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Stephen L. Carter: Claiming ‘reverse discrimination’ could get easier
I suspect that “reverse discrimination” plaintiffs are in for a big win in the U.S. Supreme Court. If recent oral arguments in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services are any indication, the justices are poised to sweep away the procedural barriers that several federal courts have erected in the...
Letter to the editor: Ukraine’s rare minerals
Wake up people! It’s not President Trump who wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, it’s Vladimir Putin. Think about it. Craig Smith Irwin...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman ought to turn Republican
Yo, Sen. John Fetterman, what are you trying to prove? How broad-minded you are? I once heard that an open mind is an empty mind. Why don’t you move into your boy’s basement in Key Largo or wherever he slithers about? You realize, of course, your goose is cooked in...
Letter to the editor: Grateful to Shapiro for aiding fired workers
Leave it to our honorable governor to enact yet another innovative solution to help people. That is what Gov. Josh Shapiro has done in seeking to make it easier to hire federal workers who have found themselves innocent pawns in the Trump/Musk rampage of firings. While Office of Management and...
Letter to the editor: No kings in America
Our country got its start by rebelling against a king. It was based on a Constitution complete with a Bill of Rights. Our government included a system of checks and balances with three different branches to ensure that no one person (or aristocracy) could have absolute power and control over...
Editorial: What is the cost of accepting GOP donations for Democratic candidates?
Last week, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey got his hackles up about money. Was it about the financial troubles his city finds itself experiencing? Nope. It was about the funds of his Democratic challenger, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor. Gainey, running for reelection, is in the same position his predecessor, Bill...
Letter to the editor: End of democracy?
Call me crazy, but I have a strong gut feeling that America’s democracy is coming to its end under the current administration and our spineless Congress. That our president has allowed the nonelected richest man on the planet to be his hatchet man and surrounded himself with people I consider...
Letter to the editor: Let’s get back to respecting others
Respect, such a small word, but such a big meaning in itself. Some people don’t respect authority. You see it in everyday life. You see it on the news, people not respecting the police, teachers, clergy, parents, elected officials, in sporting events and to say the least disrespecting human life....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 10
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 10....
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 10
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 10....
Letter to the editor: Trump has led an extraordinary life
You may dislike him. You may hate him. You may even think he is evil incarnate. But you must admit that Donald J. Trump has led a truly extraordinary and very interesting life! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: America has always been great
I’m sick of people saying they are going to make America Great “AGAIN.” I was drafted into the Army in 1965 and served honorably during the Vietnam era. In all my 81 years, I have not found any place as “GREAT” as the United States of America. So there is...
Letter to the editor: HHS needs to take more action to stop the flu
I am encouraged that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has advocated for the importance of children getting vaccinated against measles. But this is not enough. More action is needed by HHS, particularly in regard to the flu. Each year there are new...
Letter to the editor: Ask governor to monitor microplastics
Plastics are a global disaster. All the plastic that has ever been produced is still on this earth. Plastic does not readily decompose; it just breaks down into smaller particles called microplastics and nanoplastics that scientists call “forever chemicals.” These “forever chemicals” leach carcinogens and other toxins into our bodies....
Editorial: Is it finally time for Real ID?
The federal government has threatened it before. It has dangled the string and tried to make us jump. It has coyly set deadlines only to pull back at the last minute. It’s happening! It is! Ha, ha, no, it’s not. No, this is not about the tariffs with Canada and...
Letter to the editor: More backyard history in Westmoreland
After reading the letter “History in our backyards” (March 5, TribLive), I was prompted to list a few more things that Westmoreland County is known/little known for. Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing’s great-great-grandfather is buried near Pleasant Unity in Smith’s Grave Yard; his settlement of Coventry still exists and there...
Letter to the editor: Wasteful spending in Westmoreland
In the spirit of the Trump administration’s mass firings of government employees, in its reported attempt to reduce waste and save taxpayers money, let’s direct our attention locally. What is Westmoreland County doing to reduce waste and cut spending? In 2024, the county commissioners approved a 32.5% property tax increase...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Ignoring concerns of the middle not working for Gainey
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey held a newss conference last week that Grant Street scuttlebutt had billed as a game changer for his struggling campaign for reelection. It did not go as Gainey had hoped. Gainey accused his Democratic primary election opponent Corey O’Connor of taking campaign contributions from Republican donors...
Commentary: One county’s plan to revive the American Dream
Resist the urge to publish the American Dream’s obituary. It’s alive, though unwell. It’s no secret that the hallmarks of the dream have become unreachable for many Americans. Homeownership seems impossible in communities. Marriage rates have dropped. Families have shrunk. Even lifespans are on the decline. The dream’s vital signs...
Andreas Kluth: America’s loss of soft power is Putin’s gain
One astonishing phenomenon (of admittedly many) in this second presidency of Donald Trump is his voluntary transfer of America’s greatest asset to his counterpart in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. That asset is soft power. The concept was developed at the end of the Cold War by the international relations scholar...
Letter to the editor: Why is the price of gasoline so high?
Gasoline is now around $3.49 per gallon. While President Donald J. Trump is concentrating on downsizing government, perhaps he should also concentrate on downsizing the price of gasoline. If I remember correctly, when Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 and became president, gas was $1.87 per gallon. So is the...
Letter to the editor: Steelers serving up skunk
Imagine if you will, Steelers owner Art Rooney owned a restaurant — “Art’s Diner, home of the Skunk Sandwich.” It’s the only place around this side of Cleveland. You’re hungry for something, so you go there. Omar, the manager, greets you, and Russ, your waiter, seats you with a menu....
Letter to the editor: Progressives vs. true Democrats
I find myself at odds on many occasions with columnist Joseph Sabino Mistick, except on the subject of progressives (“Progressivism killing the party, the city,” Feb. 23, TribLive). They are mortally wounding my Democratic Party. They are against all that makes our country great and our society function. All my...
Editorial: Safe2Say Something is a valuable tool, but false reports can’t be dismissed
In February, Millvale police arrested a 16-year-old Shaler Area High School student who was accused of having a semiautomatic weapon on a bus. The school resource officer was notified Jan. 30. The student was identified the next day. The student was then removed from school and the case turned over...
Letter to the editor: Musk’s rampage
Elon Musk has justified his rampage, which I believe is illegal, through the U.S. government by arguing that he is efficiently cutting wasteful spending. A closer look at his efforts, though, to me reveals stunning sloppiness and incompetence. He orchestrated more than 300 firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration...
