Opinion category, Page 612
Letter to the editor: Judge by character, not color
I hold these truths to be self-evident: Black lives matter. Brown lives matter. White lives matter. Blue lives matter. All lives matter. If you disagree with any of those short but significant statements, you are prejudiced and thereby part of the disease and not the cure. Judge by character and...
Letter to the editor: Good to find Good Samaritans
One day recently my car sprung a leak in the radiator hose and left me stranded on Harrison City Road facing directly on Route 22. It was too dangerous to push the car across Route 22, so I stood outside the car directing traffic around it while waiting for AAA....
Tom Purcell: Amid pandemic, take pen in hand
I can’t recall the last time I wrote or received a handwritten letter — but it’s time to send such letters again. The reasons why the handwritten letter died are obvious: e-mail, text messaging and cellphones. With how quick those innovations make whipping off a note, why would anybody take...
Editorial: Veterans should be counted in census
“The term ‘veteran’ means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.” That is the definition under Title 38 United States Code, according to the Social Security Administration. A veteran is someone who stepped...
John Sparks: Espinoza v. Montana an important win for religious liberty
Sometimes, the facts of a case have an emotional appeal in addition to a strong constitutional basis. Espinoza v. Montana certainly qualifies. Kendra Espinoza, a hard-working (three jobs) and determined single mom, decided to take her two daughters out of the local public schools and enroll them in Stillwater Christian...
Sally Pipes: We know how to safely reopen the country
More than eight in 10 Americans fear a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, according to recent polling from Ipsos. Some cities and states have halted efforts to reopen their economies, in response to rising case counts. But there’s no reason to be fearful. We now have enough information about...
Letter to the editor: Vote and prove Trump wrong
President Trump was a nasty naysayer Who said “Only I can do it, you haven’t a prayer.” His bullying words hurt me to the quick And made the country sick, sick, sick. But we went to work hard and long And when it’s over we’ll prove him wrong. Remember to...
Letter to the editor: Social distancing from the left
I am now on board with social distancing. I see the short- and longrange benefit. So to do my part I will distance myself for the rest of my life from the left. To be more specific, the Democrats, the left media and all career politicians. Wow, I feel so...
Letter to the editor: A Biden win would benefit Republicans
A Joe Biden victory is the best hope Republicans have. Because if Biden loses, President Trump will continue to drag down the party for four more years. Republicans are already in serious danger of losing more seats than anyone ever imagined because they have protected and enabled Trump. If the...
Letter to the editor: We didn’t ‘deploy’ Reschenthaler
I recently received correspondence soliciting financial support from our 14th District representative, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. I don’t know whether to be angry or frightened or both by his campaign stationery. Both the return address on the envelope and masthead on his stationery show his military service, not an address as...
Letter to the editor: Political incivility and our Judeo-Christian heritage
Much of the loss of civility in our current politics can be attributed to the devaluation of our Judeo- Christian heritage. Admittedly, we have failed to live up to its ideals in many ways but at its heart, it asserts the God-given value of every human life. Beginning in the Old...
Letter to the editor: Republicans must reclaim America
Following the tragic death of George Floyd, we immediately saw legitimate protests against excessive police force. Very quickly, rioters captured the movement and we witnessed the destruction of public and personal property, looting, personal injury and even killing, the intimidation of innocent citizens, and the destruction of historical statues and...
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 13
Editorial cartoons for the week of July 13....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 13
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of July 13...
Editorial: High school sports deserve every effort to return for safe play
If pro sports are finding it hard to get back to the business of playing games amid the coronavirus pandemic, how are schools supposed to do it? School districts are dealing with a lot right now as the calendar ticks like a time bomb edging closer and closer to the...
S.E. Cupp: No, we shouldn’t cancel ‘Hamilton’
Like thousands and thousands of others, I spent 2½ hours watching the streaming version of “Hamilton” on Disney+ with my family for the first time. I was gobsmacked. I had a hunch that I’d like it — I’m a fan of most musicals and, until recently, a regular theatergoer. But...
Letter to the editor: Freedom comes with responsibilities, so wear a mask
People were without masks everywhere I went today on July 2. I am disappointed and at the same time angry with those who think the rules don’t apply to them. The “land of the free” doesn’t mean you don’t have civic responsibilities, which means you do what needs to be...
Letter to the editor: Politicians should think before they speak
The Preamble of the United States Constitution was finalized in September 1787. It’s time we’re all reminded: We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings...
Letter to the editor: Don’t leave dogs in hot cars
As we approach the dog days of summer, it is important to remember that hot dogs belong on the grill, not in a vehicle. Canines can easily overheat and die when left in a hot car. When a dog’s internal body temperature exceeds 105.8, it can suffer from heatstroke, which...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic unemployment compensation must continue
At the end of July the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) will end and millions of families will be in dire straits if the $600 supplemental weekly payments end. If the feds pull the financial rug out from so many people who are hanging on with no jobs and little...
Letter to the editor: Perfect time to abolish death penalty
As our state faces inevitable social and economic change in light of recent protests and the current pandemic, Pennsylvania needs to abolish the death penalty. According to the United States General Accounting Office, a defendant’s race directly influences the likelihood of a death sentence, with Black individuals most likely to...
Letter to the editor: Protesters like overgrown children
After watching young people marching in protests, destroying and looting property, toppling statues and blocking traffic, it makes me wonder if these are the children of “helicopter” parents. Maybe they never got to fight their battles during their growing years and now they react like this as adults, thinking they...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Medicine and science, not politicians, will keep us safe
There must be a reckoning. For some public officials, it may be as soon as the next election, or it may come with the judgment of time and history. But sooner or later, those who have led us away from prevention and safety and toward calamity during the coronavirus pandemic...
Naz El-Khatib: Trump’s capitulation to Xi, Putin
In the past few weeks, we learned President Trump did nothing when he found out Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, successfully paid bounties to militants for killing American soldiers in Afghanistan and Trump begged China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to help him win reelection. These are just the latest examples of Trump...
Eric Falk: Our Founders were all too human
It hurts to realize your heroes had flaws, major flaws. It really hurts. As a society we are now finally confronting the tangled legacy of the Founding Fathers. It is a legacy summarized in one simple, yet profound contradiction — many of the men who wrote and approved of the...
