Opinion category, Page 578
Letter to the editor: ‘Locking Down’ — a covid carol
“Locking Down” (Sung to the tune of “Silver Bells”) Empty sidewalks, vacant sidewalks dressed in pandemic style. In the air there’s a feeling of covid. Children homeschooled, Parents drinking, Meeting mask after mask. And on every street corner you hear. Shutting down, closing down, It’s lockdown time in our city....
Editorial: Learn from the 1st covid relief package
As leaders in Washington come to a new coronavirus relief plan, it would seem the old one had been exhausted. The money allotted to help people through the pandemic was long since spent, right? Wrong. While some of the most obvious chunks — such as the stimulus checks sent in...
Letter to the editor: What now for America?
We have a president who won’t admit he lost the election. President-elect Joe Biden boasted about how much he can do for the country; he needs to get his ducks in a row so after he is sworn in and can make decisions, he’ll get his rear end in gear....
Tom Purcell: A white Christmas would do us good this year
We got blanketed with 10 inches of snow last week and I loved it — because I love how snow slows us down and brings us to our senses. When it snows in Pittsburgh, people pour out into the streets. We shovel our sidewalks and driveways, invigorated by the crisp...
Editorial: The hopeful light of Scarlett’s Sunshine
Scarlett Lillian Pauley should be building snowmen and chattering about the holidays. She should be struggling with pandemic homeschooling. She should be asking a million questions. But in 2017, the Pittsburgh toddler died at just 16 months old. There was no obvious disease to blame or tragic accident to hold...
Glenn Marsch: Triumph of the vaccine — the swift rescue
In the first month or two of 2020, we had the first hint of a new, strange disease that originated in Wuhan, China. By March, we were locked down in our homes and have lived unprecedented disruptions of normal life since then. All along we have looked to science for...
Letter to the editor: On emissions, we must catch up with the EU
With the European Union agreeing to much more aggressive greenhouse gas emission reductions, 55% by 2030, the United States must quickly take similar actions or risk losing access to the second-largest economy in the world. And we really have no choice. Part of the EU “green deal” includes a border...
Jonah Goldberg: Cold War approach won’t work with China
It’s easy to miss, given how polarized our politics are, but there is a growing consensus around a very big issue: China. Foreign policy experts, military leaders and politicians across the ideological spectrum all tend to agree that a new era of confrontation with China has begun. Many on the...
Letter to the editor: Provisional vote not counted
I applied for and received a mail-in ballot as a backup to voting in person, and was comforted by the instruction language: “Surrender your absentee or mail-in ballot and envelope to the judge of elections to be voided to vote by regular ballot.” On Election Day, I took the mail-in...
Letter to the editor: UPMC nurses are overwhelmed
I am a nurse at UPMC in Pittsburgh, and I believe UPMC is misleading the public with the recent press conference (“UPMC expects to receive covid vaccine soon, distribute to health care workers after authorization”). Nurses at UPMC are overwhelmed, scared and anxious about what is to come. The statement...
Letter to the editor: Masks not stopping covid-19
I hate to be the one to burst everyone’s bubble, but masks aren’t the strategy that is going to stop the pandemic. If that were the case, the numbers of new cases would already be dwindling. Also, this isn’t the only game in town. The U.S. has lost around 40,000...
Letter to the editor: Republicans must let country move on
Earlier this month, 126 House Republicans signed on to a lawsuit that would invalidate the votes of millions of Americans, including my own and many of yours. I am floored by their malice and lack of patriotism. How dare they say my vote and the votes of my family, friends,...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 21
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Dec. 21....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 21
Editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 21....
S.E. Cupp: Lifesaving women threatened by lowlifes
“Burn in Hell.” “Get murdered.” “We’re coming for you.” Those are just some of the messages that 69-year-old grandmother and retired teacher Joyce Warshaw received. That’s all because, as mayor of Dodge City, Kan. — a city of just over 27,000 steeped in Wild West frontier history — she eventually...
Letter to the editor: Masks wreaking havoc with hearing aids, glasses
My ears are over burdened: Eyeglasses and hearing aids have squatter’s rights, but the mask is fighting hard. When it leaves an ear, it takes hearing aid(s) and eyeglasses with it as often as it can. Lawrence E. Howard Jr. Plum...
Letter to the editor: Amazing health care in Western Pa.
I would like to express my profound thanks to the hospital workers of Western Pennsylvania. Early on the morning of Nov. 23, I was struck by an acute myocardial infarction, which has only a 12% survival rate if it takes place in a hospital. The emergency room staff at Indiana...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act now on aid for our schools
The article “A look inside schools’ reopening decisions” (Nov. 22, TribLIVE) provided valuable insight on the struggles our schools currently face to keep students and staff healthy while minimizing disruptions to the school year. One key component the article overlooked, however, was how an enormous school funding deficit because of...
Letter to the editor: Legalizing marijuana shouldn’t wait
Editors opine in favor of a “wait and see” approach when it comes to the issue of legalizing and regulating the adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania (“Pa. should take it slow on legalizing marijuana,” Dec. 6, TribLIVE). The reality, however, is that nearly one in four Americans now reside...
Letter to the editor: Mitigate to end pandemic
As pediatricians throughout Western Pennsylvania, we care for our region’s youngest patients and witness firsthand the impact of this pandemic on our youth. We know pediatric patients are struggling with the challenges of virtual schooling, mental health, lack of physical activity and other health and wellness components. We all want...
Editorial: Bishop-elect Larry Kulick, a shepherd who knows his flock
Whenever someone comes into a new position, there is usually a learning curve. We don’t expect Monsignor Larry Kulick will have that with his new role. On Friday, Pope Francis named him the new bishop of the Greensburg Diocese. He already knows the mechanics of the office. He has been...
Sounding off: Pennsylvanians need covid relief
Regarding the article “A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of jobless aid”: Enough is enough — millions of families continue to struggle to put food on the table and pay their rent. With the covid-19 virus surging again, Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey must pass a robust covid-19...
Letter to the editor: Where is the outrage over abortion?
There will be close to 1 million abortions performed in 2020 in the United States, thanks to Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics’ classification as “life-sustaining” businesses. This silent slaughter has been attacking our unborn children for more than 47 years. While we are wringing our hands over the headlines...
Letter to the editor: Worst election ever
The recent election was the worst I have ever seen. We had one candidate who did not campaign much. I guess he felt that his almost 50 years in politics said all that needed to be said. The other candidate held rallies where thousands of his supporters attended. We had...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Follow the star — we need light now more than ever
It looks like the Star of Bethlehem may arrive just in time this year. The story of the three wise men following a mysterious star to the manger where Jesus had just been born is familiar to everyone. We cannot imagine that story without the light of that star. Some...
