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Editorial cartoons for the week of July 21
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 21....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 21
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 21....
Letter to the editor: Anyone regretting voting for Trump?
It’s true — 77 million of President Trump’s “sheep” elected him. But how many of those now regret their decision? Those who were forced out of their jobs? Those who may lose their health insurance and will no longer be able to take care of themselves or their loved ones?...
Letter to the editor: Respect each others’ opinion
Recently, when I returned to my vehicle after grocery shopping, I found a note tucked in the rubber of my door window. I imagine it was in response to my “No ICE” bumper sticker I so proudly adorned my truck with. The note read: “on 7/10/2025 ICE rescues 14 child...
Letter to the editor: Danes vs. Dutch
In the July 13 Tribune-Review, I kept looking for where the “Dutch foreign minister calls tariffs ‘shortsighted’ on page 4 (the continuation of the front-page story). The second paragraph of the third column says, “Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told broadcaster DR that Trump is taking a ‘pointless and...
Letter to the editor: Required reading for politicians
Let me start off by saying this commentary applies to politicians across the spectrum. There are many books or documents that they should be required to read. Here are the two that I would suggest as a great starting point. The first one is the Constitution of the United States....
Editorial: What are limits of expression on college campuses?
Protesting on college campuses is a rite of passage — part of the process of growing up and learning. It is universal. Student protests happened in medieval France, in the streets of China in the 1980s and in South Africa against apartheid in the 1970s. It is all over the...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must stop nursing home, hospital takeovers
As Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh the budget for the coming year, a crucial bill remains on hold in the state Senate. HB 1460, which passed the state House in a bipartisan vote, would give the state tools to bar predatory private equity firms from purchasing hospitals and nursing homes in Pennsylvania....
Joseph Sabino Mistick: A good turn and a bad one from McCormick
Pennsylvania’s first-term U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick did a good turn for his adopted city of Pittsburgh when he hosted the energy summit at CMU last week. But if that was two steps forward in his desire to become a true Pittsburgher, he took one step back days later when he...
ML Cavanaugh: We desperately need a dose of ‘Truth, Justice, and the American Way’
OK, I’ll say it. I’m sick of superheroes. I blame the Marvel Cinematic Universe (36 movies and counting over 17 years) and the DC Extended Universe (43 movies and counting, mostly since the late 1970s). Maybe Earth’s not big enough for two universes. They’re running pretty thin these days, down...
Counterpoint: One Big, Beautiful Bill is robbing working-class Americans
The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that passed through Congress is a raw deal for working-class Americans. It should be called the “Billionaire Bailout Bill.” At the center of the bill is a cruel tradeoff: deep Medicaid cuts that rip healthcare away from millions in exchange for tax breaks and corporate...
Point: Trump’s tax bill is built for the working class, not the donor class
President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill is not what you think it is. It’s not a stunt. It’s not a meme. It’s the most unmistakable evidence yet of a transformed Republican Party. To understand who benefits from this bill is to recognize the party’s new political mandate: delivering for...
Letter to the editor: Are we going backward with RFK?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a well-known vaccine skeptic. His replacements for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will come under the same cloud that he, Kennedy, is under: vaccine skeptic. Vaccines have a proven track record of preventing illness. Under Kennedy and President Trump...
Letter to the editor: What is lunatic politicians’ agenda?
We now have lunatic politicians who openly encourage people to go after law enforcement people, mainly ICE, for doing their jobs. The politicians and others even want ICE offers to not wear masks. I guess it’s to show their faces so their lunatic thugs can go after them at their...
Editorial: Was McCormick event at Carnegie museum political?
When is a political event not a political event? When everything is very carefully phrased. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh sat at the intersection of politics and money. Carnegie Mellon University was the site of the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit. It was coordinated by U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pittsburgh. President Donald...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Hamas’ actions
In the letter “Speaking out for Palestinians” (June 30, TribLive), regarding events at the “No Kings” rally in Pittsburgh, Israel is accused of genocide, forced mass starvation, relentless bombing, constant displacement, an illegal siege, ongoing ethnic cleansing, colonization and apartheid. The writer also states that an objective of the rally...
S.E. Cupp: Sorry, Jeffrey Epstein isn’t going to destroy MAGA
For all of his high-profile connections to presidents, moguls and royals, Jeffrey Epstein probably couldn’t have imagined just how politically important he would one day become. The long-deceased convicted sex offender and pedophile is at the epicenter of a seemingly seismic blowup inside MAGA, in which splintering factions are now...
Ria Sharma: Fiscally responsible solutions for the unhoused
Imagine you’re presented with two options as an investor. Option one: Spend $50,000 annually to trap a homeless person in a cycle of incarceration, poverty and repeated release into the streets. Option two: Spend $15,000 annually to lift someone out of homelessness, reduce crime, lower emergency service costs and restore...
Judge Paul R. Michel: To win the tech race against China, restore power of U.S. patent
The United States is falling behind in the global race for technological leadership. China now leads the U.S. in 37 out of 44 critical technologies. This includes fields that will define the future, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced manufacturing. If we’re serious about keeping pace with China,...
Letter to the editor: Proposed energy bill violates our rights
House Bill 502, now moving through the Pennsylvania Senate, proposes a new “RESET Board” to fast-track energy projects — including power plants — by bypassing local zoning laws. While advertised as a clean energy initiative, the bill also covers fossil-fuel infrastructure and places final siting decisions in the hands of...
Letter to the editor: Trump and divine intervention
MAGA is back to asking us to believe President Donald Trump survived last year’s assassination attempt because of divine intervention from God. I have railed against mixing politics and religion before and have found the near Christ-like worship of Trump to be the most un-Christian act anyone can do. But...
Lori Falce: Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the unexpected consequences of encouraging supporters
When my sister was in second grade, we went to church on a Friday morning for her first confession. The church was huge, with an echoing quality amplified by its tomblike silence. One by one, the little kids shuffled into the confessional while parents and other Catholic school students sat...
Letter to the editor: Higher wages will boost economy
Rep. Mike Kelly’s op-ed “Big Beautiful Bill a gamechanger for Western Pa.” (July 5, TribLive) states the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was a success. However, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities concludes it was a failure. It skewed benefits toward the rich. Households in the bottom 60%,...
Paul Kengor: Trump assassination tragedy still on minds of many
One year ago, Donald Trump was nearly assassinated in Butler. In my hometown. It was a historic, tragic event that affected not only the loved ones of those killed or injured but so many of us in this region. Personally, it has been strange over the last year when I...
Stuart I.R. Haniff: Lawmakers must protect Pa.’s anti-hunger programs
A hunger crisis is happening across Pennsylvania — in every county and every legislative district — but you wouldn’t know unless you look. Food insecurity, according to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap Report, has risen 40% over the last two years in the commonwealth. Now, one in eight of...
