Opinion category, Page 203
Editorial: Fraud can affect anyone
Fraud is one of those things that happens to other people. That’s what we want to believe. That’s true of plenty of bad stuff in life. Fires, crimes, cancer — all of that is easier to accept when we distance ourselves from it. But fraud carries a little something extra....
Letter to the editor: Casey needs economics lesson
Regarding the article “Sen. Casey questions Wendy’s intent with dynamic pricing plans” (Feb. 29, TribLive): Evidently Sen. Bob Casey has never read or watched anything by some guy named Milton Friedman. Didn’t President Biden get mocked for this a couple of weeks ago? If it wasn’t for the inflation that...
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 11
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 11....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 11
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 11....
Letter to the editor: Praise for Westmoreland Cleanways
Hooray for Westmoreland Cleanways and Recycling! It’s so well-organized — convenient and easy to drop off recyclables. Plus, everyone there — staff, volunteers and others who are recycling — is helpful and pleasant, and often share comments and jokes. Shout out to visionary Sue Wiseman, Ellen Keefe and all the...
Letter to the editor: Progress on Alzheimer’s
The first-ever county level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer’s dementia were recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. As for Western Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District, 21,200, or 10.75% of those over the age of 65, are living with Alzheimer’s disease, as of...
Editorial: Why weigh in on international issues?
Allegheny County Council has reason to get involved in a lot of issues. It can take actions that impact the environment. It can do things that affect the economy of the state — even a few states given the area’s proximity to Ohio and West Virginia. It can make a...
Letter to the editor: Steelers’ stale new standard
After another average season for the Steelers, once again needing help to make the playoffs, it’s evident that the “standard” has changed. This new but stale standard that for at least six of the past 13 seasons has consisted of final week scoreboard watching and hoping for a wild card...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Gainey must be a convener to save Pittsburgh
As Downtown Pittsburgh property values continue to go down along with the tax revenue that the city needs to maintain essential services, Mayor Ed Gainey and the city are at a crossroads. Pittsburgh is not alone in this post-pandemic urban struggle, but Pittsburgh does not seem to be headed for...
Jerry Brown and Ernest Moniz: ‘Oppenheimer’s’ best performance — reminding us that we live in dangerous times
On Oscar night, millions will tune in to see whether the captivating story about the race to create the world’s first nuclear weapon will take home an armload of Academy Awards. As we watch, we must remember this: No matter who lands a golden statuette on March 10, we will...
Mark Weisbrot: The GOP wouldn’t be fit to govern, even if Trump were to leave
What is the Republican Party today? Any answer has to start with Donald Trump. He has a grip on the party that is perhaps unprecedented in the modern era, leading some analysts to see it as a cult of personality. Many Republican leaders and elected officials who do not like...
Would Reagan recognize today’s Republican Party? Absolutely.
President Ronald Reagan is remembered as one of America’s greatest presidents as he oversaw the end of the Cold War, creating an exceptional period of peace and an unparalleled economic boom. Simply put, his policies made America safer and Americans more prosperous. Today, he has an almost mythical place in...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg’s money problems
The covid relief money Westmoreland County received was to be used to help those who need it most. How does using $7 million for a parking garage at the courthouse qualify for that money? And now that the Monopoly money is gone, we get a big tax increase. How much...
Sounding off: Embryo and ballot rulings, pharmacy closures among week’s topics
Dangers of theocratic government The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are children (“Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling,” Feb. 23, TribLive) points out the dangers of a theocratic government that the Founding Fathers feared. The statement of the chief justice, an...
Letter to the editor: Two sides to pharmacy story
The writer of the letter “Pharmacy closures a disgrace” (Feb. 20, TribLive) regarding the closure of pharmacies in Leechburg and Lower Burrell neglects to mention the other side of this story. Currently, independent pharmacies lose money every day in order to continue to provide necessary services to their customers amidst...
Editorial: Another chance to say Marc Fogel’s name missed
After the State of the Union address, much about the annual speech is dissected. What were the highs? What were the lows? What were the priorities set or the challenges made? What gets less attention is what wasn’t said. On Thursday, President Joe Biden hit a lot of the expected...
Letter to the editor: America must come first
I found the letter “Minority rules in U.S.” (Feb. 29, TribLive) misleading in its claims that a handful of MAGA Republicans are obstructing funding of Ukrainian aid in Congress, when just the opposite is true. You can always tell what Democrats are up to by what they accuse Republicans of...
Gary Franks: America can’t afford the $6.20 morning coffee
Oh America, when you go to buy that $6.20 morning coffee, you will need to “borrow” $1.75 to pay for it. Thank God you have an unlimited credit card. But your credit card balance is now an eye-popping $34 trillion, the U.S. national debt. America, this is troubling. To borrow...
S.E. Cupp: Nikki Haley tried to save the Republican Party
Nearly 10 years ago, Donald Trump rode down a gaudy, golden escalator from his high perch atop Trump Tower down to the masses to announce his run for president. That moment would dramatically change the trajectory of the Republican Party in America — for the worse, and maybe irreparably. That...
Vicki Crawford: The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
Coretta Scott King is often remembered as a devoted wife and mother, yet she was also a committed activist in her own right. She was deeply involved with social justice causes before she met and married Martin Luther King Jr., and long after his death. Scott King served with civil...
Tricia Wachtendorf and James Kendra: 2.5 million displaced by disasters in 2023 tell story of recovery in America and who is vulnerable
People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a hurricane, tornado or wildfire doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those impacted are not “one-size-fits-all.” That’s evident in the U.S. Census Bureau’s newly released results from its national household surveys showing who was displaced...
Letter to the editor: Q&A for liberals
This month’s lib Q&A: 1) Which U.S. presidential candidate does Putin support? Answer: Biden. 2) Which U.S. presidential candidate does President Xi of Communist China support? Answer: Biden. 3) Which U.S. presidential candidate do the citizens inflicted with Trump Derangement syndrome (TDS) support? Answer: Biden. 4) Since when did “make...
Letter to the editor: Don’t open doors to tyranny with your vote
Millions of people all over the world wish for what we already have. Some would die for it. Our freedoms must never be taken for granted. There are elements to our complicated system of government that define the United States as a free country. The Constitution, the Rule of Law...
Lori Falce: Put students behind the wheel of democracy with civics
There’s a lot of debate about what kids should learn in school. What needs to be prioritized? Should reading, writing and math still be the tent poles, or is science and technology where the focus should be? Do we need the arts? What about life skills like balancing a checkbook...
Laurels & lances: Letters and bills
Laurel: To an elegant return. Some schools are making sure that in a world of texting, the time-honored skill of handwriting doesn’t get lost. State Rep. Joe Adams, R-Wayne/Pike, has introduced a bill that would require public schools to teach cursive. While some schools — like Mary Queen of Apostles...
