Letters to the Editor category, Page 145
Letter to the editor: Yakopec generous with her help
I support reelecting Judge Cheryl Yakopec. For over 20 years, Yakopec has generously helped me in my work to beautify Memorial Park. She assigns her students to help with planting, weeding, raking, building birdhouses and more. I supervise them, and she comes to check on them. It is beneficial because...
Sounding off: Politics, books, guns, Fox News on readers’ minds
We’re not ‘good or evil’ based on our political views A recent letter to the editor claims that America has devolved into a battleground of good vs. evil (“Pick a side, good or evil,” April 10, TribLIVE). The view(s) of the author insinuate that conservatives (Republicans) are good, God-fearing Christian...
Letter to the editor: Leuba for Allegheny County controller
As a local parent and resident of Allegheny County for 17 years, I’m excited to vote for Darwin Leuba for county controller in the Democratic primary election May 16. This office carries crucial responsibilities long neglected by our electeds. The county controller serves as auditor for Allegheny County, which controls...
Letter to the editor: Vote for new Westmoreland County commissioners
In the article “Westmoreland DA says forensics lab will speed investigations” (April 14, TribLIVE), the Tribune-Review reported that District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli and county commissioners plan to spend: $497,000 for lab equipment; a new salary of $84,000; and $250,000 for training and accreditation. The goal is to have it “be...
Letter to the editor: Election wishes
Before I die, I have two wishes regarding elections: 1. I’d like to vote for someone rather than against someone, and 2. I can be confident that the political candidate I vote for has the people’s interest at heart rather than their own. Richard Herd Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: How about a book burning?
To expand on Tara Gandy’s comments in the article “Greensburg Salem parent calls for change after teacher caught reading racial slur aloud in classroom,” regarding John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” (April 13, TribLIVE): Perhaps we ought to have a good old-fashioned book burning — maybe this week, during National...
Letter to the editor: Young people should change the name of ‘Assassins’ game
Dear Assassins game players: Do you really mean to play a game called “Assassins?” Please, change the name that has brought our country so much pain and shame. Give the game a new name, like “Tag,” and don’t dishonor our flag. Do you wonder why schools won’t affiliate with a...
Letter to the editor: Can we handle another Trump presidency?
An indictment is simply the bringing of charges against a defendant. It does not determine innocence or guilt. Its validity is decided by an impartial grand jury of 20-25 people chosen through a rigorous jury selection process. They (not the district attorney, in this case, Alvin Bragg) determine, by majority...
Letter to the editor: Bengel best choice for judge
Regarding the mismatched race for district judge in East Deer, Tarentum, Brackenridge, Fawn and Harrison, there is only one legitimate choice: Judge Carolyn Bengel. Bengel has 30 years of proven and practiced experience as an impressive district judge, as well as continually engaging in beneficial off-duty service in our communities....
Letter to the editor: Doven for Allegheny County council
I would like to respond to the letter “Reelect Bethany Hallam” (April 17, TribLIVE): I will proudly be voting for Joanna Doven for Allegheny County Council. She stands strong as a single mother of three young children, a small-business owner and a voice of reason focused on delivering results that...
Letter to the editor: Solving energy problems
Peoples Gas and West Penn (First Energy) are believed by the writer of the letter “Who’s profiting from our high utility bills?” (April 16, TribLIVE) to be resonsible for “price hikes and profiteering” identified in his letter. He asks why prices have “risen so dramatically in past two years, and...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman should have talked about his depression during campaign
John Fetterman, at best, looked dazed, confused and lost during the debate. He also never made one public mention of having depression. He withheld this important information from voters until it was convenient for him after the election. Now, allies have somehow turned this whole debacle into him being praised...
Letter to the editor: Klingensmith for magistrate
I am writing to endorse my friend and neighbor, Bob Klingensmith, for the office of district magistrate. I have lived five houses away from Bob and his wife, Suzy, and their three children since he built his house. I also live 10 houses from the house he was born and...
Letter to the editor: No one better than Yakopec for judge
I support the reelection of Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec. I think everybody knows how well qualified, experienced and evenly tempered Yakopec has been for the last 29 years. Clearly that is why no one has run against her in so long. Those of us who see her out in the...
Letter to the editor: We should keep Carolyn Bengel as judge
With recognition that any eligible candidate can run against another, I question the insincere mantra of “time for a change” — when it is not broken, you do not attempt to fix it just for change’s sake. I allude to the race for district judge in our area where incumbent...
Letter to the editor: Does age still bring wisdom?
I used to believe that with age comes wisdom. Can’t hold that to be true anymore. I have age, but wisdom? I only have questions. How can everyone wear a mask to prevent disease but so many people don’t want to wear a condom for the same purpose plus preventing...
Letter to the editor: Fox News isn’t ‘news’ at all
If you are ensconced in Fox “News,” I implore you to check out some other sources to see what Fox isn’t telling you right now. They have been sued for their lies, and the evidence against them was so overwhelming that they settled for more than half a billion dollars....
Letter to the editor: Stand up to corruption
Are we watching the ugly abyss of a two-tier justice system being uncovered, being revealed little by little, every day? Add Matthew Colin Taibbi, author and journalist, to the growing hit list. Taibbi’s apparent crime: testifying before a GOP congressional committee. Taibbi’s “free speech” testimony made him an immediate enemy...
Letter to the editor: Easy ways to extend Earth Day
As April 22 was Earth Day, I’d like to reflect on how to extend the protection of our planet beyond just one day: • Don’t litter. Pick up trash when you can. • Drive a fuel-efficient vehicle, ride your bike or walk place to place. • Compost to reduce waste....
Letter to the editor: Sorry state of political discourse
The writer of the letter “Tables turned on the woke” (March 22, TribLIVE) only deepens the mystery regarding the word “woke.” It originated in the Black community to denote “awareness.” I never heard that usage until it began to be used by the political right. There is, to my knowledge,...
Letter to the editor: World immunization week
World Immunization Week and National Infant Immunization Week, April 24-30 this year, aims to educate the public about why vaccines are necessary for the health of millions of people around the world. For numerous reasons, children and adults miss out on essential vaccines, which increases their risk of contracting preventable...
Letter to the editor: Racially motivated violence must stop
The April 13 shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Mo., allegedly by Andrew Lester, is god-awful. It is shocking that some white citizens still view a portion of minority people as a threat to society. Violence like this should not be happening with today’s generation. We all have to...
Letter to the editor: Recycling in Allegheny Township
A small committee of volunteers recruited by the Allegheny Township supervisors has been working to investigate the possibility of recycling in the township. The committee spoke with industry people, went to recycling sites and investigated how nonprofit agencies could help. We also spoke with officials from surrounding communities. We discovered...
Letter to the editor: Founders’ thoughts on guns
Regarding the letter “Thoughts and prayers not enough to stop school shootings”: To think the Founding Fathers didn’t anticipate weapons of the future has no bearing on the Second Amendment. The Founding Fathers put in the Second Amendment to control a tyrannical government should it turn on the populace and...
Letter to the editor: Don’t vote for incumbents for Westmoreland County commissioner
No incumbent Westmoreland County commissioners deserve your vote. They are the ones who sent millions of dollars back to the federal government because they could not find the time to figure out how to award the money — money that was needed by small businesses and the needy. No incumbent...
