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Editorial: Census is America taking attendance
Rock the vote. Show up at the polls. Every vote counts. Voting is frequently pushed as a way to make your voice heard in the halls of government. And it is. It’s just not the only way. We vote twice a year. It matters, and it can affect everything from...
Letter to the editor: Using race to promote ideology
I’d like to dissect Steven Ignatz’s letter “We shouldn’t tolerate ‘the Squad’”. First, a physics lesson: Neither white nor black are colors, because they do not have specific wavelengths. A color is visible light with a specific wavelength. Now that we have gotten the science part of this response out...
Letter to the editor: We want action on guns
Another day, another mass shooting, another NRA anthem: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. If this was a virus that was killing people every day, the federal government would use all means at its disposal to stop and eradicate the virus. Could this be the time when the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Many veterans support Trump
I have a few comments and corrections on Carl Mochak’s letter “Disagreeing with Trump supporters.” First off, who do you think you are? You are telling all veterans who support our president that we should be ashamed of ourselves and we should realize everything we fought for means nothing? I...
Cal Thomas: A plan to fix Baltimore
Former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has urged President Trump and Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings to stop exchanging insults over conditions in Baltimore. Haley scolded Trump for his recent tweet that appeared to mock Cummings for an attempted break-in at the congressman’s Baltimore home, tweeting “This is...
Editorial: Suicide happens. Pretending doesn’t prevent it.
Sometimes people just don’t know what to say when someone dies. It can be even more challenging when the death was a suicide. News agencies are no different. We want to be honest and frank about a serious incident. We want to be kind and compassionate about a profound loss....
Letter to the editor: Clearing up health care nonsense
Regarding Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s op-ed “Trump putting patients in control” (July 22, TribLIVE): We should consider what buying a house or a car would cost if the price was government controlled and a secret. They would be harder to find and more expensive. Mysterious middlemen...
Letter to the editor: Pedestrian fears in Unity
I’m wondering why a 76-year-old man who has lived in Unity Township all his life pays taxes. I have lived in Edgewater Terrace for 29 years. I have complained for years, to no avail, about cars going through stop signs and speeding, since my house is in the middle of...
Letter to the editor: Another severance tax will hurt Pa.
Gov. Tom Wolf has been traveling the state like a salesman pitching RestorePA, but his sales pitch glosses over how he will pay for it (“Wolf tours Greensburg blight, touts proposed gas severance tax,” June 6, TribLIVE). What consumers need to know is that this plan will be funded through...
Pat Buchanan: A multicultural mugging of Joe Biden
In his opening statement at last Wednesday’s Democratic debate in Detroit, Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump while pointing proudly to the racial and ethnic diversity of the nine Democrats standing beside him. “Mr. President, this is America and we are strong and great because of this diversity, not in spite...
Tom Purcell: Little Sisters home an oasis of joy, peace, calm in troubled world
Twelve years ago, when I first visited the Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) retirement home in Pittsburgh, I was overcome with peace and calm. I went there to write about a retiree, Gorman Johnston, and his dog, Abner. I wanted to get the interview over with quickly on that...
Editorial: There is no one way to stop shootings
There is no way to stop someone brimming with fear and goaded by hatred, fueled by insecurity and propelled by prejudice. We have to stop this grappling to find the Holy Grail solution that will solve the tragic trouble of mass murder. It isn’t one answer. It is a complicated,...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 5
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 5....
Letter to the editor: Will grant pay for drug awareness?
The article “Westmoreland County takes over $91K salary, benefits for drug task force head” (July 25, TribLIVE) was very interesting. A $250,000 grant, $91,000 a year for a single salary since 2016, means none of the money has gone toward drug awareness. Now here’s the rub: The commissioners in their...
Letter to the editor: Inhumane treatment of migrants
With sheer revulsion, Americans are being treated to the inhumane sights of packed detention centers where migrant men have barely enough room to stand yet alone lie down to sleep. In sweltering conditions, many wear face masks to mitigate the overwhelming stench. These men are detained for weeks with little...
Letter to the editor: Free speech on all sides
In reference to Glenn Plummer’s letter “Next steps for Trump supporters,” I have a few questions and an observation. The first question is, why on earth is he so angry? I shouldn’t have to point out that we live in a representative republic, and as such, every once in a...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 5
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Aug. 5....
Steve Lopez: Had enough? Here’s how to fight the madness of mass shootings
Gilroy. El Paso. Dayton. It’s one senseless and horrific mass shooting after another, and you’re hit with waves of sadness, anger and frustration. If 20 children were massacred at a Connecticut elementary school in 2012 and the sensible gun control proposals that followed were handily defeated, is there any way...
Michelle Malkin: Freedom of assembly under fire
Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution? In my adopted hometown of Colorado Springs, the answer is “no” if you believe in strict border control or question whether the U.S. can survive as a nation-state....
Editorial: Data security demands cooperation
There is no lock that can’t be picked. There are just locks that haven’t been picked yet. That is the short definition of cybersecurity. Credit card giant Capital One became the latest victim in the hacking wars last week when the company announced 104 million customers and applicants had their...
Letter to the editor: US has done well on environment
The recent raising of the discussion on climate change by our Democratic Party members must be viewed with one important requirement. Over the last few decades, the United States has done a darn good job of cleaning up our environment. No, it is not perfect, nor is it completed, but...
Letter to the editor: Flawed champion of bigots
A war was fought. They were almost socially eradicated. But like a mutated cell they did not die and now they metastasize with a new host, the president. Once again Americans are divided. But in place of Abraham Lincoln, we have Donald Trump. The contrast is almost total. The danger...
Letter to the editor: Trump restoring our freedom
Dave Cremonese’s letter “Escape from freedom” (July 2, TribLIVE) is a smokescreen. President Trump is trying to restore freedom, truth and facts for the average American. Liberals, including the biased press, many politicians and liberal judges, dictate every aspect of our lives. Homosexuality is just an alternative lifestyle. Public displays...
Colin McNickle: Can Pa.’s record impact fee receipts be sustained?
Pennsylvania collected the highest total impact fees ever in 2018, fueled in part by a court ruling but paced largely by increased demand for shale gas, concludes a review of state data by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. Act 13 of 2012 (with collections retroactive to 2011) instituted the...
Edward Timmons: New law makes it easier to work in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed House Bill 1172 — which allows workers who hold occupational licenses from other states to use them in Pennsylvania — into law. Individuals will still need to pay licensing fees and have at least two years of relevant experience, but it will soon become much...
