Opinion category, Page 369
Paul Kengor: Another year without baseball
An astute reader with a keen memory recently emailed to ask if I had carried on my boycott of Major League Baseball from 2021 into 2022. Readers will recall that what set me off was the egregious politicization of baseball by an ideological MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred. Manfred had shamelessly...
Laurels & lances: Partnership, problems and learning lessons
Laurel: To new partnerships. With the financial accessibility of a college education being such an issue, combined with the many higher education institutions that are important job creators in Pennsylvania communities, a newly brokered deal could be a problem solver. Westmoreland County Community College is joining with Carlow University to...
Letter to the editor: Is Oz committed to Pa., or U.S.?
When I heard Dr. Oz was carpetbagging for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. senator position, I asked why he didn’t apply in New Jersey. Someone said New Jersey was never going to elect him to anything. So that was kinda bad. But then I heard he has dual citizenship with Turkey, and...
Letter to the editor: Money, diversity in Westmoreland
In response to John Ventre’s rebuttal (“Does Voice of Westmoreland really represent us all?” Oct. 5, TribLIVE) to my letter (“Diversity in Westmoreland,” Sept. 19, TribLIVE): I take great insult for his assumptions about me. For one, my vote is not influenced by any one group, and I do not...
Editorial: Book bans can threaten local control
It should go without saying that banning books is no way to learn — or teach. And yet, for the past few years, banning books has hit its heyday. The topic keeps coming up via protests that seem to be more political than educational. Sometimes it is a particular text...
Letter to the editor: Questions to answer before voting
Mid-terms are just around the corner. Here is a shortened version of a much longer list of things to think about before casting your vote. Do you believe that the right to an abortion transcends the higher moral authority? Do you consider the right to an abortion an inalienable right...
Jonah Goldberg: Herschel Walker may be lying about an ex-girlfriend’s abortion. Does it matter?
Herschel Walker, the Republican former football star running for a Georgia Senate seat who supports a total ban on abortion, denies he pressured a former girlfriend to have an abortion, which he paid for. He’s almost certainly lying. The allegations are easy to believe, while his rambling, often contradictory denials...
Mary Prendergast: What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors paleogenomics?
For the first time, a Nobel Prize recognized the field of anthropology, the study of humanity. Svante Pääbo, a pioneer in the study of ancient DNA, or aDNA, was awarded the 2022 prize in physiology or medicine for his breathtaking achievements sequencing DNA extracted from ancient skeletal remains and reconstructing...
Letter to the editor: Democrats don’t deserve my vote
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do. Given what I have heard from the political stage, I will not vote for a Democratic candidate. What politicians do is more factual than what they say. Dean Ambrose Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: No one should vote for Mastriano
Vote Josh Shapiro for governor. No member of any polical party should vote for Doug Mastriano. His views aren’t human. His ignorance and inability to understand facts are unsurpassed. Randy S. McIndoe Jeannette...
Letter to the editor: We have no statesmen
Today in America there are no statesmen … and that’s a fact, Jack! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: More evidence that 2020 election was secure
For those with difficulty in reading comprehension, for the fraud-claimers, the doubters and deniers and for the two GOP Westmoreland County commissioners who can’t “afford” to fund just one drop box at the courthouse (even with donated funds), the following bears repeating, per the Oct. 5 front page of the...
Letter to the editor: Why would we vote for Fetterman?
I’m hearing and seeing that over 70% of Americans are worried about crime and inflation. If that’s really so, why would Pennsylvanians want to put someone in office who thinks it’s a good idea to let at least a third of Pennsylvania’s criminals out of prison, including murderers? I’m speaking...
Editorial: Anthony DeLuca’s public service set example for others to follow
In just two months shy of 40 years, Anthony DeLuca saw a lot in Harrisburg. When he took office in 1982 representing the people of the 32nd District in the state House of Representatives, Richard Thornburgh was governor. DeLuca’s Democratic Party held the majority in the House, while the Republicans...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman fights for communities like mine
Braddock, like many of our towns right here in rural Pennsylvania, was wholly abandoned by Washington and Harrisburg politicians. John Fetterman, an Americorps volunteer, was inspired to run for mayor of Braddock after two of his students were gunned down. He flipped abandoned properties into usable spaces. He built community...
Letter to the editor: Demand that Biden address border issues
It is time for American citizens to inform the president that he is not doing his job protecting them. Why are we allowing him to ignore the border problem? The only thing we hear is the president and his administration state that the border is secure. There is no transparency...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Money no longer fears LGBTQ people
You know what’s really conservative? We’re talking more conservative than Southern Baptists, Fox “News” and the GOP combined. You know what’s that conservative? Money. Meaning big money — corporate money. It doesn’t do quixotic or go out on limbs. Money likes safe harbors and sure things. Its risks are calculated...
Brad Spellberg, Jaimo Ahn and Robert Centor: Medical guidelines should embrace humility of uncertainty
Clinical guidelines greatly influence how doctors care for their patients. By providing recommendations on how to diagnose and treat particular situations, guidelines can help standardize the care patients receive. For instance, when a patient is suffering from an infection, a physician can consult the relevant guidelines to confirm that antibiotics...
Letter to the editor: Try the post office for dropping off ballot
There are 80 ballot drop boxes in Westmoreland County. They are called post offices. If you are concerned about when your ballot will be date stamped, do your due diligence. Talk to a postal official and/or your mail carrier. Seems pretty simple to me. Karen Townsend Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Mandy Steele will protect women’s rights
Arizona recently became the latest state to ban abortion, even in the case of rape and incest. Although that law is being challenged in court, I am scared and angry that this will be the reality in Pennsylvania next year. If Republicans maintain control of the state House and Senate,...
Letter to the editor: Summer Lee, other Dems, support police
Pennsylvanians beware — Democratic candidates actually aren’t the folks calling to defund the police. The writer of the letter “Mike Doyle best choice for Congress in District 12” (Oct. 3, TribLIVE) said he believes state Rep. Summer Lee “would defund the police.” I have had the pleasure of hearing Lee...
Editorial: When a high court justice dies, who should decide a replacement?
A high court justice dies. It leaves a hole on the bench. Normally that’s a simple fix. Point to a replacement. Go through the process. Swear on a Bible. Done. But throw in an election, and you have a real wrench in the gears. This all sounds familiar, doesn’t it?...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland voters should have drop box option
An open letter to the Westmoreland County commissioners: I am concerned for the partisan decision to eliminate the drop box from in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse (“Republican commissioners remove ballot drop box from Westmoreland courthouse,” Sept. 28, TribLIVE) for the upcoming election. The county has an aging population....
Election letter deadlines
Election letter deadlines: The Tribune-Review will accept submissions of election-related letters until Oct. 24. Election-related letters will not be published after Oct. 30....
Letter to the editor: Bad White House math
Who would double the size of an IRS agency (currently 78,000 full-time employees) with the most favorable result predicted being $230 billion in additional revenue over a 10-year period? This would boost the current annual $2.6 trillion in income tax revenue by a “meager” $23 billion. Additionally, this hiring is...
