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Editorial: Time to pass a federal shield law
Forty-nine states have enacted some version of a “shield law,” preventing the government from forcing reporters to reveal their notes or sources. It’s well past time that the folks inside the Beltway followed suit. Shield law protections give life to the First Amendment. If the government can compel reporters, editors...
Letter to the editor: Shame on those who support Trump’s behavior
What can be said of those who claim to love America but then vote for a man who refused to call off his hoodlum supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, when they attacked our nation’s Capitol in an attempt to thwart the transfer of power? What can be said of those...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ tax plan not based in reality
Regarding presidential campaign statements about taxes, both candidates have offered positions stating a desire to do something for the “middle class.” However, Vice President Kamala Harris’ rhetoric seems to fly in the face of reality. In her interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle, Harris said, “We’re going to have to raise...
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 28
Editorial cartoons for the week of Oct. 28....
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 28
Mallard Fillmore cartoons for the week of Oct. 28....
Letter to the editor: A vote for Trump is a vote for our safety
Your vote for president on Nov. 5 might well have an immediate affect on the future of our planet. Many military and international experts are deeply concerned about the danger that World War III is already festering and spreading in Ukraine, the Middle East and Taiwan, fighting that the USA...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ epiphany
Pray tell — when did Vice President Kamala Harris have her “epiphany”? After years of saying she would “shut down fracking,” she is now for fracking. After three years of her saying that the “border is secure” and doing basically nothing, she now says she has the answer to solve...
Letter to the editor: We are not deplorable
We are not deplorable. We are fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. We are Democrat, independent, Republican and third party members. We are Black, Latino, Asian, Jewish, Arab and white. We are office workers and factory workers. We are college educated, and we are craftsmen. We are union and non-union. We...
Letter to the editor: Voting against Trump is a no-brainer
Remember when Joe Biden was a rambling old man who was unfit to be president? Has anybody listened to Donald Trump lately? I haven’t heard that much slurring since they called last call at an open-bar wedding. Not to mention him dancing like he’s driving a bulldozer to the sweet...
Letter to the editor: Think before you vote
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe … Lincoln … Roosevelt … Reagan … Biden (OMG!) … Harris?????? Think before you vote … please! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Life was better under Trump
I have been reading in this paper and other news outlets the non-stop vitriol pouring forth about President Trump for quite some time now, and I would like to ask all of you Trump haters for some long overdue clarification. First off, will all of you Trump-hating wage earners be...
Julie Farnam: Tree of Life anniversary is reminder of dangers of hate
It’s been six years since the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue (L’Simcha Congregation), an attack that killed 11 and injured six others. It was the deadliest incident against Jews on American soil. To intentionally kill is a fundamentally hateful act, a white-hot rage whose flames were fanned by...
Letter to the editor: A lot to get past to vote for Trump
If the economy is your top issue, the criminal who was found guilty of business fraud, bankrupted six businesses and added $7.8 trillion to the national debt is not your guy. If national defense is your top issue, the commander-in-chief who dodged the draft, called veterans suckers and losers, insulted...
Letter to the editor: Important issues for Gen Z
Most of Gen Z are now old enough to vote. Here are some of the important issues for Gen Z. Reproductive rights — In Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania, abortions are allowed up to 24 weeks. In Republican West Virginia, nearly all abortions are banned. Kamala Harris would like abortions to be legal...
Letter to the editor: Republicans show courage in backing Harris
I am an independent, moderate voter. While I have voted for Republicans and Democrats over the years, I am inspired by the courage of a large (and growing) group of people in this year’s election: Republicans who endorse Kamala Harris for president. Olivia Troye, who served as counterterrorism and homeland...
Editorial: Are calls to remove district judge appropriate?
In a courtroom, there are rules about what can be introduced and when and how. For example, you can’t use evidence of a prior bad act as proof that someone did a new and different crime. You also can’t prosecute someone for a crime committed before a law was passed....
Letter to the editor: A Trump win could be catastrophic for women
The story “’She should be alive’ — Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans” (Sept. 20, TribLive) is a wake-up call for Pennsylvania voters. It describes how two women died when they did not get proper medical treatment after developing complications from taking abortion pills. Why? Because Georgia’s six-week...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s behavior un-American
Donald Trump is, of course, wholly unqualified to be president. I find him to be demonstrably and unquestioningly stupid, corrupt, intellectually and physically lazy, incompetent and lacking even a modicum of executive ability by any standard. A completely unserious person. Had he not been born of privilege, I can only...
Letter to the editor: Shame on Trump for Palmer comments
How low can Donald Trump go? Or better, how low will be too low for many of his ardent supporters? His pseudo-Christian credentials are already known to clash with his narcissistic, self-serving behaviors. But now we have his recent comments about the “manhood” of Arnold Palmer, a man from Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s Palmer comments disgusting
I am thoroughly disgusted by the disrespectful way Donald Trump spoke during his Latrobe rally about Arnold Palmer, a decent, respectful and honorable gentleman. Palmer knew Trump because of their mutual interest in golf. Below is an excerpt from a September 2018 article in Sporting News written by Palmer’s biographer...
Letter to the editor: How will Trump disgrace us tomorrow?
There have been so many instances within his period of political life in which Donald Trump has reached a new low. It would be impossible to cite them all, but two recent disgraces stand out. The annual gala New York City dinner honoring Al Smith, the first Catholic nominated to...
Letter to the editor: Trump insulted a great man
How you are remembered in your life is dependent upon how you treated others regardless of your fame and fortune. Such is the man I knew, Arnold Palmer, a man I was privileged and honored to know. I was appalled and disgusted at the callous and demeaning comments made about...
Letter to the editor: Contrasting Trump and Palmer, Rogers
Over 25 years ago, my wife and I decided to move to the Latrobe area to raise a family. It seemed impossible to imagine a better place — after all, this was the home of Mister Rogers and Arnold Palmer, American icons known to the world for their grace, charity...
Joseph Sabino Mistick: How elections really work
David Voye doesn’t sleep much these days. The manager of Allegheny County’s Elections Division says, “You fall asleep very quickly, but then you wake up every half hour thinking about things you need to do.” It has been that way since right after Labor Day. Elections departments work year-round, and,...
Letter to the editor: Picking candidates who support abortion puts blood on voters’ hands
The writer of the letter “Do women’s lives matter to Republicans?” (Oct. 10, TribLive) intended to support abortion, but I think she failed to do so and instead proved that her mother needed a better doctor, not an abortion. Before Roe v. Wade, medically induced abortions were performed when the...


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