Opinion category, Page 744
Letter to the editor: America’s addiction to fossil fuels
We’vebeen reading about, and perhaps experiencing, the death and destruction being caused by the opioid crisis. But there is another, more widespread addiction crisis in this country that has the potential to affect every citizen (“Americans’ energy use surges despite climate change concern,” April 21, TribLIVE). In spite of growing...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 29
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 29....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 29
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 29....
Jennifer Rubin: Nancy Pelosi was right about impeachment
The Post-ABC News poll shows a clear majorities of Americans oppose impeachment (56 percent), disapprove of President Trump’s performance (54 percent), think Robert Mueller’s report did not exonerate Trump (53 percent) and think the president lied to the country about the events documented in the special counsel’s report (58 percent)....
Michelle Malkin: Beware Soros-funded hijacking of US Census
“Are you a U.S. citizen?” Only in self-defeating, sovereignty-eroding America is the idea of asking whether people living in America are American citizens for the American census a matter of controversy. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on...
Editorial: Dating violence demands awareness
Love is in the air. But sometimes love changes. Sometimes it was never love at all. Sometimes what seems like love is control. It’s possession. It’s dangerous. And sometimes we don’t know how to explain the difference to our kids. The blossoming days of spring are warming and waltzing toward...
Gary Cuccia: Look for dating violence warnings
I talked to my daughter, Demi, 16 minutes before she was murdered. I didn’t know she was in danger, and I don’t think she did either. Demi had just turned 16. She was a cheerleader at Gateway High School, and the light of my life. She was about a year...
Letter to the editor: Biased coverage of Mueller report
The lead Associated Press story “Mueller report: ‘This is the end of my presidency,’ Trump said after special counsel appointment” (April 18, TribLIVE) is highly misleading, biased and speculative. How does Robert Mueller’s probe, having failed to show collusion, become an obstruction of justice probe? Nowhere in the article is...
Letter to the editor: Conor Lamb another lemming
Democrats have become so lost and so committed to their hate for Donald Trump that they are now totally incapable of governing. Not one Democrat has stood up to say “Enough of this politics of personal destruction, let’s do our jobs.” Our newest Democratic congressman, Conor Lamb, who pledged to...
Letter to the editor: Talk to kids about alcohol
April, as Alcohol Responsibility Month, is a good time to talk to your child about underage drinking. But it should not be a one-time discussion. Research is clear that parents are the greatest influence over a youth’s decision regarding drinking or not drinking. Talking to your son or daughter early...
Eric Dean: Compulsory licensing could kill research, construction jobs
Across the country, scientists are developing roughly 4,000 experimental drugs. They’re developing these potential breakthroughs in laboratories meticulously constructed by union tradesmen and women. These labs are the best in the world, thanks in no small part to these skilled craft workers. My organization, North America’s Building Trades Unions, spends...
Terry O’Sullivan & Stephen Sandherr: Immigration fix & Pennsylvania’s construction crisis
While Congress has long signaled that a legislative fix for a group of immigrants could come soon, it can’t be soon enough for the thousands of affected Pennsylvanians and the industries in which they work. Currently more than 5,000 immigrants with Temporary Protected Status reside and work in Pennsylvania, and...
Jonah Goldberg: Democratic leadership can’t find its backbone on impeachment
“Do you think this is impeachable?” Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press,” asked Rep. Jerrold Nadler about the findings in the report by special counsel Robert Mueller. The congressman from New York replied, “Yeah, I do. I do think this, if proven, if proven … some of this would...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Look to Ukraine to survive two more years of Trump
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that Donald Trump is “just not worth” the trouble and division that would be caused by an attempt to impeach him, she was doing more than just throwing shade at Trump. There are good governmental reasons to avoid the national ordeal of...
Lynn Banaszak: The Girls Scouts leadership pipeline
I fondly remember the afternoons with my Girl Scout troop in our elementary school cafeteria, laughing, learning and growing. I earned many badges, but more importantly, I gained a sense of accomplishment, explored different perspectives about the world, developed a commitment to community and forged lasting friendships. I count those...
Editorial: Prison voting is Sanders’ slippery slope
The slope’s not that slippery, Bernie. Both the federal and Pennsylvania governments are making admirable progress in criminal justice reform. They are finding new ways to structure sentences. They’re changing mandatory minimums. They’re giving people who have served their sentences Clean Slate laws that make it easier to not just...
Sounding off: College isn’t for all students
I would like to thank Tom Davidson for his article “Pittsburgh region has thousands of job opportunities, Builders Guild says”. Although I am a retired educator, I have always felt that college is not the answer for everyone. I believe the problem is that parents do not agree with this...
Letter to the editor: Skilled trades ‘blue-collar college’
Kudos to Tom Purcell for acknowledging the skilled trades in his column ‘Trading up’: Daughters, sons can build careers debt-free”. High school guidance counselors need to recognize the “other college”: Labor unions are the other option for obtaining the American Dream, without going into debt. Research shows that not only...
Letter to the editor: Irwin drivers, not residents, the worst
Regarding the article “Irwin-area drivers are Pennsylvania’s worst, survey finds” (April 12, TribLIVE): It is Irwin drivers, not necessarily Irwin residents, who are the state’s worst drivers, according to this survey. The Irwin exit from the turnpike is awful. Drivers have a yield sign, and they do not yield. After...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to all who Race for Grace
On April 6, 2,094 runners and walkers were treated to gorgeous spring weather at the 12th annual Race For Grace. As 450 volunteers ensured this spectacular event operated as a well-oiled machine, hundreds of spectators and supporters enjoyed a day of activities for all ages. Norwin High School was packed...
Walter Williams: Brett Kavanaugh & George Mason University snowflakes
George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School hired Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh to co-teach a summer course called Creation of the Constitution. The course will be held 3,668 miles away, in Runnymede, England, where the Magna Carta was sealed 800 years ago. Some GMU students and faculty have...
John Stossel: Our green dreams need better resources
The Green New Deal’s goal is to move America to zero carbon emissions in 10 years. “That’s a goal you could only imagine possible if you have no idea how energy is produced,” James Meigs, former editor of Popular Mechanics magazine, says. “Renewable is so inconsistent,” he adds. “You can’t...
Editorial: Gas tax covers police for areas that won’t
Pennsylvanians pay 57.6 cents per gallon in gas tax, the highest in the country. With prices ranging from $2.94 to $3.15, that means about 18% to 20% of what we pay at the pump isn’t paying for what goes into the tank. It goes to Harrisburg, where it’s supposed to...
Letter to the editor: Hate in America is sad
Does anyone else look around and think that Make America Great Again is more like Make America Hate Again? Does it seem like somebody against somebody and nobody standing with nobody? Isn’t it exhausting and sad? Think how lucky babies are when they are born. They don’t hate, and they...
Letter to the editor: Middle-class happiness
Bernie Sanders and his ilk apparently can’t believe that middle-class people are satisfied with a modest life; a job to provide a modest dwelling to own and enjoy; being able to pay necessary bills; eating as well as they desire; accessible health care; a little left over for fun and...
