Opinion category, Page 401
Letter to the editor: Combating burnout in health care workers
Regarding the article “Survey: 93% of Pittsburgh hospital workers are thinking about leaving profession” (April 25, TribLIVE): The pandemic has exposed many vulnerabilities within health care, one most significantly being the reluctance to improve the circumstances in which the health care workers practice. Sadly, often the misconception is that health...
Letter to the editor: Losing our rights means losing our freedom
On April 8, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., during his news conference regarding gun violence, proclaimed that “no amendment to the Constitution is absolute,” and remarked that gun violence is a public health issue. Earlier this year, Biden proposed $5 billion in funding for the Department of Justice and...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: What ‘liberal’ really means
So let’s talk about That Word. Meaning the word the political left was using to define itself until the political right got hold of it and made it an object of ridicule. The word that quickly became unusable, even faintly embarrassing. No, the word is not “woke.” It is, rather,...
Sara and Jonathan Mayo: Defending democracy
A serious threat to democracy is emerging as the 2022 election cycle draws near. Those posing the threat, of course, masquerade as protectors of our values. We’re seeing it here in Pittsburgh in the primary to elect a new member of Congress. As Jewish voters in this district, we are...
Letter to the editor: On abortion, we need less fear and speculation, more truth
I read with some enjoyment the letter from Brian Luce (“Don’t let your rights be taken away.”) Clearly, he was joking by regurgitating the talking points of Joy Reid and other “journalists” on CNN, MSNBC and other left-leaning “news” shows. I laughed at “My body, my choice.” After all, I...
Letter to the editor: Why won’t candidates just tell us their plans?
The pre-election ads are flooding our mailboxes, and much of it has left me wondering. Why won’t candidates state only what their plans are to better our economy, our society, our educational and health care systems? Tell us what you expect to accomplish in creating jobs, decreasing the welfare state,...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s border policy damaging nation
I’ve written about this before, but I don’t think it can be overstated the amount of damage the Biden/Harris administration, aided and abetted by the Democrats in Congress, is doing to this nation with its border policy. I believe they look at illegal immigrants as a massive new group of...
Editorial: Are rankings fair to schools?
It’s long past time that we evaluate schools honestly. Assessments of schools by magazines like U.S. News and World Report or websites like GreatSchools.org or Pittsburgh’s own Niche.com are often used to decide where to send a kid or where to buy a house. They evaluate schools based on a...
Letter to the editor: The toll of our covid response
We will never know just how many American lives were unnecessarily lost to covid-19. What was gained by not acknowledging or addressing the scientific data and early warnings? Who benefited from spreading misinformation about mask wearing, how the virus is spread, calling it a hoax or saying it was just...
Letter to the editor: How far does pro-lifers’ care extend?
I find the logic of those in the pro-life movement misguided and hypocritical. These conservatives seem to care so much about unborn human life. They most likely apply the same loving principles to living, breathing human beings. I can imagine they care deeply about a pregnant Mexican mother crossing the...
Tom Purcell: Dad’s inspiration key to learning the art of grace
After all these years, my dad inspires me still. As I write this, the almost 89-year-old fellow is fighting to get back onto his feet as stenosis, bad knees and general old age are wearing him down. But though his body shows wear and tear, his mind remains as agile...
Letter to the editor: Those who take a life deserve death penalty
I read the letter “If we respect life, we must end death penalty” (April 25, TribLIVE), about the man on South Carolina’s death row to be executed by firing squad. This is why we are having all these shootings; this is what needs to be done. I bet the person...
Letter to the editor: Thank a nurse this week
Every day across Pennsylvania, nurses make it possible for students with mental and physical health challenges to succeed at school and for patients everywhere to get the care they need. During National Nurses Week May 6-12, take a moment to say thank you to the certified school nurses, registered nurses...
Editorial: Independent voters need to be engaged in primary process
In an increasingly partisan Pennsylvania, the way for one party or the other to win isn’t about the people who register Republican or Democrat. It’s about engaging the independents who haven’t declared a side. There are about 1.3 million registered independent voters in Pennsylvania. They make up about 15% of...
Letter to the editor: Free speech and misinformation
For roughly 230 years, our country has relished free speech. Then the Democratic leadership started with their lies. The liberal press and media have chimed in with them. In my lifetime, I never expected the major news channels to go along with the concept of disinformation instead of providing the...
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 9
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of May 9...
Editorial cartoons for the week of May 9
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Mona Charen: Climate catastrophists need to chill
The Supreme Court building is surrounded by crowd-control barricades after the leak of a draft decision in the Dobbs case. The plaza was clear, however, on April 22, Earth Day, when Wynn Bruce of Boulder, Colo., set himself aflame to protest climate change. Bruce’s extreme deed, an echo of the...
Robert Gregerson: Continuing the Pitt-Pennsylvania partnership
At the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus, community is important to us. In fact, it’s what drives us. As a community member for nearly 60 years, we have a long history of educating local students in a supportive environment, helping them gain the tools and opportunities necessary to stay here...
Letter to the editor: 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...
Letter to the editor: Don’t let your rights be taken away
“My body, my choice!” is the sentiment Republicans and conservatives shouted when they were asked to wear a mask in public. Yet when a woman wants to assert dominion over her own reproductive rights with the same chant, Republicans and conservatives tell her “NO!” Which is why it is absolutely...
Letter to the editor: Congress reflects our political divide
I think that both Eddie Zipperer (“Point: The legislative filibuster is destroying Congress,” April 23, TribLIVE) and James Wallner (“Counterpoint: The filibuster is not the problem,” April 23, TribLIVE) completely missed the point. There is no doubt that we live in a politically divided country. That division is reflected in...
Editorial: In celebration of mothers
Orson Welles famously said that we are born alone and we die alone. He was only half right. Few people are truly born alone. That first birthday sets up a relationship that defines our lives. When we are born — whether it is in a hospital or a home or...
Letter to the editor: Speed is indeed a problem
If letter-writer Tom McCarey (“Radar about revenue, not safety,” May 4, TribLIVE) thinks speed is not a problem, I would ask him to drive on Route 28 any time of the day or night and again be able to make that statement. I can see his little town, maybe with...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Opposition picks matter in Pa. races
Primary elections are rarely real barnburners. Candidates in each party are solely focused on becoming their party’s nominee for the fall election. After the primary, they would normally all unite behind the victor and then turn their fire on the other party’s nominee. But this year is different. This year,...
