Letters to the Editor category, Page 114
Letter to the editor: Diversity, equity, inclusion
Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI): All three are good to a certain extent, but when they are misused, they can be devastating. In competition, statues for everyone for participation. Why try to excel? Oregon eliminated standardized tests in 11th grade as a requirement for graduation. Dropped because minorities had deficiencies? Some...
Letter to the editor: Lower voting age and get out the youth vote
For more truth, and to be the USA GOAT, we need to Get Out the Youth Vote. The right, just and fair way to raise our children is to help raise awareness of everything important and everything we love. Many of our youth are required to pay taxes and follow...
Letter to the editor: When will Trump ‘fake electors’ be prosecuted?
Why haven’t the 20 Pennsylvania Republican fake electors in the 2020 election been prosecuted? According to the Constitution, only the electors of the candidate who won the popular, or “people,” vote, shall cast their vote for president in mid-December at their state capitol. President Biden won the popular vote, so...
Letter to the editor: Stop fracking in Murrysville parks
Our family, especially our toddlers, love the parks in Murrysville. We’ve spent countless hours on the playgrounds at Murrysville Community Park and hiking through Duff Park. Which is why it was alarming to hear of our council’s plan to lease oil/gas rights there. Even though fracking happens below the surface,...
Letter to the editor: Support local car washes in Irwin/North Huntingdon
Two, maybe three new automatic car washes in Irwin/North Huntingdon? Really? We have two now, plus a half-dozen self-wash stations. How about a great restaurant, like an upscale steakhouse, seafood or hibachi? PennDOT says the attraction for car washes is the 29,000-plus vehicles per day that travel through the area...
Letter to the editor: Comparing pay raises for legislators, retired teachers
Regarding the editorial “Pennsylvania legislators could choose to change pay raises” (Nov. 26, TribLive): Does anyone really expect this to happen? We have the largest full-time state Legislature in the country. They get a 2% cost-of-living adjustment every year. Retired public school teachers in Pennsylvania have not had a COLA...
Letter to the editor: Laughing Trump into insignificance
As an American, I feel it is my patriotic duty to share these words with my fellow Americans. Rapidly moving into the upcoming 2024 general election, it’s time for some side-by-side Lincoln Project videos of Donald J. Trump and Adolf Hitler. Keep the legal heat on (holding fast to 2024...
Letter to the editor: Clean energy action needed now
Concerns over continued heating of our planet and the associated melting of Antarctic ice (“A rapidly melting Antarctica gets the attention of UN chief ahead of COP28 climate talks,” Nov. 24, TribLive) should rightly be first and foremost at the upcoming talks. With world temperatures having briefly passed the threshold...
Letter to the editor: Where is the love for the living in need?
Abortion: I don’t get it with these people who care more about the aborted child, who gets to be safe in heaven. When you have the precious unwanted, living, homeless, starving, abused child, where is your love? Mary Ferguson Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: More Trump ‘accomplishments’
The writer of the letter “Looking back at Trump’s accomplishments” (Nov. 7, TribLive) failed to mention a few more accomplishments President Trump can claim during his administration. For instance, the federal deficit. The writer pointed out the business tax cut that Trump instituted but failed to mention the enormous federal...
Letter to the editor: Unborn Americans have right to life
Our Declaration of Independence states that it is a self-evident truth that our rights are endowed by our creator. First among these rights is the right to live. The Fifth and the 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution likewise protect life, liberty and property from government actions by requiring “due...
Letter to the editor: Students don’t need castles to succeed
After reading several letters to the editor about the extravagance of our Greater Latrobe school directors, I had to add mine. These directors don’t seem to care about schools and raising taxes. High-priced castles do not make our children any smarter. We the people should be getting smarter and watching...
Letter to the editor: Explaining hatred toward Israel
People wonder why there is so much hatred toward Israel. I have an explanation. I saw an interview on TV several years ago with a Muslim man who had converted to Christianity. His name is Kamal Saleem. He grew up in Lebanon. He belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood and the...
Letter to the editor: Hallam should clarify what’s in incarcerated welfare fund
This letter is a request to attain clarification from Allegheny County Council member Bethany Hallam regarding the “Incarcerated Individuals Welfare Fund.” What “specifically” is included, item by item, in this Welfare Fund? Nancy Vieira Sterniak McCandless...
Letter to the editor: When will U.S. stand up to tyranny?
The military wing of Hamas is a violent terrorist group that massacred innocents in Israel on Oct. 7. The appalling loss of life and capture of hostages is a crime beyond description. The Israel Defense Forces launched a massive military response claiming the right to self-defense. But what part of...
Letter to the editor: Compromise to protect Pa. residents
On Nov. 2, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and CNX Resources Corp. President and CEO Nick Deiuliis publicly agreed that CNX will improve its environmental monitoring and chemical disclosures. This step forward does not address major problems produced by fracking, including the tremendous amount of radioactive and biochemically toxic waste produced....
Letter to the editor: Steelers set up for failure
Here we go, Pandas; Super Bowl, here we go. I’m suggesting a name change for the Steelers: the Pandas. This organization is rudderless and unrecognizable and has now fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada midseason despite applauding his work the previous two games. Their failure to recognize the obvious, that Kenny...
Sounding off: Battling politicians, Israel, economy among week’s topics
Violent rhetoric unacceptable It’s time for all good people, regardless of party, to stand up against political violence and violent rhetoric. Recently, it has been reported that Rep. Kevin McCarthy purposely shoved a fellow representative in the back, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was ready to physically fight with a union leader...
Letter to the editor: Oil and gas delusions
No region has suffered more than ours from oil and gas industry exaggeration and falsehoods. By deluding policymakers into believing that gas development creates jobs and prosperity, the industry diverts taxpayer dollars into its own pockets, receives regulatory favors that put our health at risk, and short-circuits efforts to explore...
Letter to the editor: Violent rhetoric unacceptable
It’s time for all good people, regardless of party, to stand up against political violence and violent rhetoric. Recently, Rep. Kevin McCarthy purposely shoved a fellow representative in the back, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was ready to physically fight with a union leader during a hearing and Rep. James Comer verbally...
Letter to the editor: We should value life over guns
When Russia attacked and killed Ukrainians, we acted by sending weapons and supplies. When Hamas attacked and killed Israelis, we acted by sending weapons and supplies. When our own domestic terrorists or criminally insane kill Americans, we act by sending thoughts and prayers. Why are we unable to act as...
Letter to the editor: Biden has not done a ‘very good job’
In his op-ed “I sent $1,000 to the Dean Phillips’ Democratic presidential campaign — here’s why” (Nov. 13, TribLIVE), Bruce Ledewitz stated that “Joe Biden has done a very good job as president.” Where has Ledewitz been for two years? He says that “Millions of Americans have doubts about Biden,...
Letter to the editor: Where can the county find Black jurors?
The spurious opine “Jury of peers?” (Nov. 10, TribLive) seems to be an example of a lawyer citing figures to make a specious argument. In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau found that Westmoreland County had a population of 353,057, including: • White 94% (331,874) • Black 2.9% (10,239) • Hispanic...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County should buy American
I recently discovered that Westmoreland County has sold us out. They have been buying Nissans for fleet vehicles for parks and roads bureaus with our tax dollars. The county believes that because these cars are assembled in American, that makes it OK. However, these plants are not union-operated, and the...
Letter to the editor: Mike Johnson and Democrats’ turmoil
Regarding the letter “Johnson as speaker bad news for America” (Oct. 31, TribLive): I find the left’s take on new House Speaker Mike Johnson quite interesting. The writer begins by rightfully stating how much turmoil there is in the world but descends into the usual liberal rhetoric about abortion, gay...
