Opinion
Nov. 5 a sad day for America
It is a sad day for America and the world that a felon and a...
![I’m old enough to remember when “hanging chads” didn’t conjure images of musclebound “alpha males” hogging the treadmills at the gym. The term entered the lexicon in 2000 (somehow nearly a quarter century ago) as a recount in Florida seemed destined to decide the presidential race between Vice President Al Gore and George “Dubya” Bush. The “chads” in question were tiny fragments of paper hanging on “punch-card” ballots. Voters punched holes to select candidates. Some didn’t punch hard enough, invalidating their votes and raising widespread doubt about the credibility of our election processes. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in […]](https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/STT-L-KELLY-01_0f1530.jpg?w=104 "I’m old enough to remember when “hanging chads” didn’t conjure images of musclebound “alpha males” hogging the treadmills at the gym. The term entered the lexicon in 2000 (somehow nearly a quarter century ago) as a recount in Florida seemed destined to decide the presidential race between Vice President Al Gore and George “Dubya” Bush. The “chads” in question were tiny fragments of paper hanging on “punch-card” ballots. Voters punched holes to select candidates. Some didn’t punch hard enough, invalidating their votes and raising widespread doubt about the credibility of our election processes. Eventually, the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in […]")
Chris Kelly Opinion: Rep. Dan Meuser, R-you kidding me?
I’m old enough to remember when “hanging chads” didn’t conjure images of musclebound “alpha males”...
Solar farm would destroy sensitive ecosystem
Editor: It was disappointing to see the Nov. 17 front page puff piece plugging the...
![To cast your ballot by mail or provisionally at the polls in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there are two things you must do to ensure your vote is counted. Mail-in ballots must be dated, by the voter, on the return envelope. And, provisional ballots must be signed in two required areas. Those, folks, are the rules. We can engage in a healthy debate — and likely will heading into Election Days yet to come — about whether those rules are entirely sensible and necessary. But in the end, the rules as written are the rules that need to be followed. […]](https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Election_2024_Pennsylvania_Senate_30892-1.jpg?w=132 "To cast your ballot by mail or provisionally at the polls in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there are two things you must do to ensure your vote is counted. Mail-in ballots must be dated, by the voter, on the return envelope. And, provisional ballots must be signed in two required areas. Those, folks, are the rules. We can engage in a healthy debate — and likely will heading into Election Days yet to come — about whether those rules are entirely sensible and necessary. But in the end, the rules as written are the rules that need to be followed. […]")
Our Opinion: Election law, as currently written, must be followed
To cast your ballot by mail or provisionally at the polls in the commonwealth of...
Hal Brands: Iran is much weaker than the last time it faced Trump
The Middle East has long been a source of misery for Washington. It could be...
Go after property tax delinquents
Editor: As a Lackawanna County homeowner and tax payer, I have a very serious question...
Here is what you voted for
While Democrats beat themselves up over the results of the election and what their candidate...
Be careful what you vote for
There will be ramifications because who elected Trump, most I believe didn’t now what they...
CEOs think silence will save them from Trump. They’re wrong
If the run-up to the election can be taken as a preview, don’t expect corporate...
The bombastic Matt Gaetz cannot become the US attorney general
Matt Gaetz, the House-wrecking Florida congressman, cannot be U.S. attorney general. No way at all....