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Letter to the editor: Many reasons to be pro-choice
These are my reasons for being pro-choice and why you should vote for pro-choice candidates like Cherri Rogers in District 58: I am pro-sex education and pro-birth control because that prevents unwanted pregnancies in the first place. I am pro-paid family leave, pro-fair minimum wage, pro-affordable child care and pro-child...
Lori Falce: The dangerous spread of misinformation
The American Psychological Association has an entire section of its website dedicated to the dangers of misinformation and disinformation and how the not-so-slow creep into our daily lives is hurting us all. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is also concerned. So is the Department of Health and Human...
Letter to the editor: What if Trump loses?
Regarding Paul Kengor’s column “Our nonsensical voices of ‘democracy’ ” (Sept. 27, TribLive), I have one question: What do you think will happen if Donald Trump loses the election? Falk Kantor Glenshaw...
Laurels & lances: Reporting & resignation
Laurel: To breaking news. We like to be the first to give our readers the important headlines, but in this instance, we are willing to give credit where credit is due. Point Park University has a great journalism program. It showed just how great when it uncovered a story in...
Letter to the editor: Military generals’ endorsement of Harris is telling
The letter “Trump is the tough leader we need” (Sept. 27, TribLive) talked about Donald Trump’s toughness and said he can’t be bought. I would remind voters Trump spent three hours alone with Vladimir Putin; one can only imagine what they discussed, aside from Putin’s knowledge of Trump’s proclivities during...
Paul Kengor: Where’s the decency in Harris’ claims about Trump?
In my previous column, I wrote about claims from liberals that a reelected Donald Trump will “destroy democracy.” I paused to condemn Donald Trump’s crude rhetoric over the years, but I also challenged those making such claims to 1) define “democracy” and 2) explain precisely how Trump would destroy it....
Adam Forgie: We must build on, not kill, clean energy momentum
We are in the midst of an energy boom. Since 2019, America’s energy production has exceeded our consumption. Under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, America is producing more energy than any time in history, and Pennsylvania is at the heart of it. While we are producing more...
Dyan Mazurana and Sima Samar: Taliban’s ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them
Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people’s freedoms and human rights, especially those of women and girls. But a newly passed “vice and virtue” law goes further. It is among the most repressive and discriminatory measures ever enacted by the...
Letter to the editor: Two sets of rules
If you don’t think there are two sets of rules, one for us and one for them, then you are living on another planet. Look at Democratic Sen. John Fetterman. Maryland State Police found him to be at fault in a crash, due to excessive speeding, that injured himself, his...
Letter to the editor: Do women’s lives matter to Republicans?
When I was born many years ago, the doctor came out and told my father there had been “a problem” and he would have to choose between the mother and the baby. I hate to think what would happen nowadays, especially if Republicans succeed in this election. And it’s hard...
Letter to the editor: As treasurer, McClelland will put Pennsylvanians first
As Nov. 5 approaches, we are responsible to vote for the right candidate for the right job for the taxpayers of Pennsylvania. Although I am a conservative registered Republican, I consider myself as an independent thinker. We need a state treasurer who believes in and protects the better interests of...
Editorial: Does Allegheny County need a 46.5% tax increase?
On Tuesday, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato put her first budget proposal on the table. The spending plan calls for $3.1 billion in expenses for county services. That’s not radically different from her predecessor’s last budget. A year ago, Rich Fitzgerald outlined his plan for $3 billion. Fitzgerald’s grew 3.4%...
Letter to the editor: Drop box at Westmoreland courthouse should be restored
Recently, I have spoken with registered Republicans. At Derry Railroad Days, a volunteer at the GOP booth asked if “I had a plan to vote.” Last week at the Westmoreland County Election Bureau’s logic and accuracy testing, two GOP committee people talked about increasing mail ballot usage. It’s showing up...
Jonah Goldberg: Donald Trump seems to think he’s losing. Would the Republican Party survive his defeat?
If Donald Trump loses the election, to hear him and his campaign tell it, the fate of the Republican Party should be the least of our concerns: his defeat would spell the end of the nation itself and all that we hold dear. But let’s assume Trump and company are...
Taylor Watterson: Once I related to Vance; now I feel betrayed
When Georgia Rep. Mike Collins posted a Photoshopped image of JD Vance the morning after the vice presidential debate, it felt like the latest attempt to project onto Vance what we want to see, rather than looking at who he really is. I can relate. The first time I heard...
Jim Lee: Is closing the sale with ‘inflation’ voters enough for Trump?
In Pennsylvania, our most recent poll (conducted between Sept. 22 and 28, with a sample size of 700 likely voters) shows Kamala Harris and Donald Trump tied at 46% to 46% — a statistical tie. The remaining 6% are undecided; 1% would choose another candidate. This poll shows a slight...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must curb pollution from oil, gas
I am writing to urge Pennsylvania regulators to take immediate action to rein in methane pollution from oil and gas production. The consequences of unchecked emissions from this industry threaten public health and the future of our planet. As program manager and data scientist at the Environmental Health Project, I...
Letter to the editor: McCormick not the voice we need
Like many Pennsylvanians, I am not afraid to call out a liar. Dave McCormick keeps lying about working as a farmer, when we know he actually made millions on Wall Street. It’s a slap in the face to all our farmers. McCormick has proved that he is totally out of...
Editorial: Be prepared for disasters
The message of National Preparedness Month, a government campaign each September to promote preparation for disasters and emergencies, was driven home by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and other parts of the Southeast as the month came to an end. The sense of sympathy upon reading...
Letter to the editor: McCormick the better candidate
If you’ve lived in Pennsylvania and paid attention over the years, you know that Sen. Robert Casey has been an empty suit for his whole Senate life. He is a career politician from a political family that has lived in a lake of our tax dollars for decades. His campaign...
Letter to the editor: Harris will grow economy
Polls show that voters trust former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris on handling the U.S. economy. But which candidate would actually be better for the U.S. economy if elected? Under the Biden/Harris administration, the U.S. emerged from the pandemic with the strongest economy in the industrialized world....
Jennifer Watling Neal and Zachary P. Neal: Voters without kids are in the political spotlight — but they’re not all the same
In the 2024 election cycle, voters without children are under the microscope. Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has said that “childless cat ladies” and older adults without kids are “sociopaths” who “don’t have a direct stake in this country.” So it was notable that when pop star Taylor Swift...
John Hinshaw: Why Harris sometimes sounds like Reagan
The Republican Party has been transformed under Donald Trump, and not all Republicans are happy about it. In 2020, about 6% of Republican voters pulled the lever for Joe Biden; about 5% of Democrats did the same for Donald Trump. To put this in context, according to data at Cornell...
Letter to the editor: Shaffer misleads voters
The political landscape in our country seems to change by the minute. But, in the North Hills, one factor has remained the same for years: Republican extremist Jeremy Shaffer running unsuccessfully for another office. After trying (and failing) to get elected and spending nearly $1.7 million of his fortune to...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s plans not working
The Joe Biden economic plan is not working for me and my family. I shed tears of pain for all the people trying to pay their outrageous bills in this tough economy. As a businessman in the New Kensington area for over 35 years, my heart has been broken to...


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