Opinion category, Page 79
Paul Kengor: Slow down and move over for tow-truck drivers
“How many tows have you done today?” I asked the guy rigging up my vehicle. “Three so far,” he said. “More to come.” “How late is your shift?” I followed. “Midnight,” he replied. “I like the shift, but my wife hates it. She really worries about my safety. It’s a...
Jason Kavulich: Pa. is protecting its seniors
Regarding the editorial “Pennsylvania must be more diligent in monitoring protective service for seniors” (March 11, TribLive): As the former director of the Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), I couldn’t agree more that improvements were needed in Pennsylvania’s oversight of protective services at the local level — which...
Letter to the editor: I voted for Trump — why would they come for me?
First they came for the immigrants and DEI, and I did not speak out — because I was not a minority. Then they came for government workers, the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Service, and I did not speak out — because I did not work...
Letter to the editor: Fixing Biden’s mess will cost money
The American people spoke in November. They want something done to solve the illegal immigration problem. President Trump is trying, but it will take time and lots of money. In my opinion, we have President Biden to thank for the situation. Trump needs to finish the southern border wall. Biden...
Editorial: 5 years after covid, scars linger
What a difference five years can make. Although the global story of the coronavirus pandemic began in December 2019, it would not be confirmed in America until Jan. 20, 2020. In Pennsylvania, covid began its takeover six weeks later. Until March 6, the pandemic was like Brexit or a terrorist...
Letter to the editor: National debt our biggest problem
What’s left but to fire people and rip the government apart? I’m laughing because the biggest problem is our national debt. It’s $36 trillion and trillions in interest paid per year. President Trump talked, all talk, about a flat tax. I had hope, but it probably won’t happen. Declare corruption,...
Letter to the editor: We must stand with Ukraine
Last week, Pittsburghers gathered downtown for a We Stand with Ukraine demonstration, making clear that our city refuses to abandon Ukraine in its fight for survival. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance mock President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, block critical military aid and treat Vladimir Putin’s war as a...
Jonah Goldberg: The Homer Simpson gloss on Trump’s tariff philosophy
There’s a classic episode of The Simpsons in which Homer gets a gun. He thinks his awesome gun is great for everything: home defense, opening beer bottles, whatever. When Marge says she doesn’t want a weapon in the house, Homer replies, “A gun is not a weapon, Marge, it’s a...
Reps. Leslie Rossi, Jamie Barton and Martin Causer: You deserve affordable electricity
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s energy taxes won’t work. How do we know? The proof is right in front of you. Look at your energy bills. Talk to any Pennsylvanian. Unaffordable energy is a kitchen table topic for Pennsylvania households and a conference table topic for Pennsylvania businesses. And if you think...
Letter to the editor: Why no lawsuits for laid-off Volkswagen workers?
When Volkswagen of America laid off all its employees and moved its plant from New Stanton to Mexico, I don’t remember any lawsuits being filed for us to keep our jobs. Evidently our government employees are more important. Tim Scheeren Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Musk does have security clearance
The writer of the letter “Speak up to stop Musk’s coup” (Feb. 15, TribLive) claims Elon Musk is a billionaire with no security clearance. That is false. Musk holds a top secret security clearance for his work with SpaceX. It is time to think with your head instead of your...
Letter to the editor: No one elected Fauci, either
2020 was the year that the world changed. A pandemic spread across this country and over a million people died. I mention that because in the middle of it, Dr. Anthony Fauci took over the handling of it. He was unelected but with the help of the Centers for Disease...
Letter to the editor: Saving horses from slaughter
I was shocked and horrified to learn that for decades, our nation’s horses have been shuttled into the horse slaughter pipelines, delivered to Canada and Mexico and killed for food. I am so grateful to Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean for sponsoring the Save America’s Forgotten...
Letter to the editor: How can people not be alarmed by Musk’s actions?
People say I’m an alarmist. How can anyone not be alarmed by the takeover of our government by an unconfirmed, unvetted, unelected South African billionaire taking it upon himself to tell the American people what we need and don’t need? In his personal opinion, we don’t need the National Institutes...
Letter to the editor: Disruption strategy has many risks
In response to letters to Pennsylvania’s Republican senator about cabinet nominees, I received the following: “President Trump has nominated a team of disrupters to deliver on his promise of change.” Sen. Dave McCormick was a Connecticut-based venture capitalist before running for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat. Venture capitalism’s guiding principle is...
Editorial: Pennsylvania must be more diligent in monitoring protective service for seniors
Are Pennsylvania’s seniors getting the help they need when it comes to protection from abuse? The state Department of Aging will be taking sterner steps to answer that question. Spotlight PA has pointed to failures in oversight of the agencies that work on county levels to respond to neglect and...
Jasmine Rivera: The real goal of No Bail Out for Sanctuary Cities Act
The next few years are going to challenge our representatives in Washington to balance partisan politics against human rights and the interests of the people they serve. Pennsylvania’s members of Congress and senators have already been put to the test, and elected leaders like Sen. John Fetterman and Reps. Brendan...
Dan DeBone: Legislature must work to solve teacher shortage
A strong business community begins with a strong education system. The success of our local businesses is directly linked to the quality of education in our schools — public, charter, parochial and private. If our students are not receiving a high-quality education, the workforce pipeline that sustains our businesses will...
Letter to the editor: What about pro-life funding, Gov. Shapiro?
Gov. Josh Shapiro is up in arms about federal funding he was counting on being withheld from Pennsylvania agencies. He didn’t seem to have any trouble canceling funding to pro-life counseling centers throughout the state. Psalm 22:28: For the kingdom is the Lord’s and he is governor among the nations....
Letter to the editor: When will voters opt for change in Pittsburgh?
Watching the latest episode of the city government failing yet again, this time involving the sudden departure of the acting police chief (“Leadership vacuum: Ragland withdraws as Pittsburgh police chief candidate plans to retire,” March 4, TribLive), eerily reminds me of watching a high school-themed comedy from the 1980s: the...
Letter to the editor: Who elected Musk president?
Elon Musk invested approximately $250 million in Donald Trump’s campaign, and now it seems he is the de facto U.S. president. Who needs free and fair elections if money buys you a position that you can’t aspire to because you don’t meet the qualifications? It appears Musk is calling the...
Editorial: What if Penn State sold naming rights to campuses?
On Monday, Penn State’s board of trustees sold the naming rights to its most prized piece of real estate for $50 million. The gridiron of grass inside Beaver Stadium is becoming West Shore Home Field. It’s not as much as the $150 million Acrisure reportedly paid for 15 years of...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s tyranny like past purges
President Trump’s tyrannical purge in government, media, education, military, intelligence, etc., is no different than any past authoritarian purge. The subterfuge that people are being removed for incompetence or fraud is the fraud. The goal more likely is to eliminate dissent and challenges to the regime. Mao Tse-Tung’s Little Red...
Letter to the editor: Christians had reasons to vote for Trump
The writer of the letter “Christians and Trump” (Feb. 27, TribLive) displayed typical Democrat judgments of Christians. But what is a Christian? John 3:16: No one can earn their way to heaven. Romans 3:23: “We are all sinners and fall short of the grace of God.” Jesus did it all...
Colin McNickle: A better way to bolster the property tax rolls
Much has been made of the City of Pittsburgh’s efforts to discern if certain properties owned by institutions of purely public charity deserve their tax-exempt status. After a review by the city’s departments of Finance and Law, the Allegheny County Office of Property Assessments ordered some of them back on...
