Opinion category, Page 294
Letter to the editor: Reelect Synan as Murrysville mayor
Murrysville has indeed been fortunate to have been led by Regis Synan, who has decided to run for a second term. With skills honed by a lifetime of both industrial business and emergency services for the community, he focused on public safety (police, fire and EMS) and related committees while...
Editorial: ‘Skill’ games are gambling; regulate them
Gambling is among the most heavily regulated and taxed businesses in Pennsylvania — except for the variety available at the local convenience store. Electronic “skill games” look much like casino slot machines. But skill games require input beyond money — the answer to a trivia question, a quick-reaction challenge or...
Letter to the editor: Improve judicial system rather than violate Second Amendment
A recent letter pleaded for legislative action to ban the “weapons of war” (“It’s guns, and we must fix the problem,” April 5, TribLIVE), while another wanted to “make things more difficult on the criminals” (“We must make it more difficult for criminals to get guns,” April 3, TribLIVE). Neither...
Letter to the editor: Motorists can help keep road workers safe
In 2020, 857 people were killed and 44,240 people were injured in work zone crashes, according to the National Safety Council. The number of lives impacted by these incidents demonstrates the need for safer work zones. In honor of National Work Zone Awareness Week April 17-21, which encourages community members...
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 17
Editorial cartoons for the week of April 17....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 17
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of April 17....
Letter to the editor: We’re lacking leaders on both sides
I have read my share of letters written here by those who condemn Democrats or who denounce Republicans. Such criticism can lead to a vacuum of leadership. What young and bright upcoming politician would want to step into the vitriol of the partisan divide that affects our politics today? What...
Letter to the editor: Guns in the great outdoors
Ah, the love of nature, to be in the woods, in orange. The hunters natter on about which day is best to begin deer season; some are “sickened” at the thought of a Saturday start, while others are “appalled” by a Monday starting gun. A recent letter stated that the...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s proposed Title IX changes no way to help children
The Biden administration’s proposed change to Title IX is yet another example of government run afoul of common sense and decency. This change would force our schools to allow boys and men to compete on the same playing fields as girls and women. This can only result in the end...
Editorial: Pa. State System of Higher Education needs to embrace change
PennWest University is taking steps to save costs. The university is in its infancy under this name. Until the 2022-23 school year, PennWest didn’t exist. It was born of the merging of three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities: California, Clarion and Edinboro. The purpose of the merger was...
Letter to the editor: Who’s profiting from our high utility bills?
Electricity and/or natural gas affects every household in Pennsylvania in one way or another. Aren’t we fortunate to live in a state that produces more natural gas through fracking than nearly every other state in the nation? If that is indeed the case, do you wonder why our prices have...
Letter to the editor: Pardon power amendment
The founders recognized that the Constitution might need adjustment in the future and that all circumstances requiring attention might not have been appreciated as the Constitution was originally conceived. Thus, Article V was included, which allows for amendment of the Constitution. Time and experience moved the will of the people...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Troubles in Tennessee
Political careers can turn on a dime, as the sudden fate of two Tennessee state legislators proved when they were expelled from the state House of Representatives. Reps. Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin Pearson of Memphis, both Democrats and both Black, were stripped of their elected positions by a...
Sean Beadle and Teyah Spangler: Conquering the disease of addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction is a growing problem that continues to cause wreckage in the lives of individuals and families across the country and especially in our local communities. In 1987 alcohol and drug addiction was added to the list of known diseases, and in 2011 addiction was defined as...
Letter to the editor: It’s unfair to tax the elderly
I don’t think it’s fair that elderly people who never had children in school have to pay school taxes. The government gives more money back on tax returns when families have children, but single people don’t get money like that back. It’s not fair to the elderly. Lisa Illinsky Springdale...
Sounding off: County vehicles, school funding, a better Pittsburgh, Tenn. racism, Turnpike, McCutcheon, socialism
Time to end taxpayer-paid vehicles for county employees Let’s continue to beat the dead horse and reclassify it as living impaired. Why does any Westmoreland County employee have a taxpayer-paid vehicle to commute to work? According to Rich Cholodofsky’s latest expose (“Westmoreland DA vehicle usage declines as a result of...
Letter to the editor: Where are our heroes?
The moral and courageous Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.” So, where are our journalists and authors denouncing censorship and demanding free speech? Where are the doctors upholding their Hippocratic oath of “first, do no harm” and exposing the medical malfeasance that’s destroying lives?...
Editorial: Biden administration must designate Fogel as wrongfully detained
It was March 29 when Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Yekaterinburg, Russia, charged with espionage and held in a foreign prison. On April 10, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined the journalist was wrongfully detained. It took just 12 days. Teacher Marc Fogel of Oakmont...
Letter to the editor: What if Trump hadn’t been POTUS?
In addition to the Stormy Daniels incident described in the op-ed “This is just the beginning for Trump” (April 5, TribLIVE), the 34 counts in the indictment against Donald Trump include “catch and kill” actions to suppress stories potentially damaging to Trump’s presidential hopes. Prosecutors claim payments were made to...
Gary Franks: Tenn. duo wrongly removed from office while fighting wrong fight
The two Black state representatives from Tennessee — let’s call them the Tennessee Duo — who were kicked out of the state Legislature this month for breaking rules of order (while protesting in the chamber during a debate on gun legislation) brought back memories. Protesting wrongs is truly what Dr....
Rachel Marsden: How Washington is losing its control of the world over Ukraine
PARIS — CIA Director William Burns hightailed it to Saudi Arabia last week, reportedly frustrated, according to the Wall Street Journal, that peace was on the verge of breaking out — the kind that could end the Global War on Terrorism in the Middle East, which has been the pretext...
Madeleine Para and Bruce Cooper: As Earth Day approaches, climate solutions have never been more appealing
As we gear up to celebrate Earth Day, it’s now easier than ever to reap the rewards of embracing a cleaner, greener world. The annual spring event, which reminds us to protect the planet that sustains us, is especially poignant this year. It follows the passage of the 2022 Inflation...
Colin McNickle: The solid case for an Allegheny County reassessment
The next Allegheny County chief executive must make a critical decision on property assessments, says the research director of the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy. And it’s clear — as a matter of the state Constitution, basic fairness and repeated litigation, the latest of which is wending its way through...
Lori Falce: Chatting with ChatGPT opens eyes on AI, journalism
The impact of artificial intelligence is a hot topic. Everyone wants to know what AI means for their industry and their jobs — including journalists. We all know that innovation is amazing. It helped us reach the stars and travel the globe. It lets you play amazingly detailed games on...
Letter to the editor: Welcome home, Cutch
The day we have long waited for has come. Welcome home, Cutch. Our Pittsburgh icon has come home where he has always belonged, and our jerseys and No. 22 gear that were lovingly packed away are now proudly on display. We can now start to watch Pirates baseball again after...
