Letter to the editor: People rely on the post office
I was so heartened to read your article on a Manor resident nearly losing money in a lottery scam recently (“Manor resident nearly loses money in lottery scam,” March 9, TribLive). A bank transaction was stopped before any funds were lost. It is a wonderful example of the spirit and...
Letter to the editor: What we get for our taxes
The writer of the letter “Finland, Norway more attractive than U.S.” (March 25, TribLive) makes a point well worth repeating. Writing of his daughter living in Finland, he notes, “Sure taxes are higher (there), but a small price to pay for so many benefits … .” He notes that in...
Letter to the editor: We need a free press now more than ever
It would seem that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and our esteemed president slept through American history. Their abhorrent threats to the rights of a free press to report on a war of choice is a dangerous step on the road to totalitarianism. Our third...
Letter to the editor: A Democratic president would be disastrous
As someone who voted for Donald Trump twice, I have to say I am bothered by some of his policies and rhetoric. I have deep concerns about some ICE actions, as well as the Iran war. But my uncertainty is subordinated to my deep conviction a Democratic president would be...
Letter to the editor: Democrats need to put Americans first
When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. When you find yourself out of money, stop spending. That is common sense. The government is out of funds, yet Democrats want massive spending commitments before approving funding. Affordable Care Act health benefits and subsidies for immigrants is the major issue....
Paul Kengor: Donald Trump — Hollywood’s strange savior
“The Hollywood industry is dying,” says “Saturday Night Live” great Dana Carvey. “The amount of productions is dying. … They have to do something so more production comes back.” That includes, Carvey noted, competing with foreign countries. The 61-year-old actor/comedian was speaking to fellow “SNL” alum David Spade, who was...
Jason Gagorik: National help needed to fight cybercrime
Picture a burglar who never sets foot in Whitehall. The miscreant doesn’t cruise our neighborhoods or test car doors under the cover of darkness, nor do they care about patrol routes or municipal boundaries. Instead, the thief sits behind a keyboard — perhaps overseas — targeting our residents with spoofed...
Jonah Goldberg: Team Trump had to start a war to learn how the global economy works
Early Monday , financial markets surged when President Donald Trump claimed there had been productive talks with Iran about ending the war. Therefore, he backed off a vow to bomb Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t reopened by Monday evening. Iran denies any such talks actually took...
Letter to the editor: Questions for Trump
Why did Kristi Noem spend $220 million on TV commercials? Who authorized this? This money could have been used to pay the TSA workers. Why aren’t they getting paid? Why are our senators getting paid and other workers are not? How did President Trump figure out that Iran would bomb...
Letter to the editor: America no longer shouldering allies’ burden
In his column “Trump’s Goodwill Bank is empty” (March 20, TribLive), Joseph Sabino Mistick, acting like a sufferer of TDS, claims President Trump has nothing left in his goodwill account and European leaders are aware it’s a one-way street and they can no longer count on the U.S. the way...
Editorial: This isn’t gallows humor
Drive down Uschak Road in Derry Township, and a wooden shape can loom from a front lawn. It rises high and thin, with a dangling rope knotted in a loop. It isn’t a flagpole. It is a gallows. No one put it there as a threat. Bryan Piper put it...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s war plans
To all MAGA suffering from TDS (Trump Delusional Syndrome), it’s war! Time to find a lifeboat. Your captain, Donald Trump, was daydreaming about Greenland and NATO, and the S.S. America struck an iceberg in the Strait of Hormuz. But fear not. What if I was to tell MAGA your stable...
Noah Feldman: A judge’s vulgar dissent is a loss for everyone
A recent opinion by a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a contender for the most vulgar piece of judicial writing in the 300-plus-year history of recorded judicial decisions in the English language. The opinion in Olympus Spa v. Andretti — a dissent from...
Cal Thomas: Sending in the clowns
Even someone with a rudimentary understanding of economics should know that, if you tax a business or individual beyond their level of tolerance, they will pack up and leave the state for one with lower or no state income tax. Unfortunately, one can’t escape the long arm of federal taxes....
Letter to the editor: Thanking unsung heroes who save lives
I would be remiss if I did not thank our “unsung heroes” — North Huntingdon Township EMS/Rescue 8, on behalf of my brother, Tom Arendas, who passed away Jan. 30. Tom was one of the first two people to receive his EMS certification for the service in 1974. He was...
Letter to the editor: U.S. could learn from Finland
The letter “Why do millions want to come to U.S.?” (March 7, TribLive) written in response to the letter “Finland, Norway more attractive than U.S.” (Feb. 25, TribLive) misses the point : It argues with something the original letter never said. Pointing out that other democracies sometimes do things better...
Editorial: Teen suicide prevention requires early intervention
There are some injuries where you have to wait to respond. You can’t put a cast on a leg before it breaks. You can’t give chemotherapy before someone has cancer. Taking out an appendix proactively is not only useless, but it’s also wrong. Then there are the ones that require...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Global oil crisis once again makes the case for renewable energy
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House and introduced an ambitious solar strategy to Congress. This came on the heels of the oil shocks of the 1970s caused first by the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Arab states and then the Iranian Revolution —...
Pat Browne: New tax credit will help working Pennsylvanians
As someone who served as a legislator in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly for nearly three decades, I was part of many conversations that revolved around our commonwealth’s tax system and the policies we could advance to help Pennsylvanians who are most in need. The challenge that has existed for more than...
Letter to the editor: Trump is responsible for state of country
Wow! Look at where we are now. President Trump wages war on Iran — which I don’t believe was a threat to us. Attorney General Pam Bondi was reportedly moved to military housing because of her handling of the Epstein files. And let us not forget Robert F. Kennedy, our...
Letter to the editor: Republicans must support Trump
We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately. This statement is attributed to Benjamin Franklin, July 4, 1776. He was warning the colonies that they must stand united against England, even if they didn’t agree completely with the Continental Congress, or the Revolutionary War...
Editorial: Frictionless betting changes March Madness
There was a time when placing a bet took effort. That time is gone. What once required a trip to a casino or a call to a bookie now fits in a pocket. But the bigger change isn’t just how easy it is to place a bet. It’s how common...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman’s failures
Fortunately, Pennsylvania is blessed with a smart and thoughtful governor, because its two senators have been such leadership no-shows. The one is a perfect imitation of an unplugged floor lamp, while the other seems, increasingly, in need of wearing his hoodie backwards. Obviously, Sen. Fetterman, if your podcast remarks (“Fetterman...
Dennis Roddy: Lists of Jews never lead to anything good
Fifty years ago, a signup sheet was posted in Krebs Hall at the University of Pittsburgh’s Johnstown campus, asking Jewish students to kindly provide their names. A friend of mine was a recent arrival at the campus. She saw the sheet and phoned home to Wilkes-Barre. She told her mother...
Letter to the editor: Bad look for Aspinwall
After seeing the segment about the Aspinwall mayor on the evening news March 11, I felt compelled to write this letter. Scott Zimmermann appeared very pompous and even almost jokingly said his crime “does not rise to that level (of resignation).” I attended the council meeting, and I was thinking...
