Opinion category, Page 597
Letter to the editor: Predicting another Trump failure
In my opinion, Donald Trump has failed at everything he’s ever done in his life. I predict he will fail at trying to steal this election; he will lose and he will leave. Bob Ottaviani Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Shame on Norwin School Board
Bob Wayman said you should keep driving through a Black Lives Matter protest because they’re just “racist, communist thugs” (“Norwin director ripped over controversial posts; some call for resignation.” Bob Wayman said we should resort to armed combat to keep President Trump in office. Bob Wayman referred to Pennsylvania Health...
Letter to the editor: Trump and the post office’s problems
Did anyone in Congress ever ask you if you wanted your tax dollars used to subsidize the United States Postal Service? Do you know that when your tax dollars subsidize the USPS, you are subsidizing Amazon and other companies that use the USPS for unrealistically cheap delivery rates? Fact: There...
Editorial: In West Deer, deferred property taxes demand oversight
Is delaying a bill the most efficient way of paying it? Not usually. If you refinance your mortgage, it might save you money month to month, but you are spreading your interest out over a longer period of time. If you pay the minimum on your credit cards instead of...
Letter to the editor: Wolf and Levine should be prosecuted
Regarding the article “Brighton Rehab residents, families outraged by lax oversight during outbreak”: This was what I hope is a first on this subject. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine seem to have ignored problems since elected and appointed. When covid-19 started and other states increased...
Letter to the editor: Vote in the good, vote out the bad
I realize some people and cultures have serious problems needing mending. Preaching to youth who have not matured and may not be properly educated, using terms such as “good trouble,” or saying it’s OK to protest and be arrested, is dangerously promoting disregard for law and order. It easily and...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 24
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 24....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 24
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 24....
Noah Feldman: Let Steve Bannon arrest be the coda on Trump’s corrupt presidency
Steve Bannon’s arrest on fraud charges is hardly a tragedy in the traditional sense of the word. Sure, the fall of a hero is the hallmark of tragedy, and Bannon considers himself an American hero — a self-perception that comes through very clearly in Errol Morris’s brilliant and edgy interview...
S.E. Cupp: I’m voting for Biden because he’s a good person — and why that matters
On the Democratic National Convention’s second night, Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, took America inside her longtime marriage to the presidential nominee. These things usually strike me as schmaltzy and inauthentic — pre-packaged montages about political leaders and their families, their personal trials and triumphs, their “normal” lives, old photos of...
Letter to the editor: Let the kids play — safely
I cannot take it anymore. Why are fall sports an all-or-nothing issue? Everyone agrees the kids need to play. The question is, can it be done safely? Schools are infected by students and staff bringing the virus in from the community. Communities are infected by members of the community going...
Letter to the editor: Term limits needed for House, Senate
I promised myself no more letters to the editor. But the current political atmosphere warrants one more. I’ve read all the hate/admiration letters for both candidates, and one question keeps bugging me: Why not term limits for the House and Senate? Joe Biden is a prime example of the need...
Letter to the editor: Buy honey from local farms, hobbyists
I’m glad letter-writer Amy Elizabeth of PETA (“Be a ‘honey’ to the bees,” Aug. 17, TribLIVE) shed some light on some of the malevolent practices of the pollination and honey industries. With that said, I believe she misses some important points. As a local beekeeper, harvesting honey is only one...
Letter to the editor: Fight for the Postal Service
The recent attacks on the U.S. Postal Service are an insult to anyone who has worked for this dedicated group of Americans. After my dad came home from World War II, he got a job as a letter carrier and spent almost 40 years doing a job he loved. He...
Letter to the editor: HEROES Act, clean energy essential
In May, House Democrats passed the HEROES Act, a bill to help families, workers and businesses weather the economic fallout of the pandemic. However, Senate Republicans have left the HEROES Act that would help us climb out of this mess and work toward a brighter future to languish in a...
Kenneth Gatten: We must amend Pa.’s charter school law now
In a recent report, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale called Pennsylvania’s charter school law “the worst in the nation” because it prevents the state from “performing full reviews of charter management companies.” Indeed, a 2016 report by the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) finds the PSBA had to take charters...
Colin McNickle: Shale gas impact fee receipts down; future take a wild card
It was a challenging 2019 for a shale gas industry beset with a glut of product that kept prices low and aging wells as the impact fee distribution numbers for 2020 attest, shows an analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. And while those prices remain a wild card...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: ‘Shoeless Joe,’ Trump and cheating outrage
When “Shoeless Joe” Jackson was indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series, it rocked the nation. Jackson was a star player for the Chicago White Sox, a great hitter in his prime when he was accused of conspiring to throw the series to the Cincinnati Reds for $5,000. “Shoeless Joe”...
Rosa Mendoza: Biden plans could harm Latinx, and all Americans’, medication access
Joe Biden is officially the Democratic presidential nominee, all thanks to his moderate reputation. The former vice president trounced over a dozen progressive primary opponents by promising stable, centrist leadership and gradual change. It is now perplexing that Biden is embracing many of his defeated opponents’ ideas, which Democratic base...
Editorial: Does state’s ‘guidance’ open schools to liability?
There are lots of things to worry about as the 2020-21 school year gets education back into gear. Do we send the kids back into the classroom in spite of covid-19? Does the coronavirus caution us to keep them at home? Do we do both? Do we strike a balance...
Sounding off: Do the patriotic thing to stop covid-19
I am saddened to hear Americans call covid-19 a hoax. I believe these are patriotic Americans. But what’s patriotic about dismissing covid-19, when it has killed more than twice as many Americans as died in the Vietnam War? What’s patriotic about not social distancing to limit its spread and allow...
Letter to the editor: Who will pay for government giveaways?
I have just one question: Who’s gonna pay for all the money given away by the U.S. government? Just sayin’ … . Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: USPS won’t be able to handle mail-in voting
In April 1755, Benjamin Franklin established two-day delivery between Philadelphia and New York. In July 2020, I mailed a check from Mt. Pleasant, Pa., to West Newton, Pa. Seven calendar days later it arrived. At least the U.S. Postal Service has notified Gov. Tom Wolf (where did he have his...
Letter to the editor: We’re all just as good as each other
Don’t be a racist apologist. When I was little, my parents told me, “If someone asks, ‘What are you?’ answer, ‘I’m an American.’ And always remember that you are just as good as anyone else, no better, no worse.” That advice has served me well through life. I pass it...
Letter to the editor: Judicial Watch doing politicians’ work
I read Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli’s letter about voter suppression by the Trump administration and President Trump’s “allies” (“Trump’s attacks on voting rights,” Aug. 7, TribLIVE). How are they actually doing this, as it was not really explained in her letter? Judicial Watch sued three Pennsylvania counties to clean...
