Letters to the Editor category, Page 102
Letter to the editor: A noble American?
A parody of Mark Antony’s funeral oration for Julius Caesar: Friends, Americans, countrymen, lend me your ears, I come to bury the Porn Patron not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones — so let it be with...
Letter to the editor: Postmortem for Lenape Heights Golf Club
Regarding the article “Armstrong County golf resort sells for $2.5M, leaving weddings, other events in limbo” (Feb. 16, TribLive): To those who started Lenape Heights Event Center & Golf Resort, a community that was a great venue for golfers to enjoy the game we truly love, I thank you. Some...
Letter to the editor: Convention center at Westmoreland Mall?
With the upcoming closure of the Monroeville Convention Center, I would suggest the owners/managers of Westmoreland Mall market the former Sears store as a replacement. I would suggest local politicians get active in this endeavor, too. Tim Johnston Youngwood...
Letter to the editor: Hunting should not be allowed on Sundays
It’s OK to hunt, but I would really like to have my Sundays with no shooting. Sunday is a day for relaxing; I don’t want to be woken up with people shooting outside my house. I want to get up, go to church, come home, fix something to eat for...
Letter to the editor: More work to do on recycling in Pittsburgh
A new year presents a time to reflect on past successes and future opportunities. For members of Pennsylvania’s nonalcoholic beverage industry, a major milestone of 2023 was an investment in the transition to bin-based recycling made possible by the beverage industry’s Every Bottle Back initiative. This investment provides 50,000 new...
Letter to the editor: Voters should have skin in the game
Let me begin by saying that I am all for overhauling the election system. Ballots must be traceable and certifiable through an auditing process. No electronic voting machines that can be compromised through internet hacking or other mischief may be permitted. Mail-in voting must only be available to those with...
Letter to the editor: Education and leadership
It seems the purpose of education in this country has been forgotten or at least misdirected. Rather than preparing young people with the knowledge and understanding necessary to shoulder the responsibilities of self-governance in our constitutional republic, it appears most students are being prepared for some niche in the workforce....
Letter to the editor: Supporting Ukraine best for world
I traveled to Lviv and Kyiv, Ukraine, every year from 1994-2000 and helped to start a heart surgery program at the Lviv Regional University Hospital in collaboration with the Norwin Rotary Club, the Pittsburgh-based Tri-State Children of Chernobyl Foundation and the United States Agency for International Development. We performed the...
Letter to the editor: A better way to investigate deaths at jail
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care mandates that a clinical mortality review be done within 30 days of a death at a county jail, and it found in an investigation of the Allegheny County Jail that “Allegheny County doesn’t do clinical mortality reviews.” Completing mortality reviews is essential to...
Letter to the editor: Which people are worth more than others?
I respond to the latest offering in the series of impassioned “abortion is good for the environment” rants by the same writer (“Backward steps on abortion,” Feb. 19, TribLive). Says he: “We have too many people in this world, and there’s no better place to start than those who aren’t...
Sounding off: Civil War, recreational marijuana, immigration
Lincoln has final word on cause of Civil War Let’s finally kill that myth that several letter-writers are attempting to perpetuate regarding the cause of the Civil War. And we can let Abraham Lincoln settle it with his own words from his Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 (emphasis mine):...
Letter to the editor: Merging into bigger school districts a wise move
All these small river towns outside of Pittsburgh, or some may call it the suburbs, should merge into bigger school districts, such as Oakmont and Springdale/Cheswick, Lower Burrell and New Ken/Arnold, Kiski and Lower Burrell, just to name a few examples. It’s not like I am asking the United States...
Letter to the editor: The true threat to democracy
This post has made the rounds on social media: “It didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with one party controlling the media. One party controlling the message. One party deciding what is truth. One party censoring speech and silencing opposition. One party dividing citizens into ‘us’ and ‘them’ and...
Letter to the editor: Governor wrong on legal marijuana
Listening to our governor say on the news that we are losing $250 million because Pennsylvania hasn’t made marijuana legal, and using the old saying that “other states do it,” made me sick. Ever since I can remember, doctors have said it’s a steppingstone to other drugs. Our police are...
Letter to the editor: Continued promotion of ‘Big Lie’ astounding
I read the letter “Democrats’ ‘whatever it takes’ pattern” (Feb. 12, TribLive) and found it necessary to respond. The unwavering pattern of continued promotion of the Trump “Big Lie” astounds me. The letter cites an alleged poll by Heartland/Rasmussen where its poll results show overwhelming admissions by pollsters of voter...
Letter to the editor: Immigrants who commit crimes should be deported
I am not against properly vetted immigration to the United States. I am opposed to the thousands of non-vetted immigrants that the Biden administration has let flood over our border. The scenes of New York police officers being mauled by a gang of immigrants goes beyond words. Some of these...
Letter to the editor: Can we all live by the Biden rules?
I’m as old as Joe Biden. Can I get the same stay-out-of-jail card he has? I occasionally call my kids, my wife and my pets by the wrong name. Bottom line, does the above-the-law rule apply to me? Edward Biskup Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: Trump ‘flaws’ show little character
I believe Donald Trump when he says he never read “Mein Kampf,” even though he fails to complete the statement with “… or any other book.” His ignorance of history or any other serious subject is too obvious to deny. I try ignoring this twice-impeached serial adulterer and sexual assaulter,...
Letter to the editor: Gas drives energy, environmental and economic progress
Creating a false choice is a convenient tactic to sway opinion when the facts aren’t on one’s side. Such seems to be the case in the letter “Renewable energy investments protect jobs, public health” (Feb. 14, TribLive), which attempts to force readers into an either-or narrative of developing natural gas...
Letter to the editor: Jennifer Crumbley guilty of neglect
Lori Falce wrote an excellent column on the Jennifer Crumbley verdict in the 2021 Oxford High School shooting (“Crumbley verdict and respect for guns,” Feb. 9, TribLive). Some feel the charge of involuntary manslaughter is too severe. However, four students died due to the lack of “plain and simple” parental...
Letter to the editor: Casey helping to ‘get stuff done’
A few weeks ago, I was proud to announce that Pennsylvania secured $132 million to make critical repairs to the McKees Rocks, Fort Duquesne and West End bridges. These bridges are essential to drivers of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania’s economy, helping to connect Pennsylvanians to one another and making sure people...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for Biden
It is encouraging to open the newspaper and see the large amount of economic development in our area. We have the airport modernization project, the upgrade of our waterways and improvement in our sewer systems. There are funds for the demolition of dilapidated structures, revitalizing of roads and bridges, improvement...
Letter to the editor: Republicans turn backs on Constitution
It seems state Republicans have given up on the U.S. Constitution. State Senate Resolution 234, authored by Republicans Kim Ward, Scott Martin, Joe Pittman and Ryan Aument, “voices support for the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.” The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Texas to allow federal immigration agents access to the state’s...
Letter to the editor: Immigration insanity on the left
I have tried very hard over years to avoid getting caught up in the divisive and extreme ideologies of the far left and right. It’s now nearly impossible because, in Washington and Harrisburg, the middle has nearly disappeared entirely. I’m observing things I never dreamed I’d see in my lifetime....
Letter to the editor: Will Biden get reelected as a war-time president?
The Democrats’ latest trick to get President Biden a win seems to be to start a war and campaign on the slogan “We can’t change presidents in the middle of a war.” Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
