Letter to the editor: Saving the Steelers
In a Moses-like manner, Mike Tomlin parted the three rivers. On either side lie the pro- and anti-Tomlin fans. Arriving at a confluence may be the greatest task for Mike McCarthy. Tomlin’s critics sought and got the long-awaited lifting of the malaise surrounding the team. Or did we? Art Rooney...
Editorial: Why does transparency have to be so partisan?
The City of Pittsburgh Republican Committee has called for an itemized ledger tracking how $12 million in private donations will be spent. Coming from a political party, it’s easy to read that as partisan. It very well might be. That doesn’t mean that should be the assumption — or the...
Letter to the editor: Cellphones should be allowed in schools
The Pennsylvania Legislature is about to pass a bill prohibiting cellphones in schools. This is another example of legislation punishing a large section of the population because of a few. In addition to teaching the three “R’s,” schools are supposed to be developing citizens of good character. A key component...
Christine Flowers: Antisemitism again, this time from Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
I thought I could abandon the topic of antisemitism for a few weeks. There was Pam Bondi to ridicule, ICE raids to criticize and an idiotic Super Bowl halftime show performed in Spanish by a guy who didn’t want us to know how misogynistic he really is. But then a...
Noah Feldman: Grok fakes are a digital assault. Make it a crime.
The horrifying episode in which Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted millions of sexualized images of real people, including women and children, has a clear lesson: It should be illegal to use anyone’s photograph to create a fake image intended to depict that person. Last summer, Congress passed the...
Letter to the editor: Trump cleaning up Biden’s mess
While President Biden and the Democrats snoozed, we were invaded by an army — thousands, maybe millions — of illegal immigrants. Granted not all of them were rapists, murderers, drug runners or thieves, but they all were law-breakers. President Trump now is left to sort out the undesirables and the...
Lori Falce: Fairy tale. Ending.
Imagine knowing your whole life that your family has been touched by fate to follow a different set of rules. You can’t vote. You can’t have public displays of affection — unless they come with an entourage on a balcony. You must always travel with a black outfit in case...
Letter to the editor: When will it be enough?
I have had it! Republicans, Democrats, independents and nonvoters — have we not had enough yet? President Trump and his minions are not just hunting illegal immigrants. The administration is grabbing everyone by the pocketbook. Ballrooms, 250-foot arches, suing the IRS, ICE … who do you think is paying for...
Laurels & lances: Consequences & community
Laurel: To correcting mistakes. Greensburg’s police pension commission this week approved the forfeiture of pension benefits paid to a retired officer, Regina McAtee, convicted in federal court of drug conspiracy charges. That includes repayment of $75,400 already received. The process was deliberate, with a public hearing and submitted briefs. A...
Letter to the editor: Sheriff should not be cooperating with ICE
At the Feb. 12 Westmoreland County Commissioners meeting, 20 residents questioned Sheriff James Albert’s secretive, unilateral agreement to cooperate with ICE, violating public trust in local police and bypassing the authority of the commissioners. This strains resources the sheriff already claims are scarce. Commissioners initially stated they had no control...
Parmy Olson: The AI panic ignores something important — the evidence
Last week, a post written by tech entrepreneur and investor Matt Shumer went viral on social media. Titled “Something Big Is Happening,” it was a rundown of all the ways artificial intelligence would, in short order, decimate professional jobs. Tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork from Anthropic PBC would...
Cal Thomas: Why so much faith in politics?
It’s only February and other than the almost nonstop coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping story, especially cable networks are obsessed with the November election, though it is more than eight months away. So much can — and likely will — change before then. Why all the attention? When I...
Jonah Goldberg: Marco Rubio is the only adult left in the room
Finally free from the demands of being chief archivist of the United States, secretary of state, national security adviser and unofficial viceroy of Venezuela, Marco Rubio made his way to the Munich Security Conference last weekend to deliver a major address. I shouldn’t make fun. Rubio, unlike so many major...
Letter to the editor: Keep McCutchen
There is much to look forward to with Paul Skenes and the possibility of Konnor Griffin on the Pirates’ team this year. With two of the top baseball players in the league, why not keep the loyal Hall of Fame walk-in, Andrew McCutchen? His presence on the team is revered...
Cal Thomas: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson
President Trump called the Rev. Jesse Jackson “a force of nature” and so he was. Jackson, who died Tuesday at 84, was the last great orator of the civil rights movement. He could bring an audience to cheers or to tears with the power of his personality. I once accompanied...
Letter to the editor: Heading for WWIII?
The ignorant and uninformed cadre of advisers surrounding President Trump have justified his desired expansionism in the Western Hemisphere (the “Donroe Doctrine”) on the Monroe Doctrine of 1823. Rather than supporting Trump’s goals, the Monroe Doctrine categorically rejects them. As a “baby” nation of roughly 50 years (1776-1823), the U.S....
Editorial: When local control means working together
Regionalization is becoming a reality in Pennsylvania. You can see it with police departments. In the Alle-Kiski Valley, departments that were questioning their future are now serving broad swaths of territory. Freeport once struggled to provide round-the-clock coverage with a small roster of officers. Today, as part of the Southern...
Letter to the editor: Questions about Springdale immigrant arrest, protest
There seem to be a few questions not asked or addressed in the article “Confrontation erupts at anti-ICE protest in Springdale” (Feb. 14, TribLive). First, just a reminder that Springdale is a part of the United States, therefore subject to the country’s immigration laws. Also, when you miss a court...
Destenie Nock: When the roads freeze, home heat becomes the emergency plan
Three days after the latest storm dumped almost a foot of snow on us, my side of the city still hadn’t been plowed. But I had to get to work. So I bundled up, strapped my daughter into her car seat and headed out. In the back of my SUV,...
LZ Granderson: There should be no partisan divide about naming Epstein’s fellow abusers
At a House Judiciary hearing last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi was holding a document labeled “Jayapal Pramila Search History” that included a list of files from the unredacted Epstein archive accessible to lawmakers such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. That means, over the course of a year, Bondi’s Department...
Letter to the editor: Who’s more important, citizens or immigrants?
Before the haters get riled up, let me explain that I am a lifelong Democrat. But after watching the national news tonight and the government shutdown, I need to question who is more important to one party of our elected leaders — the U.S. citizens who put them in office...
Letter to the editor: Abortion and illegal immigration
Scientists tell us that we really do not know much, and, the more scientists learn, the more they realize how little they do know. It has been said by many that, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” It is...
Letter to the editor: Shameful basketball behavior
I am writing to express my disappointment bordering on anger and disgust at the coach allowing and encouraging Geibel Catholic’s basketball team running up the score against Mapletown, 106-19, on Jan. 29. The details are particularly troubling in light of our Christian mission to be compassionate. Geibel Catholic was winning...
Editorial: Reading between the lines of the First Amendment
There are two ways to read information. One is to look only at the black-and-white letters. You take in the text exactly as written and process it on that basis alone. If you were on the Supreme Court, this would make you an originalist — someone who does not bring...
Letter to the editor: Trump behaves like a spoiled brat
When a reporter asked President Trump if there were any limitations on his powers, he basically said his power is only limited by his own morality. Many of his decisions seem to be based on money, power and greed to benefit him. He reminds me of a spoiled brat child....
