Letters to the Editor category, Page 130
Letter to the editor: Slow down on Arona Road
If this were a Hallmark movie, there would not have been another accident in the 1600 block of Arona Road. Two people would not have been life-flighted to the hospital, a third taken by ambulance. Two years ago, a woman would not have died in my front yard. If this...
Letter to the editor: We should all pay for our own choices
During our lifetimes we make many decisions. Some of these decisions will not only affect you, but cost others. Some of us will drink alcohol, some will not. Some will be satisfied with a drink or two, but some will become alcoholics. The same goes with drugs. Most will not...
Letter to the editor: Trump indictment about keeping Biden out of jail
The latest indictment is not to put Donald Trump in jail; it is to keep President Biden out of jail, because if Trump wins the election, he will go after Biden. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Make a difference — host an exchange student
I’ve been an AFS-USA volunteer in Natrona Heights for eight years, and I want to share what it means to host a high school exchange student in our community. Highlands High School has partnered with AFS for more than 25 years and is open to hosting more students this academic...
Letter to the editor: Make America prosperous again for all, not just the few
With FDR’s progressive policies, strong unions and investment in public education in the mid- to late- 1900s, the United States had the first world-class middle class. The 1950s, ’60s and ’70s were the golden age of middle-class America. People could buy homes for the first time, and their children could...
Letter to the editor: Greed is killing America
“The eagle and the arrow: An eagle was soaring through the air when he felt a pain in his side which caused him to crash helplessly to the ground. As he felt his life slipping away, he looked at the arrow which had felled him and found that the shaft...
Letter to the editor: Leaders should take climate action now
Allegheny County Council member Anita Prizio is right to point out the need for strong moves to respond to the threats associated with the growing climate crisis (“Pennsylvanians deserve bold climate action — and accountability,” Aug. 4, TribLIVE). The high and growing costs will certainly be disproportionately borne by those...
Letter to the editor: Trump doesn’t stand a chance in DC
Aug. 1 was just another normal day in the District of Corruption. Special Prosecutor Jack Smith alleges Donald Trump tried to subvert the 2020 election. This is no surprise for a Democrat whose wife donated $2,000 to the Biden campaign and was a producer on a documentary about Michelle Obama....
Letter to the editor: Biden stinks and his policies stink
Joe Biden stinks. Everything about him stinks. He stinks as a leader. His economic policies stink. His energy policies stink. His “weaponized” federal agencies stink. His foreign policies stink. His border policy stinks. His lying stinks. His ineptitude and stupidity stink. What stinks worst about this is that it surprises...
Letter to the editor: Help solve Stephanie Coyle’s murder
Thirty years ago July 16, our beloved mother, Stephanie Coyle, was found dead in her Arnold home, throat slashed, stab wounds in her back and neck area, sexually assaulted, and a carving of unknown meaning on her back. We are still waiting for justice for her. Westmoreland County District Attorney...
Letter to the editor: God is not to be mocked
Regarding the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE): When you hear someone say “God help us,” what does that mean? God is described by theologians as being omnipotent. Theologians study God to understand who he is. God is omnipotent, meaning, has unlimited power and is...
Letter to the editor: Purple zones ruining Squirrel Hill
I am a resident of a senior retirement community in Squirrel Hill and no longer able to drive, but friends here often take a number of us to the business area in Squirrel Hill so we can run a bunch of errands at one time. The small businesses in Squirrel...
Letter to the editor: Librarians not ‘sexualizing’ our children
A recent letter-writer denounced the “leftist hysteria” that he believes is defending “the sexualization of children in our schools” (“Books and the sexualization of our children,” Aug. 3, TribLIVE). It would be good if he had offered concrete examples of either the “leftist hysteria” or of the “sexualization” of children....
Letter to the editor: It’s illegal to throw cut grass on roads
It is a Pennsylvania law that throwing cut grass on the road is illegal. I ride a motorcycle and feel this is a law especially for those who ride. I wish people would be made aware of this law; I have neighbors who aren’t aware of it. I have six...
Sounding off: Girls’ sports, slavery, electric vehicles among week’s topics
School districts should preserve sex-based athletics distinctions Chris Harlan’s article “‘No one has a better answer:’ PIAA relying on principals to identify transgender athletes” (July 29, TribLIVE) discusses PIAA’s deference to individual schools to determine whether biological males can play on a female team. I strongly disagree with the PIAA’s...
Letter to the editor: School districts should preserve sex-based athletics distinctions
Chris Harlan’s article “‘No one has a better answer:’ PIAA relying on principals to identify transgender athletes” (July 29, TribLIVE) discusses PIAA’s deference to individual schools to determine whether biological males can play on a female team. I strongly disagree with the PIAA’s conclusion that there are no better answers....
Letter to the editor: How can Republicans see upside to slavery?
For decades many Republicans have had eyebrow-raising, uneasy relationships with racists and their organizations. Sharing platforms with white nationalists, being uncritical of racist remarks and actions, and cozying up to groups like the John Birch Society are well-known, historical examples of an unspoken, behind-the-scenes position of unchallenged agreement and a...
Letter to the editor: Diversity vs. competence
Diversity? Just about every U.S. college and university now has a “dean of diversity” while our main global rival celebrates competence. Stick a fork in the good ol’ USA — we are cooked! Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Trump on Presidential Records Act
The Presidential Records Act states that, the moment the president leaves office, the National Archives shall have custody and control of all presidential records. Nothing in the act states that there should be prolonged talks or a negotiated agreement between a former president and the National Archives over return of...
Letter to the editor: Health-care staffing crisis at jail
Another death occurred at the Allegheny County Jail last month, the 20th death since April 2020. The absence of health care staff is a major reason why the rate of death at our jail is so high. There are 94 vacancies for health care staff. Recently, a job satisfaction survey...
Letter to the editor: Books and the sexualization of our children
Regarding the letter “Book-banning futility” (July 23, TribLIVE): Assuming an honest opinion here, not just more leftist hysteria, the letter expressed a concern for sexual material being used in schools. How anyone can defend the sexualization of children in our schools is beyond me. Is this truly necessary? The diatribe...
Letter to the editor: Trump unveiled our country’s corruption
Regarding the letter “Trump should pay the price” (July 25, TribLIVE), I ask the pertinent question: “It’s been almost three years since he’s been out of office; are people not seeing what President Biden and his sycophants have done?” Donald Trump, while crass and arrogant, showed the country just how...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Biden for honoring Emmett Till
Leave it to a man of compassion, empathy, tolerance and decency like Joe Biden to spearhead the establishment of memorial statues to commemorate the savage murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy whose “capital crime” was to have allegedly whistled at a white woman. Young Emmett was kidnapped from his...
Letter to the editor: Elites, media moving to Newsome?
It looks like the judge in Hunter Biden’s plea deal, Maryellen Noreika, was not paid off and did not rubber-stamp his plea deal, which would have made him immune to future indictments. I think that the Washington elites and the news media dropped Joe Biden like a hot potato and...
Letter to the editor: Back Zappala over Dugan in Allegheny County
Recently, the majority of Democrats in Allegheny County voted for Mike Dugan as the Democratic candidate for district attorney in Allegheny County over Stephen Zappala, a tested Democrat. Do you who voted for Dugan know that he is a George Soros-backed candidate? Do you know what that means? Are you...
