Opinion category, Page 27
Paul Kengor: Baseball Karen and ballpark vulgarity
You may have seen the viral video of a disturbing moment at a Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins game. A dad fetched a home-run ball for his son — for his birthday. As always in these situations, fans scrambled for the ball but applauded the lucky person who ended up...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump now has the NRA standing up for trans rights
Given the tsunami of news demanding your attention you might have missed an interesting trial balloon launched by the Department of Justice last week. Officials briefed reporters on preliminary discussions among the department’s top brass to ban transgender people from buying guns. This was in the wake of last month’s...
Colin McNickle: Transportation funding’s red herring
“Life is full of a thousand red herrings, and it takes the history of a civilization to work out which are the red herrings and which aren’t,” once noted Welsh screenwriter and film director Peter Greenaway. Or a public policy think tank that condenses the long history of facts to...
Letter to the editor: Remember these Pa. stats when voting for governor in ’28
Open letter to anyone debating our governor in ‘28: 1) Pennsylvania has the second highest per mile toll in the nation, and it rises every year. 2) Pennsylvania has the third highest gas tax in the nation. 3) Pennsylvania is one of only five states in the nation with a...
Letter to the editor: Decency matters
My father and four of his brothers fought in World War II. He was held as a prisoner of war for 21 months. Nazi officers, for their amusement, forced the POWs to fight each other gladiator style and to play Russian roulette under armed guard. My husband is a disabled...
Editorial: What was forged on Sept. 11
It is hard to remember a time that Americans were on the same side. Except on Sept. 11. Every year on this date, the anniversary reminds us of the grim day in 2001 when we were united by the dark and unbelievable horror of the worst terrorist attack in our...
Letter to the editor: Employers of undocumented should be punished, too
A big round of applause to the writer of the letter “Employers who hire the undocumented should be fined, jailed” (Aug. 13, TribLive). I couldn’t agree more. Try getting on a plane, flying to another country and seeking employment, and see if you don’t end up detained or possibly in...
Chip Minemyer: ‘Up to us’ to be worthy of the heroes of Flight 93
Many speakers at Sept. 11 anniversary events at the Flight 93 National Memorial over the years have urged those gathered to live in a manner worthy of the sacrifices made there. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Gordon Felt, brother of Flight 93 passenger Edward Felt, said: “The path we...
Commentary: How Donald Trump can safeguard our drug supply
The Trump administration believes — correctly — the existing prescription drug supply chain endangers our national security. China, a military adversary under a communist regime, plays a key role in 90% of generic antibiotics and 8% of all active pharmaceutical ingredients consumed by Americans. According to The Brookings Institution, 3.5%...
Letter to the editor: Memories of Mayor Sophie Masloff
I enjoyed reading Tanya Panizzi’s article “Author Barbara Burstin details legacy of the late Sophie Masloff, Pittsburgh’s 1st female, 1st Jewish mayor” (Sept. 3, TribLive). It brings back a memory of me meeting her on the steps of Mellon One. It also brings back the memory of her and the...
Letter to the editor: Scottdale health care facility not closing
As the administrator of Scottdale Healthcare and Rehabilitation, I want to reassure staff, families and the community that the facility is not closing. The article “East Huntingdon facility among bankrupt nursing homes scheduled for auction” (July 24, TribLive) referred to the ownership process, not a closure. Ownership transitions are a...
Editorial: How can an accused killer spend 10 years in jail with no trial?
Trials should happen as soon as possible after the defendant is arrested. The U.S. Constitution spells this out in the Sixth Amendment, the first of several rights afforded. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the...
Letter to the editor: Radical Democrats support insane policies
The radical left (new Democratic Party) refuses to deviate from the insane, failed policies of the past administration. They continue to support mainstreaming transgender ideology, biological men competing in women’s sports, forcing women and young girls to share dressing areas and bathrooms with biological males, and young children having access...
Nick Troiano: The Primary Problem — why most 2026 elections will be decided before November
The 2026 midterm elections should be the American people’s next best opportunity to issue a verdict on the direction of the country. In a functioning democracy, the outcome would offer a clear signal: Do most voters want change or to stay the course? But in reality, we won’t get a...
David M. Drucker: Why Trump isn’t turning into a lame duck
President Donald Trump’s second term is barreling ahead with the political momentum typical of a first term — and it shows no outward signs of dissipating. Having lost reelection in 2020 but declined to retire from campaigning, Trump has been the central, all- consuming figure in American politics for a decade....
Letter to the editor: A Pirates quiz
Here are three Pirates questions. Answer “yes,” “no” or “maybe” to each, using an answer only once. 1. Will the Pirates get sold? 2. Will the Pirates move to Carolina or Tennessee? 3. Will Skenes and/or Chandler sue the Pirates for false representation or breach of the spirit, if not...
Letter to the editor: Why we voted for Trump
Now that the Trump administration has begun to dismantle the left-wing ruling class that has permeated our federal government, academia, media and our judicial and health systems, I feel TribLive editorial content has become extremely anti-Trump, critizing every action the president takes. Also, the barrage of letters to the editor...
Editorial: Bad nurses give good medical workers a bad name
Medical professionals have occupied an interesting place in society in recent years. The covid-19 pandemic put them squarely on the front line, where they found themselves between patients and death. The National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization point to thousands of nursing staff and other health care...
Letter to the editor: Government purges echo Stalin
The firing of the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency echoes the USSR of 90 years ago. Throughout the 1930s, Joseph Stalin conducted purges of his military (among other agencies). There were firings, imprisonment, even executions, based not on the victim’s competence or honesty. Rather, they were people deemed not...
Lisa Jarvis: Florida made a vaccine mistake. Now, it’s everyone’s problem
Vaccine policy in the U.S. is rapidly dividing into two opposing camps: state leaders who are prioritizing access to shots, and those who are taking increasingly aggressive steps to undermine confidence in them. That piecemeal policy approach, enabled by federal health leadership that appears to question the value of, and...
Allison Schrager: How can an economy this good feel this bad?
On paper, these are good times for the U.S. economy. The latest GDP numbers show growth was at 3.3% in the second quarter. Business investment is up. The unemployment rate remains low, and the inflation rate is reasonable. Still, underneath it all lies a nagging question: If the economy is...
Letter to the editor: Bring on high school football
The crisp air on a Friday night and the sun glistening on the rustling leaves on a Saturday afternoon always brings back memories and the excitement of WPIAL high school football. Fall is my favorite time of year because it brings on the football season. I like high school football...
Letter to the editor: Stand up, speak out and vote
This current administration is pounding dangerous chaos on us: troops in our cities for no good reason; on-and-off-again tariff wars; loyalty-style governance; photo ops with a Russian dictator; voter suppression measures, including possible elimination of mail-in balloting; strong-arming our libraries, universities, media companies and private corporations; scare tactics of intimidation...
Editorial: Florida is promoting dangerous policy to please anti-vaxxers
President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary to shake up the country’s public health status quo. Shake it up he has, putting vaccine skepticism at the helm of life-changing decisions and placing chosen outcomes ahead of data. Florida is proving to be...
Letter to the editor: Society is unraveling
If you follow current events, I think it’s obvious to you that societal cohesion and cooperation are quickly unraveling. The thin veneer of civilization is peeling off like a bad paint job. When I was in grade school we said the Pledge of Allegiance and prayed every day. Students respected...
