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 29....
Letter to the editor: Vandergrift community must step up to make center a reality
We should be very saddened that the proposed community center in Vandergrift has been temporarily suspended due to lack of commitment from the Kiski Valley community. We have asked many residents and business and church leaders to step up as board members, but to no avail. The consensus of the...
Letter to the editor: Harris will protect our freedoms
As a proud Army veteran, I believe our country faces unprecedented threats to our democracy. We need a leader who can stand up and fight for our basic values, and that leader is Kamala Harris. Like veterans, Harris is deeply committed to defending our freedoms. From voting rights to protecting...
Letter to the editor: Hamilton situation an outrage
Enough is enough! As a hard-working, taxpaying citizen of Westmoreland County, I am outraged and angered by the Sherry Magretti Hamilton debacle. Her level of arrogance and self-entitlement and total lack of self-accountability is totally unacceptable and a huge slap in the face to all county residents who work hard...
Editorial: Olympics challenge us all to do better
Every year, the world has a chance to be better for a few days. Right now, more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries have gathered in France for the Olympic Games. They will compete in 329 events over 32 sports. There are the classics such as running and cycling. There...
Letter to the editor: Simple fix for Secret Service
I have watched many “experts” give their opinions as to what went wrong at the Butler Farm Show rally that resulted in the attack on President Trump. Everybody from Secret Service agents, sheriffs, local police and even the Pennsylvania State Police commander had an opinion. I realize I have different...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s dangerous rulings
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is not conducting its rulings in a nonpartisan manner, and it’s hurting all our citizens. These rulings have gutted gun safety rights, voting rights, reproductive rights and our right to clean air and water. It reduced our ability to fight fraud and...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Now it’s the Democrats who are energized
When Frank Sinatra sang, “You’re riding high in April, shot down in May” — a lyric from his 1966 hit song “That’s Life” — he was describing the sudden ups and downs of life. In politics, as we have seen in the past few weeks, fortunes can change even faster...
Counterpoint: Bad policies, not gender, will cost Kamala Harris the presidency
Now that Vice President Kamala Harris is heir-apparent for the Democratic presidential nomination (chosen by party elites without a democratic process from her party’s voters), the next step we’ll see from the left is whipping out the women’s card. We’ve seen this in numerous other races, including with former presidential...
Letter to the editor: Irresponsible, dishonorable officials like Cheatle should all resign
Based on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s testimony to Congress, it is obviously time to drain the swamp. She is just one of thousands of incompetents who live off the taxpayer dollar and have no respect for the public. They have no sense of responsibility or honor. Elected officials who...
Sounding off: Politics at top of readers’ minds
Economy top issue for voters Many Americans are struggling to feed families and put gas in cars. “It’s the economy, stupid” says it all! That phrase was coined by James Carville for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. Today, President Biden supporters tell us Bidenomics is working and things are just fine....
Letter to the editor: We can’t trust McCormick
David McCormick is pitching himself as a Pennsylvania “job creator” who we can trust to lead us. But I believe we can’t trust him because he is lying. A steady stream of reports have uncovered the truth: McCormick has a long record of killing American jobs. Now, we’ve learned McCormick...
Editorial: How will Butler rally change the way candidates campaign?
Former president Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania. On Friday, it was announced the Republican presidential nominee would campaign Wednesday at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg. It is another sign things are returning to normal after the July 13 campaign rally in Butler. Gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, of Bethel...
Letter to the editor: Uniform clearances help protect all children
“We make our own criminals, and their crimes are consistent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that people get the kind of political leadership they deserve. I think they also get the kinds of crimes and criminals they create.” These are quotes by Margaret Mead,...
Gary Franks: For now it’s Kamala Harris
Bad start. President Joe Biden gave his vice president only one major responsibility, and Congress has given the VP position only one ongoing major responsibility. In both regards, the grade for Vice President Kamala Harris is an F. The border crisis will undoubtedly go down in history as one of...
S.E. Cupp: Trump campaign’s panic at the disco with Harris
After what was, by all accounts, a resoundingly successful Republican National Convention, the party appears to be over for former President Donald Trump and the GOP. The weeks leading up to the RNC were good for Republicans. Very good. President Biden had suffered through an agonizing and, some would say,...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s attack dog
On July 8, a news conference was held to discuss President Biden’s health and his refusal to drop out of the race. Throughout the news conference, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy raised his hand and wiggled his fingers so as to be called on by Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre....
Letter to the editor: Do politicians’ lives have more worth than others?
Political violence? A dark day in America? What about the slaughter that has happened in our schools? Small children’s bodies torn apart by high-powered guns and ammunition. Do politicians’ lives mean more than the concertgoers in Las Vegas? The kids in Parkland, Uvalde, Sandy Hook, Columbine, etc.? The constant slaughter...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County’s property tax system inequitable
The article “$7 million estate offers old-world luxury in Fox Chapel” (July 12, TribLive) is similar to other news reports that give free marketing to home sellers while clearly demonstrating a property tax system that is archaic and fraught with inequities. A review of the Allegheny County Assessment Department lists...
Lori Falce: Do we call her Kamala or Harris?
Since President Joe Biden stepped out of the presidential race, first opening the door and then endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, there has been a segment of the population debating one critical question. Not the way the convention will work. Not who the running mate will be. What do we...
Letter to the editor: Before voting, think about what you stand for
Apparently, some folks are having a tough time deciding who to vote for in the upcoming election. Allow me to suggest some thoughts that might make it easier. If you haven’t noticed, crucial votes taken in Washington (gun control, abortion, climate change) usually end up decided along party lines. So,...
