Opinion category, Page 212
Letter to the editor: U.S. funding of Hamas attack
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated on Jan. 28. Shamefully, the South African delegation in the International Court of Justice in the Hague chose that date to accuse Israel of genocide for the Israeli response to Hamas atrocities committed on Oct. 7 against Israeli citizens. These accusations were sponsored by...
Editorial: Gator tales are more than viral stories
There are stories that news organizations cover because you need to know the information. There are others we cover because we think you will want to know about it. Then there are the ones that seem like one but are really the other. Take alligators. People love alligator stories. You...
Letter to the editor: Patel a better alternative to Lee
I am writing to urge District 12 residents to vote for Bhavini Patel, the clear and welcome alternative to Summer Lee. Lee has consistently voted against the interests of one of America’s staunchest allies and the region’s only democracy, Israel. She has emboldened our adversaries by voting “no” on: •...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s no victim
People keep asking, “How could the corrupt DOJ indict the leading ‘Republican’ candidate for POTUS? It’s political interference, it’s unfair, it’s Biden’s fault!” It’s no secret that Donald Trump is flawed; so is President Biden, but Trump is likely running for POTUS to save himself from prosecution. If Trump is...
Tom Purcell: The loveless state of romance
With all the changes modern life is bringing us, here’s one that makes me sad: romance is dying. Here are some interesting romance trends, as reported in CNN health: • The percentage of Americans who don’t have a steady partner is up 50% since 1986. • Americans are less likely...
Jason W. Park: Commonsense thoughts on gun rights, gun control, gun violence
Jennifer Crumbley’s conviction for her son’s school shooting is a sea change in the public’s view of gun violence. My own parents could have suffered the same fate as hers had not fate intervened. Shortly after a diagnosis 25 years ago for bipolar disorder, I was mis-medicated when I got...
Francis Wilkinson: Pa. Supreme Court takes aim at politics of cruelty
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered a victory to abortion-rights advocates in directing a lower court to consider a challenge to the state’s 1982 prohibition on Medicaid funding for abortions in cases other than rape and incest. The 3-2 decision was widely viewed as an invitation to declare the ban a...
Letter to the editor: US Steel’s smoke means prosperity
When I was growing up, I would ask my father, who worked in the engineering department at U.S. Steel’s Clairton works, about the white plumes of smoke that would rise up from the plant. Across the river, no trees grow on the hill due to the chemicals that were blown...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ ‘whatever it takes’ pattern
After listening to the news from the mainstream media, you might be surprised to learn that a Heartland/Rasmussen poll on the 2020 election reported that 17% of respondents admitted voting in a state where they are no longer permanent residents, 21% filling out ballots for others and 17% signing ballots...
Editorial: Defense secretary must rebuild trust after unexpected absence
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took responsibility for not notifying the White House when he was hospitalized at the beginning of January, an important first step in rebuilding trust with President Joe Biden, Congress and the American people. While Austin’s desire to keep his medical situation private is understandable, this was...
Letter to the editor: With Trump, our democracy is at stake
My co-worker tells me she loves to hear me laugh, and I love to laugh! What isn’t a laughing matter to me is the cult-like mindset of MAGA Republicans, who continue to believe disinformation (outright lies and conspiracy theories) and worship at the feet of a wannabe dictator. Now that’s...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 12
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 12....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 12
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Letter to the editor: Stay away from fluoride
Regarding the letter “Water concerns in Brackenridge” (Feb. 2, TribLive): The areas with the most fluoride have the most dentists. So fluoride has nothing to do with preventing cavities. There’s a major difference between calcium fluoride found in nature and sodium fluoride, which is man-made and highly toxic. This is...
Letter to the editor: Racism not only basis for past immigration laws
While Professor Bruce Ledewitz’s column advocating open immigration (“Why can’t we have open immigration” Feb. 2, TribLive) is as welcome as any suggestion about the border issue, his claim that racism was the only basis for earlier restrictions lacks context. Racism, whether labeled as nativism or eugenics, undoubtedly was part...
Editorial: State Department must prioritize humanity and Marc Fogel
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an interview. Amid discussion of the war with Ukraine, about to enter its second year, he brought up another topic followed by Americans. He spoke of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Russia, he...
Letter to the editor: We’re still fighting the Civil War
Two recent letter-writers deny that “the war between the states was started and fought over the slavery question” (“A Civil War history lesson,” Jan. 9, TribLive; “The Civil War slavery myth,” Feb. 2, TribLive). We are told to “take a history lesson on this subject.” The South wanted to prosper on...
Letter to the editor: Congress is failing us
An open letter to the United States Congress: To the radicals on the right: You are not conservatives, you are obstructionists. To the radicals on the left: You may be “woke,” but you are not awake. Stop acting like a bunch of amateur circus clowns and start doing your damn...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Taylor Swift for the win
The Super Bowl is a chance we get every year to gather around our televisions for a few hours and forget about all those things that divide us. Now, the far right is trying to ruin even that with crazy conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City...
Colin McNickle: Westmoreland must conduct property reassessment
We often have opined about the deleterious effects of no regular property reassessments in Allegheny County for more than a decade. “Fairness” has become but a quaint notion. And the nose-thumbing to the state Constitution’s uniform taxation clause has been a breathtaking embarrassment. But in neighboring Westmoreland County, where there...
Sheldon Jacobson: This year’s Super Bowl offers something for everyone
Super Bowl LVIII will be held Feb. 11, with the San Francisco 49ers out of the NFC facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs out of the AFC. This is rematch of Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs rallied from a 10 point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone support Trump?
In light of the recent decision by an appellate court that Donald Trump is not immune from any crimes committed as president, this question must be asked: What sort of person would support any candidate who responds to felony charges not by proclaiming his innocence, but rather that he’s above...
Letter to the editor: Working together builds a great nation
Considering the often divisive and generally vituperative vitriol spewed on this page and throughout the media, one may be forgiven for being surprised at the quiet cooperation of residents north of Route 30 who helped to mitigate depleted water levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir (“Water authority lifts mandatory conservation...
Editorial: Spaying or neutering pets has big impact
Longtime game show host Bob Barker offered good advice at the end of each episode of “The Price is Right”: “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.” It was an important message. A cat can live as long as 20 years but can start breeding after...
Letter to the editor: American dysfunctionalism
American exceptionalism as we have known it is dying and is being replaced with what can only be called American dysfunctionalism. What was once accepted as truth, that America was the greatest nation in the annals of history, is fast disintegrating right before our eyes with the full cooperation of...
