Opinion category, Page 588
Letter to the editor: A simple solution for in-person voting
So with all of this political crap going on about mail-in voting, why isn’t a simple solution being considered? Why can’t we vote over a three- or four-day period? In these pandemic times, if we can spread out schooling and other things in a hybrid mode, why not voting? A-F...
Letter to the editor: On craziness, Wolf’s hypocrisy, Trump and veterans
I apologize for borrowing from your “Laurels and Lances” without permission, but I feel it is appropriate for three letter-writers in the Sept. 6 edition. Laurel: to Gary Pedicone (“Waking up to craziness,” Sept. 6, TribLIVE). It seems all citizens are in a coma or stupor these last 43 months....
Letter to the editor: Police are not the bad guys
Recently, Pittsburgh police asked the leader of a “peaceful” protest several times to move a line of bicycles that was obstructing traffic flow at a busy intersection on a day when University of Pittsburgh students were moving back to campus in Oakland (“ ‘Low profile’ arrest creates firestorm as officials,...
Editorial: Carnegie diorama should represent evolution of science, history
If you asked the most intelligent scientists in Pittsburgh today what they thought about viruses, would that understanding hold up 150 years later? Take a textbook from a sociology class today and stick it in a time capsule. Open it in 2170, and would those future sociologists be impressed or...
Letter to the editor: Bloomberg trying to buy election?
Mike Bloomberg recently pledged $100 million to convince Florida voters (primarily Hispanics) to vote for Joe Biden. Talk about trying to buy an election. Democrats tout themselves as the party of the common man. How many “common people” have $100 million to throw away to get someone elected? It also...
Letter to the editor: US being defeated from within
Centuries ago, China said the only way to defeat the U.S. was internally. It seems to be happening. First our religious history was attacked — no more school prayer. The Ten Commandments can no longer be displayed on public property. Statues are now the target of those who want to...
John Stossel: Corruption responsible for death of Dallas car wash?
^ Politicians shut down businesses because of covid-19. But the rules don’t apply to everyone. In San Francisco, gyms were forced to close, but government gyms stayed open. A Dallas woman was jailed for keeping her salon open, and a New Jersey man was arrested after working out indoors. Ordinary...
Jonah Goldberg: Scrapping Electoral College is a bad idea
Let’s squarely face an ugly possibility: President Trump could get elected a second time without winning the popular vote. Indeed, according to most experts, that’s the only way he could be reelected. This would surely prompt another chorus of calls to scrap the Electoral College. I think that would be...
David Emery: The pursuit of money — the root of political corruption
The Founding Fathers were keenly aware of the need for accountability throughout government. One problem they did not foresee was the influence of special-interest money in electing public officials or in determining policy outcomes. Political corruption is not new. To stem it, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was established in...
Letter to the editor: Character matters in presidency
Regarding Terrence Feitknecht’s letter “Trump’s deeds match his promises” (Aug. 21, TribLIVE): President Trump’s promises do not affect my life in any way, shape or form. As for his personality, I couldn’t care less about it. What I wrote about previously was his character — or lack of it. Being...
Letter to the editor: Reducing probability of vote tampering
The confidence your vote will be accurately counted is one of the issues surrounding the all-mail vote proposed by some, and can easily be explained using simple probability and statistics — in other words, common sense. When voting in person, only one outside actor (election judge) is in a position...
Letter to the editor: Are Biden’s plans God’s way?
I’ve never enjoyed a political convention so much as I did President Trump’s. It was inspiring compared to the Democratic Party’s convention speakers. The Democratic speakers reminded me of a kindergarten-aged child I babysat many years ago. We played a board game, and she screamed at me when I was...
Paul Kengor: The new activists — no criticism, no dissent
I’m experiencing from some leftist supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement something I’ve gone through with LGBTQ advocates, namely a refusal to permit disagreement, even when offering support for other elements (arguably the most important elements) of their agenda. Sure, that doesn’t include everyone in the movements, but it...
Lori Falce: Helmets show team support isn’t uniform
Being part of a team means doing a lot together. It means you work toward a common goal. It means supporting and encouraging each other. It also means challenging each other to do better. It doesn’t mean everyone has to think the same thing. Putting on a uniform isn’t surrendering...
Nicholas Ciotola: A compromise on Pittsburgh Columbus statue
Should he stay or should he go? That’s the question that is fueling a bitter division in Pittsburgh. The divide is not over the coming presidential election. It is about the fate of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Oakland. Pittsburgh’s Italian immigrants first proposed the idea for the statue...
Colin McNickle: Public debt for private entities in pandemic times
What happens when, after tax dollars are dubiously conscripted for the benefit of private entities — and at the expense of the public weal — a pandemic hits? Allegheny County taxpayers might be about to find out, concludes an analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. The Pittsburgh-Allegheny County...
Letter to the editor: ‘Real Americans’ don’t steal signs
To the individuals who stole the Biden for President signs from numerous yards in my neighborhood Sunday morning: What you have demonstrated to me is your ignorance and hypocrisy. You and your ilk lay claim to being “real Americans,” defenders of the Constitution and supporters of law and order. The...
Letter to the editor: Let’s confine rule-makers to 25%
Quite a bit of information regarding covid-19 is available with dissenting views from medical experts who don’t agree with the government’s stance of masking, social distancing, quarantines and closing the economy. I think the most ridiculous rule is forcing restaurants to operate at 25% capacity (until Sept. 21, when they...
Letter to the editor: Absentee ballot fears
Voting is a right guaranteed by our Constitution. This right is paramount to the “right to bear arms” in that voting appears at least five times, while the aforementioned appears only once in that very document. Both are equally important, but you get my drift. I am voting for the...
Letter to the editor: Delinquent property sale shameless, amoral
Your article relating to the shameless conduct of politicians and tax collectors deserves the utmost reproach (“Westmoreland tax delinquent property sale expected to be very different this year,” Sept. 11, TribLIVE). I’ve attempted to equate this amoral conduct of these politicians and tax offices with the command in the Bible...
Letter to the editor: History lesson on Republicans vs. Democrats
I have a suggestion to all the anarchists rioting and tearing down statues — angry at the history of mistreatment of African Americans. Instead of toppling remnants of history, I suggest toppling the Democratic Party because of the following history: • The Republican Party was founded originally to end slavery....
Editorial: Unemployment money shows need for better planning
File for your special unemployment check before the money is all gone! This is the recommendation Pennsylvania’s jobless are getting. The state has just $2.8 billion from the Lost Wages Assistance program to give to those individuals who qualify for the $1,800 lump sum — calculated off $300 a week...
Sen. Lindsey Williams and Rep. Sara Innamorato: Now is not the time to raise PWSA rates
At public input hearings for the ongoing rate case in front of the Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) early in July, members of the community raised concerns about the proposed rate increase at Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA). If approved by the PUC, this would mean higher bills for PWSA...
Letter to the editor: Can’t take more of Trump’s behavior
How much more of this president’s ridiculous behavior must we put up with? I find his words and lies truly tiring. In my opinion, President Trump degrades himself and demonstrates each day that he is unfit for anything. As Election Day nears, here are some thoughts of what a Trump...
Letter to the editor: Reasoning for Wolf’s restaurant rules
I’d really like to know what Gov. Tom Wolf has against the retail food industry. Restaurants have been hit hard by the coronavirus and have operated at 25% capacity since July. They follow all the rules and regulations as established by the governor and state health secretary. In Allegheny County,...
