Opinion category, Page 84
Letter to the editor: Settlement is only path for Ukraine
In his column “No substitute for victory” (Feb. 21, TribLive), Cal Thomas quotes Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous 1951 farewell address to Congress in which he states that “there is no substitute for victory.” Thomas uses that quote to support his advocacy for continued support of Ukraine to achieve victory over...
Allison Schrager: Trump risks making the same economic mistakes as Biden
There is one surefire way to know when someone is trying to pull one over on you: If they’re promising something for nothing — like a tax cut that pays for itself or an investment strategy that offers a higher return and lower risk — then you need to be...
Jordan Miller: Layoffs affect CDC’s ability to respond to current crises
In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key public health datasets in January, the Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as...
Letter to the editor: McCormick’s silence
On his own website, Sen. Dave McCormick says, “Dave and Dina are proud to support organizations that work with veterans and their families.” Yet he has remained silent on the dismissal of 1,000 Veterans Affairs workers, some of whom work the Veterans Crisis Line. His silence shows me that McCormick...
Editorial: Ligonier Beach flooded with red tape
There is no beach in Ligonier. That isn’t surprising. Westmoreland County is more than 100 miles from Lake Erie and hundreds more from the Atlantic Ocean. There is water in abundance from the variety of creeks and springs and more peppering Pennsylvania. There is no stretch of sandy shore perfect...
Letter to the editor: The sky is not falling
Many people and some media outlets are running around saying the sky is falling. They are in a tizzy because DOGE and Elon Musk are examining records and making “illegal” cuts. One reason given is that DOGE and Musk haven’t been elected. There are 2.3 million civilian government workers looking...
Athan Koutsiouroumbas: Black men poised to shake up Pa. political landscape
Thanks in part to Black men, Pennsylvania’s political tectonics are shifting in ways that were unimaginable just a short time ago. In the 2024 presidential election, 24% of Pennsylvania’s Black men voted for President Trump. Given that 14% of Pennsylvania’s Black men voted for Trump in 2016, adding 10 points...
Chris Sandvig: Administration, lawmakers must work together to keep transit rolling in Pa.
If you’ve ever been four-wheeling and got stuck in the mud, then you know it takes everyone getting out of the vehicle and working as a team — pushing and pulling — to get rolling again. It’s also like that with transportation funding. It’s really a fitting analogy, because that’s...
Letter to the editor: Correcting Trump’s false statements on Ukraine, Zelenskyy
There you go again, President Trump — your nose is getting longer and longer. The American people are not stupid. We see what you are doing changing the narrative. Let’s get this straight: Ukraine did not start the conflict with Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine. Many thousands of Ukrainians have been...
Letter to the editor: This government shake-up is necessary
I can’t remember a government shake-up like this one in all of my 70 years. Although many are having tantrums and making apocalyptic warnings, it is way overdue. Thomas Jefferson rightly said that “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and...
Editorial: Credit card bill will hurt those it’s supposed to help
President Donald Trump has taken many productive steps during his first weeks back in the Oval Office. But supporting a bill to cap credit card interest rates — based on a campaign promise the president made — wouldn’t be one of them. The odd couple of Sens. Bernie Sanders, the...
Letter to the editor: Speak up before they come for you
In the 1920s and ’30s, Martin Niemöller, a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany, sympathized with many Nazi ideas and supported radical right-wing political movements. However, after Adolf Hitler came to power, Niemöller became an outspoken critic of Hitler’s interference in the Protestant Church. He ultimately spent the last eight years...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 24....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 24....
Letter to the editor: We need more foot in football
Most of the NFL football fans I know do not like the new kickoff format that was used last season. It certainly did not add any excitement to the game I would like to propose something that will add excitement and will force the coaches to develop new strategies. For...
Letter to the editor: Freezing aid programs
Freezing our aid programs is placing millions of lives in danger. Smart, strategic assistance is a valuable policy tool and helps advance U.S. interests around the world. Cutting aid programs doesn’t save money — it fuels instability and creates crises that are even more expensive to fix. Our aid programs...
Editorial: Mississippi editorial ruling is betrayal of constitutional role
An editorial is the one place on the pages of a newspaper where the job is different. It is not about reporting the facts. It is about interpreting them. It is not about exposing the failings of government. It is about calling for solutions. That is what makes a Mississippi...
Letter to the editor: Yough deserves River of the Year
Another year has gone by, and once again our Youghiogheny River has been edged out for Pennsylvania River of the Year, this time by less than 200 votes. The Delaware River, a noble foe indeed, has many attributes that the Yough doesn’t; it has more depth and width, and flows...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Progressivism killing the party, the city
My late friend Jim Roddey always said that he moved to Pittsburgh because most big things arrive here years after they arrived everyplace else. That being the case, Jim joked, “I figure that I can live at least 10 years longer in Pittsburgh.” And it has been that way with...
Colin McNickle: The problem with subsidizing airlines
After struggling to reach the pre-pandemic passenger counts of 2019 in 2024, the Allegheny County Airport Authority agreed to a $600,000 subsidy for low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines to fly out of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Separately, the state announced a $2 million grant to the county for air transportation improvement....
Point: It’s time to get tough on wasteful spending, starting with USAID
The opening month of the second Trump administration has been marked by incredible speed and progress, especially toward their goal of scaling back the bloat of the federal government. The pace has left an out-of-power Democratic Party reeling. Rather than propose their own spending cuts, most Democrats have decided to...
Counterpoint: First, they came for USAID
It wasn’t until after Martin Niemöller, a Lutheran pastor, ended up in a Nazi concentration camp that he realized he should have done more to help Hitler’s victims. He saw what was happening but he never thought they’d come for him. Of course, they eventually did. And that’s what Americans...
Letter to the editor: Why does the turnpike keep raising tolls?
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike has closed all toll booths and will be saving $25 million with open road tolling, why does it continue to raise tolls? The turnpike has eliminated so many jobs and has turned the turnpike into a money-making business. I hope there will be a huge investigation...
Letter to the editor: Will there be any survivors of Trump and Musk?
Dear fellow Americans: Can democracy solve the problem? President Trump/Elon Musk = America/Titanic? Any survivors? Tina Bobnar Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Highlands coaches save basketball season
I would like to recognize Highlands boys basketball coaches Mike Foster and Steve Bielak for stepping up to save the team’s season. At the beginning of the year, they were the middle school coaches, but after players were dismissed from the team and the previous head coach and assistant resigned...
