Letters to the Editor category, Page 127
Letter to the editor: America’s war on carbon
Americans are constantly harangued about carbon emissions. We’re strongly encouraged to convert to electric cars, and accept restrictions on home heating and cooking systems. Industry has spent enormous sums to reduce its carbon footprint. Electric utilities are rapidly adding wind and solar power systems, and are phasing out coal. Upon...
Letter to the editor: Will it be ‘rinse and repeat’ for Steelers?
Yinzer nation is already booking Super Bowl tickets, but it’s time to take off the rose-colored glasses. Guts and team doctors will be the deciders. Elder statesman Cam Heyward, one-footed Ogunjobi, one-footed Holcomb at linebacker. Do we have a podiatrist? T.J. Watt, you say? I say broken glass. Conditioning matters,...
Letter to the editor: On books, whose beliefs matter more?
When I read the article “ ‘It’s a small number of people who are very loud’: Local libraries grapple with book challenges, bans” (Aug. 22, TribLIVE), I was somewhat taken back by the headline and further by the story. The story described how the number of people who had issues,...
Letter to the editor: Corporate greed causes inflation
According to U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, fully 54% of our current inflation is actually the result of corporate price-gouging of the American consumer. This corporate greed started in 1982 when the Reagan administration made stock buybacks legal, then Republican administrations allowed an unprecedented number of corporate mergers resulting in virtual...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden actions on deceased soldiers telling
A curled forefinger, doddery and speckled with beach sand, slyly hoists a Chinese-diamond-studded shirt cuff, languid eyes drooping wristward to gauge the precise Rolex tide — er, that is, “time,” the precise Rolex time — as American- flag-cloaked coffins are carried with white gloves from a military transport plane. On Aug....
Letter to the editor: Trump is no hero
The writer of the letter “Sticking with Trump” (Aug. 23, TribLIVE) has found a very odd way to try make Donald Trump look like some sort of hero. Unfortunately, he decides to choose a critique from a non-MAGA. His first attempt is to show Trump refusing to utilize his power...
Letter to the editor: Seeking financial answers in Norwin
In my letter “Fiscal responsibility in Norwin” (July 14, TribLIVE), I mentioned that the Norwin School District’s treasurer’s reports were not being reported monthly as required by law. It is especially important to note that this is paramount in June, when the district’s annual proposed budget is on the agenda....
Letter to the editor: God is the answer
I believe the world is round. I cannot prove it, but I believe it. I believe that I need oxygen to sustain life. Not “air” but oxygen. Not that I can separate it. But my body does. I can’t prove that either, but I believe it. I believe that a...
Letter to the editor: Two sets of laws?
OK, America, it’s time to wake up and see what is taking place in this great country. Everyone talks about favoritism, discrimination and pride for certain people. The big thing now in the news is with former President Donald Trump. According to what we know, the classified documents that President...
Letter to the editor: Trump is not a leader
Enough already! Contrary to popular belief (MAGAs), Donald Trump is not the second coming. I think he is the biggest narcissist the world has ever seen. We were all thinking in 2016, “Maybe a businessman would be an ideal president.” But we chose the wrong one. This guy, known as...
Letter to the editor: Understanding God
In reference to the writer of the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE): I’m sure thousands of local Christians are praying for you. You obviously don’t understand the God of the Old Testament that punished us for disobedience and the God of the New Testament...
Letter to the editor: No justice for sister killed in DUI crash
On Aug. 19, 2022, our sister, Helen Ringeisen, was killed in a head-on collision with a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus in Kennedy Township. Her boyfriend, who was driving, blacked out because his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit for driving. He only had minor injuries. On June...
Letter to the editor: ‘The Hazards of Hunter’
In the early days of cinema, there was a serial titled “The Perils of Pauline.” Today, it has been replaced with a modern version: “The Hazards of Hunter.” The president’s son’s escapades are purportedly cited in his confiscated laptop. Just as we waited a week in the “Perils of Pauline”...
Letter to the editor: ‘Hostilities’ in Allegheny Township
I have a few comments on the article “Employee exodus blamed on hostile work environment in Allegheny Township” (Aug. 18, TribLIVE). To the Allegheny Township Supervisors: You all were elected by the voters. If there is hostility, deal with it. The voters entrusted you to do what is best to...
Letter to the editor: Spread word about thanking vets, first responders
My family and I were enjoying an evening at a carnival. We were standing near a couple of policemen when my 9-year-old granddaughter, Mariah, said, “Mimi, you should thank them for their service.” What an amazing moment. My mother taught me a long time ago to thank veterans and first...
Letter to the editor: Citizen overwatch of police needed
Regarding two recent stories about police officer-involved shootings (“Use of force expert: Ligonier Valley police shooting ‘probably should have been handled differently’,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE; “Man killed by Philadelphia police never got out of his car, didn’t ‘lunge’ with a knife, police say in new narrative,” Aug. 16, TribLIVE): These...
Letter to the editor: Protecting Medicare Advantage
Affordable and high-quality health care for seniors and individuals with disabilities remains a big concern in Pennsylvania. That is why we need to protect and strengthen Medicare Advantage, a vital part of Medicare that more need to know about. It is important that as many people as possible look at...
Gregory F. Treverton: Prigozhin not the first to cross Putin and meet a suspicious demise
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was said to be on crashed Aug. 23, killing all 10 people on board. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that Prigozhin, who had led a brief rebellion again the...
Letter to the editor: PennDOT’s emissions nonsense
OK, here’s a little more government nonsense for ya. It seems only 25 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania have to have emissions testing on their vehicles. This is a problem. Either make the same requirement for every county or eliminate it for the others. In addition, now PennDOT is changing...
Sounding off: Ukraine aid, Hempfield school cost, Afghanistian, emissions among week’s topics
Why we should continue to help Ukraine The writer of the letter “We’ve helped Ukraine enough” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE) states that although he feels sorry for Ukraine, we should stop aiding that nation because it just costs too much. He doesn’t seem to care that the consequences of such action...
Letter to the editor: What has Trump done for you?
The letter ”Trump doesn’t stand a chance in DC” (Aug. 8, TribLIVE) could make a rat gag. It’s a shame what Donald J. Trump has done in his life and as president and while rerunning for president. Working people pay most of the taxes while the very rich and companies...
Letter to the editor: Trump is the antidote
To quote two famous Americans: Pogo — “We have met the enemy and he is us”; and FDR — “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” The enemy is those who don’t vote, or those who vote strictly along party lines. This combination of apathy and laziness...
Letter to the editor: The left would have us living in caves
Regarding the letter “Air conditioners cause problems” (Aug. 12, TribLIVE): Something tells me the loony left wouldn’t be happy even if we all went back to living in caves. I can imagine them chiseling their frantic letters now — “We must stop lighting wood fires to cook our food and...
Letter to the editor: A carbon-free future would be very lonely
In the letter “Leaders should take climate action now” (Aug. 8, TribLIVE), the author says leaders should “promote policies that will drive us to a carbon-free future.” Without getting into the whole climate change debate, does the author realize that all lifeforms on earth, plant, animal and human, are carbon-based?...
Letter to the editor: Saddened by Trump, MAGA followers
I’m an 85-year-old veteran of the United States of America. It saddens me that a former president of our country has committed what I consider treason, without remorse, and is possibly continuing his criminal behavior. I think Trump is pure evil and is preying on his duped MAGA followers. Generations...
