Opinion category, Page 611
Letter to the editor: Confederate soldiers were not traitors
I am disappointed in Colin Powell, former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Democrats for playing politics by calling the Confederate military “traitors.” They are playing insult politics with the dead who were faithfully defending their seceded independent country and its principles. I remember in the 1950s...
Lori Falce: Can Disney solve pandemic problem?Video
I love Walt Disney World. I have spent more than my fair share of time in the parks, and yes, I am one of those people who visited even without kids. (If you haven’t, you should. It’s a totally different experience.) I love Dole Whips and the Haunted Mansion, and...
Laurels & lances: Working, moving, rewarding, destroying
Laurel: To a change of plans. For some, a youth group trip cancellation would be the end of a very short story. Cornerstone Ministries made it the start. When middle schoolers from the Murrysville church couldn’t go to New York on a mission trip, the trip didn’t happen, but the...
Adam Marles: Time for state lawmakers, Wolf to fund covid-19 testing
As Pennsylvanians enjoy warm summer days, thousands of older adults living in nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living cannot leave their facilities or receive visits from their loved ones. This has been the reality for many older adults since our commonwealth entered into lockdown four months ago. The...
Jonah Goldberg: The Republican Party now belongs to Roger Stone
Roger Stone is an infamously execrable force in American politics. Perhaps his only saving grace is that he’s not a hypocrite about it. Stone is a proud “dirty trickster.” The GOP kept him on a leash lest his amorality be too closely associated with the Republican brand. Part of his...
Letter to the editor: God’s supply is limitless
“OK, that’s enough! I’ve had it with your murmuring and complaining!” What child hasn’t heard those words? Now we have a number of people in the country who need to hear those words. In God’s economy, you don’t need to take from those who have to give to those that...
Letter to the editor: Falling coronavirus deaths
With a constant barrage of headlines about “x” number of new cases of covid-19, little is mentioned about how the number of deaths has fallen. A constant focus on cases with very little attention to the few deaths has conditioned people to equate cases with death. Nothing could be further...
Letter to the editor: Wolf, Levine must take the heat
The trouble with politicians is their vision is blurred by political correctness and they can’t see or do what is right for their townships, boroughs, state or nation. Will Rogers once said “a remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.” Trafford Councilman Zach Cole’s comment about Pennsylvania’s health secretary...
Letter to the editor: ‘Left-wing’ labels misused
After seeing letters like “Democratic leaders must speak out, too” and plenty of fearful tweets and Facebook posts, I feel the need to share some thoughts about the threat of left-wing extremist violence. It’s completely overblown. Pundits throw out misused buzzwords — “Marxist, socialist, antifa”— to create a fearsome boogeyman....
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 and the Catholic Church
Covid-19 has become a whipping boy for all ills associated with the failure of ecclesiastics and hierarchs to protect the Catholic Church. Effeminacy has resulted in inept management and cowardly responses to its festering systemic problems. On March 28, the Pittsburgh Diocese capitulated to the civil authorities, thereby abandoning the...
Editorial: Vaccine volunteers are heroic
In the search for a way out of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a lot of attention on the key players. There are the agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the Food and Drug Administration, the federal Department of Health and Human Services, the...
Charles Dizard: Harrison’s Springhill Road pedestrian/bike lane will benefit community
Allegheny County is in the final public comment stage of the approved Springhill Road project that will reduce the four-lane road in Harrison Township to three lanes — one downhill lane and two uphill lanes. The fourth will be restricted to a safe distinct pedestrian and bicycle shared lane. Details...
Jamie White: How Boy Scouts of America can pick up the pieces
For the Boy Scouts of America, it won’t be a traditional summer filled with badges, campouts and jamborees, but one in which the organization fields hundreds, if not thousands, of sexual abuse claims. Under the shadow of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the organization has imposed a Nov. 16 deadline...
Letter to the editor: Condemning damage of past, present
We need to be cautious about looking at and condemning 18th-century culture with 21st-century eyes. Two hundred years from now, people may look back at us and condemn us for killing our unborn babies. Lynne Castle Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Black lives matter, all lives matter
Thanks for bring back Walter Williams’ column to your print edition. In my opinion, he is the best columnist to appear in the paper. Williams acknowledges that Black people need to take more responsibility for Black problems. I am an 80-year-old white male, and I believe that Black lives matter...
Letter to the editor: Government-controlled schools part of the problem
The new White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, is like an unstoppable cyborg from the future. This, along with “Russia, Russia, Russia,” failed impeachment, the end of the virus lockdown, massive city property destruction and the recovering economy make it tough to be a leftist these days. But not to...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners must be transparent on Westmoreland covid-19 funds
Westmoreland County will receive more than $31 million in federal covid-19 relief funds from the state (“Westmoreland to get millions through the CARES Act, but it won’t be enough,” June 1, TribLIVE). Residents from all over the county have a right to know what the commissioners’ spending plan is and...
Letter to the editor: Sacrifice or selfishness
From the time that America entered World War II until its end almost four years later, approximately 407,000 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice. They gave their lives in order to defeat the Axis enemies. While the fighting raged overseas, Americans back home also were asked to sacrifice. Cars and gasoline...
Pat Buchanan: Can Trump pull a Truman?
On July 22, 1988, after the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, the party nominee, Gov. Michael Dukakis, enjoyed a 17-point lead over the Republican candidate, Vice President George W. Bush. Five weeks later, on Labor Day, Dukakis was down eight points, the same margin by which he would lose the...
Editorial: Safe buses are back-to-school basics
Going back to school doesn’t start with sitting at a desk. It doesn’t start with putting things in a locker or even walking through the door. For many, it starts with stepping onto a school bus. According to the Safe Routes to School Partnership, 55% of American children get to...
Tommy Thompson: Washington wants to forfeit our best weapon against coronavirus
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and several senior House lawmakers recently announced a plan to impose price controls and seize patents on any covid-19 vaccines and treatments in development. They vowed to strike down any emergency stimulus packages excluding such measures. Those efforts aren’t just misguided — they pose a threat...
Marc Stier: Don’t undermine judicial independence in haste
The most important decision any political leader can make is about the constitutional structure of our government. Those decisions are best made calmly, deliberately and with a focus on the long-term good of our political community. Poor ones are most likely to be made in a rush, in anger and...
Letter to the editor: Trump and opponents on ideals vs. men
I might have just gained an insight into what divides America so much. If you read the reactions to President Trump’s speech at Mt. Rushmore, you’ll see The Wall Street Journal claim it was a great speech while others (New York Times, Washington Post and most cable news networks) saw...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s damaging statements on pandemic
When a president misstates something such as the number of people who attended his inauguration or how knowledgeable he is in a field about which he knows nothing, he is exposed as a liar but no physical harm is done to people. It is another matter when a leader makes...
Letter to the editor: How will Westmoreland CARES funding be spent?
Westmoreland County has been awarded $31.5 million in covid-19 CARES Act funds (“Westmoreland to get millions through the CARES Act, but it won’t be enough,” June 1, TribLIVE). How will that money be spent? County residents deserve the opportunity to voice their concerns. We demand oversight, transparency and a fair...
