Letters to the Editor category, Page 159
Letter to the editor: Fern Hollow reporting exceptional
I am writing to compliment Jonathan Silver on his excellent reporting and prose in the article “Forever Changed” (Jan. 22, TribLIVE) marking the anniversary of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. He not only filled in many of the gaps in the story that had piqued my curiosity, but he also...
Letter to the editor: No Pride Night hypocrisy
Tim Benz trying to make sense of the comments regarding Ivan Provorov’s protest on Pride Night in Philadelphia was confusing if not amusing (“I’m not a fan of Ivan Provorov’s Pride Night jersey boycott, but also dislike hypocritical media fallout,” Jan. 20, TribLIVE). The CBC (government owned) is not the...
Letter to the editor: Restoring Churchill’s Westinghouse site
In 2021 and 2022, Churchill faced a proposal to build a 2.9-million-square-foot Amazon distribution center at the former George Westinghouse R&D site. During planning commission meetings and public hearings, we learned of the historic significance of the site, which is potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic...
Letter to the editor: Jan. 6 — we can never let it happen again
It should have never happened in our country, but it did. The attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago was an attempted coup, an attack on our democracy to try and stop a free and fair election. It certainly wasn’t a tour of the Capitol. I knew that day,...
Sounding off: Politics, Jan. 6, immigrants among week’s topics
We must stop demonizing each other I am tired of reading letters to the editor from so called “conservatives” who equate worshipping at the altar of Donald Trump as being “real Republicans.” Conservatives come in an array of flavors, including this never-Trumper. Apparently if you don’t agree with the far...
Letter to the editor: We must stop demonizing each other
I am tired of reading letters to the editor from so called “conservatives” who equate worshipping at the altar of Donald Trump as being “real Republicans.” Conservatives come in an array of flavors, including this never-Trumper. Apparently, if you don’t agree with the far right section of the party that...
Letter to the editor: All students deserve an excellent education
In his op-ed ”Now’s the time to tackle the charter vs. public school problem” (Jan. 17, TribLIVE), Isaiah Trumbull blamed charter schools for the Pittsburgh School District’s (PPS) poor performance. Unfortunately, his op-ed is full of misinformation. Far from “underfunded,” PPS receives $27,700 per student, about $12,000 more than the national...
Letter to the editor: We’ll never forget Chief Justin McIntire
I had the opportunity to have met police Chief Justin McIntire. Our community will never forget the dedication and love he gave us. We fly our colors of our police departments proudly. God bless all police officers in our country. We salute you, Justin. Gloria J. Parobeck Brackenridge...
Letter to the editor: NFL kickers missing the mark
In the Jan. 16 Dallas Cowboys/Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four extra points. After he missed two extra points, why in God’s name did they still let him in there instead of replacing him with a backup kicker? Maher went on to miss two more extra...
Letter to the editor: Women deserve better than abortion
Last Friday, my husband and I traveled with our three young children, ages 6, 5 and 3, to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Having marched many times in the past in hopes that one day Roe v. Wade would be overturned, this trip was an expression of...
Letter to the editor: Are we seeing a rift between Biden and media?
Having followed politics rather closely for more than four decades, I could only shake my head in disgust as Joe Biden won the presidency in 2020. At least when Donald Trump made stupid, clumsy attempts to circumnavigate the truth, it could be attributed to his unfamiliarity with political articulation. Biden...
Letter to the editor: Hoping for an end to Wolf’s chaos
Gov. Tom Wolf said on March 16, 2020: “I would like people to stay home 24 hours a day.” From that day till now, some Pennsylvana residents have taken that fear to heart. Others mocked and laughed as the shutdowns and mandates continued and we did our best to lead...
Letter to the editor: Republicans holding us hostage
I have some question for voters who cast ballots which nominally granted control of the U. S. House of Representatives to the Republicans: Is it acceptable to you that a high-stakes game of chicken will be played over whether to increase the debt ceiling, an action which enables the country...
Letter to the editor: Jan. 6 commission symptom of bloated government
It has been said, “When the government fears the people, there is liberty, but when the people fear the government, there’s tyranny.” Today, we are ruled by an elite group who have weaponized the federal government to serve their self-interest. We talk of “insurrection” on Jan. 6 but ignore that...
Letter to the editor: RIP Jeff Beck and David Crosby
We recently lost two musical giants, Jeff Beck and David Crosby. RIP and thanks for the years and years of fantastic music. Rock ’n’ roll heaven just got so much better. The group “Dream Theater” said it best when they sang, “After we’re gone, the spirit carries on.” Mike Stehney...
Letter to the editor: No reason to laud our public education system
The laudatory statement in Rich Askey’s letter “Thank those who educate our students” (Nov. 17, TribLIVE) was like the captain of the Titanic congratulating his staff and crew on the good job they were doing loading the lifeboats as the ship was sinking. He praises everyone associated with the Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: U.S. enemies are taking advantage
As our country continues to self destruct, our enemies are quietly taking advantage of our stupidity and lack of patriotism. We see Russia challenging us and our allies with their invasion of Ukraine. Russia is using Ukraine to test their newest military weapons. It has allegedly sabotaged the undersea gas...
Letter to the editor: Guess who’s paying for immigrants’ hotel, food?
Who is paying for immigrants to stay at the $500-a-night Row NYC Hotel, with three free meals a day? Take a guess. I attribute this to the current administration’s southern border policy. The New York Post recently ran an article headlined “Tons’ of food gets tossed daily by NYC hotel...
Letter to the editor: Planned hazardous waste dump threatens residents
Residents of Western Pennsylvania, beware — we are at risk! MAX Environmental Technologies plans to build a new hazardous dump on the banks of Sewickley Creek, a tributary of the Youghiogheny River, threatening drinking water for thousands. We have some of the worst air quality in the nation, with MAX...
Letter to the editor: What’s ‘fair share’ when it comes to taxes?
Regarding the letter “We need fair taxation to end wealth inequality” (Jan. 7, TribLIVE): “Fair share” is liberal speak when arguing that our tax system is unfair, because in their opinion, the wealthy are not paying enough taxes. They are careful not to define what a “fair share” would be....
Letter to the editor: Democrats, Ukraine and fossil fuels
I can’t help wondering how the writer of the letter “How have Dems improved our lives?” (Jan. 13, TribLIVE) can say that Democrats “(started) an actual shooting war in Ukraine.” I would also remind him that the Afghanistan pullout was arranged by President Trump. With the word limit for letters,...
Letter to the editor: EPA must protect our children
The catastrophic leak of 1.29 billion cubic feet of methane in November in Jackson Township, Cambria County, has been referred to as one of the worst climate disasters of 2022. While officials told the public the leak posed “no threat,” local residents felt concerned. Families near the leak reported a...
Letter to the editor: Trump, like Reagan, was a great president
Ronald Reagan was a great president. He was a true conservative, not afraid to take an unpopular stand. He loved the American people. Then there was a series of moderate Republicans running for president. True conservatives were unhappy, but the party told them to hold their noses and remain loyal....
Letter to the editor: Library book banners wasting their energy
These library book censor fanatics crack me up. Don’t they realize today’s students have access to anything on the internet and their cellphones and that they seldom frequent the library? What a misplaced waste of energy. Ralph Resnick Slickville...
Letter to the editor: $1.6 million fine is chump change for Trump
“Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud” (Jan. 13, TribLIVE) … big deal. Chump change! The Trump Organization will spend more on the appeal than the cost of the fine. Maria Maliszewski Brackenridge...
