Opinion category, Page 607
Letter to the editor: Don’t stop for the far-left plot
Stop signs should be voluntary. Blind obedience to stop signs is a sign of weakness and a lack of fortitude. It is unacceptable and un-American for the government to force me to stop when I don’t want to. I have perfectly good reasoning abilities and judgment. I don’t need the...
Letter to the editor: Today’s Liars Club taking us down
In my formative years, youth had good, clean rules to live by — rules that didn’t have to be written down to be remembered. We were guided by this question: Would what we did make our parents and others who we respected and loved proud of us? The boys in...
Timothy L. O’Brien: Sinclair pulls the plug on Fauci propaganda — this time
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is one of the largest television station operators in the country, with 191 stations in 89 markets broadcasting to 629 channels. For the most part, the company operates in small, conservative metropolitan locations. Most viewers aren’t likely to be aware of the Sinclair brand, because the...
Editorial: Tax credit grows Pennsylvania agriculture
Pennsylvania might have been made famous by coal and oil, iron and steel, but the industry that actually built the state was agriculture. Rolling hills and wide fields and their crops and livestock have been the powerhouse of the Keystone State since its Colonial days and remain a major building...
Tom Purcell: Laughter really is best medicine
I missed it again. So did the rest of America. July 1’s unofficial International Joke Day came and went without fanfare. That’s regrettable, because we could all use a good belly laugh right now — which gave me an idea. The other day, after hearing more doom-and-gloom news while driving,...
Jonah Goldberg: There’s idiocy on all sides in ‘law and order’ road show
As the Trump administration takes its “law and order” show on the road after a dress rehearsal at Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., and a soft opening in Portland, Ore., let me just say I’m disgusted with almost everybody involved. Let’s start with the Portland demonstrators. Contrary to heroic PR...
Matt Smith: Liability safe harbor needed for safe, sustainable reopening
Since the beginning of the covid-19 crisis, Pittsburghers from across the region — including our region’s manufacturers, hospitals, small businesses and nonprofits — continue to come together to look for ways to protect our neighbors, friends and families. In fact, many businesses and other organizations have altered their operations to...
Letter to the editor: How is Germany dealing with covid-19?
I recently read that there were 159 new cases of covid-19 in one recent day in Germany with a population of 80 million; there were 15,300 new cases in one day in Florida with a population of 21.5 million. That prompted me to check numbers in other states: Approximately 3,000...
Letter to the editor: Fearing Trump’s leadership
George Will and I do not agree on much, but I’m in complete agreement with the comments in his July 16, 2020 opinion piece, “What national decline looks like.” Will states, “The nation’s floundering government is now administered by a gangster regime.” President Trump seems to require absolute loyalty, and...
Letter to the editor: We must work to end racial injustice
My parents raised me without prejudice. A female friend and former boss once told me, “You don’t see color.” Every life matters to God. Every life matters, but no lives matter unless Black lives matter. I pray the love of power can be transformed by the power of love. Seeing...
Letter to the editor: Thank you, President Trump
Thank you, President Trump. Because of you, my brother, a former Green Beret with posttraumatic stress disorder is alive and getting the long overdue treatment and compensation because of the Mission Act that you supported and the Veterans Affairs’ community care program. Because of you, my husband is alive and...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work toward green economy
In his opinion piece “To keep America competitive, we must prioritize infrastructure funding” (Triblive, July 18), PPG’s Brian Iams urges the United States to make renewing the country’s infrastructure a priority as our economy is rebuilt following the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. That suggestion is spot on. With so...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 27
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 27....
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 27
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S.E. Cupp: Kanye needs help, not a public platform
Back in October 2018, music and fashion mogul Kanye West took a trip to the Oval Office, ostensibly to discuss criminal justice reform with the president. What happened instead was a three-ring circus in front of rolling cameras and millions of television viewers at home. West veered from one unrelated...
Editorial: Pa. swings and misses in Blue Jays call
The score in a game is more than just a record of who won and who lost. The score is a way to navigate through the game itself. It charts the progress from the first pitch to the last run. It lets a team know where it stands. So why...
Letter to the editor: Restart Act would help many businesses
Western Pennsylvania has been the proud home of two of the largest fireworks companies for decades. In any given year prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Pyrotecnico and Zambelli Fireworks produce well over 3,500 displays annually, entertaining millions of audiences across the country. The professional fireworks entertainment industry has been almost...
Letter to the editor: 25% capacity should mean 75% decrease in rent, plus property tax relief
So now we have Gov. Tom Wolf deciding (under advice from Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine) to “lock down” statewide bars/restaurants again to slow the spread of the covid-19 virus hysterical overreaction. These small businesses must now operate at only 25% capacity and jump through a bunch of hoops...
Letter to the editor: Heartbreak in Pa.’s senior care facilities
My husband of 61 years recently died as a hospice patient in the Ligonier Gardens personal care home. I am at peace with his passing. He is with the Lord. But now I want to speak up for our loved ones in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. I...
Letter to the editor: Citizens should step forward to volunteer for election
We cannot have repeats of the spring nationwide primary debacles. The November election is a matter of life or death, not only because of the coronavirus deaths. The life of American democracy is at stake. Mail-in voting in states like Oregon, which has worked out for years, should not be...
Colin McNickle: Greater Pittsburgh’s ‘halting,’ ‘uneven’ jobs recovery
The Greater Pittsburgh economy was dealt a huge blow by the coronavirus-related lockdown of businesses and citizens. And the latest-available payroll jobs numbers for the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) show a halting and uneven jobs recovery, concludes an analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. “The impact will...
L.A Times Editorial Board: Honor John Lewis — and serve democracy — by reinvigorating the Voting Rights Act
Republicans in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, effusively eulogized Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia after the civil rights legend died July 17. McConnell, R-Ky., rightly described Lewis as an “American hero” who “put his life on the line to fight racism, promote equal rights and bring our...
Rev. Jes Kast: Access to birth control crucial to religious liberty
A few years ago, in the middle of the night, my wife shook me awake. “I need help,” she whispered and pulled me out of my sleep. I kept her calm as I half carried her to the bathroom. She was having another episode of debilitating pain and nausea caused...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Conspiracy theories come to life under Trump
If you thought that those conspiracy theorists were nuts when they ranted about black helicopters and secret paramilitary troops taking over our towns and rounding up Americans without probable cause, you better think again. The so-called militia members who have warned us about this usually imagine an international conspiracy, some...
Editorial: Covid-19 calls for communication
On Wednesday, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx participated in a phone call with state and local officials from around the country. Discussion included a number of cities that need to get “more aggressive” and step up contact tracing to address covid-19 numbers as increases are being...
