Opinion category, Page 531
Letter to the editor: Thoughts on Charen, Biden, race relations, military
I think columnist Mona Charen is a poor replacement for Walter Williams. Where are the conservative writers? How long before Pat Buchanan and libertarian John Stossel are history? Fact-checking is great if applied equally without bias, but as we all know, it’s easy to give special treatment to facts with...
John Stossel: Liberty winning?
Do I live in an alternate universe? The media tell me my side is winning . Salon claims, “We all live in Kochland, the Koch brothers’ libertarian utopia.” Tucker Carlson says, “Our leadership class remains resolutely libertarian.” What? Who? Not President Biden. Biden already spent $1.9 trillion on covid-19 “recovery”...
Lori Falce: Pittsburgh is not a political punchline
Political speeches are becoming a lot like a slow night at a comedy club. That’s not just because of the awkward pauses when a joke doesn’t land right or the forced laughs when a canned joke is trotted out for the millionth time. Nope, it’s because of the name dropping....
Letter to the editor: Showing solidarity with Sikhs
I weep and wail over the shootings after shootings happening in the U.S. in the past two months, specifically for the Sikh community. You can learn about the Sikh faith at sikhnet.com (go to “Who Are the Sikhs?” at top of home page). You can read the stories online of...
Laurels & lances: Clean, delay, warn
Laurel: To two birds with one stone. It is great when people are able to lend a hand for a good cause. When you can do two at the same time, it’s even better. Plum Borough observed Earth Day on April 24 with a Cleanup Day event as the culmination...
Paul Kengor: Boycotting baseball
“I couldn’t agree more. At least there’s golf and the NHL has mostly been neutral.” So said Bill, a Trib reader reacting to my previous column on Major League Baseball yanking the All-Star Game out of Atlanta for political reasons — effectively a partisan-ideological decision by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred....
S.E. Cupp: Tucker Carlson’s disgusting new low
I can say this because I know: There’s some seriously dangerous, high-level trolling going on in right-wing media. Having come from this space — I used to be a Fox News regular, a guest on outlets like Newsmax, an employee at The Blaze, and a columnist at The Daily Caller,...
Colin McNickle: Pratfalls and pitfalls for Pa. jobs recovery
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to loosen its grip on Pennsylvania, the state’s economy appears to be strengthening. But an analysis by scholars at the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy shows the rebound has been lackluster, and prospective government policies could retard it further. “Indeed, the latest statewide employment report...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Leave these children alone
Look, I get it, OK? A lot of this, you plain do not understand. Much of it leaves you confused. Well, me too. I have no idea what it must be like to grow up feeling as if you were assigned the wrong body, a girl with boy genitalia or...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine card can protect from mask police
I keep my covid-19 vaccination card in my wallet in case I have to show it so I don’t end up in a Biden jail if I don’t have my mask on. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: In guns we trust
In light of the recent surge of gun violence and “legalized murder” of Black youth in our beloved country, I submit that a more honest national motto would be “In Guns We Trust.” I also propose a new national anthem: My country ’tis of thee, Grim land of anarchy, For...
Letter to the editor: Making Arnold park a reality
On April 13, I attended the Arnold Council meeting and reminded council members a plan for a proposed Constitution Boulevard Park that was prepared in 1994 by Michael Cabot Associates Inc. Mayor William DeMao and Arnold Council presented the plan after I asked them to consider the construction of a...
Letter to the editor: ‘Defunding the police’ a stupid idea
Regarding the article “Some members of Pa. delegation say Capitol security must increase after attack” (April 5, TribLIVE): Thanks to the civil unrest from last year’s riots (courtesy of Black Lives Matter and its Democratic supporters), police have been demonized. This is being experienced by citizens in uncivilized (third-world) countries...
Editorial: ‘Move Over’ law is just common sense
You are driving down the road. A flash of red and blue light catches your eye up ahead. A police car is stopped behind another vehicle. What do you do? For most people, it’s going to be obvious. Get into the left lane, if it’s available. If it’s not, pass...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ lies
I believe Democrats and the left are lying to everyone every day. I don’t believe there is systemic racism in this country. If there is, how did President Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris get elected? I think it’s all lies and a part of their agenda to divide us...
Letter to the editor: What’s wrong with our country
Some of our politicians are so stupid. It seems they would do anything to get voted in or stay in office. They mirror what the people’s value systems are. They have to get things done on their agendas, to get funds for their jurisdictions and the people who voted them...
Pat Buchanan: The DC statehood power grab
“How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg?” asked President Abraham Lincoln, who answered his own question: “Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” And Congress saying D.C. is a state would equally contradict truth and reality, as...
Dr. Denise Johnson: Say ‘Yes!’ to organ and tissue donation
We have all learned a lot since the start of the pandemic. One of the lessons that has resonated with me the most is the importance of community — of our relationships and responsibility to one another. It’s easy especially during a global pandemic to think that as individuals, we...
Tonie Willis and Rep. Tina Davis: To cut down on crime, give newborns a fair shot
How does shackling expecting mothers protect public safety in Pennsylvania? The answer is clear: It doesn’t, not by a mile. More than 130,000 babies will be born in Pennsylvania this year, but not every newborn will be born with a fair shot. In state and county prisons across the commonwealth,...
Letter to the editor: Covid complications can’t overshadow greater good
News coverage of the pandemic has been excellent. It has focused the attention on the dangers of covid-19. However, the focus on the rare complications of the vaccines has taken attention from the common, and dangerous, complications of the virus itself — not only to individual health but to the...
Letter to the editor: Cardiff for district judge
On May 18, voters in the areas of Penn Township, Manor and Trafford will be electing a new district judge in Magisterial District 10-2-03. The person we elect to this position should have the highest moral character and utmost integrity, and be someone with a clear record of service to...
Editorial: Why a $25 incentive for prisoners to get vaccinated makes sense
Some people were so eager to get back to a pre-pandemic life that they did anything they could to get a vaccine. Some lined up at mass vaccination sites. Some called providers day after day after day until they could get an appointment. Some drove out of town or out...
Letter to the editor: Don’t bully others for vaccine decisions
To letter-writer Paul Heckbert (“Republicans making sacrifice by refusing vaccine”: It is no secret that we are living in a volatile time. Most days in the Opinion section, I read yet another surprising comment by someone on either side of the political aisle. This particular one was appalling and very...
Election letters deadline
Letters to the editor regarding upcoming election issues, including referendum questions and endorsements, will be accepted until May 5. Election-related letters will not be printed after May 12. To submit your letter, click here for details....
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Bryant’s is not an open-and-shut case
Sorry, but this is not an open-and-shut case. This is not Tamir Rice, Philando Castile or Walter Scott, unarmed and clearly executed on camera by police. No, the bodycam video of last week’s killing of a 16-year-old Black girl named Ma’Khia Bryant tells a more complicated story. In it, we...
