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Dave Murray: What would I give up for a climate emergency?
Many in my party (Democrat) are calling on President Biden to declare a climate emergency. In an emergency, he can dictate new rules and regulations to control our lives and impact our pocketbooks. If this is a serious emergency, then there are things in our lives we should consider doing...
Letter to the editor: Women, vote while you’re still allowed
Everyone knows women are not intelligent enough to make good health care choices on their own. That’s why I believe lawmakers in every state should decide whether abortion is legal. What a relief that we will have some overweight, unhealthy (both physically and morally), old, possibly impotent, white men to...
Letter to the editor: Tough talk from Biden could help end war in Ukraine
Almost the entire world is outraged with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but where is President Biden’s outrage? Sure, he condemned the invasion, called Putin names and implemented some sanctions. It took Biden a month to have an emergency meeting with NATO. When he implemented sanctions in February, Biden said, “we’ll...
Editorial: Every Pennsylvania vote matters
Elections often are talked about in terms of what makes them consequential. An election is supposedly important because of a presidential year or the midterms when congressional seats are on the line. It ostensibly matters because it decides the governor or the attorney general or the state legislators. That message...
Letter to the editor: Evil forces destroying us
I believe there are evil, satanic forces at work destroying our country, our freedoms and our way of life. People’s thought processes are mostly based on logic, common sense and natural law. But we are being inundated with absurdities that defy these guiding principles and confuse our sensibilities. We are...
Tom Purcell: Enjoy the prom while you can, kids
Prom season is upon us. It’s wonderful to see the excitement on the faces of young people as they pose for photos in their front yards, dressed up in their finest duds. I hate to admit it, but I feel bad for these young people. As they stand there being...
Peter Morici: Revving up worker training vital to more robust economy
The U.S. economy has staged a remarkable recovery from covid shutdowns but needs better job training for front-line workers to accomplish robust growth. The economy is still firing below potential because despite the abundance of job openings, several million adults who quit the labor force during the pandemic have not...
Letter to the editor: U.S. should change from hawk to dove
Regarding the article “No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day” (May 9, TribLIVE): It was a terrible idea for the U.S. and other countries to support Ukraine and to give it military hardware. World leaders should have condemned Russia for threatening war and should have...
Letter to the editor: Roe and racism
I don’t believe it’s unreasonable to presume that many of the people demonstrating against the Supreme Court draft decision on abortion also participate in protests under the banner of Black Lives Matter. A closer investigation of abortions and racism may be helpful. Blacks and Hispanics combined make up less than...
Editorial: Avoiding bidding process isn’t an emergency
There is a difference between an obstacle and an emergency. An obstacle is something in the way. It is a pothole. A detour sign. A hurdle in the path of a race. An emergency is an all-hands-on-deck situation. A house on fire. A train derailment. A flood. Notice the difference...
Letter to the editor: Understanding the workings of Washington
Our government is founded on the principles of checks and balances. The legislative branch creates the laws. The executive branch executes those laws. And the judicial branch interprets and clarifies those laws. And our media spotlights when proper execution of these functions is not occurring. If you have not read...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 16
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 16...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 16
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 16....
Mona Charen: The end of abortion absolutism?
For nearly half a century, the Supreme Court freed Americans from thinking hard about abortion. Its decisions in Roe v. Wade and later cases removed the matter from legislative consideration. That liberated voters from the responsibility to consider the competing values at issue. Whatever you think of those rulings —...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Dr. Clement Guarlotti
Dr. Clement Guarlotti, a well-known Greensburg dentist and prosthodontist, died May 9. At the age of 77, he was still at the top of his profession. Guarlotti was excellent at what he did. His experience helped him finish procedures perfectly in a short amount of time. He always played oldies...
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t be punishing women
The Taliban in Afghanistan said they wouldn’t do “it” if we leave them alone and go home. But now they again are punishing women who don’t cover up from head to toe, and who travel unescorted by a man. Why would any religion or government punish women for a basic...
Editorial: The high cost of electricity — or electric deregulation?
If you think you are feeling faint at the gas pump, it’s about to get worse at the mailbox. Just wait until you see the June electric bill. This week, the Public Utility Commission revealed that electric suppliers are set to raise prices by 6% to 45% as of June...
Letter to the editor: Misinformation season
IT’S RABBIT SEASON! NO, IT’S DUCK SEASON! NO, RABBIT SEASON! DUCK SEASON! Actually, it’s “misinforming” politician season. Some might even call it “lying” politician season. It’s that time, one of the two per year, that candidates flood the media with their loving family photos, rolled-up sleeves, videos of walks in...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Opening Pa.’s primary election
As Democrats and Republicans go to the polls this Tuesday to select their party’s candidates for the November election, over 1 million Pennsylvanians who are registered independent will sit it out. As a closed primary state, Pennsylvania does not permit independent voters to cast ballots in either party’s primary. This...
Sounding off: Overturning Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court seems about to overturn Roe v. Wade. Just when you think the whole world is going to hell, something important, beautiful and wonderful happens. God is real, present, aware and involved. And he never loses in the long run. P.S.: Thank you, President Trump. Richard J. Krauland,...
Counterpoint: Left’s reaction to potential Roe overruling shows authoritarian druthers
It has been just two weeks since Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to Politico. However, the left is already in absolute meltdown mode, claiming the potential ruling could usher in a return to the Dark Ages, in which...
Point: Overturning Roe will lead to a human rights crisis for all Americans
If the Supreme Court follows through on its draft majority opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade, it will open the floodgates to extremist new laws and court rulings that could cost all Americans the right to make intimate decisions about their own lives — from the medications they take to...
Colin McNickle: What Pittsburgh’s population malaise portends
The population malaise in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has been well-documented for decades. Yet, iteration after iteration of political leaders and their acolytes have tried to “solve” the problem with political scheme after political scheme. “In short, absent a shift to a much friendlier business climate, less labor...
Letter to the editor: Refuse ads that spread misinformation
I am very disappointed with the Tribune-Review. In the April 22 edition, there was a full-page advertisement “Global Warming Hoax?” I believe this advertisement is spreading false information and the Tribune-Review sold out to make money. I would like to see this company and others refuse paid advertisements that help...
Letter to the editor: Traitorous actions
If someone in our government did what our enemies would like to do to us, wouldn’t they be traitors (and nuts)? Let in illegal aliens and spread them all around the country without vetting them or remembering where they went. Make the Border Patrol do anything but their job (e.g.,...
