Opinion category, Page 598
Letter to the editor: Trump took action on covid-19
I am appalled at the main untruth of Richard Giannamore’s letter “Coronavirus not under control” (Aug. 15, TribLIVE). He stated that President Trump “waited almost one month to take action.” According to the internet and other sources, the first known case of covid-19 was on Jan. 21. The president restricted...
Letter to the editor: Strengthening Social Security
Many older Pennsylvanians find themselves deferring retirement or coming to grips with unexpected unemployment. As we grapple with the abrupt changes brought on by the coronavirus, it is clear we must maintain Social Security’s hard-earned benefit for millions of older Americans and their families. Last week, AARP wrote to President...
Editorial: Affordable housing is good investment
Ask someone whether they want to live next to “low-income housing” and you may get push back. It’s an idea President Trump has brought up recently, tweeting about stopping those developments from invading other neighborhoods. While the president took heat from opponents about the topic, proposed low-income housing is often...
Letter to the editor: Biden vs. Trump on faith
Voters holding religious beliefs have been forewarned. We should consider falling to our knees in a prayerful position and listen carefully, as the Chosen One Trump (COT) has spoken. We were awestruck when COT, in a Moses-like fashion, parted the peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square and led his nearly all...
John Stossel: Big-spending Biden
Which presidential candidate will bankrupt America first, Donald Trump or Joe Biden? Last year, we compared the costs of the leading Democratic candidates’ promises. At that time, Biden, to his credit, proposed the least new spending. Kamala Harris promised the most. She wanted to add $4.2 trillion to America’s debt....
Walter Williams: Back to academic brainwashing
Parents, legislators, taxpayers and others footing the bill for college education might be interested in just what is in store for the upcoming academic year. Since many college classes will be online, there is a chance to witness professors indoctrinating their students in real time. So there’s a chance that...
Sen. Gene Yaw: Is ‘green’ energy really ‘clean’ energy?
I recently read a commentary in the Sunbury Daily Item titled “Threat of Fossil Fuels.” This is one of many pieces I have seen in which the authors cite the use of fossil fuels as a detriment to our environment. Of course, these articles fail to reference clean coal technologies...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s ‘law and order’ moniker ironic
President Trump’s reelection strategy was based on our supposedly wonderful economy. When that plan was not successful, he pivoted to running as the “law and order” president, as highlighted in the article “Trump deploys more federal agents under ‘law-and-order’ push” (July 23, TribLIVE). One has to marvel at the irony...
Laurels & lances: Podcast, protest, profession
Laurel: To a new act. For some people, Andy Warhol was right about that 15 minutes of fame. But other people do get another bite at the celebrity apple. A local couple is getting that shot. It comes via a podcast for Shannon Edwards and Jesse Sally. Do those names...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s deeds match his promises
Tom Pevarnik wrote many negative remarks against our president in his letter “What I’ve learned about Trump” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE). As I read it, I grasped that his views were an emotional response to President Trump’s personality. He did not discuss the economic boom our country had experienced until covid-19...
Letter to the editor: Transparency needed on prescriptions
I hope that state Rep. Natalie Mihalek is correct that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) improve the flow and efficiency for the sale of prescriptions (“Anticipated drug shortages highlight need for health care industry collaboration,” Aug. 11, TribLIVE). We could have more confidence in that if we knew where the money...
Paul Kengor: How Biden’s pick of Kamala Harris hurts him in Pa.
I was really surprised that Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate. I thought he would choose Susan Rice, a safe pick, genuinely moderate, measured, considerable experience in foreign policy, not a lightning rod. Harris is divisive and elicits anger. She hurts Biden where he needs help the...
Lori Falce: Facts, ideas and watching TV with mom
Because my mother is a nurse, I have spent years having my television and movie viewing punctuated by huffing and heckling. “Those bed rails would never be like that.” “They would never inject that in a bicep.” “That’s not how you draw blood.” I may have rolled my eyes a...
Wayne Gilchrest: Republican senators want to kill health care and now Social Security and Medicare?
Now Republicans are coming after Social Security and Medicare with President Trump’s signature on an executive order that slashes the funding for these two programs. When I served as a Republican member of Congress, we helped thousands of constituents who had problems receiving their Social Security checks or trouble with...
Earl Tilford: Confessions of a draft dodger
Next month I turn 75. The ubiquitous “they” tell me I’m on a covid-19 “endangered species” list. Fifty years from October, with my 25th birthday behind me, I boarded a plane in Miami and headed for the other side of the world. I really was not in much danger, and...
Letter to the editor: Peduto should focus on crime, not police
It upsets me that the mayor of Pittsburgh is criticizing the “pop out arrest” by the Pittsburgh police, instead of defending and praising them (“Mayor Peduto, Pittsburgh public safety leaders address protest arrest in Oakland,” Aug. 16, TribLIVE). He instead should direct the focus on the criminal acts that were...
Letter to the editor: Grenell opening doors for gay Republicans
I’ve watched documentaries accusing the Reagan administration of being reluctant to take AIDS head on. People say it was because of the stigma regarding the population it mostly affected: Gay people like me and Richard Grenell. Whether that was the case or not at the time, it was unpopular to...
Letter to the editor: Responsible adults, irresponsible actions
It is with great dismay that I write to express how horrible it is to have two cases of insensitive, racist, conspiratorial, biased postings on social media locally by two supposedly responsible adults charged with making decisions and policies for the good of students. Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet...
Editorial: Amazon’s big paydays mean Pittsburgh paychecks
No one is making money during the coronavirus pandemic like Amazon. While people were staying home amid lockdowns in recent months, the world’s largest retailer has been sitting pretty by filling the voids of in-person shopping. Can’t run out and buy a new video game? Amazon can have it to...
Letter to the editor: Pro-lifer plans to vote for Joe Biden
I have been pro-life since I could vote. I have never voted for a Democratic presidential nominee. From Bush to Dole to Bush to Bush to McCain to Romney to Trump, I’ve voted for them all. I hold Christian values dear to my heart. Those values are the cornerstone of...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden and China
Joe Biden is a friend of China and vice versa. China has been stealing technology from us for years and has been fleecing Americans on trade. Then Donald Trump came on the scene. In my opinion, the three previous presidents did nothing to level the playing field with China, and...
Jonah Goldberg: Birtherism makes unwelcome return in 2020 race
The Birtherism 2.0 brouhaha began the way so many do. A Trump sycophant, in this case Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, handed the president a hot-take opinion piece as if it was breaking news. Mere hours later at a press conference, he acted as if that op-ed was a settled...
Letter to the editor: Trump has kept his promises
I detest and certainly distrust most politicians. I strongly believe that any politician who has been in office for more than two terms is corrupt and will not change. With that said, I must admit that I have in the past voted for some of these lowlifes. I am ashamed...
Letter to the editor: Pa. must get out of liquor business
I applaud the Aug. 14 political cartoon by Tim Hartman addressing a question I have asked any number of Pennsylvania representatives: Why should Pennsylvania be one of only two states that continue to sell liquor? I have never been given one good reason for it other than my most hated...
Letter to the editor: Trump and his perfect hair
Just when you think you’ve heard it all from President Trump, now he wants to change the water flow regulation on shower heads. Quote: “Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect.” Never mind about the 170,000 dead from the virus — he...
