Opinion category, Page 92
Letter to the editor: GOP no longer seems to stand for law and order
The Republican Party has long branded itself the party of law and order. As I drove around local neighborhoods this fall, I saw scores of “Back the Blue” lawn signs at the same homes sporting “Trump 2025” signs. I wonder how many of those homeowners support Trump’s pardon of all...
Letter to the editor: Trump has given us optimism
Now that the new president has been sworn in and the Cabinet picks are advancing through the confirmation process, I feel a palpable sense of optimism in the nation, and in fact around the world. We are coming out of four years of national malaise, with record high inflation, high...
Editorial: No excuse justifies silencing student journalism
Here at TribLive, we value the news. We have to value it. It’s our job. We value the news we cover. We value the news other professional outlets cover. We value local news and state news and national news. But we also value student news. In particular, we value student...
Letter to the editor: Steelers need to turn page on Tomlin
Dear Art Rooney, It’s me again, I would like to welcome you to the 21st century. Your modus operandi is antiquated and paralyzed with fear and has lost its way. It’s time to give the Mike Tomlin era a Viking funeral. Or have you forsaken winning for profit? Your coach...
Mihir Sharma: India has good reason to help shore up Trump’s wall
India is proud of its diaspora. People of Indian extraction tend to earn well over the average wage in most countries and often fit seamlessly and unobtrusively into local power structures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a point of cultivating Indians abroad and sometimes gifts foreign leaders a bit...
Bradford Fitch: 1 faction in Congress DOES look like America
Congress is often criticized for being “out of touch” with the American public. One biting critique is that Congress just doesn’t “look like” the constituents they represent. Its members are overwhelmingly more male, white, educated and older than the general U.S. population. And while this holds true for most of...
Letter to the editor: We must keep working to remove lead from our water
Can anyone explain why Republican leaders in Congress are proposing resolution H.J.18 to repeal the Lead Out of Water Rule that would protect communities from toxic lead water pipes? Or why President Trump ordered a stop to federal funding to states for replacement of lead service lines? I remember our...
Letter to the editor: Not on Our Dime
As a Jewish resident of Lawrenceville and a member of the steering committee of Not on Our Dime, I would like to laud Pittsburgh City Council member Erika Strassburger and her colleagues for introducing legislation making it illegal to discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, religion, national origin...
Editorial: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport needs real plans to grow business
Why is Arnold Palmer Regional Airport losing money? The Unity airport is a small alternative in Westmoreland County. If you don’t want to brave the parkway and negotiate the sometimes intimidating scope of Pittsburgh International Airport, Arnold Palmer might be a less stressful alternative. The problem? Options. To fly out...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny Township’s fiscal footing
I want to prepare Allegheny Township residents that the 3% rise in taxes, approximately $60,000, will not be enough to cover revenues over expenditures in the next year. During the past three years, the township’s expenditures have drastically exceeded revenues. Chairman Jamie Morabito has essentially said, “Don’t blame me —...
Andrea Boykowycz, Jala Rucker and Jon Hanrahan: Expanding Pittsburgh’s successful inclusionary zoning policy citywide
All of us, regardless of where we live or what we look like, deserve homes that are safe, affordable and accessible. Yet across Pittsburgh, housing has become increasingly unaffordable. Against this trend, a grassroots movement for housing justice has been gathering momentum. Among its successes is inclusionary zoning (IZ), which...
Lara Williams: Trump isn’t the biggest threat facing Greenland
Greenland is one of the few places on Earth where climate change is sometimes referred to as an opportunity by making it less inhabitable for those who live there and more accessible to those who don’t, a point not missed by leaders elsewhere. With the landmass no longer safely insulated...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s language
I find it hypocritical and biased to publicly bash President Trump’s use of street language when our entertainment industry exposes our society and sadly our children to the “F” word, sexually explicit content and a constant bombardment of the deranged and lowest of criminal activity in all the reality TV...
Letter to the editor: Fallout from loss of priest continues
It has been 7½ months since Bishop Larry Kulick ripped our holy priest from his congregations in North Huntingdon and Irwin. The fallout is ongoing. Both congregations continue to erode. Attendance at Sunday liturgies is down 35% to 40% with tithing down by same amount. About 25% of the parish...
Editorial: Trump and Biden find common ground in abusing their pardon powers
If it wasn’t already clear — after nearly 250 years — that the pardon power is a standing invitation to abuse and corruption, two presidents confirmed it on the same day this week. On his way out of office, Joe Biden issued a “preemptive” clemency for his siblings and their...
Letter to the editor: Ward should stand up for Pa. workers
I think Sen. Kim Ward is being a bit hypocritical in accusing Gov. Josh Shapiro of being anti-worker (“Sen. Ward tells Shapiro to back sale to Nippon or watch jobs head to Ohio,” Jan. 9). In fact Ward and her party are pushing for Pennsylvania to become a right-to-work state....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Jan. 27
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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Jan. 27
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Letter to the editor: City of Champions no more
Pittsburgh once rightfully boasted it was the City of Champions. Now the City of Chumps seems more appropriate. The Pirates haven’t won a championship in 46 years. Bob Nutting’s sole purpose is to make money, not win games. According to Forbes, they are the third most profitable team in baseball,...
Editorial: Where does Pennsylvania fall with the future of recreational marijuana?
Pennsylvania has not yet decided where it will stand with marijuana. Sure, the state has a position on medical marijuana. It’s legal with one of a list of approved diagnoses and a card issued by an approved doctor. Medical cannabis then can be obtained at an authorized dispensary. But that’s...
Letter to the editor: What we want, what we do are light years apart
Is it me or are we the least serious country in the world? I can’t remember exactly when this happened, but it seems the transition is complete. How is that, you ask? If you think about it, we expect safety, yet we have people who want to defund and demonize...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: We should respect the police, not make their job harder
Some people think that teachers have the toughest job in America. Others think that nurses have the toughest job. Or psychiatric social workers. But I think that police officers have the toughest job in America because they have to do all of those jobs and enforce the law. And Donald...
George Skelton: Natural disasters can destroy a politician’s carefully crafted career — or burnish it
Former Vice President Kamala Harris took a wise step toward potentially running for governor in her first action after returning to California. She visited wildfire victims, volunteers and firefighters and helped distribute free meals to people burned out of their homes. That doesn’t mean she’s running for anything. It’s highly...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Do stowaways on airplanes expose a security risk?
This month, two bodies were found in the wheel well of a JetBlue airplane that departed from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport en route to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The bodies had already begun to decompose, suggesting that the people had died some time before they were discovered....
Counterpoint: Trump’s empty words ignore the heavy price Americans could pay for his presidency
As Donald J. Trump returns to the role of U.S. president, many Americans ask themselves a simple question: Will his administration protect their pocketbooks, their way of life and their health? While we want our government to do just that, Trump focused his first speech as the 47th president of...
