Donald Trump’s magnificent beginning
Politics
November 14, 2024
As my assiduous readers know, I’ve been down on Donald Trump for abandoning the central promises of his 2016 campaign — a campaign so spectacular that I wrote an homage to it, “In Trump We Trust.” In ...
A pair of Trump officials have defended family separation and ramped-up deportations
Politics
By By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press 
November 13, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment. Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first Trump adminis...
Politics
November 12, 2024
LAW ENFORCEMENT officers have been in the spotlight often in recent years for being on the wrong side of the handcuffs. Sheriffs, deputies, police chiefs, officers, state troopers and more have been a...
That’s the power of love
Politics
November 12, 2024
As we faced a presidential election, Pope Francis asked us to have a heart. Writing about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he used it as a reminder to all of us: We are loved. So many of us don’t believe it...
Harrris was always doomed
Politics
November 12, 2024
The presidential race was not unpredictable, as the now once again discredited polls swore to us. The Republicans had made massive gains in voter registrations since 2020, when Donald Trump had lost t...
Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
Politics
November 12, 2024
By MARK STEVENSON AND MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: The...
Politics
November 11, 2024
IF THERE WAS ONE LESSON from the presidential election, it might be about counting chickens. The old adage suggests not counting them before they are hatched. Farm wisdom will tell you just because yo...
Racism, misogyny herald downfall of democracy
Politics
November 11, 2024
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. — “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats My daughter was born in December 2008. Just a few weeks earlier, the United States had elected its first Black pr...
Politics
November 11, 2024
The editorial department of the Mon Valley Independent encourages letters to the editor. Letters must be no more than 500 words, must be in good taste and must include the author’s name, town of resid...
Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s resounding loss to Trump
Politics
By By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press 
November 8, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s name wasn’t on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris’ resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces after President-elect Donald...
Politics
Dark day
November 7, 2024
To the editor: Hey, everyone — no fraud in the presidential election this year — see what happens when the Republicans win? Wow! Thank goodness the Democrats know how democracy works. Kamala gave a gr...
Harris is a tragic casualty of affirmative action
Politics
November 7, 2024
In retrospect, maybe running the DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) hire for president was not a good idea. On the other hand, President Joe Biden’s revenge plan worked perfectly. As reported by Th...
Politics
November 7, 2024
THE GENERAL ELECTION is over, although the results will not be final until certified by election officials in the four counties that make up the Mon Valley. We move on now knowing the electorate perfo...
Politics
November 6, 2024
IT’S THE DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY, which means about half the country will be miserable and half will be elated. But whatever the outcome, one thing will unify both sides: Those awful campaign text mess...
Go vote!
Latest News, Main, Politics
November 5, 2024
GO VOTE! Even if we can’t agree on whom to vote for, surely we can agree to go vote. This year more than ever, we’ve seen a large push by both parties to register voters. You hear the same old mantra ...
Politics
Wake up, America
November 5, 2024
To the Editor: All presidential elections are filled with promises and lies. Campaign managers know that people are too busy to research their candidates. This allows the campaign to appeal to the vot...