Letters to the Editor category, Page 128
Letter to the editor: Oppenheimer, cancer parallels
From the movie “Oppenheimer” and some independent research, I learned that it took three years for the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. This is less time than the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh took for their longterm studies on a group of rare childhood...
Letter to the editor: Irwin has too many car washes
I love a clean car, but to have four washes in a 1- to 2-mile radius on Route 30 in Irwin — is this really necessary? Why can’t someone build a nice restaurant with real home-cooked food, like the Old Village Inn or Teddy’s? We have so many fast-food places....
Letter to the editor: Pa. Treasury’s ‘unclaimed money’ is a farce
The Pennsylvania Treasury makes a big deal about all the money they have that is owed to people. Here’s my experience. You fill out the paperwork, and you hear nothing from them. They acknowledge that they received your claim for your money. Then that’s as far as it goes. No...
Letter to the editor: Why would Shapiro defund Real Alternatives?
Real Alternatives, a regional network of women’s help agencies with 77 centers throughout Pennsylvania, has served in excess of 400,000 women since its establishment in 1996. The regional program is financially supported by the commonwealth, offering women in crisis services such as counseling, testing, educational referrals, clothing, classes and shelter,...
Letter to the editor: Afghanistan accountability
It has been two years since President Biden’s disastrous retreat from Afghanistan, which I feel was recklessly staged purely for political theater. Biden irresponsibly risked the lives of thousands of American citizens and Afghan allies to complete his retreat by the symbolic date of Sept. 11, 2021. He surrendered Bagram...
Letter to the editor: Trump tried to take away our votes
Kudos to the writer of the letter “Republicans, don’t back Trump” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE) for realizing the truth about a habitual liar. You give several really good reasons not to back Trump, but I feel the biggest reason not to support him is the fact that he wanted Vice President...
Letter to the editor: We should all see Trump’s ‘evidence’
After his indictment in Georgia last week, Donald Trump scheduled a news conference for Aug. 20 at which he planned to issue a detailed report providing “irrefutable and overwhelming evidence” that the election there was stolen from him, resulting in his “complete exoneration” (“Trump trashes DA Fani Willis as ‘corrupt,’...
Letter to the editor: Sticking with Trump
I consider the writer of the letter “Republicans, don’t back Trump” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE) a never- Trumper in lockstep with Liz Cheney and old guard Republicans. Let’s examine his three reasons for not supporting Trump. 1. “He failed to take any action during the Jan. 6 mob action to keep the...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden, DeSantis, Kennedy all bad candidates
The trouble with Donald Trump is that he is his own worst enemy. He’s told the lie that he won the 2020 presidential election so many times, he now believes it. Like Putin, Xi and Kim, he implies that he wants to be president for life. He’s partly right that...
Letter to the editor: Say no to Invenergy plant
Recently, PennEnvironment released a study called the “Dirty Dozen” — the top 12 air polluters in Pennsylvania. You might expect the list to be dominated by old, inefficient coke plants or coal industries. Nope! Five of the 12 are modern gas-fired power plants. Is this surprising? For years, residents of...
Letter to the editor: God might be that ‘something’ missing
I must disagree with the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE). When God created man, he gave him free will. We use this free will to make choices, good or bad. God loves all his children and is a loving God who gets sad when...
Letter to the editor: God in his heart
The writer of the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) does not need to read or understand the Bible. He mentions that he believes people should take care of each other. That is God in his heart, and it is the greatest request that he...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield board should be called out over book bans
Despite protest to the contrary, the agenda of conservative members of the Hempfield Area School Board seems to be ban books. Proposed changes to 109-AR-0: Selection of Resource Materials and 109-AR3: Request for Re-Evaluation of Resource Materials would remove students from the review board unless the student is 18 or...
Letter to the editor: Stopping illegal bus passing
Regarding the article “Drivers getting ticketed for passing stopped Pittsburgh Public Schools buses” (Aug. 7, TribLIVE): Act 38 of 2020 should be repealed. This law modified the stop-arm camera law for illegally passing school buses. It assumes a vehicle’s owner was driving, and takes away the person’s rights. It also...
Letter to the editor: Expensive school doesn’t equal good education
The recent article on the incredibly high cost of the Hempfield Area Senior High School (“Hempfield high school project plan is millions of dollars over budget, must be revised,” Aug. 11, TribLIVE) brought a major, vital question to my mind — those kids are getting an exceptional education, right? What...
Letter to the editor: Misconceptions of God
The letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) offered a fascinating insight into questions that have disturbed the thoughts of many people for a long time. Is it possible the writer’s conclusions were drawn based on worldly misconceptions? The impression that God sanctions evil, sin and...
Letter to the editor: 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 would throw Ukraine to the Russian bear...
Letter to the editor: Soldiers should never be left behind
Bravo to the writer of the letter “Leaving soldiers behind is un-American” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE). This letter should be endorsed by every American and a copy sent to every Congress member, as well as Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. As I realize that would probably not be possible, please, everyone,...
Sounding off: Shapiro’s actions, new Hempfield school, Trump among week’s topics
Shapiro anti-choice? I thought Gov. Josh Shapiro was for women’s choice and reproductive health? His decision to end the contract with Real Alternatives will harm tens of thousands of women and children who depend on the help they receive. A new study published in the journal Cureus found that two-thirds...
Letter to the editor: Weiss as special counsel is an insult
I think giving David Weiss a special counsel designation in the Hunter Biden case is an insult to the legal system. Weiss has already let the statute of limitations on Biden’s felonies expire and pushed for a sweetheart deal for him. I think Weiss should instead be disbarred for helping...
Letter to the editor: Beware Moms for Liberty
The group “Moms for Liberty” is anything but. This organization has been judged a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. They are waging a full-fledged war against students’ First Amendment rights to access books based on race, gender identity, ethnicity and religion. They are pushing to rewrite the...
Letter to the editor: Look to past to see that God isn’t the problem
Regarding the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE): I think we can agree on the presence of good and evil in the world. Most of us find it relatively easy to be “good” and kind but find it more challenging to resist engaging in unkind...
Letter to the editor: Trump still the bully
I cannot believe Donald Trump, like a schoolyard bully, talks to people like he does and downgrades people and thinks he has done nothing wrong. He has been caught in lies and threatens people and claims this is free speech. When I grew up, you were taught to respect people,...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for AVH’s hospice angels
Recently my family and I experienced the death of our most cherished and loved mother and wife, Joyce, while in the care of the hospice unit at Allegheny Valley Hospital (AVH). Without exception, every doctor, nurse, aide and custodian involved in Joyce’s care manifested and demonstrated the utmost professionalism possible....
Letter to the editor: Knowing God
I have the impression the writer of the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) has some knowledge of God but does not know God. People can possess knowledge of someone but not know them. It happens every day. It’s through relationships that we can get...
