Opinion category, Page 73

Trump Derangement Syndrome is a real thing, but those Never Trumpers who still let Donald Trump work them into a lather are not the only people suffering from a malady. Here’s another phenomenon that has puzzled many observers: Why do so many of Trump’s most militant supporters still fervently support...

Thirty-two years ago, a tropical storm wandered over an area of superheated water and exploded into a monster Category 5 hurricane with 174 mph winds. Compact and powerful, Hurricane Andrew slammed into south Florida, obliterating houses and leaving 65 people dead. In the days that followed, our response to the...

It was every parent’s nightmare — news Wednesday morning of a lockdown at Apalachee High School turned into reports of gunfire, then injuries, then deaths. Four people at the Winder, Ga., school — two students and two teachers — are dead, and nine were injured. Horrifically, the shooter was confirmed...

The test for any breakthrough technology is often where you least expect it, but once it “conquers” that application, even more possibilities may emerge. We all know that artificial intelligence (AI) is touching every aspect of our lives. From when we turn on our smartphone to searching the web to...

After reading biographies of JFK, RFK Sr. and LBJ years ago, Paul Kengor’s column “Kennedy family values” (Aug. 29, TribLive) sure made sense to me. Kengor inspired me to go back and reread the above biographies. I agree that RFK Jr. stands much the way his father did. Duane Cruz...

The social contract of a civilized society The following are remarks made by Elizabeth Warren in 2011: “There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. … You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the...

County election deniers are attempting to sow chaos in the upcoming election with false claims of tampering and election fraud (“Westmoreland commissioners urged to switch to paper ballots for November election,” Aug. 27, TribLive). In my opinion, Susanna Dejeet and her group are part of a shameless attempt by Republicans...

The writer of the letter ”Christians don’t vote for Trump” (July 30, TribLive) invoked Christianity as a weapon to demonize President Trump. His letter, filled with hate and anger, belies his devotion to Christianity. As a devout, practicing Catholic, I believe a Christian must believe everything Jesus taught, without exception....

There is a simple currency in providing service for the homeless. Is there a person who needs a warm, safe bed in a building with a roof? Is there a bed available? Bring the two together. The problem of homelessness is much larger than that, of course. It involves dozens...

Once again, the Democratic Party is resorting to hatred and innuendo in its presidential campaign rather than being forthright with the American citizenry about solutions to problems with the economy, energy, immigration and threats to our homeland. The basement strategy and win of the Biden-Harris administration was disastrous. It gave...

In his column “Is it 1968 all over again, and will the results be the same?” (Aug. 24, TribLive), Gary Franks accuses the Harris-Walz team of lies, half-truths and distortions, which is exactly what he himself did. Ex-President Trump’s handling of covid was a monumental disaster. He gutted the Centers...

Believe it or not, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will meet next week in Philadelphia — for the first time. That’s right — Harris, who entered the U.S. Senate at the same time that Trump entered the White House, who had breakout moments during her cross-examination...

We all remember the hard sales pitch of nearly 30 years ago: The tax-our-way-to-prosperity crowd was pushing, if not attempting to shame, the public in 11 Southwestern Pennsylvania counties to vote for the misleadingly titled 1997 Regional Renaissance Initiative (RRI) referendum. A new and wondrous economic revival was promised for...

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July, President Biden said “there is no place in America for this kind of violence.” On that July day, most Americans claimed to agree with Biden’s sentiment. On Wednesday, at least four high schoolers were killed in Georgia, and President Biden said...

This election has my head spinning. Robert Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race and now supports Donald Trump! Can a brain worm do that? Then there is the border. Trump rails against criminal activity by illegals. But surely many such “criminals” crossed when he was president. Best...

As reported in a recent paper published in the journal Science, a study “evaluated 1,500 climate policies that have been implemented over the past 25 years and identified the 63 most successful ones.” The conclusion: “(o)ur insights on effective but rarely studied policy combinations highlight the important role of price-based...

The back-to-school season always puts me in my feelings about what my son is old enough to do. I am well aware my baby is not my baby anymore. He looms over me by several inches, and I need him to get things off high shelves, which really drives that...

Do your research on each candidate. Understand the bias in the media, including a study that showed from the day after President Biden relinquished his nomination to Aug 17, Vice President Kamala Harris’ media coverage was 84% positive vs. President Trump’s 89% negative by ABC, CBS and NBC. Visit X...

Laurel: To paying respect. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is the most visited of all the locations on the National Mall offering remembrance of a person or a group of people. More than 5 million visitors make the trip there every year. But that memorial is unique in...

Most research on the most stressful jobs in the country finds the job of a correctional officer as one of the most stressful. The Department of Justice identifies the constant exposure to the risk of potential violence is what distinguishes the job of the correctional officer from other occupations. The...

I just read the latest rabbit hole where the ex-president is saying the shooting attempt on him was an inside job. Really? I didn’t think there were that many angry Republicans. In my opinion, it would be better to let him keep his loser status in November. Diane Kotvas West...

I am 85 years old and on Social Security. I live at home with my son and family. I have voted in every election and this year, I am supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for many reasons, but in particular, for what I see as Donald Trump’s disregard for...

OK, I get it. You hate Donald Trump. You are a “Never Trumper.” You would not vote for him if he were the only person running. Let’s look at the flip side. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to me are hard- line leftists … socialists. I don’t think Harris has...

Math is universal. One and one is two, two and two makes four, four and four becomes eight and on and on and on. It doesn’t matter where it happens. It doesn’t matter if you are counting pencils or puppies or people. The math is the math. That is what...

Some politicians may be right about eliminating the Department of Education (DOE), but not for all the right reasons. I think this department should be eliminated in the federal and maybe all state governments or integrated with more effective departments of human services, like the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services...