Opinion category, Page 599
John Sparks: Amy Coney Barrett and the Purdue sexual assault case
Liberal/progressive organizations like Public Justice are portraying President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, as soft on and complicit with campus sexual abusers. Public Justice has zeroed in on decision written by Barrett for a three-judge panel a 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Doe v....
Walt Rowen: Small business to Washington — focus on us, not Supreme Court
The slow pace of bureaucracy is a running joke in America. It’s surprising, then, how quickly the Senate has advanced the confirmation hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Less than a month after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation...
Letter to the editor: Trump and coronavirus
President Trump’s new slogan could be “Keep America Dying.” Trump not only lied about covid-19, he knew in February how dangerous it was and intentionally kept it from the American people. More than 218,000 Americans have died. It seems to me Trump wanted this virus to spread. Why? Maybe he...
Letter to the editor: Trump never called heroes ‘suckers,’ ‘losers’
Longtime Democratic politician Don Walko wrote a letter bad-mouthing President Trump (“Backing Biden for president,” Sept. 24, TribLIVE). Kenneth Powell wrote a letter about several true American heroes (“Military heroes not losers, suckers,” Sept. 28, TribLIVE). The letters said “according to reports” and Trump “supposedly said” deceased veterans are “suckers”...
Letter to the editor: Plant-based diet can help with covid-19
As we enter cold and flu season on top of continued covid-19 risks, Plant-Based Pittsburgh reminds everyone about the importance of nutrition in strengthening our immune systems and supporting overall health. Mortality data shows that over 90% of the people who have died from covid-19 suffered from preexisting medical conditions,...
Letter to the editor: Lessons in ‘classless’ from Trump
Such a shame that the leader of our country (not the free world — I say that’s Angela Merkel; among our allies Xi and Putin are more trusted!) got booed at Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s funeral. Seems that the Dems aren’t very good at classless. For the best classless, the greatest...
Letter to the editor: Christians have no choice but to vote Republican
I was raised as a “blue collar” Democrat. My parents were both children of immigrants. They have both gone to Christ’s kingdom, but if they were alive today, they would both be staunch Republicans, as it would be the only political party they would even still recognize. The Democratic Party...
Letter to the editor: Our changing planet
Many scientists from many countries have many ideas as to the present-day climate change. As I was recently reading the papers and listening to the TV news, I was bewildered as to why the California wildfires did not penetrate into Canada or Mexico. Looking at the maps, there are no...
Editorial: Registered to vote? Today’s the day
This is your last chance. If you want to vote in the November general election, Monday is the last day to register. Pennsylvania is not one of the handful of states that allow you to just decide that you want to participate in your government with five minutes to spare...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 19
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 19....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 19
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 19....
S.E. Cupp: Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination may supercharge Democratic turnout
After the Senate’s hearing to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the timing of her nomination — just a week and a day after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and weeks before a presidential election — has enraged Democrats in Congress and many Democratic voters....
Sheldon Jacobson: If playing Big Ten football makes good ‘cents,’ then not playing other sports makes no sense
It took a month, but the Big Ten finally realized the error of its ways and announced that fall football is back on. Next weekend, the Big Ten will join the ACC, SEC and Big 12 among the power conferences who looked at the full gamut of risks and rewards...
Bob Inglis: Christian conservatives should not let abortion, socialism scare us off Biden
President Donald Trump claims to be the choice of Christian conservatives, but is he really what we want? Very few of us would want our children to grow up to be like him. We cringe at what he says and tweets, remembering that “Out of the overflow of the heart,...
Letter to the editor: Let’s stop rewriting history
Mayor Peduto, this cancel culture is getting way out of hand, and your covering up of the Christopher Columbus statue continues to cower to the vocal minority and borders on embarrassing and hysterical (“Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto recommends removal of Columbus statue from Scheney Park,”). Where and when does this stop?...
Letter to the editor: Distasteful vote may be the right one
This Nov. 3 will present a difficult choice for many folks. And it’s an election that promises to be for all the marbles. The radical left and one-world co-conspirators within the Democratic Party are using every trick in the book, including what I see as blatant video falsification, to prop...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland ballot delays unacceptable
I am appalled and outraged by the procrastination and delay of the officials of the Westmoreland County Board of Elections in ensuring that the voters of Westmoreland County who have registered to vote by mail receive their ballots in an appropriate and timely fashion (“Westmoreland County confirms that mail-in ballots...
Letter to the editor: Be careful what you wish for with Trump
You who display Trump signs might want to be careful what you wish for. We are in a pandemic, and many are out of work and in fear of losing their homes. Congress and President Trump should be passing a covid-19 relief package, but instead they are intent on jamming...
Letter to the editor: Dems waging war on coal, fossil fuels
The war on coal and fossil fuels continue, in regulations molded by elected left-wing Democrats following progressive global climate change policies. Consider the French international banking group BNP Paribas, the worlds eighth largest by total assets, who said in May it will not accept new customers that derive more than...
Letter to the editor: We should man up instead of whining for help
Yet more letter-writers want to know why we aren’t receiving more help from the government. We are the government. We have borrowed ourselves almost into bankruptcy. The lack of personal and civic responsibility is staggering. We hold out our hands and whine for help. It’s time we man up and...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County must take action on air quality
One recent morning when I let my dog out at 6:45 a.m., the air quality was so bad I had to shut the door right behind her. And then I thought, “maybe it’s not even safe for her to go out.” Looking at Allegheny County’s air quality website, I can...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ distracting tricks
The article “Republican fundraiser sparks criticism from candidate in 39th District state Senate race” (Oct. 7, TribLIVE) seems like nothing more than a cheap political stunt. Democrat Tay Waltenbaugh seems to be using the personal health crisis of a county commissioner to try and get his name in the paper,...
Letter to the editor: On covid-19, play it safe to secure our future
What part of covid-19 transmission are you not getting? Opening up too soon is increasing the chances of spread. The Big Ten and Pac-12 made the right decision the first time to cancel the season. What changed between that first decision and the second decision? Same goes for municipalities to...
Letter to the editor: We need to vote for Biden/Harris
I grew up near Irwin and although I’ve moved away, I remain interested in the area and am a lifelong Steelers fan. I’m writing from a distance to implore Pennsylvanians to vote for Joe Biden/Kamala Harris. Biden’s central planks are affordable health care, an organized plan to address the covid-19...
Letter to the editor: Don’t depend on press, social media
I am 74 years old, a conservative, a veteran, retired and have studied history most of my life. I am also one of those individuals who wishes President Trump would cut down on his tweets, but that’s another story. What bothers me even more is how blatantly misguiding I find...
