Op-Ed Archive
January, 2008
Religious Leaders
work for peace in the Middle East (1/11)
Compromise a
Good New Year's Resolution (1/04)
December, 2007
Congress Fails American
People on AMT (12/14)
Reading
Should Be Fundamental (12/07)
November, 2007
Cyber Warfare is Becoming a
Serious Threat (11/30)
Egg Harvesting a Danger
to Women (11/16)
Religious Bureaucrats
Suppress Religious Freedom (11/09)
Missile Defense
Makes Sense (11/02)
October, 2007
Land
Conservation is a Priority (10/26)
Give Our Intelligence
Community the Tools it Needs to Protect America (10/19)
Breast
Cancer Awareness (10/12)
Ten
Months of Dysfunction (10/05)
September, 2007
Political
Posturing and Children's Health (9/28)
Concern Over Lead Tainted
Products (9/21)
We Must Succeed
in Iraq (9/14)
Human Rights in Burma (9/07)
August, 2007
Tax
Increases Make for Poor Fiscal Policy (8/31)
Standing Up for Human Rights (8/24)
"Fairness"
Hurts Free Speech (8/17)
Transition to Digital
Television (8/10)
Lessons
from Farm Country (8/03)
July, 2007
Congress Has a Spending
Problem (7/27)
Energy Solutions Must
Include Refining Capacity (7/13)
June, 2007
Earmark Reform: A Brief
History (6/29)
Giving Back on Father's
Day (6/15)
May, 2007
Expanding Access to
Higher Education (5/18)
Time to Enforce
Internet Gambling Laws (5/11)
April, 2007
Local Control of
Education: An A+ Idea (4/27)
What Every American Should
Know About the Democrats' Budget Proposal (4/13)
March, 2007
Supporting the
Troops, Defending the Taxpayer (3/23)
Taking a Stand
for the Taxpayer (3/16)
February, 2007
William Wilberforce: An
Example We Can All Follow (2/23)
Victory in Iraq
Requires Resolve (2/16)
Protecting Property Rights
(2/2)
January, 2007
Coming Together to Find Our Way
Forward (1/26)
Time to get Serious
about Entitlement Reform (1/19)
Five Pitts
Initiatives Democrats Should Love (1/5)
December, 2006
Human Trafficking: A
Modern Day Atrocity (12/20)
November, 2006
A Time to Give Thanks
(11/17)
October, 2006
Involving Parents, Protecting
Minors (10/6)
September, 2006
Two Days that
Changed America (9/15)
August, 2006
The
House Record On Energy Independence (8/25)
July, 2006
Stem Cell
Research: Setting the Record Straight (7/28)
Defending Marriage (7/14)
June, 2006
A Decent
Idea (6/16)
Protecting the Rule of Law
(6/9)
Seeking Real Solutions for Energy
Independence (6/2)
May, 2006
A Day in Iraq
(5/19)
Unleashing the American Economy (5/5)
April, 2006
Standing with the Oppressed (4/21)
The National Motto Celebrates 50
Years (4/7)
March, 2006
Three Years in
Iraq (3/24)
Protecting Wireless Privacy
(3/17)
The Coming Fiscal Tsunami
(3/3)
February, 2006
Protecting
our Ports (2/24)
Abortion and the Health of
the Mother (2/10)
A Forward Looking Agenda (2/3)
January, 2006
Stem Cell
Research: What's Working and What's Not (1/12)
December, 2005
It's Not Worth It
(12/16)
The Mainstream (12/9)
Completing the Mission (12/2)
November, 2005
Setting
Priorities (11/18)
Paying a Debt of Gratitude (11/10)
September, 2005
Government Has One Resource That Can Help With Gas Prices:
Land (9/23)
Cutting Through Red Tape To Help Katrina's Victims (9/16)
The Ginsburg Precedent (9/1)
August, 2005
Women's Rights in Iraq and America (8/26)
CAFTA Fights Tyranny, Poverty (8/11)
July, 2005
The Fifth Vote (7/15)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of the "Public Benefit"? (7/1)
June, 2005
One Year Since Sovereignty (6/24)
Time For Changes At The UN (6/17)
Bringing Healthcare Into The Information Age (6/10)
Learning From The Past (6/3)
April, 2005
Korea's Underground Railroad (4/29)
Of Trust Funds and Lockboxes (4/22)
The Best Economic Policy (4/13)
Remembering Pope John Paul II (4/8)
Energy Bill Seeks Cleaner Solutions (4/1)
March, 2005
Modern Day Nero (3/18)
We Can All Agree On The Problem (3/11)
Not Just an Internet Cafe (3/4)
February, 2005
Breaking
Through the Glass Ceiling in Preserving Farmland (by Joe Pitts and
Jim Gerlach, 2/18)
Liability Costs Hinder Patients’ Access to Health Care (2/11)
The Iraqi People Are In Good Hands - Their Own (2/4)
January, 2005
Helping the Dalits (1/28)
The Poll That Matters (1/21)
Health Care: It’s All Who You Trust (1/14)
Help On The Way To South Asia (1/7)
December, 2004
On Stem Cell Research, Let Federal Funding Follow Clinical Success
Why Broadcast Decency Laws Matter To Our Children (12/2)
November, 2004
A Mandate for Marriage (11/19)
Remembering All of Our Nation's Veterans (11/10)
2005 To Bring New Reforms (11/5)
October, 2004
Two Different Approaches, Two Different Outcomes in Afghanistan (10/28)
Progress being made through shared sacrifice in Iraq (10/22)
108th Congress: A Record of Accomplishment (10/15)
Protecting Marriage Is Not Bigotry
September, 2004
The Face of Injustice (9/17)
A Lesson in Dealing with Terrorism (9/9)
Lessons
from the newest nations (9/3)
August, 2004
Overtime Change Benefits Workers
Foreign Policy by the People (8/20)
Taxes: Time to Reinvent the Wheel (8/13)
July, 2004
Cures Without Controversy
9/11 Report: Knowing Your Enemy (7/23)
The Truth About the Iraq-Niger Link (7/16)
A New Day in Iraq (7/1)
June, 2004
One Father's Honorable Mission (6/17)
An Uncommon Man Among Uncommon People (6/9)
This Week's Job Numbers Confirm Economic Recovery (6/4)
May, 2004
Dealing With High Gas Prices (5/28)
Doing What's Right for Pennsylvania's Seniors (5/21)
Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses (5/14)
Protecting Children Online (5/7)
April, 2004
Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating the Triumph of Freedom (4/30)
It’s Time for a Full Debate on Medical Malpractice Reform (4/23)
Hope in any language (4/16)
Promoting healthier families to fight poverty (4/8)
A threat to public transit in our area (4/2)
March, 2004
What changes can you expect to Medicare (3/26)
Steady progress on the economy (3/19)
Restoring the public trust (3/12)
The evidence of WMDs (3/5)
February, 2004
"Like Ants to Honey" (2/27)
A just bill unjustly delayed by Washington politics (2/6)
January, 2004
A victory for freedom (1/30)
Hope for peace in Kashmir (1/23)
What is electronic warfare? (1/16)
2004: A time to look for new heroes (1/9/04)
December, 2003
Thank you, soldier (12/18)
Economic growth only important if people are getting back to work (12/5)
November, 2003
Revolution in Health Care (11/25)
Helping Lost Children Find the Way Home (11/20)
A New Kind of Diversity (11/6)
October, 2003
Peer-to-Peer Programs: The Emerging Threat to Children (10/29)
The Foundation of Society (10/24)
Skyrocketing costs on American manufacturers hurt our economy (10/10)
Homeownership: Moving into the American Dream (10/3)
September, 2003
Microsoft's Wake-up Call (9/25)
We're paying for what? (9/19)
Do the Right Thing for Medicare (9/12)
Never Forget (9/5)
August, 2003
Let's Follow Pennsylvania's Example (8/28)
Burning Bridges (8/22)
Some Good News on the Economy (8/15)
No Excuses: The life of Stephen Smith (8/8)
Setting the Record Straight on Iraq (8/1)
July, 2003
What's really going on in Washington (7/25)
Battling misunderstanding (7/18)
The new measure of success (7/11)
The preservation of independence (7/3)
June, 2003
Our area's rich Amish heritage (6/27)
Asking the wrong people to make sacrifices (6/18)
A matter of inches (6/3)
May, 2003
A good tax cut (5/30)
The altar of freedom (5/21)
Constitutional Piracy (5/16)
Expanding options for parents (5/9)
Preserve a way of life (5/2)
April, 2003
Protecting Conner and Heaven (4/25)
Making America stronger: What we've done so far (4/17)
The Iraqi people control their own destiny (4/10)
Helping those in need (4/3)
March, 2003
The same man (3/27)
Families
in wartime: How parents can help their children cope with war? (3/19)
A
lesson from 20 years ago
(3/14)
December, 2002
The
New 16th Congressional District (12/19)
Time to Rein in Asbestos Lawyers
(12/13)
Jobs are the Real Measure of
the Economy (12/06)
November, 2002
Tom Ridge's New Job
(11/27)
What Happened in
the 107th Congress? (11/22)
Preserving Our
Waterways (11/15)
The Return of the Bush
Agenda (11/09)
Two Weeks on Frogs
and Onions (11/01)
October, 2002
Why You Should Vote (10/24)
How to Fix the Economy
(10/18)
Fighting for Peace in
Iraq (10/11)
The Senate versus America
(10/4)
September, 2002
Protecting the Right of
Conscience (9/26)
Reining In Malpractice
Suits (9/20)
Education is a Priority
for Republicans in Congress (9/17)
Like Father, Like Son
(9/5)
August, 2002
Building a Stronger
Economy (8/15)
Why Trade Promotion
Authority? (8/8)
July, 2002
What's Really
Going on in Washington (7/24)
Time to Rein in the Courts
(7/18)
The
Bush Plan to Deal with Corporate Crooks (7/10)
Patriotism
That Doesn't Fade (7/3)
June, 2002
Cutting
Drug Costs for Seniors (6/28)
Only
America Can Do It (6/20)
Peace or
Nuclear War in Kashmir (6/13)
Retirement
Security is a Republican Priority (6/4)
May, 2002
Truth
or Consequences (5/23)
Reforming
Welfare, Strengthening Families (5/16)
A
Primer on Saddam Hussein (5/9)
Undermining
the Will of the People (5/1)
April, 2002
Thaddeus
Stevens, A Man Before His Time (4/24)
Good
News About the Environment (4/18)
Tax
Relief Has Saved You Money (4/10)
Blame
Yassir Arafat (4/3)
March, 2002
Making
Retirement Security Secure (3/27)
The
Case of James Madison v. Stewart Dalzell (3/12)
End
the Welfare Marriage Penalty (3/7)
Politics
Threatens a Good Idea (3/6)
February, 2002
Why
Not Balance the Budget If We Can? (2/20)
The
Summer I Got Angry (2/12)
Afghanistan,
America's New Ally 2/6)
January, 2002
Unlawful
Combatants, Not POWs (1/29)
Free
the Daschle Fifty! (1/24)
The
War is Not Over (1/17)
Senator,
Stop the Politics and Cooperate (1/8)
December, 2001
Bush
and Congress, Working Together (12/18)
From
Elvis to Marilyn Manson (12/11)
Christmas
Kettles and the Constitution (12/5)
November, 2001
What
I'm Thankful For (11/19)
Liberation
and Liberty in Afghanistan (11/14)
Honoring Our Veterans, Keeping
Our Commitments (11/8)
Let Freedom Ring (11/1)
October, 2001
Freedom from Fear (10/25)
Jumpstarting the Economy (10/6)
The Return of Good and Evil (10/3)
September, 2001
War and Peace in Afghanistan
(9/27)
Fighting Hatred (9/19)
America
at War, America Triumphant (9/12)
The
Truth About Federal Budgeting (9/5)
July and August, 2001
Securing
America's Future Energy (8/15)
Stopping
the Unthinkable (8/2)
The
Rise and Fall of James Buchanan (7/25)
Asia's
Cold War Continues (7/18)
Killing
Human Embryos is Wrong (7/11)
June, 2001
The
Legacy of 1776 (6/25)
Price
Caps are Not the Answer (6/19)
For Us, Fathers Day Will
Come in August (6/15)
The
Check is in the Mail! (6/6)
May, 2001
Robert
Reem's Last Full Measure of Devotion (5/23)
The
UN's Smoke-Filled Room (5/15)
A
Responsible Republican Budget (5/9)
Free
Western Sahara!(5/2)
April, 2001
Getting
Away With Manslaughter (4/24)
Human
Rights on the World Stage (4/11)
The
Death Tax Must Go (4/3)
March, 2001
Strengthening
Families (3/27)
Let's
Get Behind the President's Education Plan (3/23)
Top
Priority: Pay Off the Debt (3/13)
Tax
Cuts are the Right Thing to Do (3/5)
February, 2001
The
Return to Fiscal Sanity (2/27)
Abe
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: Giants in the Cause of Freedom (2/20)
Will
Social Security Be There for You? (2/13)
January, 2001
Armies
of Compassion (1/30)
Gale
Norton: Carrying On for Teddy Roosevelt (1/23)
Bush
is Poised for Greatness (1/18)
The
John Ashcroft America Needs to Know (1/9)
December, 2000
Defense
for Peace (12/19)
Don't
Squander the Budget Surplus (12/11)
A
Modern Hero and an Ancient Faith (12/5)
November, 2000
It's
Time for Gore to Bow Out (11/28)
Thankfulness
(11/20)
Standing
Up for Israel (11/14)
September, 2000
Paying
Off Our Debt and Securing Our Future
The
Battle of Brandywine and the Battle for Brandywine
An
Open Invitation to Discuss Women's Health
August, 2000
Securing
Our Children's Futures
Get
the Government's Hands Off Social Security!
Clinton
is Misleading the Public in the Marriage Tax Penalty Debate
The
Choice is Clear in Missile Defense
The Workhorse
Congress
July, 2000
Teddy
Roosevelt's Charge for Freedom
The
Weakening of Checks and Balances
Why
Gas Costs so Much
The
Price of Freedom
June, 2000
Let's
Pass On a Debt-Free America to Our Kids
Danger
in Los Alamos
Fatherhood
in America
Closing
the Digital Divide
May, 2000
Slavery in the Sudan
Peace Through Strength
Protecting Our Kids from Pornography
Extending Prosperity to Every American
April, 2000
Throw Out the Tax Code!
Stop
Partial Birth Abortion
March, 2000
Bethel
AME and the Underground Railroad
Saving the
American Farm
February, 2000
Fact and
Fiction in Our One China Policy
January, 2000
Martin Luther King and a Promise Made Good
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