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Letter to the editor: White nationalism a non-issue
In response to the article “Former skinhead warns of resurgent hatred in Westmoreland County visit” (Aug. 29, TribLIVE), regarding Arno Michaelis’ involvement in white nationalism: The Westmoreland Diversity Coalition disrespected the local white community by bringing this non-issue to town. There have been very few hate crimes reported in the...
Tom Purcell: Our cursed 2020 campaign: ‘F-bombs’ away!
Some presidential candidates, past and present, sure have cursed up a storm. The Washington Examiner notes Julián Castro said the “BS” word on HBO, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan called on Republicans to “get their ‘s-word’ together,” Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard used the “b-word” to describe President Trump, and New York...
Jonah Goldberg: A theory on Trump’s GOP approval rating
Early one recent morning, Donald Trump tweeted: “94% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a record. Thank you!” Where the president got this specific number remains a mystery. Recent polls by YouGov put his GOP approval roughly 10 points lower, and Gallup, which has tracked Trump’s popularity since he took...
Editorial: Companies play games with bankruptcy
Bankruptcy isn’t supposed to be child’s play, but too often companies big and small use it as a way to cheat at tag. Remember when you were a kid and someone wouldn’t play the game so much as game the rules? They would taunt “come and get me!” as they...
Letter to the editor: Jail for probation officer unjust
An egregious miscarriage of justice occurred Sept. 4 when Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani jailed Probation Officer Sheldon Arrington for contempt of court. Arrington did use his phone while waiting for a court hearing last year in this judge’s courtroom. While the merits of the “contempt” case are debatable, no...
Letter to the editor: Obituary for the Pittsburgh Steelers
After a long illness, the Steelers died Sept. 8 in New England. Once a revered NFL organization, a “cancer” — first diagnosed in January 2017 after a 36-17 playoff loss at New England — ravaged the Steelers’ legacy. Not the loss, but the way they lost, caused this cancer. Symptoms?...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Sept. 16
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Editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 16
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S.E. Cupp: Attorney’s stunning plan to discredit Harvey Weinstein accusers
The right of every citizen to an attorney during a criminal prosecution is one of America’s most important democratic tenets, protected by the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution. This holds for even the worst among us. Serial killers Ted Bundy and Charles Manson had attorneys. Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh...
Peter Morici: How to win trade war with China
According to the Trump administration, America is winning the trade war with China. The Middle Kingdom’s economic machine may be slowing, but President Xi Jinping is unlikely to sue for peace anytime soon — at least not on terms acceptable to American interests. China’s economic system is antithetical to American...
Editorial: Ms. Monopoly panders to women
Talk about diversifying your portfolio. The makers of an age-old favorite board game have created a new version that celebrates the contributions of women: Ms. Monopoly. That’s great. Women have consistently been unrepresented on the board, which has just one real character — Mr. Monopoly, the top-hatted, cane-wielding image of...
Letter to the editor: Leave judgment to God
Aside from being blasphemous, Rudolph Puchan’s letter “Was Trump divine intervention?” (Sept. 5, TribLIVE) borders on the inane. Only an idol-worshiping true believer could imagine that Donald Trump is a blessing from the Almighty. Puchan needs to get a grip. When such a self-righteous man gets on his anti-abortion soapbox,...
Letter to the editor: Jeannette ‘city of champions’?
After the shooting in my hometown (“Jeannette police identify fatal shooting victim, suspect in McKee Stadium incident,” Sept. 6, TribLIVE), I felt it was time for me to make my voice heard. My dad was brought up in Jeannette. Growing up, I viewed him as a legend, and on Sept....
Joseph Rogan: College admissions scandal hurts students with disabilities
The national college admissions scandal creates many problems, but it especially harms students with real disabilities. That parents paid a corrupt private counselor tens of thousands of dollars to fudge their children’s college applications raises concerns about their ethics, but also about the admission standards and processes of the institutions...
Cal Thomas: Dealing with the Taliban devil
PARIS — President Trump was right to cancel a “secret” meeting with leaders of the Taliban and the Afghan government following two bomb attacks by the terrorist group that killed 10 civilians, an American soldier and a Romanian service member in heavily fortified Kabul. The president is eager to fulfill...
Sen. Vincent Hughes: PA Forward gives students chance at better future
When the school year begins, I am always encouraged to see so many students from across the nation pouring into our state, where higher education is an important industry. Colleges, universities and trade schools employ tens of thousands of people and breathe life into so many of our communities. For...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Lesson from Britain on what’s best for America
When British politician Edmund Burke received news in 1774 that he had been elected to represent the people of Bristol in Parliament, he told a gathering of voters that he would not mimic their wishes or the desires of any faction when deciding how to vote on the issues. Instead,...
Editorial: Dick’s, other CEOs get to speak up
Who is Dick’s Sporting Goods to ask for stronger gun laws? Who is Gap? Who is Levi Strauss? Who is Credit Karma or Bloomberg or Condé Nast? According to the U.S. Supreme Court, they are people. In the 2010 decision that has rippled through campaign finance, the court decided that...
Letter to the editor: Steelers won’t overcome Mike Tomlin
The Steelers’ season opener debacle demonstrated what I have said for years: Mike Tomlin is a lousy coach. He has gotten by due to an abundance of talented players who were able to win in spite of Tomlin’s poor decision-making. With the loss of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, the...
Letter to the editor: Of course vaping is dangerous
Is vaping damaging to lungs? Of course it is. The vaping debate is another instance where somebody or some group with an agenda has successfully created a controversy, knowing full well that for every controversy there are at least two points of view. And, very simply, a tidy profit can...
Letter to the editor: Politicians’ actions more important than words
I recently heard concern that representatives being sworn into Congress are no longer required to use the phrase “So help me God,” or use a Bible when being installed. This is not new. Neither has ever been a requirement. There have been presidents who were sworn in over a book...
John Stossel: Charter schools, better schools
With most services, you get to shop around, but rarely can you do that with government-run schools. Philadelphia mom Elaine Wells was upset to learn that there were fights every day in the school her son attended. So she walked him over to another school. “We went to go enroll...
Walter Williams: Academic stupidity & brainwashing
Just when we thought colleges could not spout loonier ideas, we have a new one from American University. They hired a professor to teach other professors to grade students based on their “labor” rather than their writing ability. The professor that American University hired to teach that nonsense is Asao...
Editorial: Shapiro right about Purdue Pharma offer
What is the cost of a life lost to drugs? According to Pennsylvania statutes, it is 40 years in prison. That’s the maximum sentence for drug delivery resulting in death. It’s decades in a concrete-block box with a metal tray for a bed. It’s matching jumpsuits that identify you as...
Sounding off: This country belongs to all of us
On Aug. 27, the Trump reelection campaign sent this message to its supporters in a fundraising email: “The President is calling on you at this critical time to remind (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) and Democrats that this is our country, not theirs.” This cannot — and should not — be dismissed as...
