Opinion category, Page 658
Letter to the editor: Congress violating our rights
I listened to Congress citing constitutional violations and how they need to be addressed. I then looked at my copy of the Constitution and couldn’t get past the Bill of Rights. For those who have not had civics in school (since it is no longer required curriculum in some states),...
Michael Hiltzik: Trump’s payroll tax cut would hurt Social Security without helping workers
It’s natural for decision-makers grappling with a new crisis to dust off ideas tried in the last one, whether they were good ideas or bad. Here’s a bad idea, unearthed by President Trump from a decade ago: Cutting the payroll tax to goose the economy. A payroll tax cut was...
Pat Buchanan: Will Joe Biden kick it away again?
A week or so ago, the candidacy of Joe Biden was at death’s door. Today, Biden’s candidacy is not only alive. He is first in votes, victories and delegates, and is favored to win the nomination and, by most polls, to defeat Donald Trump in November. “The World Turned Upside...
Editorial: Parents are firewalls to protect kids
There are a lot of names for parents today. Helicopter parents hover. Snowplow parents clear the way. Lawn-mower parents cut down obstacles. Name a piece of equipment you probably shouldn’t operate while on cold medicine, and there’s a metaphor for a parent who spends too much time involved in a...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh parks deserve equal treatment
It’s been more than three months since Pittsburgh voters approved via referendum a 0.5 mill property tax increase to fund city parks. All of our parks are necessary for the quality of life of everyone in our region. I believe the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will...
Letter to the editor: Judge too easy in drug case
Is it any wonder we have a drug problem in Westmoreland County? In January 2019, Laplez Cummings led police on a three-mile car chase, tossing 2,600 stamp bags of heroin out and then jumping out of the moving vehicle and fleeing on foot. Police had to ram his unoccupied vehicle...
Editorial: Pitt’s need-based aid is good call
There are two kinds of scholarships in the world of higher education. There are the ones that you get because of merit. You achieved a grade or passed a test or submitted an essay or won a contest. You show real skill as a student or real promise in your...
Letter to the editor: Where’s evidence on Russian interference?
I am a bit skeptical about all of the news of Russian interference in this year’s presidential election. I hear and read about these allegations coming from sources that made these same claims about President Trump’s election in 2016. Do not tell me to believe these accusations without showing unbridled...
Jonah Goldberg: Calif. primary shows why early voting bad idea
Now will someone listen? Early voting is stupid. Under California’s new election protocols, as many as 40% of California voters voted early, either by mail or at voting centers, for the March 3 primary. And what about those who cast ballots for Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Bloomberg...
Tom Purcell: Just when we need it, Irish wit, wisdom abounds
We could use some Irish wit and wisdom right now. Here’s a good start: “You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.” That’s a lesson well taught by the many Irish immigrants, including my great-grandfather, who boldly came to America to make a better life for...
Letter to the editor: Where’s conscience on abortion bill?
“Shame, shame, shame,” Gomer Pyle would spurt when someone behaved inappropriately. It was fiction. It was funny. “How do you live with yourself?” the fireman asked George Constanza after George had run over women and children to escape an apartment fire. It was fiction. It was funny. “Shame, shame, shame....
Letter to the editor: We need politicians who will reform economic system
During this current presidential campaign, the economy and especially capitalism and socialism have been big issues. Destroy capitalism, because of corporate greed and the greed of CEOs! Adopt socialism, that will fix everything! In his book “Saving Capitalism,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains that our government does control the...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ political suicide
I have written several letters in recent years explaining that the Democratic Party is committing political suicide by adopting a socialist/communist ideology and committing itself to those beliefs. The latest “debates” show they are in full “Thelma and Louise” mode. Until this year, the Dems have been able to hide...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of March 9
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Editorial cartoons for the week of March 9
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Editorial: Levin Furniture buy was smart move
There is something deeply satisfying about a happy ending. What happened last week with Levin Furniture is that kind of story. True, a tale of last-minute redemption involving couches and glossy contemporary dining tables is probably not going to be a contender at the Oscars any time soon. (But, Tom...
S.E. Cupp: Voters, not establishment, standing in Sanders’ way
The socialist emperor of Vermont has no clothes. The feverish anti- establishment antipathy that’s helped fuel Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions over the past few years has relied on a belief that the system (what system? every system) has been rigged against him. From Wall Street to drug companies, from the Democratic...
Nathan Picarsic & Emily de La Bruyère: China, coronavirus & threat of integration
Last month, the Trump administration considered rescinding CFM International’s export license to China. A General Electric joint venture, CFM has provided the Chinese airline industry with engines since the 1980s. This decades-old partnership is a lucrative one: In 2017, China Eastern Airline’s orders from CFM totaled $3.2 billion. The partnership...
Letter to the editor: Founders warned us about all politicians
Every statement Bruce Braden wrote in his letter “Founders warned us about Donald Trump” (Feb. 20, TribLIVE) is true. The only problem is, every statement can and does apply to many of the Democrats in the House and Senate, as well as any of today’s politicians and those running for...
Letter to the editor: No thanks, Giant Eagle
I agree totally with letter- writer Mary Bach’s assessment that “It’s a sad day for longtime Giant Eagle customers” (“Giant Eagle’s double-coupon decision.”) I have limited my Giant Eagle shopping more and more because the stores stopped carrying Amazon gift cards and Giant Eagle made confusing, consumer-unfriendly changes to its...
Letter to the editor: Less judging, more love
Before you go to bed tonight, ask yourself the following questions: 1) If drug cartels controlled your community, what risks would you take to find safe haven for your children? 2) If you were diagnosed with lung cancer and did not have health insurance, how would you pay for chemotherapy?...
Letter to the editor: Think, verify before you post
With the rise of Facebook and Twitter, we have all become media outlets. With the click of a mouse we can share news links with our family and friends. When we share a story, we are applying our personal stamp of approval. Sometimes, we are saying we think something is...
Russell Redding: After $3 billion on horse racing, Pa. shifts priorities
A budget is really a list of priorities. In our own homes we spend the most money on necessities like housing, food and transportation, and we spend less on the special things that are still important to us, such as pets or vacations. It’s the same for the state budget:...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Shades of 1948 in Joe Biden’s comeback
Last Tuesday night, as many of us watched the Democratic Party primary election returns, we got a taste of how our parents must have felt in November 1948. They remembered President Harry S. Truman, grinning broadly, while holding aloft a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune with the erroneous headline...
Editorial: Senate expenses are public records
Nobody has a right to ask how you spent your money. As long as it’s your money. Once you start spending public money, all of that changes. The taxpayers get to know if someone they elected is charging them for nightly lobster and filet mignon dinners. They get to know...
