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Turnpike must consider users, weather in plan

Editorials

The two sides in the debate about whether the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission should construct a new section of roadway atop Allegheny Mountain and eliminate the existing Allegheny Mountain Tunnel might not be giving enough attention to what should be the most relevant consideration regarding the project proposal. That consideration is this: If the project were to be pursued by way of the commission’s preference to build new roadway and eliminate the tunnel, would the traveling public and the commercial drivers who use the toll road be subjected suddenly to a winter-weather ...

Take time to think of country, not party

Letters to the Editor

We are about to celebrate the 250th birthday of a country that was great and well respected by most of the world, at least, up until 2020. Since then, one man has succeeded in making this country nothing less than detested by that same world. If the Republican Party doesn’t soon open their eyes, get a backbone, and dump Trump, we’re going to be steadily down spiraling into a dictatorship. It’s already called “The Party of Trump.” He owns our federal law enforcement, the federal court system, the elected representatives and senators, the voting system, etc. He’s ...

Trump’s lawsuit akin to stealing

Letters to the Editor

When Donald Trump was campaigning, he said he wanted to release his tax returns like all previous presidential candidates have done, but that he couldn’t because it was being audited by the IRS. He promised to release his tax returns once the audit was completed. This was a double lie: being audited does not prevent tax returns from being released, and, in any case, he never released his tax returns. Those returns he had promised to release were subsequently leaked, and for that he has sued his own IRS for $10 billion. He is currently president, and it appears he has decided to ...

Rubber dams offer a lesson for others

Editorials

The Altoona Water Authority has learned too late that it must be extra-vigilant regarding the inflatable rubber dams employed to increase water capacity at Lake Altoona and the Impounding Dam near Horseshoe Curve. Apparently, the authority, about seven years ago, put too much faith in the quality claims put forth regarding rubber dams made in China that ended up being installed locally. These current rubber dams are “clearly inferior,” said authority general manager Mark Perry. That’s indicative of the possibility that seven years ago not enough attention was given to quality ...

Who holds Trump accountable?

Letters to the Editor

Donald Trump promised to avoid foreign entanglements and improve life for everyday Americans. So why won’t Congressional Republicans push back as he breaks those promises and pursues policies many Americans oppose? An unnecessary and potentially open-ended conflict with Iran risks American lives, strains military readiness, depletes weapons stockpiles and adds billions to our already staggering national debt. Meanwhile, families struggling with gas, groceries and health care costs are told to accept cuts and sacrifices while huge tax breaks once again flow disproportionately to the ...

Government shouldn’t work in the dark

Editorials

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review When government acts on behalf of the people, it is supposed to be clear. That’s why meetings are open. It’s why records are searchable. It’s why the Sixth Amendment guarantees a public trial. So why is Armstrong County conducting business in the dark? Niki’s Quick Six in Parks Township closed suddenly on May 15, about three weeks after a fatal shooting. The sheriff arrived, papers were served and the bar closed, all while TribLive staff was on the scene for an interview. Documents being served and a law enforcement presence in the wake of a ...