Opinion category, Page 393
Letter to the editor: How about some ‘Thou Shall Not Murder’ signs?
Media reports of mass shootings always generate a liberal knee-jerk reaction to thoughtlessly ban guns, but hypocritical politicians never include their own bodyguards in the gun bans. Wouldn’t it be far more rational to call for more law-abiding citizens to be trained to carry firearms for self-protection? Why the surge...
Editorial: PennDOT needs to find real alternative to tolling
While the U.S. Supreme Court was making all the big news in recent weeks, the justices weren’t the only ones dropping significant decisions. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided to make some waves of its own. It did so by putting its judicial foot down when it comes to...
Letter to the editor: BOOST grants critical for our youth
Since 1888, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania has provided our region’s children with safe spaces to learn and grow. Today, youth who walk through our doors have access to innovative programs, including our Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute that is unlocking opportunities to explore this growing industry, our Career...
Letter to the editor: What about essential workers?
The recent revelation that the Allegheny County executive’s inner circle was giving themselves large wage increases is disturbing to say the least (”Large raises for Allegheny County’s top staffers raise timing questions”). Currently, 80% of all county workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2622, make less than the county median wage....
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 4
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 4....
Tom Purcell: The need to vacate this summer
I sure could use a vacation about now — but I have no plans to take one this summer. That’s the breaks for self-employed people like me who do not enjoy paid-vacation benefits. When I do not work, I do not get paid. However, nearly one in four American workers...
The Declaration of Independence
WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 4
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 4....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 4
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 4....
Letter to the editor: Jan. 6 was bad; Nov. 3 was worse
What happened on Jan. 6, 2021, was indeed a disgrace, and those who participated, whether it be the president or the lowest-level rioter, should suffer the consequences. However, what happened on Nov. 3, 2020, will have a more devastating and lasting impact on this nation than the chaos of Jan....
Letter to the editor: Our need for gas guzzlers is confounding
The current price of gasoline is a matter of concern to all drivers. Those who drive large SUVs or pickup trucks are particularly concerned. The average new pickup truck in 2021 was rated at 26 mpg, while the average sedan was rated at 34 mpg. Older models get much worse...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Brooks’ office for help after storm
I would like to thank Eric Felack from the Lower Burrell office of Rep. Bob Brooks. After a recent storm, a transformer as well as three telephone poles plus trees snapped in half were blocking lower Mintwood Drive. Many elderly neighbors were suffering, including one woman on oxygen who needed...
Letter to the editor: They’re coming for your supplements
Get ready people, the feds are coming for your supplements again. Your health rights to buy supplements are about to be robbed from you, and as usual no mainstream news media reporting. The senator responsible is anti-supplement Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. We beat back this nonsense before, and we can...
Letter to the editor: Stop complaining and vote
I have read numerous letters complaining about gun violence and the lack of support or leadership from either Washington or Harrisburg to create changes. Even the recently signed compromise from Congress seems weak to many. People also have complained about the loss of a woman’s federal right to an abortion...
Letter to the editor: Historical review for Independence Day
Another Independence Day is upon us. Here’s a short review of why we broke away from England. It seems that Thomas Jefferson had a low opinion of King George III. The main problem was poor customer service. We oftentimes receive that same level of service now, but from our own...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: The politics of the Supreme Court
In the 1970 movie “Tora! Tora! Tora!” about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the actor who played Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the leader of the attack, said, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” Throughout our history,...
Sounding off: Raising age to buy a gun won’t stop violence
Eighteen is a very important number for teenagers. You are considered an adult in the eyes of the law. You could be drafted or enlist into the armed forces, and they would give you a gun. Eighteen-year-olds insisted that if they could be drafted, they should have the right to...
Greg Fulton: July Fourth and the American dream
We celebrate the Fourth of July as Independence Day because that is the date credited for when the Declaration of Independence was signed. The signing of the Declaration also represented the beginning of an experiment that the world had not witnessed before. It was the initial step in the creation...
Viewpoint 2: On Independence Day, we could do better
Independence Day is recognized across America as the day to celebrate freedom. As the popular song says, “I’m proud to be an American/Where at least I know I’m free.” Yet many people don’t feel terribly free. Some think the traditional American way of life is under attack. Others think that...
Viewpoint 1: Our freedoms are under attack
Recent headlines, from the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings to the Supreme Court rolling back the right to reproductive health care, profoundly implicate the freedom that many will celebrate this Independence Day. Opponents of democracy — a system that works best when it empowers people to have an equal say in...
Letter to the editor: Pro-life, then pro-strife
Hey lady, you gotta have that baby And sister, we don’t mean maybe. But when that bundle hits the floor, with a bawl and a shout You’ll find we’re pro-life while it’s inside, and pro-strife once it’s out. We packed the court, you can’t defeat us Oh, how we love...
Letter to the editor: Republicans not pro-death
I was dumbfounded after reading Harold Franklin Weaver’s letter “GOP not pro-life” (June 22, TribLIVE). His nonsensical rant attempted to label the GOP as hypocrites, but, really, paying “lip service to the fact that the Supreme Court is about to begin the process of dismantling Roe v. Wade”? He is...
Editorial: Why can’t Pennsylvania pass a budget on time?
The legislative process in Pennsylvania can take awhile. Government, after all, is not just about getting two parties to work together. It’s not even about the governor and the Legislature rowing the boat in the same direction. There is also the challenge of focusing 253 lawmakers on the task at...
Letter to the editor: Timing everything for trail extension in Export
I appreciated the editorial “Businesses and trails should be partners, not rivals” (June 15, TribLIVE). As a business owner and member of the Export Business Group, I see daily the value of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail as a recreational asset and as an opportunity to connect new customers to the...
Gary Franks: Republicans believe in God; Democrats, not so much
The Supreme Court has had to deal with three issues that seem to bring God back into the conversation. In all three, the inclusion of religious sentiment has prevailed. And I applaud the decisions. The three decisions affect prayer, school choice and abortion. On religion, America is changing. Until 2013,...
