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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,...
Laurels & lances: Stay sober & pay up
Laurel: To recognizing a reality. Not everyone drinks alcohol or indulges in other substances. Some people don’t drink because they’re in recovery from alcoholism or other substance abuse. Some people can’t drink because of a medical condition, like pregnancy, diabetes or liver disease. Some may have an emotional or psychological...
Letter to the editor: We deserve greatness, not chaos
There is only chaos with Donald Trump’s candidacy. His entire life has been nothing but. The majority of Americans agree, as shown by the popular vote in 2016 and 2020. It will be shown again in 2024. Personally, I have always voted for the party platform, for ideas that help...
Charles Mitchell: Shapiro failed on school choice — again. There’s hope despite him
The state budget is finally done, but Pennsylvania families should be angry. That’s the most important takeaway from the budget that Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers passed this month. Last year, Shapiro failed our most vulnerable kids by vetoing his promise to enact Lifeline Scholarships, which would have saved...
Rev. Erik Hoeke: Climate action is a moral imperative
Climate change is one of many significant moral challenges we face today as a nation, requiring a committed response. The social principles of my own faith tradition, the United Methodist Church, express moral imperatives to address climate change, protect the most vulnerable in society and promote human health. Humans have...
Letter to the editor: Where is the evidence of Trump’s lies?
The letter “Trump doesn’t have qualities needed to serve common good” (July 19, TribLive) mentions that Donald Trump spread a “litany of lies and distortions“ without offering one example or one fact to back up these claims. Not one. How are we supposed to take the writer of this letter...
Editorial: Football season comes early with Steelers training camp
Football season doesn’t mean the same thing in the Latrobe area that it does in Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh, football season is a fall phenomenon. It is tailgating and Sunday afternoons, Monday nights and powering through games sometimes cold enough to freeze a Terrible Towel. It is months of fans living...
Letter to the editor: Democracy or hypocrisy?
If you are a viewer of MSNBC, CNN or one of the other major networks, you have been told ad nauseam that our “democracy” is at stake. On June 27, the first presidential debate was held between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It was evident that night that what was...
Letter to the editor: Republicans’ violence
In a healthy society, politicians wouldn’t be targeted with violence. No one would. Anyone who openly advocates violence — against protesters, political rivals, his own vice president, a legislature and more — would be ineligible for public office. A party that condemns violence against their candidate and supporters would condemn...
Jonah Goldberg: Is replacing President Biden as his party’s nominee an attack on democracy? Hardly.
Alas, the coronation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee is complete. Democrats are surprisingly ecstatic with the decision, and Republicans, or at least the Trump campaign, are very cross about it, complaining that democracy has been subverted. This is something of a reversal, given that Republicans argued Biden was...
Solomon D. Stevens: When our politics turns apocalyptic, we all lose
The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was terrible and a stain on our republic. In our government, “we the people” are responsible for choosing our leaders. No individual has the right to take that away. But, as wrong as the assassination attempt was (and it was wrong), it is essential...
Jeff Coleman: Trust elections and good neighbors
It was 1986 when a presidential election first captured my imagination — the contest between incumbent Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and challenger Corazon Aquino. As an 11-year-old American living in the Philippines, for me it was the ultimate master class in democracy. Marcos risked his dictatorship by declaring a snap...
Letter to the editor: Harris as president Dems’ death wish
Kamala Harris for president? Does the Democratic Party have a death wish? She has been in charge of President Biden’s disastrous failed border/immigration policy since 2021. ’Nuff said? Gerald Schiller Penn Hills...
