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Ignoring recalls may result in real tragedy

Editorials

About 12 million vehicles were recalled from 2015-24 for safety defects that could result in air bags not deploying. The recalls were well-publicized. In fact, many vehicle owners, upon learning about a recall, were unhappy about the fact that a trip to the service department outside of routine maintenance would be necessary. Still, most owners were satisfied that service department visit could someday prevent a catastrophic situation for them and also for passengers, if their vehicles were involved in a crash. It made sense to schedule the service as soon as possible. But now it ...

Monuments now will be dust later

Other Commentaries

With only three years left in his presidency, Donald J. Trump does not want to be forgotten, not ever. Like an emperor of olden days or a 20th-century tyrant, he is engraving his name on both old and new monuments wherever he can. At the beginning of December, he had his name carved on the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace to render it the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace. Clearly, the current administration has no sense of the absurd. According to a federal judge, Trump’s team ousted the staff of the institute using “the force of guns and ...

Mourning the loss of common civility

Letters to the Editor

As I write this letter, I am grieving the loss of civility and appropriate comportment that is affecting America. It seems that there is nothing that Donald Trump feels are off limits for his puerile and vile commentary. Film producer Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered and DJT was quick to post on social media that it was because of his liberal beliefs. What has happened to the consoler in chief? Think of how past presidents took moments like this to console not only those directly affected by tragedy, they also would console a grieving nation. DJT evidently feels it ...

US has much to celebrate

Other Commentaries

I’ve been shocked that Americans are in such a grumpy mood as reflected in all the public opinion polls. What a paradox: At the same time, we have peace and prosperity, including more income, more wealth, more of almost everything that we want to buy (yes, except for housing), Americans seem to think we have an “affordability crisis.” In 2025, the median household income in the United States has risen to more than $86,000 a year — an all-time high. Every income group and every ethnic group is richer today than ever before. Hispanics now have a median household income above ...

Take political pay raises off autopilot

Editorials

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Wouldn’t it be great if your income automatically increased based on the cost of living? Higher food, gas or electricity prices would sting less. Rent increases might still hurt, but not nearly as much if paychecks rose alongside them. That is the reality for some in Pennsylvania. State lawmakers and other elected officials see their salaries rise annually based on the Consumer Price Index. So do those elected in Westmoreland County. But Westmoreland officials may not see that continue. TribLive has been pushing for years to take elected officials’ ...

Hope springs eternal despite struggles

Editorials

This Christmas, many people here and around the world continue to wonder what percentage of humans on this planet really believe that Jesus Christ came to Earth to save the souls of mankind. Likewise, there no doubt is great wonderment also as to whether the phrase “fear of the Lord” really is believed and practiced as a real part of people’s lives. Thinking about happenings such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the destruction of — and suffering in — Gaza, the mass shootings witnessed in this country and the general turmoil that is inflicted on the lives of many innocent and ...