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Colin McNickle: The trouble behind PIT’s passenger numbers
The Allegheny County Airport Authority is constructing a new $1.4 billion check-in, ticketing and security terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). It is, ostensibly, part of a bid to boost long-flagging passenger numbers at the Findlay Township facility. And while the price tag for the new terminal is almost certain...
Christine Flowers: It’s hard to believe I agree with Kamala Harris about something
Conservatives are often hesitant to criticize other conservatives. Florida issued its guidelines for teaching history last month, including a set of standards that covered the issue of slavery in grades 6-8. It’s likely that what happened next would have been a big yawn for most folks, until Vice President Kamala...
Letter to the editor: The definition of Trumpism
Found on Google: McCarthyism — a campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations. I have a new term: Trumpism — the practice that endorses election fraud, the claims being false. See count 2, USA vs. Donald J. Trump filed Aug. 1 in the U.S. District...
Letter to the editor: Slow down on Arona Road
If this were a Hallmark movie, there would not have been another accident in the 1600 block of Arona Road. Two people would not have been life-flighted to the hospital, a third taken by ambulance. Two years ago, a woman would not have died in my front yard. If this...
Editorial: Westmoreland County staffing shortages need decisive action
On Monday, Westmoreland County officials confirmed that state investigators had found multiple violations at the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield. The 16-bed juvenile detention center has been closed since June. Officials attributed to two reasons: state child welfare investigations and staffing shortages. Those reasons seem to be inextricably tied...
Letter to the editor: We should all pay for our own choices
During our lifetimes we make many decisions. Some of these decisions will not only affect you, but cost others. Some of us will drink alcohol, some will not. Some will be satisfied with a drink or two, but some will become alcoholics. The same goes with drugs. Most will not...
Jonah Goldberg: Trump’s indictment reflects the failures of our populist passions
America blew it. I generally support special prosecutor Jack Smith’s indictments of Donald Trump. The classified documents case is open-and-shut, as far as I can tell. As for the charges dealing with the former president’s attempt to steal the election, they are a heavier lift as a strictly legal matter....
Lawrence W. Reed: Andrew Mellon, hero of the 1920s
Editor’s note: The following op-ed, which first appeared in The American Spectator, is excerpted from a speech delivered by the author at Grove City College’s Institute for Faith & Freedom on June 6. Of the nearly 80 people since Alexander Hamilton to hold the office of secretary of the Treasury...
Trudy Rubin: Lessons from a military funeral in Ukraine
TORKIV, Ukraine — At the entrance to the village cemetery, where they buried Vasyl Pushkar, stands a tall, gray stone marker. The stone is engraved with an Orthodox cross and the words ” Holodomor, 1932-33,” a memorial to the 4 million or more Ukrainian peasants who were starved to death...
Letter to the editor: Trump indictment about keeping Biden out of jail
The latest indictment is not to put Donald Trump in jail; it is to keep President Biden out of jail, because if Trump wins the election, he will go after Biden. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Make a difference — host an exchange student
I’ve been an AFS-USA volunteer in Natrona Heights for eight years, and I want to share what it means to host a high school exchange student in our community. Highlands High School has partnered with AFS for more than 25 years and is open to hosting more students this academic...
Letter to the editor: Make America prosperous again for all, not just the few
With FDR’s progressive policies, strong unions and investment in public education in the mid- to late- 1900s, the United States had the first world-class middle class. The 1950s, ’60s and ’70s were the golden age of middle-class America. People could buy homes for the first time, and their children could...
Editorial: Warden’s retirement is opportunity to improve performance
It is not surprising that, when coming to the end of a tenure, people tend to focus on the positives. Unless someone is getting fired, you look to the accomplishments more than the defeats. It is like an obituary. It seems only fitting to say goodbye with a bit of...
Zachary Barber: As climate change becomes harder to ignore, new EPA proposal gives hope
The threat posed by climate change has never been more apparent. Across the country, record-breaking heat waves have battered the southwest, while ocean water temperatures in Florida have soared past 100 degrees. The smoky haze of wildfire smoke exposed Pittsburghers to unsafe levels of soot pollution. Our region measured its...
Elwood Watson: Men and mental health
The issue of men and mental health often remains a silent crisis in our society. The reasons for this vary, though many experts attribute it to the growing number of pressures placed on men in contemporary life. Rapid transformations ranging from work, family and personal life have taken their toll...
Letter to the editor: Greed is killing America
“The eagle and the arrow: An eagle was soaring through the air when he felt a pain in his side which caused him to crash helplessly to the ground. As he felt his life slipping away, he looked at the arrow which had felled him and found that the shaft...
Letter to the editor: Leaders should take climate action now
Allegheny County Council member Anita Prizio is right to point out the need for strong moves to respond to the threats associated with the growing climate crisis (“Pennsylvanians deserve bold climate action — and accountability,” Aug. 4, TribLIVE). The high and growing costs will certainly be disproportionately borne by those...
Letter to the editor: Trump doesn’t stand a chance in DC
Aug. 1 was just another normal day in the District of Corruption. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith alleges Donald Trump tried to subvert the 2020 election. This is no surprise for a Democrat whose wife donated $2,000 to the Biden campaign and was a producer on a documentary about Michelle Obama....
Tom Purcell: The feds fail to see the light
Goodbye, incandescent light bulb. You had a heck of a run before the government decided you wasted energy and effectively outlawed you out of existence. The incandescent bulb remains one of the greatest inventions in human history. By sending an electrical current through a thin filament that resides inside a...
Editorial: Ohio GOP and Pa. Democrats playing similar game with amendments
In Pennsylvania, an amendment sits in committee that would raise the bar for elected officials to change the state’s constitution. Lawmakers have to vote on proposed amendments in the House and Senate before they are put on a ballot for voters to make a final decision. House Bill 125 asks...
Peter Morici: Strict curbs on artificial intelligence would hurt striking writers and actors
Hollywood actors and writers are striking an industry in crisis. The dilemmas all face are a dress rehearsal for how Americans will cope with the growing gig economy and artificial intelligence. Covid-19 disrupted industries in similar ways as wars and financial crises by accelerating adjustments to new technologies and consumer...
Letter to the editor: Biden stinks and his policies stink
Joe Biden stinks. Everything about him stinks. He stinks as a leader. His economic policies stink. His energy policies stink. His “weaponized” federal agencies stink. His foreign policies stink. His border policy stinks. His lying stinks. His ineptitude and stupidity stink. What stinks worst about this is that it surprises...
Editorial: Dumping animals dumps responsibility on others
Animals in the wild deserve respect for their place in the environment. Animals in our care deserve the responsibility implied when taking them on. That means humane treatment of working animals or livestock. It also means that animals taken into the family as pets are treated with the same kind...
Letter to the editor: Help solve Stephanie Coyle’s murder
Thirty years ago July 16, our beloved mother, Stephanie Coyle, was found dead in her Arnold home, throat slashed, stab wounds in her back and neck area, sexually assaulted, and a carving of unknown meaning on her back. We are still waiting for justice for her. Westmoreland County District Attorney...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 7
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