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Editorial: Voluntary layoffs seem smart for ATI
Layoffs are never easy. Whether they are about a company closing down entirely, stepping back from the size and scope it once had or just going through a temporary downturn, layoffs are tough on everyone. They hit with the iron fist of being fired but wrapped in the velvet glove...
Colin McNickle: Addressing Pa.’s ‘lasting economic scars’
Pennsylvania’s general fund coffers took a major hit because of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. But the full scope might not be evident until next year, and state government must take serious steps to facilitate recovery, concludes a new analysis by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. “The pandemic of 2020...
Letter to the editor: Kindness to ducks a light in darkness
The story “South Greensburg firefighters, public works crew rescue 8 ducklings from storm drain” (June 10, TribLIVE) brought a smile to my lips and a lump to my throat. Kudos to those who went out of their way to rescue these helpless creatures. Their act of kindness is a bright...
Letter to the editor: Experiment before abolishing police
To find out if abolishing the police is effective, we need to do it incrementally so we have an experimental group and a control. In the first phase, the “no police” zones will be the neighborhoods of the officials who voted to abolish. After six months we can analyze the...
Letter to the editor: Stop being selfish and wear your mask
This is a reminder to those of you who seem to have forgotten your masks since “going green” to continue wearing your face covering into the store and not below your nose — or even worse, not at all. The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing a cloth face covering...
Letter to the editor: Be prudent when considering experts’ advice
Science has given us many wonderful advancements, yet is replete with disasters: the beneficial effects of cigarettes, diethylstilbestrol, thalidomide, dioxin and asbestos. Thus, when Dr. Anthony Fauci and colleagues, with smug confidence, tell us to do this and avoid that, I shudder with the whisper of history. This is not...
Letter to the editor: Confederacy not about white supremacy
The fact many people view the Confederate flag as a symbol of white supremacy and slavery is, in my opinion, a product of our flawed educational system. Yes, hate groups have flown it just as they have the American flag. The Confederacy was about upholding the original Constitution and Thomas...
Editorial: The future of standardized tests
In July 2019, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale suggested the state’s Keystone exams — the tests taken by high school students to prove proficiency in required subjects and qualify for graduation — were too expensive and redundant. Rather than paying $18 million a year to test high school students with...
Pat Buchanan: Will Churchill’s statue be next to fall?
On Gen. George Washington’s orders, the Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was read aloud to his army. On hearing it, the troops marched to Bowling Green, decapitated and pulled down the statue of George III, and sent the remnants to be melted down into musket balls. It was a...
Steve Bloom: Lawmakers right to end Wolf’s extended disaster declaration
Barber shops and hair salons across Pennsylvania have sparked controversy during the prolonged business shutdown. Many have risked crushing fines and license suspensions to defy forced-closure orders and serve their customers. Cindy Schindler, owner of Papillon Salon and Skin Care Center in Lemoyne, says salons could have been operating all...
Maj. Gen. Donna Barbisch: After domestic deployment, fearing for America’s soul
As a soldier for more than 38 years, I cannot imagine being ordered into the streets of America to use military force against protesters. The country I served is becoming unrecognizable. We need to slow down and take stock. We must acknowledge we are in a fight for the soul...
Letter to the editor: Safeguarding others part of Christian duty
The point of the two letters mentioned in the Rev. Tony Joseph’s letter “Fear God’s judgment more than coronavirus” (June 6, TribLIVE) was to be safe during a pandemic. Rev. Joseph, you state you are a “a conservative, a Christian patriot” and that you love “God, family and country.” Great....
Letter to the editor: Buy American cars to bring jobs back
During this pandemic, we all feel helpless. What can we do to help bring back our economy? My suggestion is to buy American. As we venture out to look for a new car, we should consider an American model. There are many to choose from — Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, GMC,...
Letter to the editor: National anthem deserves respect
John Steigerwald’s suggestion for the NFL in his column “Stop playing national anthem before games” is wrong. The reasons he lists for why the playing of it, starting in 1918 to honor those who died defending our flag in World War I and every war thereafter, is an honor that...
Editorial: Hot real estate market shows hope in stock
The little transactions in life have been a problem in recent months. Toilet paper. Yeast. Ground beef. Coronavirus lockdowns didn’t just it make hard to get to the store. It made them hard to find what you wanted when you got there in some cases. That’s settling back into a...
Tom Purcell: The blessings of having a stubborn father
My father’s mission was to tame the stupidity out of me — a powerful blessing too few children are experiencing now. My dad had his work cut out for him. Over the years, I shattered a picture window with a baseball, accidentally broke neighbors’ lamp posts and once hit a...
Matt Smith and Darrin Kelly: Invest in transportation and infrastructure for Pittsburgh region’s post-covid-19 future
As work continues in Washington, D.C., on future phases of the federal response to the pandemic, we are coming together — business and labor — to urge strong support for a robust transportation and infrastructure package. With unemployment heading to previously unimaginable levels and every country in a race to...
Jonah Goldberg: Abolishing police departments would make things so much worse
In these trying times, it’s difficult to find something to smile about. But I’ve found some modicum of mirth watching very sympathetic liberals go the extra mile to help hone the message of activists calling to “defund the police.” For instance, Katy Tur, an MSNBC anchor, had Isaac Bryan, the...
Letter to the editor: Defunding police makes no sense
There’s total agreement that George Floyd’s death was a tragedy. Quiet prayers honored his life. But even his brother condemned the looting, rioting and violence that have happened during protests. Black Lives Matter protesters never mentioned the 10 blacks who died from drive-by shootings in the streets of Chicago that...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in voting safeguards work
I disagree with the comment in the letter “Mail-in voting problems” (May 31, TribLIVE) about mail-in voting ballots not being received. I mailed mine and was surprised to get a letter stating that the birth date on my license was not the same as I listed on my ballot. I...
Letter to the editor: Tom Wolf’s epic nursing home fail
A recent article on covid-19 nursing home statistics led me to investigate. The Wolf administration, following the examples in New York and New Jersey, in mid-March directed that patients, including those with covid-19, be admitted to nursing homes. As of June 11, there were 5,953 covid-19 deaths in Pennsylvania, 4,199...
Letter to the editor: We must stick together to care for the earth
Just like Nero fiddled while Rome burned, President Trump fiddled with the truth about the coronavirus since he was informed about it, and as a result people have died and death estimates continue to rise. The earth is a living, breathing organism, and when we abuse Mother Nature, we will...
Letter to the editor: Trump-haters’ rationalizations
President Obama vowed to “fundamentally transform” this country. Now the devastation, and achievement of his goal, is becoming evident. It’s like viewing the destruction of a tornado the day after. The never-ending accusations against President Trump by the mainstream news media in general are usually attributed to “unnamed, reliable sources.”...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 15
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of June 15....
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 15
Editorial cartoons for the week of June 15....
