Opinion category, Page 402
Sounding off: Teaching history will not divide us
Once again, one must point out that critical race theory is not being taught in any public school in the United States. Nor was it ever intended to be. The real attack is on the normal process of updating American history, something which every country engages in. Beginning in the...
Lloyd Corder: Economists agree $15-an-hour would harm America’s economy
From worker shortages to historic inflation, Americans are concerned about the economy. While there are many disputes about what the right solution should be, economists agree about one thing: A $15 federal wage is not the answer. In fact, it could make matters worse. To get a better understanding of...
Rebecca Sohn: Honoring the bereaved mothers
Today we again celebrate and honor those who are mothers — an official holiday in the United States since 1914. Celebrations of motherhood are not new. They have existed in many iterations dating back to the Greeks and Romans and now take place throughout the world. However, what has and...
Rob Richie: A better presidential primary for 2024
No election in the United States is as important as our elections for president. Yet if the last two cycles have told us anything, it’s that how we nominate presidents is broken and deeply unrepresentative — a process as much about dumb luck as it is about candidate quality or...
Letter to the editor: Why no news on Easter shooting?
It has been almost three weeks since the Easter shooting in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood. Two young men were killed. There has been nothing released about who did it or why. Have the police been on vacation since then? Or did the liberals defund the Pittsburgh police without telling anyone?...
Letter to the editor: Steelers standard is mediocrity
It’s official, the Steelers standard is mediocrity! We were told third-round pick Mason Rudolph (their best QB on the roster) had a first-round grade, but Mike Tomlin won’t play him. Now we draft Kenny Pickett in the first round, who has a third-round grade, to be the heir apparent to...
Editorial: Can algorithms help or hurt child protective services?
An algorithm is a process that uses math or computers to work through a problem to find a solution. They have become more and more a part of our lives as computers run everything around us. Algorithms are behind traffic lights, facial recognition on phones and ads that pop up...
Letter to the editor: Charter school shell game
George Will’s April 24 column “Crippling charter schools” falsely states that “charter schools are the most accountable public schools.” In fact charters make up 6% of public schools in Pennsylvania but account for about 25% of the lowest performing schools. They have a large negative effect on the test scores...
S.E. Cupp: You don’t have to be pro-choice to oppose overturning Roe
Elections have consequences, they say. Late Monday night, Politico broke what could be the most consequential result of Donald Trump’s 2016 election, posting a leaked draft of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s would-be majority opinion that would overturn the landmark abortion case, Roe v. Wade. “Roe was egregiously wrong from...
Gary Franks: Spending $33 billion on Ukraine is equal to eliminating 4 government agencies
The United States has sent $3.7 billion of military support to Ukraine thus far. Now we want to give ten times that amount should Congress agree to President Joe Biden’s latest proposal. Why such a huge increase? Is there a specific goal — other than “whatever (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy...
Letter to the editor: What’s a Trump endorsement worth?
Why would any politician in their right mind want an endorsement from Donald Trump, and why would any voter in their right mind vote for them? I think Trump should be in prison for trying to overthrow the government, for inciting an insurrection and for treason. A true Christian would...
Letter to the editor: Zama for governor
Dr. Nche Zama is the epitome of the American dream. As a young teenager, he legally migrated to America to attend college with $20 in his pocket. Through hard work, perseverance and the help of many guardian angels, Zama became a recognized heart and lung surgeon. Now retired, Zama is...
Lori Falce: What I needed when I was bullied
Kids are resilient. When I was 9 years old, I was walking home from my Catholic school when several boys popped up from behind a car in the church parking lot and started pelting me with gravel while they called me a pig and made oinking sounds. A mom dragged...
Letter to the editor: Let’s not blow county covid funding on poor choices
Apparently there is half of $105 million of federal covid relief fund money languishing in a bank somewhere right now with Westmoreland County’s name on it (“Westmoreland’s plan for $105 million in covid relief funds remains elusive”). Your county commissioners want to know how they should spend it. But not...
Laurels & lances: Plans and promises
Laurel: To a vision to move forward. Since October 2018, the corner of Wilkins and Shady avenues in Squirrel Hill has been more than just an intersection. The building has been more than a gathering place. It has been a crime scene, a battleground and a memorial to the 11...
Colin McNickle: The jobs, Right-to-Work & public-sector union nexus
Recently released March 2022 private-sector employment data show the seven-county Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has failed to recover to the pre-pandemic level of March 2019. And new research by the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy shows that Right-to-Work MSAs have performed better than Non-Right-to-Work MSAs, those that compel workers...
Michael Torres: Pa.’s constitutional conundrum
Pennsylvania is experiencing a constitutional conundrum. State legislators, primarily Republicans, have proposed nearly 80 constitutional amendments in the last year, many on politically contentious issues ranging from abortion to voter identification. The allure of these amendments, which don’t need the governor’s signature, among Republicans is instigating growing distress among elected...
Peter Morici: The coming crisis in judicial appointments
The country is headed for a train wreck on judicial appointments. President Trump appointed 228 federal district and appellate judges and three Supreme Court justices, and with the help of the Federalist Society, pushed the judiciary harder to the right. Now, President Biden is taking the courts in the opposite...
Letter to the editor: Defending Fetterman
The depiction of John Fetterman in the April 28 political cartoon of the Democratic candidates is as close as we have ever come to canceling our subscription. In my opinion, it did not belong there, but since it was, you need to publish his side for balance. Had it been...
Letter to the editor: Putin going to hell
When Vladimir Putin dies, he will be rudely awakened that he has gone to hell. Mark Zink Youngwood...
Letter to the editor: What will Republicans do for us?
All I hear from the Republicans about taking over the majority after the midterms is what revenge they will take. They say they will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci, impeach President Biden, impose more voting restrictions, go after Hunter Biden, etc., etc. Maybe throw in Hillary again. They love that. What...
Letter to the editor: Save the middle class — don’t vote left
In just 14 months, President Biden, Democrats and the Marxist elites have taken our country from prosperity, security and economic boom to a disaster and a potential major recession and world war. Seldom in the history of the USA has the middle class accumulated so much wealth as we did...
Editorial: Is the Real ID deadline real this time?
You have to have a Real ID. You need to get one by May 3, 2023. No kidding this time. On Monday, PennDOT laid down the law about the federally required super-identification. “Although a year seems like a long time to get ready, the deadline will be upon us before...
John Stossel: Government is stealing homes
Did you know that in some states, if you miss one tax payment, local politicians will take your home, sell it and keep all the profits? Really. Tawanda Hall was behind on her taxes. She was on a payment plan but had missed $900. She didn’t expect Southfield, Mich., to...
Cal Thomas: The end of Roe, and what it could mean
Chief Justice John Roberts has confirmed the accuracy of a leaked document that revealed an initial majority vote to overturn Roe vs, Wade. In that memo, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the 1973 case overturning restrictive state abortion laws was “egregiously wrong from the start.” So where do the 64...
