Opinion category, Page 616
Letter to the editor: Dr. Scott Atlas was wrong hire as coronavirus adviser
Once again, President Trump is taking advice from an “expert” with no pertinent credentials for help with his covid-19 response. Dr. Scott Atlas, a neuroradiologist, has no expertise in public health or infectious disease. A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, he was hired to act as a mouthpiece for...
Letter to the editor: Country can’t survive Kamala Harris
Truth is the reality behind the appearance. Peter Schweizer’s recent book, “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite,” exposes the dirty secrets of the left. It is eye-opening. Both Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have chapters. Biden and Harris share the same socialist ideology, which includes the...
Editorial: Keep United 93 visits reverent
On Sept. 11, 2001, a field near Shanksville became a shrine — both battlefield and resting place for the passengers and crew of United 93, the fourth plane hijacked by terrorists that day. The official memorial didn’t open until the 10th anniversary of the attacks, but that was just ceremony....
Jonah Goldberg: Despite author’s claims, there’s no defense for looting
Vicky Osterweil, the author of “In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action,” is getting her 15 minutes of fame thanks to a segment on NPR in which she said some really mind-bogglingly dumb, indefensibly evil and fascinatingly reactionary things. We’ll come back to her in a moment....
Letter to the editor: Trump’s Latrobe rally was irresponsible, insulting
I’m a college student whose school has fortunately remained open and permitted students to return to campus. We wear masks everywhere: outside, in the classrooms, in the dining hall and even during a short walk to the bathroom. We can’t have visitors in our rooms or study together in groups....
Editorial: Westmoreland County controller serves public by putting audits online
The idea of putting public information in the hands of the public isn’t one of those things that was enshrined from the beginning of the United States — not like freedom of speech or freedom of assembly. The founders knew early on that they wanted people to have the right...
Letter to the editor: Swamp creatures must be ousted
Any country seeking rioters adept at arson, looting and statue demolition should send recruiters to U.S. Democrat-run cities, especially New York City (see street painter and part-time Mayor Bill de Blasio). There has also been rioting in Washington, D.C., home of the proverbial “swamp.” This political and bureaucratic entity is...
Letter to the editor: Let’s fix the health care system we have
Throughout the covid-19 crisis, America’s hospitals have come together with the rest of the health care system — from doctors and nurses to private insurers to government programs like Medicare and Medicaid — to ensure access to affordable care for patients. It has been a trying time, but hospitals nationwide...
Letter to the editor: C’mon, Comcast, give us something for our money
As a Comcast customer, I think I speak for a whole lot of fed-up people when I say, “C’mon, man.” We’ve been cooped up in our houses for a good while now because of this virus, and all we get for our giant cable bill is reruns over and over....
Letter to the editor: We can, should do better than Trump
I was taken back by a comment in Albert Bianchini’s letter “Trump, Biden and China” (Aug. 20, TribLIVE). To suggest that China created and unleashed the coronavirus to unseat President Trump is unbelievable. That thought process sounds crazy to me. If he and others believe that, what other oddball scenarios...
Pat Buchanan: Why D.C. statehood is a suicidal gamble
When U.S. cities erupted after the death of George Floyd, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was in the vanguard of the protests, renaming a section of downtown Black Lives Matter Plaza, and painting the name in letters on the street so huge they could be seen from space. Last Thursday, however,...
Letter to the editor: Is a vote for Biden really a vote for Biden?
Letter-writer William Werts states “I’m pro-life, and I’m voting for Biden with no regrets” (“Pro-lifer plans to vote for Joe Biden,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). With all due respect, voting for the devout Catholic who is pro-abortion aside, I don’t believe you are voting for Biden and his self-proclaimed values, but...
Letter to the editor: Questions on fear, racial unity
Just two questions for readers: Can a Republican win an election without appealing to fear? Why is racial unity so scary for white people? Suzie Morris Dunbar...
Letter to the editor: A speech Trump would never give
The speech Donald Trump would never give: My fellow Americans, America is going through a difficult time. We have lost over 187,000 citizens to the coronavirus. We mourn their loss and pray for their families. A reporter asked me recently if I feel responsible. I answered the way our previous...
Letter to the editor: Abortion is the greatest pandemic
The greatest pandemic is not covid-19. It is and has been the abortion virus for 50 years. There have been 70 million-plus deaths due to abortion since the 1970s. In one year, for example, 860,000-plus abortions (2017) were performed — four times the current covid-19 death count. Yet so many...
Editorial: Keep protests out of residential areas
Protests are staged where people feel they will do the most good. That seldom means they happen where they are the most convenient. If workers go on strike, they make their situation known outside the building, making a visible symbol of their opposition to the management. When people bring their...
Letter to the editor: Trump is pro-life, and not racist
Regarding William Werts’ letter “Pro-lifer plans to vote for Joe Biden”: You claim to be a pro-lifer, but I find that hard to believe, since President Trump this year became the first president to speak at the March for Life in Washington. I hope you read Albert Bianchini’s letter above...
Letter to the editor: Climate crisis and hurricanes
Hurricane Laura slammed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm, quickly strengthening from a Category 1 intensity. The rapid rise in the force of the wind is caused when three factors are present: • The water over which the storm is forming is warm — the Gulf of...
Tom Purcell: Why I’m ill prepared for the autumn of covid-19
I made it through the summer of covid-19 — though I’m thankful that neither I nor any of my family has contracted the novel coronavirus. I know that the summer doesn’t technically end until Sept. 22, but I got through June, July and August. It wasn’t easy. Every Monday, I...
Kris LaGrange: Will election end attack on organized labor?
Labor Day 2020, like no other in our nation’s history, is absent of parades and large gatherings. Canceled due to covid-19, celebrations are replaced with Zoom meetings that commemorate the American worker as we all hope better days are ahead. Traditionally on Labor Day union leaders boast of accomplishments of...
David Zatezalo: Serving America’s miners Labor Day and every day
As assistant secretary for mine safety and health, I know firsthand how miners across the country — more than 300,000 individuals — provide an essential service to our country. Miners work to extract, process and deliver the minerals, metal and coal that keep America working. President Trump has been a...
Editorial: Celebrating jobs on Labor Day
Labor Day. You know what it is. It’s a lazy day. A picnic day. The line in the sand beyond which no white shoes used to pass. The first Monday in September is a day off for most. Since 1894, the federal government has set it aside as a day...
Letter to the editor: Positive outcomes of coronavirus
Covid-19 has taught us some notable lessons. The virus has brought families closer. The lockdowns forced people to stay home and take a break, giving them time to spend with their loved ones. Coronavirus has also taught us to differentiate between wants and needs. Many businesses shut down for the...
Letter to the editor: What has happened to our blessed nation?
How can the most blessed nation in history find itself in such chaos and despair? How can so many be deceived so easily and led down the path of destruction? The standardized testing and corrupted curriculum of primary education and the subversive groupthink and indoctrination by universities have conditioned most...
Letter to the editor: Garbage problems in New Kensington
Regarding the article “New Kensington considering dumping garbage hauler as residents’ complaints pile up” (July 21, TribLIVE): Complaints are coming in about the new garbage hauler. Councilman Todd Mentecki said no one has told him they wouldn’t be willing to pay more, $3, $4 or $5 a month, to get...
