Opinion category, Page 584
Sean O’Leary: No natural gas-driven boom here
When statistics fly in the face of what we see around us, we usually don’t reject the statistics. We just assume we see only a tiny part of a bigger picture and that, in the bigger picture, the statistics are probably true even if they don’t jive with our reality....
Letter to the editor: Maybe Xi didn’t want to cause a panic, either
Why is Donald Trump so upset with China’s President Xi Jinping for hiding the initial outbreak and true nature of deadly covid-19? Perhaps he downplayed the threat because he didn’t want to cause a panic. Jay Lynch Upper St. Clair...
Letter to the editor: If Wolf thinks we’re smart, why was Pa. shut down?
I found Gov. Tom Wolf’s comment in the article “Judge denies Gov. Wolf’s attempt to stop covid restriction ruling” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) incredible: “… the people of Pennsylvania have shown they don’t want to get this disease and they’re going to do things like wearing a mask, they’re going to...
Letter to the editor: Blame politics, not post office, for voting debacle
I’ve been employed for more than 30 years by the U.S. Postal Service in Pittsburgh. We’ve been delivering mail according to postal regulations for over 200 years. Anyone violating these regulations can be prosecuted and sent to jail, and should be — and that includes the postmaster general and the...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams doesn’t tell whole story on Karl Marx
In his column “Are today’s leftists truly Marxists?” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE), Walter Williams claimed that Karl Marx, a man of Jewish heritage, was a racist and an anti-Semite. Marx lived from 1818-83. This is very interesting, since at this same time in American history, Williams’ own race of people were...
Letter to the editor: Democrat feels like non-person in Trump’s eyes
One recent night someone came and took my Joe Biden sign. I had it duct-taped to a pole inside a shrub inside a fence. I figured it would be safer than putting it on the street side of the fence. I guess I was wrong. The thief took the sign...
Editorial: Halloween tricks and treats in pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic recommendations and decisions are a mixed bag. You never really know what you will pull out. Reach in and you might get a real treat — something fact-based and commonsense that everyone should be able to realize is the way to go. Don’t cough on Grandma, for example....
Letter to the editor: Trump vs. Harris
No, the election will not be Donald Trump versus Joe Biden. It will be Trump versus Kamala Harris. If moderate Biden is elected, I don’t think he will finish four years because of physical and mental reasons, and then radical Harris will become president with Nancy Pelosi as vice president;...
Pat Buchanan: Will Amy Coney Barrett star in ‘The Five’?
By nominating federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Donald Trump kept his word and more than that. Should she be confirmed, he will have made history. Even his enemies would have to concede that Trump triumphed where his Republican predecessors — even Ronald Reagan, who filled three...
Noah Feldman: Amy Coney Barrett deserves to be on Supreme Court
Like many other liberals, I’m devastated by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, which opened the way for President Donald Trump to nominate a third Supreme Court justice in his first term. And I’m revolted by the hypocrisy of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s willingness to confirm Trump’s nominee after refusing...
Letter to the editor: Predictions on a Biden America
This coming election is about more than whether you like Donald Trump or dislike him. Joe Biden has been in office 47 years and is a skilled politician, which to me means he knows how to lie to get elected. I predict that if he wins, Biden will ban fracking,...
Letter to the editor: No logic to Pa. restrictions
Many bars, restaurants and businesses have been under restrictions for almost seven months. The governor’s early orders strongly discouraged church gatherings. Is it science? Is there some logic? Please answer me this: 1. What kind of germs grow on a bar top that don’t grow on a table top? 2....
Letter to the editor: Depriving citizens of right to vote
In 2016, President Trump said the elections were rigged. He was right. All intelligence agencies and investigations confirmed that Russia interfered with the elections. Russian bots infiltrated social media with conspiracy theories. Helping to rig the elections were conspiracy theorists who continued with their own outlandish theories. Trump invited Russia...
Letter to the editor: We must protect ourselves if our government can’t
An open letter to the Westmoreland County Commissioners, Pennsylvania State Police commander in Greensburg and Westmoreland County sheriff: I have watched with great concern the violence perpetrated against innocent civilians in major cities in this country. Many of us blame the local governments for not stifling riots, pilferage and assaults....
Letter to the editor: Voting for Biden because Trump has failed us
Like many Americans, we are increasingly concerned about the direction our country has taken. Since the beginning of democracy, leadership and responsibility reside with the person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the White House. How has President Trump handled his duties? Has he proven to be an objective,...
Editorial: Electoral votes are people’s voice
Voting is generally seen as a very simple equation. Yes or no. This one or that one. Separate. Count. Whoever has the most votes wins. Easy, right? And yet very, very much not what always happens. For some places, you might be looking for a majority of the vote —...
Letter to the editor: Could Trump rally have driven covid-19 spike at Westmoreland Manor?
Regarding the article “National Guard begins helping with covid-19 testing at Westmoreland Manor” (Sept. 27, TribLIVE): I’m wondering if any Westmoreland Manor employees or visitors attended our president’s rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Sept. 3. To me, he is so irresponsible, it is pathetic. And, of course,...
Tom Purcell: Served lemons by covid-19, entrepreneurs make lemonade
When life serves you lemons, you make lemonade. That’s the thinking of no small number of bold Americans who are starting new businesses amid covid-19’s disruption. According to a story last week from Keystone Crossroads, the Pennsylvania public radio collaborative, applications for new businesses are soaring. They’re up 19% nationwide...
Jonah Goldberg: NY Times owes an explanation for 1619 Project reversal
Something strange is going on with The New York Times and the 1619 Project. By now you’ve probably heard of the 1619 Project. It began as a special issue of The Times’ Sunday magazine to mark the 400th anniversary of African slaves being brought to the Jamestown colonies. But it’s...
Corey O’Connor: Joe Biden will get Western Pa. back to work, and here’s how
Last week, President Trump held a campaign rally at Pittsburgh International Airport. Had he ventured past the airport, he would have met Pittsburghers who have lost jobs, health care and the dignity that comes from a hard day’s work. He likely would have looked in the eyes of people who...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump for 4 more years
I bet none of you Democratic Trump-haters who got $1,200 from President Trump sent it back. I don’t think you would have gotten that money from Joe Biden. I bet Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff hate Trump because they didn’t get their little clique back in the White...
Letter to the editor: Military heroes not losers, suckers
I write this letter as an Army veteran, but it is not about me. It is about those who paid the ultimate price defending freedom. It is about heroes. My Uncle Linn served with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He participated in the D-Day invasion where he...
Letter to the editor: Use of bad words shouldn’t define a person
Dear Mt. Lebanon Karens (“Mt. Lebanon school director who used profanity during virtual meeting resigns,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE): Have you ever called a man a nickname for Richard in a moment of anger or frustration? Do you know anyone who has used that word toward a person or a group...
Letter to the editor: Why should property owners support tenants?
Your editorial and article on evictions (“Evictions need answers, not hints,” Sept. 1, TribLIVE) fail to take into account the owners of the properties. Maybe some are big corporations with massive assets backing them up that can weather the storm, but, I’m sure, many more are like me. I own...
Editorial: Honesty, action justify confidence at Westmoreland Manor
Westmoreland County seems to have learned from what happened elsewhere. On Sept. 21, officials announced that 20 residents and two staff members at the county nursing home, Westmoreland Manor, had tested positive for covid-19. Most of those tested were asymptomatic and the tests were conducted as part of the routine...
