Letters to the Editor category, Page 143
Letter to the editor: We’ve gone from best president to worst
It seems that our country has been going down the wrong road for the past two years. Joe Biden has proven himself incompetent over and over again. From the skyrocketing prices of fuel, groceries and other essentials to the mishandling of our southern border to the sloppy pullout in Afghanistan,...
Letter to the editor: Saturday deer opener takes fun out of hunting
Hunter Randy Santucci is right on the money (“Opponents of Saturday deer opener cite negative economic, social impacts,” May 20, TribLIVE). The game commission needs to go back to Monday for opening day. They took all the fun out of camp and the camaraderie that camps have before hunting. Going...
Letter to the editor: Reality check on reenactments
The Bushy Run reenactment is silly. What’s next? A reenactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor? A reenactment of the Holocaust? A reenactment of the atomic bomb attack? A reenactment of the Vietnam War? Get a reality check. Francois Vukosic Bridgeville...
Letter to the editor: Amazing teacher and students at Pine-Richland
I attended a preview showing of the Pine-Richland High School musical put on for seniors. The music was played live by a student orchestra conducted by Brian Scott. The orchestra was amazing — they didn’t miss a note the whole show. I don’t know if Scott is an amazing teacher...
Letter to the editor: Follow science on climate change
The statement “fossil fuels are never going away” in the letter “Don’t be afraid to question climate change claims” (March 14, TribLIVE) is false. They will go away, at least, when they run out. But sooner than that we will be killed by the wars over remaining land and resources...
Letter to the editor: Tables turned on the woke
“The problem with the word woke” (March 10, TribLIVE) delves into the woke mind. Woke was appropriated by smug white liberals to brandish assumed street cred. Then they used wokeness to bludgeon conservatives. When their opponents turned the tables, the “woke mob” cried foul, rechristened woke a racial slur and...
Letter to the editor: Doesn’t PennDOT care about Route 30?
Route 30 between Latrobe and Irwin remains in terrible condition with potholes and seam holes throughout the entire distance. Doesn’t PennDOT care? When do our taxes buy us value? Dave Bonazelli Unity...
Letter to the editor: Railroad excess to blame for high cost of goods
The disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has put a spotlight on the railroad industry. Their average profit margin since 2001 has steadily increased from 15% to 50% in 2019. The national average profit margin for U.S. industries is 9%, but for railroads it is five times the average....
Letter to the editor: Presidents have no control over inflation
Inflation, we are told, results when people spend too much money, driving up prices; too much money chasing too few goods. Wall Street wants to cure it by hammering on working people. The Federal Reserve raises interest rates, in effect sending every employer a memo saying it’s time to lay...
Letter to the editor: McGonigal arrest raises questions
This nightmare just will not go away. We know that Oleg Deripaska was a key coordinator of Russia’s foreign influence operation in the 2016 presidential campaign. We know he was associated with Paul Manafort, the ex-operative for Putin’s puppet regime in Ukraine, ex-campaign adviser for President Trump, and ex-felon whom...
Letter to the editor: Oil and gas changes in Monroeville
The Monroeville Council is considering an update to its comprehensive zoning ordinance that looks like changes in land use are going to make it worse for environmental justice communities near the landfill. Harms to air and water are sure to follow as a result of allowing fracking as a conditional...
Letter to the editor: Dems hurting the middle class
Liberal Democrats are waging war against America, hurting middle-class Americans most. Since President Biden took office, every major policy imposed on the country has had far more deleterious effects on America’s middle and lower classes than on the rich because the elitist Democrats and their rich corporate and celebrity contributors...
Letter to the editor: Alzheimer’s, dementia caregiver burden growing in Pa.
The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals the Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiver burden continues to grow in Pennsylvania. Today, there are more than 400,000 family members and friends serving as unpaid dementia caregivers in the commonwealth providing 464 million hours of unpaid care, valued at $10.7...
Letter to the editor: An all-electric Air Force One?
The president is calling for the American people to go to all-electric vehicles. With something like 12,000 airplanes in the sky at one time, I believe it’s time for President Biden to show the world he is not all talk. Biden needs to have the “Next Air Force One” made...
Letter to the editor: Try plant-based for one day on March 20
MeatOut was launched in 1985 by Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) and has since grown into the world’s largest annual grassroots educational campaign encouraging the end of the use of animals for food. On March 20, the first day of spring, we ask people to turn over a new leaf...
Letter to the editor: Grateful for lifesavers in Harrison
I would like to express my appreciation for the Citizens Hose EMS crew and director Jim Erb. They were recently honored at a Harrison Township meeting for their lifesaving efforts (“Harrison emergency crews lauded for saving 2 lives,” March 2, TribLIVE). I am extremely grateful that our township has a...
Letter to the editor: UPMC shouldn’t wait to raise wages
Recently, UPMC announced it would increase its minimum wage to $18 by 2026. While I agree wages should be raised, we can’t wait three years for it to happen. We are in the middle of a critical hospital staffing shortage. Many of my co-workers who’ve left say they’re leaving because...
Letter to the editor: Government must do more on domestic terrorism
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has reported that the incidence of domestic terrorism attacks are on the rise. These attacks come from the far right and the far left. The center emphasized that the words right and left do not refer to the Republican or Democratic parties but...
Letter to the editor: Americans need help affording medication
Millions of people in the United States have died due to not being able to afford needed medications. The “pill bill” passed last year by Congress does nothing to stop most of these deaths. Oh yes, it helps lower insulin prices, but only for people on government programs, Medicare and...
Letter to the editor: Casino workers should be protected from smokers
I am writing on behalf of Pennsylvania casino workers who are working in secondhand smoke on a daily basis . I lost my mother in 2015 due to COPD. I am also pushing this cause in her honor to save others from this terrible lung condition. Casino workers love their...
Letter to the editor: ‘Woke’ lends itself to weaponization
One reads with interest the column “The problem with the word woke” (March 10, TribLIVE). Lori Falce decries how a word supposedly “meant to be about opening eyes turned into a club.” Such linguistic weaponization, however, might be implicit in the term “woke” itself. Merriam-Webster defines “woke” as “aware of...
Letter to the editor: Time to move deer hunting opener back to Monday
State Rep. Brian Smith, R-Punxsutawney, and Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Bethlehem, have both announced plans to introduce legislation to move the opening day of Pennsylvania’s rifle deer season back to its traditional Monday after Thanksgiving. These legislators and others have recognized through considerable constituent contacts from hunters and businesses that moving...
Letter to the editor: Ending daylight saving time
I agree with Tom Purcell (“Still time to save us from DST,” March 6, TribLIVE): This back and forth with the time is all wrong. Instead of moving back and forth one hour, just move a half-hour and leave it be. We’re all tired of moving back and forth. William...
Sounding off: On marijuana, Norfolk Southern, Bushy Run, covid origins, Doug Mastriano, student debt
‘What-ifs’ regarding legal marijuana and workers I have a few questions and thoughts for all those people who want to make marijuana legal. Has anyone mentioned anything about those who employ someone on marijuana? What happens to the employer if this employee injures himself or someone else? Do you want...
Letter to the editor: Vote out legislators who won’t end property tax
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently outlined his first budget proposal. He mentioned raising the qualification income bracket to $45,000 from $35,000 for the homeowner/rent rebate program. For homeowners, that’s like putting a Band-Aid on something that requires surgery. Stop paying your property taxes and see who really owns your house and...
