Letters to the Editor category, Page 100
Letter to the editor: Consider candidates’ behavior when voting
I am blessed to be the father of three adult women. We used a logic tool to help us judge our speech. We used the letters T, K and N. Three questions: Is what I am about to say True, is it Kind, and is it Necessary? As a society...
Letter to the editor: County tax hike 1 more slap in the face
Wow! A 32.5% property tax hike passed on to Westmoreland County residents a week after county commissioners gave themselves and other elected officials raises. Not a good look. Three days before Christmas, no less. And speaking of elected officials, I bet the public would be interested to know that some...
Letter to the editor: Trump was derelict in his duties regarding Jan. 6
Dereliction of duty is a specific offense and applies to all branches of the military. A service member who is derelict has willfully refused to perform his duties (or follow a given order) or has incapacitated himself in such a way that he cannot perform his duties. Any person who...
Letter to the editor: Why Trump’s ‘our guy’
Unfortunately, we find the letter “Trump’s your guy” (Jan. 15, TribLIVE) riddled with — insert shocked face — misconstrued “facts” and in true leftist form, completely biased. A few examples and some points of our own. President Trump never had a peaceful transfer of power and stood by letting the...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s call for unity rings hollow
After his win in the Iowa Republican caucuses, Donald Trump said with a straight face that it is now time for our people to come together. Does the call for unity include those who oppose him, whom he has characterized as “vermin”; the immigrants who he says are “poisoning the...
Letter to the editor: Cyber charter schools best option for some
As a parent who’s experienced the life-changing impact of sending my children to a cyber charter school, I applaud the efforts during National School Choice Week, Jan. 21-27. I encourage parents to learn about the different types of educational options open to you. Then look closely at your children, consider...
Letter to the editor: Public water resources should not benefit private industry
In the article “Lack of snow, where rainfall ends up factors in declining Beaver Run reservoir levels” (Jan. 5, TribLive), Renatta Signorini wrote about the dire situation at the reservoir. The water level is so low that the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County ordered corporations to stop withdrawing water for...
Letter to the editor: St. Lad’s a sad example of ignoring value of history
Recent actions regarding St. Ladislaus Church in Natrona should be of concern to all citizens (“Time capsule unearthed at St. Ladislaus Church reveals 120-year-old treasures,” Jan. 12, TribLive). One need only to travel through Europe to discover the historical and emotional value of old churches. Some say they are not...
Letter to the editor: We all deserve economic justice
I could not agree more with the op-ed “Gilded age for college football” (Dec. 30, TribLive). Coaches are making 10 times what they made in the 1980s, adjusted for inflation, around 540 times what teaching graduate assistants make and over 400 times what adjunct professors make. This extreme income inequality...
Letter to the editor: Continue the fight for Alzheimer’s funding and research
My sister was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in her late 40s. At 55, no longer able to provide round-the-clock support, we placed her in a care facility, where, on her good days, she feels one step closer to death; she is only 56. There are few affordable facilities that cater...
Letter to the editor: Corporations and ‘fair share’ of taxes
The next time you hear someone gripe about corporations not paying their “fair share” of taxes, try this reply: “So let me get this straight: You want to take resources away from an efficient, wealth-creating organization (i.e., a corporation) and give them to a demonstrably inefficient, corrupt, wealth-destroying organization which...
Sounding off: Guns, taxes, MAGAs, Biden, immigrants among topics of week
Too many guns, not enough laws The writer of the letter “We have plenty of gun laws” (Jan. 6, TribLive) writes “it seems to me” we have enough gun laws already. Then why do we have so many more shootings than other countries with strict regulation? He says the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Threats to free speech
Among many alarming allegations in a 2023 lawsuit against Penn State are university-sanctioned harassment and silencing of an Abington campus professor. Filings show retaliation against him for asking questions during mandatory “antiracist” training sessions like “White Teachers are a Problem.” He was told that race-based disparagement of white-skinned people was...
Letter to the editor: Too many guns, not enough laws
The writer of the letter “We have plenty of gun laws” (Jan. 6, TribLive) writes “it seems to me” we have enough gun laws already. Then why do we have so many more shootings than other countries with strict regulation? He says the U.S. cities with the strictest gun laws...
Letter to the editor: County tax hike is fiscal mismanagement by commissioners
I stand in opposition to the decision by our three county commissioners to raise property taxes by 32.5% This outrageous increase puts a financial burden on seniors living on fixed incomes and families struggling to live from paycheck to paycheck. I have filed a complaint with the ACLU, and I...
Letter to the editor: Gas operation concerns in Bell Township
In Bell Township, our once-tranquil landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation due to the proliferation of natural gas operations. Four compressor stations, numerous drilling sites and waste facilities have dramatically altered the scenery along Route 819, replacing our serene entryway with an industrial zone. This stark transformation, especially when contrasted...
Letter to the editor: Our support of Israel will be disastrous
No group I have encountered has been more generous than Jews. This is a deep part of Jewish culture. So I have long been mystified at Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, especially in this current war. Benjamin Netanyahu has answered Hamas’ barbaric act of war with a barbaric act of war...
Letter to the editor: An idea for easing Parkway congestion
Regarding the article “$142M in federal funding to address congestion, transit along Pittsburgh’s Parkway East,” (Dec. 19, TribLive): Congestion on the Parkway is caused by drivers trying to switch lanes. Install a divider guard rail to divide the lanes so once you are on the Parkway, you cannot switch lanes....
Letter to the editor: What will be cure for deadly ‘Disease X’?
I don’t know much about the newest pandemic on the horizon, “Disease X,” other than the trusted World Health Organization says it will be 20 times more deadly than covid. I do, on the other hand, have a clear understanding of what the cure will be: mail-in ballots. Stay healthy,...
Letter to the editor: How would we deal with extraterrestrials?
As I read through all the ideas as to how best to be prepared for the next catastrophe, I note that all the suggestions being made are excellent and, if adopted, will certainly have a marked influence on how effective our efforts will be no matter which one of the...
Letter to the editor: MAGAs, respect and patriotism
I for one was glad to see a “MAGA conservative” opine on the differences between conservatives and liberals and help clear the air (“Conservatives respectful, liberals destructive,” Jan. 11, TribLive). Most people think the MAGA group is not respectful of life (unless you consider state abortion bans that are rendering...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to root for Cleveland
I had to smile reading the letter from Mike Stehney (“Steelers fan rooting for the Browns,” Jan. 5, TribLive). I was in Cleveland the day after Art Modell and the whole Browns team packed up in the middle of the night and left for Baltimore. Having been born and raised...
Letter to the editor: New year, same tax hikes
It’s a new year, but clearly nothing has changed as far as the continuation of raising taxes. This year not only has inflation and high energy costs, but add to that the over 30% property tax hike in Westmoreland County, a 3.5% pay raise for our commissioners and 4.7% for...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s actions keep Iran a threat to U.S.
On July 14, 2015, Barack Obama, with then-Vice President Joe Biden standing behind him, smiling like a Cheshire cat, naïvely claimed to the American people, “… the United States … has achieved something that decades of animosity has not, a comprehensive long term deal with Iran that will prevent (them)...
Letter to the editor: Accountability is a 2-way street
I agree with the letter “Biden should be impeached over immigration” (Jan. 3, TribLive), but it leads to another question: Didn’t former President Trump break his presidential oath to the Constitution and cause an insurrection? By doing so, should he be on any states’ ballots? Or is this just a...
