Opinion category, Page 81
Letter to the editor: Trump, president for life?
If you think President Trump and Elon Musk will be riding off into the sunset in four years, I think you are sadly mistaken. The chaos that has begun and which will surely continue may last until Trump dies in office. He may live to be 102. That’s five more...
Editorial: Covid anniversary finds a fractured nation less prepared for future outbreaks
It’s been five years since the world came to a sudden halt. Outbreaks of a deadly coronavirus — first in China, then in Italy and Iran, and then seemingly everywhere at once — prompted the World Health Organization to declare the virus a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, bringing...
Letter to the editor: Rodeos have no place in our city
The recent bull-riding event at PPG Paints Arena showed to me a total lack of regard for the animals forced into it, as well as Pittsburghers who voted against cruel rodeos 32 years ago. In a sickening irony, the ban was enacted all those years ago after a bull broke...
Letter to the editor: A clean environment is not ‘government waste’
The casualties of ongoing federal funding cuts are not just faraway bureaucrats — we are losing programs that are so fundamental to our community life that we have come to take them for granted. The EPA, for example, is charged with stewardship of our air and water. It delegates some...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 24....
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of March 24....
Letter to the editor: How will our democracy survive manufactured facts?
It is sad that in our beautiful country, we have two such distinct parallel realities. A person can now, for the first time in our history, reasonably live inside a bubble of manufactured facts depending on one’s viewpoint. How can democracy survive when we can’t even agree on a basic...
Letter to the editor: Red Cross Giving Day March 26
Help can’t wait when disaster strikes. Whether a family needs shelter, food or a sympathetic ear, generous donations to the American Red Cross help ensure they never face a crisis alone. The need for this support is constant. In just the first 50 days of 2025, local Red Cross volunteers...
Editorial: Universities and students struggle with uncertain higher ed landscape
It’s a tough time to be a college. Spring can be an uncertain time for a Pennsylvania institution of higher learning in the best of times. With state lawmakers still haggling over the budget, universities are making their plans for the coming year, but they do so in the dark....
Letter to the editor: Medicaid cuts would have disastrous effects
Among the many recent proposals in Washington is a movement to significantly decrease federal funding for Medicaid, which would be required if the recently proposed budget cuts are enacted. This would be a shortsighted move that would send a cascade of negative effects through our society. Medicaid enrollees are our...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: How do we define American greatness?
Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump because he promised to make America great again. It is already clear that the definition of American greatness has somehow changed for some Americans. We know how American greatness has looked and sounded in the past. During his inaugural address in 1961, President...
Christopher Nicholas: Is Pittsburgh’s mayoral primary déjà vu all over again?
The Democratic primary battle for Pittsburgh mayor, between incumbent Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor, looks to be yet another Western Pennsylvania-centered test case on the strength of the state’s progressive movement. Gainey, a progressive Democrat, has stumbled throughout his term and is widely seen as an...
Christopher Briem: In defense of the City of Pittsburgh
What is the state of the city of Pittsburgh? The question is debated even more than usual these days, probably because 2025 will see multiple municipal elections across Pennsylvania. And what people believe about Pittsburgh is subject to the same information distortions that color our national politics. It’s not uncommon,...
Sounding off: EPA cuts, Musk, Trump among week’s topics
EPA cuts will damage Americans’ health I read with sadness about mass firings planned for the Environmental Protection Agency. How terrible for the health and safety of every American. When government agencies are gutted and civil servants are fired, the excuse is often that private industry can do it more...
Letter to the editor: Look deeper into Ukraine, Zelenskyy
Regarding the article “Ukrainian supporters rally in Pittsburgh after Trump’s contentious meeting with Zelenskyy” (March 4, TribLive): I do agree the meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was contentious, for reasons overlooked in the article. I suggest in-depth research from various sources on Zelenskyy, as to...
Letter to the editor: Fathers need to step up
The title of the old ballad “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” can be used to describe a nationwide disgrace: Where have all the fathers gone? Millions of so-called fathers have become nothing more than sperm donors. Children grow without having healthy male role models in their lives. This leaves...
Editorial: Will route cuts solve Pittsburgh Regional Transit problems?
Mass transportation is a critical part of life in a metropolitan area. It connects people to jobs, doctors, churches and shopping. It makes it possible for families to stay in touch. It breaks down barriers for those who cannot drive or for those who cannot afford cars. But those are...
Letter to the editor: Irony, hypocrisy in Trump’s speech
State of the Union and other presidential addresses have been more show biz, less serious discourse for decades. Two performances standing out in President Donald Trump’s latest speech to a joint session of Congress were served with hefty dollops of irony and hypocrisy. Of course, it’s great to have Marc...
Letter to the editor: Tackling methane waste
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to U.S. Rep. Summer Lee for her commitment to addressing the critical issue of methane waste. Lee’s support for policies like the Methane Emission Reduction Program’s Waste Emissions Charge, or Methane Polluter Fee — aimed at minimizing methane gas emissions and reducing...
S.E. Cupp: Donald Trump’s 3rd term ‘jokes’ are serious
Back in 2020, while Donald Trump and Joe Biden were locked in a close race for the White House, some of us who’d covered Trump for years were ringing alarm bells that, if he lost, he would not go quietly. To us, this was more than obvious. In 2016, he’d...
Cal Thomas: Due process for all, or none
President Trump is using an 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act, to justify the deportation of hundreds of people he says are members of a vicious Venezuelan gang. That law was last used during World War II by the Roosevelt administration to justify the internment of Japanese Americans. The government...
Dan DeBone: Economic shock wave of Penn State New Kensington closure
Across the country, we are witnessing a troubling trend: the closure of regional college campuses. Some may see these as mere financial restructuring decisions, but I see them for what they truly are: economic earthquakes that shake the very foundation of local economies. The possible closure of Penn State New...
Letter to the editor: Hatred of Trump harming our country
Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real menace to our way of life. It is my opinion that our country is being destroyed from within by career politicians, elected members of Congress, who have become millionaires while collecting civil servant paychecks. These people will fight anyone who gets in their way....
Letter to the editor: Questions for a stable genius
Just a few questions for a stable genius. How does government save money by offering buyouts to the tune of one thousand million dollars to employees relieved of their jobs? Along with the proposed money-for-nothing payout until September for the so-called deferred resignation offer. On another note: When would it...
Letter to the editor: Ackerman best pick for county coroner
It is with great pleasure that I offer my endorsement of John Ackerman for the position of Westmoreland County coroner. My perspective is informed by a 26-year career as a Pennsylvania State Police trooper, during which I directed the Major Case Team for Westmoreland, Somerset, Indiana and Cambria counties. In...
