Opinion category, Page 424
Letter to the editor: Setting a bad example for world bullies
I’m ashamed. I own a restaurant; next to me is a farmer who eats in my restaurant, and from whom I buy produce to use in my restaurant. On the other side of the farmer lives a small quiet family. Driving by yesterday, I saw the farmer assaulting the neighbor...
Letter to the editor: McCarthy-Trump comparison
In the 1950s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin terrorized the nation by claiming communist sympathizers permeated all levels of government and the military. Paranoia ensued, resulting in the firing of government workers and blacklisting of Hollywood stars. Forced “loyalty oaths” became commonplace. Many lives were ruined. McCarthy provided no proof....
Editorial: Discount groceries are more than an inflation problem
Low prices are big business. For years, more low-cost food options have been popping up like mushrooms. They dot urban areas, suburbs, rural landscapes and food deserts. It has been a growth retail area with a long-term plan. Dollar Tree has been adding refrigerator and freezer sections, particularly in areas...
Letter to the editor: Biden should reverse oil policies to pressure Putin
What is the most significant action the Biden administration could do to pressure Vladimir Putin without getting us involved in an unpopular war? If you said, “return to reinstating our own domestic oil production,” go to the head of the class. By reversing Biden’s executive orders that canceled plans for...
Letter to the editor: Where is sense of right and wrong?
Letter-writer Joan Heinz’s reality seems to be whatever the triad of Donald Trump, Fox News and RT tell her it is (“Democrats, the party of lies.”) Her inability to see that Jan. 6 was a Trump coup attempt is not surprising. The Jan. 6 committee will soon televise hearings with...
Leonard Pitts Jr.: What begins in lies tends to end in carnage
Then as now, it began with lies. On Sept. 1, 1939, Adolf Hitler’s forces crossed the border into Poland. The German chancellor did so on the pretext that ethnic Germans were being persecuted. German operatives, disguised as Poles, even staged an attack on a German radio station, yelling anti-German threats...
Rupert Darwell: Standing up to Putin means ditching net-zero
Vladimir Putin’s inflammatory speech, in which he set out his aim to reconstitute the Russian empire and blamed Lenin for its demise, and his decision to back this up with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, signals the return of geopolitics. Until now, Western leaders have been saying that the biggest...
Letter to the editor: We must choose sovereignty
I’m waking to the sober reality that our leadership in the world is waning. I’m an America-first person who has always believed in America’s greatness, but today I find myself in disbelief of our status in the world. Our collective failures at the hands of our president, the Democrats and...
Letter to the editor: Traitorous views of Putin
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” said Republican patriotic icon President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987, standing at the Berlin Wall. By sorry contrast, ex-President Trump last week said Vladimir Putin made a “genius” decision when he recognized two pro-Kremlin breakaway states in eastern Ukraine and ordered Russian troops...
Letter to the editor: Putin’s puppet
Are all you Donald Trump fans ready to admit that your guy is a traitor and a Putin puppet? He praises Putin’s unprovoked and lawless invasion of Ukraine and criticizes President Biden’s response. It could be seen to be giving aid and comfort to the enemy. And make no mistake,...
Editorial: Pour one out for Ukraine, but not with Russian vodka
Support comes in lots of forms. You can give money. You can give time. You can sign petitions or attend events or put a sticker on your car. All of these can show where your heart or your head or your sympathies lie. This charity. That movement. This party. That...
Letter to the editor: Why history matters
Mark Twain is credited with the quote “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” Putin says one reason for his invasion of Ukraine is to “de-Nazify” Ukraine. That statement operates on an Orwellian level as a vile and malignant lie. It is Putin who is following the Nazis’...
Tom Purcell: Ukraine’s hero in chief
Their bravery inspires. As I sit safely in the cozy office in my home writing this column, the people of Ukraine are greeting Putin’s massive military invasion with incredible defiance and courage. Their president, Volodymyr Zelensky, reportedly rejected an offer from the U.S. government to evacuate Kyiv — despite reports...
Letter to the editor: Another diplomatic failure in Ukraine
We are doing the same thing with Putin that we did with Germany and Japan and many other diplomatic failures over the years. I can still remember British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain holding a paper stating “peace for our time” in September 1938 after he gave Hitler what he wanted....
John Crisp: Ukrainian patriots are fighting for what we believe in
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last week happened to coincide with my reading of David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, our 33rd president. Clearly, Russia has been a problem for a long time. Near the end of World War II, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill struggled to...
Keith Oldewurtel: Setting record straight on Veolia’s work in Pittsburgh
In response to the outrageous and misguided op-ed “The story of Pittsburgh’s water” by Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy and Taifa Smith Butler “The Story of Pittsburgh’s Water,” Veolia North America would like to state that we wholeheartedly agree with the desire of the authors to put the interests and safety of...
Letter to the editor: Question candidates about election, Jan. 6
Journalists need to ask candidates two fundamental questions: 1. Was Joe Biden legitimately elected Nov. 3, 2020, in a free and fair election? 2. Were the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol “legitimate political discourse,” or were they a violent insurrection aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer...
Letter to the editor: Pulling good books, but allowing TikTok
So, how dumb are we when we pull a book from the classrooms, and it flies off the shelves of Amazon and booksellers? What do we accomplish? The same scenario applies to Dr. Seuss. Seriously? Children are glued to their iPads and can pull up a host of unworthy materials...
Letter to the editor: Explanation needed on Hempfield firefighter future
I encourage the tax-paying citizens of Hempfield Township to contact the supervisors for a detailed explanation of the cost to taxpayers and what will be gained and lost, as I believe their plans are to move away from a volunteer fire department and establish a paid department. Public records report...
Editorial: State police shouldn’t be above scrutiny of outside investigations
The Pennsylvania State Police don’t believe they should be subject to anyone else’s interpretation of how they do their job. State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick responded to a recommendation from the Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Advisory Commission that an outside agency investigate when deaths or injuries caused by a state...
Letter to the editor: U.S. must follow lead of other countries in protecting our votes
For those who do not know how other democracies treat voting laws, here are the facts. Forty-six of 47 European countries require government-issued photo ID to vote. The United Kingdom is the exception, but the British Parliament is considering a nationwide voter ID requirement, which will make photo ID a...
Letter to the editor: ESG standards will hurt Americans
Recent trends of banking institutions and investment firms adopting ESG scoring should disturb small and medium-sized businesses and the public at large. ESG (environment, social, governance) scoring is a metric standard devised by the world’s largest banks and the World Economic Forum to determine how closely corporations are following the...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 28
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Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Feb. 28
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Mona Charen: How Democrats can save themselves
On Tuesday, President Biden will deliver his first State of the Union speech. He might want to consider some advice from two political analysts who have a track record of success. In 1989, William Galston (my esteemed colleague on the “Beg to Differ” podcast) and Elaine Kamarck, both of the...
