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Carol Ferguson: Parents need to know that vaccines work
Before its eradication in the U.S., polio affected millions. I should know; I am one of them. After founding the Pennsylvania Polio Survivors Network (PPSN), I have been reminded every day of the fear that existed before this terrible virus met its match in Jonas Salk’s famous vaccine. It came...
Editorial: During Yom Kippur, a message for all to hear
May you be sealed in the Book of Life. G’mar Chatima Tova. That is the traditional greeting for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, the holiest of the faith’s Holy Days. It is a time of fasting and reflection, dedication and prayer. It is a time the observant strive...
Letter to the editor: Trump must be impeached, removed from office
The United States Congress has finally received a “smoking gun” as the result of President Donald Trump’s request to the Ukrainian president to find damaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden. The Ukrainian president did not provide this information, and Trump held up a United States’ military appropriation of...
Letter to the editor: Anti-Trump ‘cabal’ must be defeated
We have a four-party system here in America. We are all familiar with the Republican and Democratic parties, less familiar with the Washington establishment party and the federal government deep state party, including the intel community. The Democrats, the establishment (both Democrat and Republican) and the deep state are the...
Letter to the editor: Dissecting Mon Valley’s Catholic community
The Diocese of Pittsburgh’s “On Mission for The Church Alive!” campaign is DOA in the Mon Valley. It has proved to be a strategic, systematic and painful dissection of our Catholic community. Corpus Christi Parish in McKeesport is composed of the former St. Mary Czestochowa and six closed McKeesport parishes....
Tom Purcell: No escape from trade wars’ effects
The trade wars are hitting me where it hurts. One of my few respites from these rough-and-tumble times is to sit by an autumn bonfire with good friends, a Leaf and Bean cigar and some fine Scotch whisky. But, reports a Forbes columnist, the U.S. government announced last week a...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s effort to damage Biden could backfire
Is President Trump going to get Joe Biden elected? Opinions vary widely on how to characterize Trump’s now-infamous conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The president believes it was “perfect” and “beautiful.” In the middle are those who think it was bad and improper or perhaps impeachable but not necessarily...
Editorial: Esports self-sufficiency impressive
Sports isn’t necessarily what it used to be. That’s not a knock at the Pirates. A losing season is nothing new there. It’s not a crack about the Steelers’ struggles or the Penguins’ pains. It’s a reality of a major change in the sports world — whether you pay attention...
Letter to the editor: Praise for Hempfield superintendent, board over homecoming tiff
Regarding the homecoming parade tiff between Hempfield Township Supervisor Doug Weimer and the Hempfield School Board (“Hempfield supervisor ‘upset’ at changes to school homecoming parade,” Sept. 26, TribLIVE): The board and Superintendent Tammy Wolicki are to be commended for their proactive approach to a highly volatile issue — exercising legitimate...
Letter to the editor: Public schools ‘cook books’
When I read letters such as Richard Patton’s (“Tom Wolf right to act on charter schools,” Sept. 25, TribLIVE), bragging about the graduation rates of charter versus public schools, I give out a sad sigh. The public schools have to “push through” students who cannot perform simple math. I have...
Letter to the editor: Whistleblower episode seems orchestrated
With that impeachment thing about collusion and/or obstruction not playing out so well, the libs seemed to have determined that a new tack was needed. They went to the closet, dusted off Mr. Anonymous, and changed his name to Mr. Whistleblower. Whatever they call him, you can be sure of...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 7
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 7....
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 7
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Earl H. Tilford: MIA Day is missing in action
Presidential proclamation, along with decrees by state governors, has served to establish Sept. 20 as a national day of recognition for thousands of American service personnel who remain missing in action. Since World War II, over 81,000 Americans who served in that war, along with missing veterans from Cold War...
Cal Thomas: Ukraine, a political rerun
Back when reruns were a staple of summer programming, television networks aired repeats of their programs, giving viewers another opportunity to see what they had already seen. Democratic politicians are now conducting their own version of reruns. The same bunch who brought us the failed Russian “collusion” story, the sliming...
Editorial: Primaries should be open to all
In a Penn Township, Westmoreland County, precinct, a woman stood confused as she looked at her ballot. “These are all the candidates? The one I was voting for isn’t here.” The poll worker explained to her that all the candidates she was allowed to vote for were on the ballot....
Letter to the editor: We don’t need Saudi oil
Are any of us shedding tears over the recent destruction of the oil depots in Saudi Arabia, apparently by Iran, Iraq or Yemen? I heard on a recent newscast that Saudi Arabia produces only 10% of the world’s oil. Meanwhile, the U.S. has reserved of oil coming out of its...
Letter to the editor: Franklin-Regional must meet needs of all students
Franklin Regional’s auditor confirmed its bond financing limit is $122 million, minus the current $22.5 million bond obligation. Franklin Regional’s architect estimated maintenance costs on existing facilities for the next five to 10 years to be between $74 million and $98 million (as of April 11, 2017). With only $100...
Letter to the editor: US must focus on research
This month marks an important date for the scientific community across the globe. The Nobel Prizes will be announced in Stockholm Oct. 7-14. The United States has amassed many of these prizes, with more than 300 laureates scattered across the country in some of the most prestigious institutes. Without research,...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Not even Trump is above the law
When Donald Trump learned that he was headed for possible impeachment, he launched one of his trademark Twitter storms, filled with misdirection, accusations and threats. He even claimed that if he was impeached, we would face “Civil War,” capitalizing the words, making no mistake what war he had in mind....
George Will: Supreme Court to decide whether ‘sex’ includes sexual orientation
WASHINGTON The beginning of the Supreme Court’s term this week includes momentous oral arguments on Tuesday in two cases that illustrate clashing theories about how statutes should be construed. If properly decided, the cases will nudge Congress to act like a legislative body. At issue is whether workplace discrimination based...
S.E. Cupp: Those gunning for Trump impeachment should know risks
It sure seems like President Trump is in serious trouble. According to the latest CNN poll, nearly half of Americans support impeaching and removing him from office. That’s up from 41% in May. Most notably, and alarmingly for Trump, that shift has come largely from independents and Republicans, for whom...
Bobby Harr: Recreational marijuana in Pa. long overdue
With Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s recent push to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use in Pennsylvania, many state residents have glistened at the news of no longer hiding their weed stash. And as they should. Why on earth has it taken this long? For small-town Pennsylvania...
Colin McNickle: The Rivers Casino at 10
Ten years ago the heavily touted Rivers Casino opened on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. But a decade later, its original revenue projections have yet to materialize — even with expanded gambling — and the value of the jobs it has created remains a question mark, concludes an analysis by the Allegheny...
Sounding off: Who wants self-driving cars?
Some folks, somewhere within our consumer-driven economy, have decided to spend a major effort to develop self-driving vehicles. The idea of being able to sit back in your own automobile and head out onto the open road and have the driving taken care of by some automated system and not...
