Opinion category, Page 27
Letter to the editor: Scottdale health care facility not closing
As the administrator of Scottdale Healthcare and Rehabilitation, I want to reassure staff, families and the community that the facility is not closing. The article “East Huntingdon facility among bankrupt nursing homes scheduled for auction” (July 24, TribLive) referred to the ownership process, not a closure. Ownership transitions are a...
Editorial: How can an accused killer spend 10 years in jail with no trial?
Trials should happen as soon as possible after the defendant is arrested. The U.S. Constitution spells this out in the Sixth Amendment, the first of several rights afforded. “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the...
Letter to the editor: Radical Democrats support insane policies
The radical left (new Democratic Party) refuses to deviate from the insane, failed policies of the past administration. They continue to support mainstreaming transgender ideology, biological men competing in women’s sports, forcing women and young girls to share dressing areas and bathrooms with biological males, and young children having access...
Nick Troiano: The Primary Problem — why most 2026 elections will be decided before November
The 2026 midterm elections should be the American people’s next best opportunity to issue a verdict on the direction of the country. In a functioning democracy, the outcome would offer a clear signal: Do most voters want change or to stay the course? But in reality, we won’t get a...
David M. Drucker: Why Trump isn’t turning into a lame duck
President Donald Trump’s second term is barreling ahead with the political momentum typical of a first term — and it shows no outward signs of dissipating. Having lost reelection in 2020 but declined to retire from campaigning, Trump has been the central, all- consuming figure in American politics for a decade....
Letter to the editor: A Pirates quiz
Here are three Pirates questions. Answer “yes,” “no” or “maybe” to each, using an answer only once. 1. Will the Pirates get sold? 2. Will the Pirates move to Carolina or Tennessee? 3. Will Skenes and/or Chandler sue the Pirates for false representation or breach of the spirit, if not...
Letter to the editor: Why we voted for Trump
Now that the Trump administration has begun to dismantle the left-wing ruling class that has permeated our federal government, academia, media and our judicial and health systems, I feel TribLive editorial content has become extremely anti-Trump, critizing every action the president takes. Also, the barrage of letters to the editor...
Editorial: Bad nurses give good medical workers a bad name
Medical professionals have occupied an interesting place in society in recent years. The covid-19 pandemic put them squarely on the front line, where they found themselves between patients and death. The National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization point to thousands of nursing staff and other health care...
Letter to the editor: Government purges echo Stalin
The firing of the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency echoes the USSR of 90 years ago. Throughout the 1930s, Joseph Stalin conducted purges of his military (among other agencies). There were firings, imprisonment, even executions, based not on the victim’s competence or honesty. Rather, they were people deemed not...
Lisa Jarvis: Florida made a vaccine mistake. Now, it’s everyone’s problem
Vaccine policy in the U.S. is rapidly dividing into two opposing camps: state leaders who are prioritizing access to shots, and those who are taking increasingly aggressive steps to undermine confidence in them. That piecemeal policy approach, enabled by federal health leadership that appears to question the value of, and...
Allison Schrager: How can an economy this good feel this bad?
On paper, these are good times for the U.S. economy. The latest GDP numbers show growth was at 3.3% in the second quarter. Business investment is up. The unemployment rate remains low, and the inflation rate is reasonable. Still, underneath it all lies a nagging question: If the economy is...
Letter to the editor: Bring on high school football
The crisp air on a Friday night and the sun glistening on the rustling leaves on a Saturday afternoon always brings back memories and the excitement of WPIAL high school football. Fall is my favorite time of year because it brings on the football season. I like high school football...
Letter to the editor: Stand up, speak out and vote
This current administration is pounding dangerous chaos on us: troops in our cities for no good reason; on-and-off-again tariff wars; loyalty-style governance; photo ops with a Russian dictator; voter suppression measures, including possible elimination of mail-in balloting; strong-arming our libraries, universities, media companies and private corporations; scare tactics of intimidation...
Editorial: Florida is promoting dangerous policy to please anti-vaxxers
President Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary to shake up the country’s public health status quo. Shake it up he has, putting vaccine skepticism at the helm of life-changing decisions and placing chosen outcomes ahead of data. Florida is proving to be...
Letter to the editor: Society is unraveling
If you follow current events, I think it’s obvious to you that societal cohesion and cooperation are quickly unraveling. The thin veneer of civilization is peeling off like a bad paint job. When I was in grade school we said the Pledge of Allegiance and prayed every day. Students respected...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 8
Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 8....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 8
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 8....
Letter to the editor: Solar facilities are not ‘farms’
Regarding the article “Derry Township residents object to proposed solar farm, cite concerns about health, water” (Sept. 3, TribLive), I suggest that using the term “solar farm” is inappropriate. There is no farm here. Instead, there is utility-scale solar energy generation. Please consider the phrase “solar energy facility” as an...
Letter to the editor: Trafford will become a transit desert
Trafford’s only fixed route bus service is on the chopping block — but it doesn’t have to be this way. You can help us save the Trafford bus. Trafford is in danger of losing its fixed route bus service unless Pittsburgh Regional Transit receives secure funding from the state. Westmoreland...
Editorial: No stocks for Congress
While a Gallup poll this year indicated about 62% of Americans own stocks, the numbers are not quite what they seem. Many people may have retirement money in a 401(k) or sock away savings in an investment account of some kind. Far fewer actually own shares. Federal Reserve data says...
Letter to the editor: Mr. President, stop school shootings
Dear Mr. President, I’m sure many Americans appreciate the fact your administration is putting forth great effort to fight violent crime in our cities. Not sure we are very comfortable with armed National Guard troops being on patrol, since it seems it is a vague assignment as to what specific...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Partnership key for Pittsburgh’s Renaissance III
With an election upcoming and the promise of a new mayor, Pittsburgh once again is at the crossroads. If there is a chance to escape the post-covid urban malaise that most American cities are experiencing, Pittsburgh will have to revive the public-private partnership model that was invented here and that...
Parmy Olson: ChatGPT’s drive for engagement has a dark side
A recent lawsuit against OpenAI over the suicide of a teenager makes for difficult reading. The wrongful-death complaint filed in state court in San Francisco describes how Adam Raines, aged 16, started using ChatGPT in September 2024 to help with his homework. By April 2025, he was using the app...
Solomon D. Stevens: We can rebuild social trust, but it won’t be easy
We are witnessing an unprecedented drop in social trust in America. This lack of trust is directed toward other people and the government. Social trust began to decline in the United States in the mid-1970s, after Watergate, and it has gotten significantly worse in the last decade. The Pew Research...
Ronald L. Hirsch: What does ‘all men are created equal’ really mean?
What exactly does ‘all men are created equal’ mean in the Declaration of Independence? I used to think the answer was obvious; it was self-evident. But it’s not, at least not in today’s political context. MAGA Republicans and Democrats have a very different take on the meaning of this phrase...
