Opinion category, Page 609
Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s questioning of Biden’s mental acuity is risky
President Trump’s interview with Chris Wallace, which aired on “Fox News Sunday,” was remarkable in more ways than there is room to recount here. But let’s start with what should be the lead story: The president of the United States told Wallace that the mental competence test he recently took...
Letter to the editor: Reduce size of Pa. Legislature
I agree with Helen Sitler’s letter “Now is the time to reduce Pa. Legislature” (June 4, TribLIVE). There are way too many legislators, and their pensions and salaries are extreme, plus all the help they get to do their jobs. Reducing the Legislature can’t be done with an occasional letter...
Letter to the editor: Trump has accomplished much
The headline on Joanne Garing’s letter “Reschenthaler’s Trump view out of touch” was aimed at Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, but the letter was a rant against President Trump. This president has done all the things his predecessor announced would be impossible. As for the number of people working, of course it...
Letter to the editor: Pa. should join RGGI, work toward cleaner future
We all love to complain about Pennsylvania weather, and unfortunately, it could get worse. Pennsylvania already feels the effects of climate change through heat waves, increasingly severe storms and flooding. Pennsylvania contributes large amounts of fossil fuel emissions into the atmosphere, leading to the worsening of these natural events. The...
Letter to the editor: What I learned during covid-19
1. The world slowed down, so did pollution, stress and crime. 2. There really is “no place like home.” We weren’t stuck at home, we were safe at home. 3. I could spend hours just talking to my wife every evening across the kitchen table. 4. You really can lose...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s incompetent covid-19 response
How the President Trump-named “Chinese virus” became the “Trump Virus,” bringing the most powerful country in the world to its knees: After a single case of coronavirus in China became a pandemic and reached our shores in January, we had a federal response I believe was incompetent. Trump and his...
Pat Buchanan: Rising diversity is Joe Biden’s worry, too
Is her racial diversity America’s greatest strength? So we are told. Yet even before America becomes a majority-minority nation, 25 years from now, recent changes in the composition of the country are going to impact both parties in 2020. According to Brookings Institution demographer William Frey, between 2010 and 2020,...
Editorial: Diversion is good step toward criminal justice reform
On Monday, Pittsburgh announced a pilot program that would work to keep people out of the criminal justice system. As a pilot program, it’s starting small, just on the North Side. The idea is a “public health-focused, pre-arrest diversion program,” something that would address issues of substance abuse or behavioral...
Mark Hendrickson: Why has 3% economic growth been so elusive?
Here is an economic riddle that has been puzzling many people: Why has economic growth in the United States remained below 3% for so long? The growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) going all the way back to 1790 has averaged less than 3% in only three decades: the...
Letter to the editor: People ignoring coronavirus dangers
Amazing, the stupidity of the general population. Even though words of caution were presented when states eased restrictions and allowed some businesses to reopen, too many threw caution to the wind. Personal desires for a drink or dining out have contributed to the resurgence of covid-19 on a nationwide level....
Letter to the editor: A vote for Biden is vote against unborn
Simply put, any vote for Joe Biden is a vote against unborn children and a vote for your pocketbook. The rest doesn’t matter. Susan Keyser East Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: No reason to cancel fall college sports
Mark Madden is, in my opinion, 100% incorrect about playing college sports (“College sports need to tap out for fall season,” July 10, TribLIVE). I believe there is zero reason for colleges to be canceling seasons, or to be holding classes online. (The same argument applies to K-12 even more...
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s severance tax would hurt Pa.’s pandemic recovery
So many Westmoreland County residents are more than ready to return to work. While we need to continue observing public health guidelines, we also need to make sure our leaders are putting smart policies in place. These policies need to ensure that businesses will have access to reliable, affordable energy...
Letter to the editor: If Joe Biden wins, USA will never be the same
To put this upcoming election in perspective, one only need go back to 2016 when President Obama dismissed Joe Biden, his vice president, as the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for president, and instead christened Hillary Clinton. So this is what we have as the left’s best to offer in 2020, an...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler’s kumbaya moment over
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler’s op-ed “Trump built greatest American economy before. He’ll do it again” (June 22, TribLIVE), intended as a kumbaya moment for unity, was actually a commercial for Donald Trump, as noted by letter-writers Leonard Mucci (“Reschenthaler drank the Kool-Aid,” July 6, TribLIVE) and Joanne Garing (“Reschenthaler’s Trump view...
John M. Crisp: Ominous days ahead for post office
A strange thing happened last week. The mail didn’t arrive. In a world beset by climate change, racial injustice and a pandemic, the failure of my letter carrier to swiftly complete his appointed rounds is a minor disappointment. Besides, like most Americans, I communicate largely via email. It’s immediate. Messages...
Editorial: Harrison Point project should stay prepared to roll with the changes
Planning for the future is always important. That doesn’t stop just because of economic upheaval and a global pandemic. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is putting $3 million into a road modification for Route 366 (Bull Creek Road) just off Route 28’s Tarentum exit. It would support a 162-acre business...
Tom Purcell: Perpetual anger no help in pandemic
Good grief: Apparently, America has yet to move past the anger phase regarding covid-19. In 1969 the psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, in her book “On Death and Dying,” described five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. According to Fast Company, researchers from Singapore, China, Australia and Switzerland analyzed...
Chadwick Dolgos: Mandatory mask mandates conflict with going back to school
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., argued in a recent tweet that the mandatory mask mandates issued by many state governors directly conflict with the Trump administration’s bold plan to return children back to school by fall. Massie’s tweet echoes the concerns of his constituents who do not believe that children are...
Alyssa Lenhoff Brigg, Alison Slinskey Legg and Veronica Gonzales: Pre-college STEM programs can inform equitable college admissions
As with all sectors of society, the education world has been upended and we are all searching for ways to make sense of what is, what was and what will be. The pandemic, the postponement of college board tests and the growing trend of test results becoming optional for college...
Letter to the editor: Will law-abiding, God-fearing citizens prevail?
Never in my almost 65 years have I seen our nation in such an absurd and perilous state. We are nothing less than an empire in the final stages of collapse. We have replaced common sense with nonsense. Politics and news media are discredited beyond redemption. I believe we have...
Letter to the editor: Veterans should always count
Regarding the article “Veterans left out of census count” (July 12, TribLIVE): Yes, veterans should be considered, included and counted in every aspect of our country. One problem is there are veterans and there are others who are not really veterans. A veteran who was drafted (years back) was asked...
Letter to the editor: Businesses should respect rules, customers
Many businesses follow the state rules, although not easy, and Pennsylvania has shown a decrease in covid-19 positives and deaths. Responsible businesses have even gone beyond state requirements. Unfortunately, a few businesses choose to disregard guidelines. As the saying goes, a bad apple spoils the whole bunch. Recently I stopped...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 20
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 20....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 20
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 20....
