Opinion category, Page 594
Letter to the editor: What I’ve learned from covid-19
Since March 2020 when this pandemic started, I have learned that this virus is very intelligent. I had expected people to be dropping dead in the streets based on the media hype, but the virus seems to have evolved so much in the past five months that it: • Understands...
Colin McNickle: Allegheny County demolition fee questions abound
It was in April that Allegheny County, under the auspices of Pennsylvania Act 152 of 2016, increased by $15 the fee to record deeds and mortgages. The money is to be used to pay for the demolition of “blighted properties.” Allegheny County’s document-recording fee is now $181.75. Since 2013, when...
Phyllis Chamberlain: We must protect renters, homeowners impacted by covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has affected our daily lives in unanticipated ways, and our path to recovery won’t be short. Shortly after Gov. Tom Wolf announced he didn’t have the ability to extend eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order to halt the pending...
Michael Poliakoff: The challenge of anti-racism education
The shock of seeing so many Black people killed this summer in brutal police actions has seared the conscience of the nation. The memory of the 2015 murder of nine African Americans at a Bible study in Charleston, S.C., by an unrepentant white supremacist needs to weigh on America as...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of our nation
Saul Alinsky — that’s a name the Democrats know well; after all, he wrote the playbook many of them use. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate your target. Most of all, keep up the pressure and rhetoric. We have...
Letter to the editor: Op-ed writer is no longer a Republican
It is all about trust. The Tribune- Review printed a stunning opinion piece by Wayne Gilchrest (“Republican senators want to kill health care and now Social Security and Medicare?” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). He really let his fellow Republicans have it about cutting the payroll tax deduction, refusing to negotiate with Democrats...
Letter to the editor: Trump fills, not drains, swamp
“I’m getting rave reviews.” Those were the words of President Trump after he granted clemency to Roger Stone. Yes, Trump drained the swamp, all right. And filled it with his own creatures, turning it into what I see as a sea of hypocrisy. In my opinion, the Republican Party of...
Letter to the editor: Jeannette, a great little town
Regarding Roger Stock’s letter “Retire term West Jeannette?” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE): Taking the “West” out of West Jeannette means you are taking away my childhood and the childhoods of thousands of kids from Jeannette. I’m 70 years old, and I have never heard of a separate and autonomous neighborhood in...
Editorial: Evictions need answers, not hints
This is no time for hints. On Tuesday, the moratoriums on evictions in Pennsylvania expired. Gov. Tom Wolf pushed the pause button on the legal process that removes renters from their homes. Nonpayment of rent is the most common reason for eviction and both the state and the federal government...
Pat Buchanan: Where will all these war games lead?
In northeast Syria last week, a U.S. military vehicle collided with a Russian armored vehicle, injuring four American soldiers. Both the Americans and Russians blame each other for failing to follow established rules of the road. Had an American been killed, we could have had a crisis on our hands....
Rep. Cris Dush: Pennsylvanians don’t need massive overhaul just before major election
The results are in from the 2020 primary season, and reports of over 530,000 uncounted mail ballots and silenced voters dominate the headlines. Yet the push for expanding mail-in voting in November continues apace. Pennsylvania is unfortunately no exception. In the state House, Rep. Ed Gainey, D-Lincoln-Lemington, introduced House Bill...
Jonah Goldberg: Party conventions as we once knew them are over
The party conventions are over — and I don’t just mean the 2020 conventions. In one sense, the conventions have been over for a very long time. They were created primarily to do two things: pick presidential nominees and craft party platforms. A convention hasn’t actually picked a nominee since...
Letter to the editor: Put a real man in the White House
For the past year and a half I have read solid opinions of experts on the candidates, and I now am convinced that another four years of President Trump would be the end of our democracy. It’s all there on tape. I honestly thought he would stop his name-calling and...
Letter to the editor: Vote Republican to preserve freedoms
Who deserves your vote in November? The Republicans are led by a divisive president who is demonized by Democrats and self-proclaimed intellectuals, but supported by many working Americans. He is demeaned for his personal style but admired for his economic and executive accomplishments. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party favors defunding our...
Letter to the editor: Will you vote on Election Day?
It has been said time and time again that, as Americans, we should vote. There are ads on television, social media and abroad encouraging us to use our democratic right to elect the people we want. We are told that our vote matters. President Kennedy said that “the ignorance of...
Editorial: The Super PACs are seeking your undivided presidential attention
OK, Pennsylvania, it’s your turn. If the presidential election were like baseball, the regular season would be over. The wild card games are over. Thanks for playing, Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson. The divisions are done. We know who won the pennants. It’s all over but the World Series. Just...
Letter to the editor: Memories of the A-bomb
With much gratitude for their service during World War II, I read the stories of J. Wilson, B. Young and B. Brodine (“75 years after atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima, area vets believe U.S. did right thing,” Aug. 6, TribLIVE). I recall being informed of the A-bomb being dropped on...
Tom Purcell: Accurate count essential for 2020 census
I hope we get it right. Data collection for the 2020 Census ends soon. This census, the 22nd in U.S. history, has faced its share of challenges and controversies. The goal of the census has remained the same throughout its 230-year history: to count every person living in the United...
Kenosha News: Moving forward, but learn the lesson from Kenosha
This editorial was published in the Kenosha (Wis.) News on Aug. 29. Kenosha didn’t deserve what happened last week. No American city deserves it. Days of civil unrest. Fire after fire burning in the Uptown that claimed far too many buildings. A Wild West shootout downtown with armed militia. A...
Letter to the editor: How long will Norwin athletic director last?
Regarding the article “Norwin hires new athletic director in 5-4 vote” (Aug. 17, TribLIVE): I wouldn’t plan on a long stay at Norwin with a 5-4 vote. Next election, he could be gone if any of the five “yays” are out. But he doesn’t seem like someone who is very...
Letter to the editor: Pharmaceutical distributors critical
Rep. Natalie Mihalek’s op-ed “Anticipated drug shortages highlight need for health care industry collaboration” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE) highlighted the health care industry’s critical work to increase medication access during covid-19. Mihalek’s piece brings due attention to the need for industry collaboration with state and federal officials. However, it excludes a...
Letter to the editor: Reasons for Trump support
H.L. Mencken once stated that no one has ever gone broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. I was fairly confident that the willful ignorance of much of this country resulted in the election of Donald Trump, and why he has maintained much of his support. During the campaign...
Letter to the editor: Trump enforcing election laws
I was disappointed to read the Aug. 7 letter “Trump’s attacks on voting rights” by Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli. Her assertion that President Trump is in any way trying to subvert any individual from his or her constitutional right to vote is absurd. Cerilli cited the 2013 U.S. Supreme...
Letter to the editor: Grateful to volunteer firefighters, police
On Aug. 5, I awoke to a 2:20 a.m. knock on my door. A neighbor alerted me to a fire in our condominium building. I didn’t hear the alarm, although it was loud. I’m very grateful to my neighbor, but cannot sing out enough the praises of the response of...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 31
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 31....
