Opinion category, Page 605
Letter to the editor: Veterans need help during pandemic
During these troubling times, we all want to reach out to help others. Food drives, monetary donations and volunteer work are ways people help others. Our veterans groups also need everyone’s help. This pandemic has put a strain on all veterans groups nationwide. With no bingo, no hall rentals and...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s climate plan wasteful spending
It shocks me that some people cannot see the absurdity of the Democratic Party and how far left it has gone. I think the Democrats’ plans and policies are completely illogical and nonfunctional. Recently, Joe Biden said he plans to convert 500,000 school buses to zero emission and upgrade government...
Letter to the editor: Waiting for Trump’s ‘powerful strategy’
On July 21, President Trump led, without any other members of the coronavirus task force present, what was billed as a coronavirus task force press briefing. This was his first attended coronavirus task force press briefing since April 23, when he stated, “And then I see the disinfectant, where it...
Letter to the editor: Can’t vote Democrat due to abortion
Many of us have heard about the danger of voting based on one issue. However, when that issue is a matter of life and death, especially for the most innocent and vulnerable, then this “one issue” assumes overwhelming importance. I am speaking about abortion on demand as permitted by the...
Letter to the editor: Facts becoming irrelevant as we tear down history
In his column “Tear all the statues down?” (July 9, TribLIVE), Paul Kengor laments the removal of statues such as that of Stephen Foster, due to the perceptions some have of its meaning. Well, no surprise there. How can you expect people that don’t care to learn history to know,...
Kimmi Baston: Mentoring doesn’t stop even though we’re apart
Each year, during the last week of September, more than 700 elementary girls in Pittsburgh wait excitedly after school to meet the college women they’ll spend the school year with, having fun and building skills in a supportive group setting. For six months, the girls and their college mentors play...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Pass the Voting Rights Act bill for John Lewis
To many of those watching the horse-drawn hearse take the body of U.S. Rep. John Lewis across the Edmund Pettus Bridge one final time last week, the most remarkable moment came when Alabama state troopers snapped to salute as his casket passed. What a contrast to 55 years ago. Lewis...
Tim Haggerty: Prudence, not optimism, should rule back-to-school decisions
One of the advantages of being a historian is that you are never at a loss for a half-baked analogy, particularly after a couple of gin and tonics in isolation. The historical circumstance that keeps popping into my mind these days is the beginning of World War I in June...
Editorial: PIAA and WPIAL set good examples for playing by coronavirus rules
Are you ready for some football? Well, you have to wait. Thanks, covid-19. And even when it starts, you probably won’t get to see it in person. At least not for high school games. The same goes for other fall sports like soccer and cross country. This week, the Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: We all wear masks
We all wear masks. The mask worn for covid-19 is just the visible one. John Greco West Deer...
Letter to the editor: Will we now see support of witch doctors?
Given that the majority of your readers are Trump advocates, I think we are thus faced with widespread local support of witch doctors. The leader of your readers has now fully endorsed the teachings of a person (Dr. Stella Immanuel) who blames demons for our problems (“Trump again touts hydroxychloroquine...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous site for proposed Ford City Dollar General
Are more fatalities on the way? The Dollar General Corp. is seriously working toward building a store at the corner of Route 66/Main Street and Ross Avenue in Ford City, Manor Township, Armstrong County. To begin with, this is a residential neighborhood. Our No. 1 concern of this area is...
Letter to the editor: Trump could go out a winner
To be fair, President Trump has done many good things in the 3½ years since he was elected as an outsider to break up the gridlock of the two political parties and the “politicians.” The real problem is the lifetime legislators who all should have two-term limits and then resume...
Letter to the editor: BLM ‘movement’ dangerous
Black Lives Matter. I respect that as a slogan, but I believe the lives of all God’s children matter. What I do not respect is the “BLM movement” that uses the slogan as its motto. Why? Its three co-founders (Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi) are self-described trained Marxists...
Letter to the editor: True heroes act without gain
Let’s begin by defining the word hero. In my opinion, a hero is a person who sees something that needs to be done and does it without regard for personal gain. Please keep this definition in mind as I name a few who make the hero list. First is surely...
Editorial: Following clues in covid-19 contact
There are ways that fixing a pandemic can be a little like solving a crime. It takes a lot of legwork. There are clues to follow. It is as important to figure out the what as it is the who and the where to reconstruct what happened and try to...
Walter Williams: Is racism responsible for today’s Black problems?
I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death. But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd’s death — rioting, looting, wanton property destruction, assaults on police and other kinds of mayhem by both whites and blacks. The...
John Stossel: The private space race
This week, American astronauts returned to Earth. Their trip to the space station was the first manned launch from the U.S. in 10 years. By NASA? No. Of course, not. This space flight happened because government was not in charge. An Obama administration committee had concluded that launching such a...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s delay-the-election tweet was just a distraction
On Thursday morning, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the U.S. GDP had the biggest drop in a single quarter in U.S. history. From April through June, the economy contracted by 9.5 percent, with GDP falling at an annualized rate of 32.9 percent. President Trump, who tweets about many...
Nathan Benefield: Transparency victory a call to action for lawmakers
On Sunday, Gov. Tom Wolf concluded a weeks-long standoff with the state Legislature by caving. Despite repeated veto threats, he allowed a transparency bill — passed unanimously — to become law, but without his signature. Wolf’s opposition to the benign transparency legislation, sponsored by Rep. Seth Grove, R-York, was a...
Letter to the editor: Regarding covid-19, do what you think is best
Every day it has become the same old rules and regulations. Wear your mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. To the point of brainwashing. It is my belief that you will never get the general public to do anything 100%. Even after a cure is found, all will not...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic highlights differences between Biden, Trump
You might want to believe that a presidential rally is going to cause a “spike” in coronavirus cases but a “peaceful” demonstration with masses of people shoulder to shoulder is OK. I don’t. If you believe pitting Americans against each other by vilifying free speech, free thought, diversity of opinion...
Letter to the editor: Media bias can affect how we think, vote
As a professor of political science and economics at UCLA, Tim Groseclose in 2012 published the book “Left Turn,” providing convincing statistical evidence that bias by the political media actually can determine the way people think and vote. He showed that most of our television, radio and print media have...
Letter to the editor: Career politicians won’t unite us
I’ll make this quick and to the point. All I’ve been hearing about is how we should all stand together. Well, guess what: The career politicians are making that damn near impossible by caving in to every whim. People are allowed to tear down statues, destroy property, not pledge allegiance...
Letter to the editor: ‘Malicious slander’ at Chinese consulate in Texas?
Regarding the article “China cites ‘malicious slander’ as Houston consulate closes” (July 23, TribLIVE): The late John Dillinger was just a sadly misunderstood bank customer, too, wasn’t he? Alan Schultz McCandless...
