Letters to the Editor category, Page 117
Letter to the editor: Common sense and social media
We’re suing the social media giants (”States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health,” Oct. 25, TribLIVE)? Where are the parents? Please let us all use our common sense. Steve Gvozden Jeannette...
Letter to the editor: Kudos to Manor Elks Lodge
As a veteran of the Vietnam War, I would like to give thanks and a shout-out for a job well done to Elks Lodge 2313 in Manor for its work of aiding veterans in need. Lodge members perform many acts of kindness to area veterans. They host a free luncheon...
Letter to the editor: Fix problems here first
How much money does it take to resolve problems of other countries? Where is the financial responsibility of this administration? Are we just going to keep driving the debt higher? At times, it is wise to give money to other countries, when it may benefit the United States, but we...
Letter to the editor: Flag flies for ALL Americans
The writer of the letter “Biden is no visionary” (Oct. 11, TribLIVE) offers another in the endless litany of complaints that “my flag doesn’t fly for Joe Biden.” Apparently in the MAGA-verse, there is a critical shortage of original thought. You needn’t be a Latin scholar to understand our motto,...
Letter to the editor: Biden destroying America
I believe President Biden has been on a mission to destroy America as we know it since his inauguration. He started on day one in office by issuing multiple executive orders, including essentially opening our borders to millions of foreign invaders, with many being military-aged males from around the world...
Letter to the editor: Democrats should debate
The Democratic National Committee is harming the party by not sponsoring debates among presidential candidates. Let us hear what Joe Biden, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson have to say. What are you afraid of? We are Americans. We can take in debates. If Kennedy gets the nod from...
Letter to the editor: Let’s build friendlier roads for all
I commute daily by bike from my house in Squirrel Hill to my office in North Braddock through five municipalities, and the best part of my commute is the mile between Beacon Street and Beechwood Boulevard across the Fern Hollow Bridge to Forbes Street and South Braddock Avenue. This is...
Letter to the editor: Country needs compromise, moderation
Regarding the letter “Seek out truth about Israel” (Oct. 26, TribLIVE): The “left” has no monopoly on extremists, as evidenced by the extreme “right’s” shameful clown show that stopped all progress in the House for three weeks, at a very critical time. One can support Israel and its retribution following...
Letter to the editor: We’ve made much progress on racism
Professor Elwood Watson’s column “The Pull of Racism in America” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE) contends that “many Black Americans are more inclined to believe race is an intractable factor in our society and has an unshakeable grip on all people.” Intractable, unshakeable grip? Not so. While there will always be some...
Letter to the editor: School choice
Regarding the op-ed “We’ve always known how to create good public schools” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE): Yes, let’s talk about school choice. But first consider some old quotes: “Freedom requires that government keep the channels of competition and opportunity open, prevent monopolies, economic abuse and domination.” — President Herbert Hoover “All government...
Letter to the editor: Bag ban nonsense
Your “lance” about Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban made me laugh (“Cold cases and bag bans,” Oct. 27, TribLIVE). Next time you go to the store, check out all that plastic packaging for everything. And let’s not forget all the plastic cups, forks, spoons, etc., plus soda bottles, signs … ....
Sounding off: Rep. Mike Johnson, bag bans, school bus safety
Johnson as speaker bad news for America Finally, and with so much turmoil in the world that needs to be addressed by Congress, U.S. House Republicans have elected a speaker. The elevation to this position of Rep. Mike Johnson is good news for him, for Donald Trump, whose approval was...
Letter to the editor: Green initiatives losers for U.S.
President Biden wants to scatter thousands of windmills throughout the ocean. I’m betting that salt water will eat away at these monsters, rendering them junk in a matter of years. Where is this junk going to go? People moan about steel mills and pollution; well, where do you think the...
Letter to the editor: Those were the days
It seems as though that dangerous, bigoted white nationalist, who spent much of his time in a worn-out easy chair smoking a cigar, was never more right than now. Fifty years ago, Archie Bunker and his wife Edith sang the theme song to “All In The Family”: “And you knew...
Letter to the editor: Hydrogen blending not the answer
It is no surprise that Columbia Gas is testing hydrogen blending in gas appliances, despite the fact that scientists are warning legislators that hydrogen blending results in more warming emissions than if they were to just burn gas. In the second largest gas-producing state in the nation, Pennsylvania gas companies...
Letter to the editor: We must stop hate and fearmongering
Ray Epps was a true believer. He believed what former President Trump, Fox News and the right-wing media repeatedly told him about the 2020 election being stolen. So on Jan. 6, he stormed the Capitol. But then the conspiracy machine turned on him. They said Epps was an FBI plant...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh should halt hunting in city parks
Concerning the killing of deer in Riverview Park (“Deer hunting to begin in 2 Pittsburgh parks,” Sept. 29, TribLIVE): Many years ago, someone shot a deer with a bow and arrow about a half-mile from my home. The deer died in agony in my front yard. I had to bury...
Letter to the editor: Nothing from government is ‘free’
The article “Here’s how to get your free covid-19 tests” (Sept. 25, TribLIVE) is inaccurate. The tests are not “free,” nor were they “free” when “the White House launched the program to allow Americans to request free at-home covid-19 tests in January 2022.” It costs money to pay for these...
Letter to the editor: Fracking is regulated
Regarding the letter “Fracking needs to stop” (Oct. 17, TribLIVE): There could not be a worse policy for Pennsylvania. The writer utilized a summary of a University of Pittsburgh health study which didn’t acknowledge other environmental factors and didn’t directly connect the oil and gas industry with health impacts. As...
Letter to the editor: IRA provisions help seniors with drug costs
I appreciate the background and personal stories in the article “Planned reduction of Medicare drug costs could ease burden on cash-strapped seniors” (Sept. 1, TribLIVE). I wanted to provide additional information on other prescription drug provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that may also ease the burden for Susie...
Letter to the editor: Choose unity and tolerance
On Oct. 7, evil came. Hamas terrorists butchered hundreds of innocent civilians in Israel. Thirty-one lost were Americans. Evil done for evil’s sake. Brought on by the ideology Jewish people shall not exist and no land shall be theirs. The definition of intolerance. Babies were murdered in their beds. Babies....
Letter to the editor: adding school resource officers increases reports of gun-related offenses, not necessarily number of incidents, study finds
Know your source: The letter to the editor published Oct. 24 (“Police proposal a step in the wrong direction,” Oct. 24, TribLIVE) caught my attention. Review of the 2023 Brookings Institute study mentioned in the letter, contrary to what Mr. Relyea opined, “the presence of an armed officer increases gun-related...
Letter to the editor: Republicans, does anybody really care?
With all of the chaos and confusion within the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives and more specifically, its poor leadership, as documented in numerous current issues of the Trib, I’d like to propose that the Republicans adopt, as their theme song, Chicago’s popular early 1970s hit “Does Anybody...
Letter to the editor: Respect teachers
I agree with the writer of the letter “Fixing the teacher shortage” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) about freezing salary increases for “older” teachers. Instead, just reimburse these incredible profesionals for the money they spend out of their pockets to buy supplies for their students. I’m sure that amount would exceed any...
Letter to the editor: Who’s going to help senior citizens?
Regarding the letter “Westmoreland needs higher wages to grow population” (Oct. 22, TribLIVE): Thanks for the math. Do this math: Who helps us senior citizens? You double people’s wages, but senior citizens don’t get their checks doubled. We need to pay for the same items, but now we will pay...
