Letters to the Editor category, Page 170
Letter to the editor: Time to end mandate on live animal research
It’s crunch time for Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey to co-sponsor a bill that is revolutionary for both humans and animals, and that has a real chance of passing if they lend their support before the end of September. The FDA Modernization Act would remove a mandate that says...
Letter to the editor: Solving turnpike debt problems
The editorial “Turnpike debt problems must be Harrisburg priority” (Sept. 12, TribLIVE) was spot on: We need a solution to the state’s longstanding transportation-funding shortfall. The report by Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor confirms that our agency continues to meet our commitments to customers — even as we emerge from...
Bill Johnston-Walsh: A historic victory brings drug price relief to Pa.’s seniors
Here in Pennsylvania and across the country, millions of seniors will get relief from a new law that will help reduce out-of-control drug prices. For the first time in decades, Big Pharma’s relentless grip on their wallets, medicine cabinets and peace of mind will begin to pry loose. After years...
Letter to the editor: Get the gazpacho police after the wonton killer
Look out, Marjorie Taylor Greene, there’s a wonton killer (Lauren Boebert) on the loose. Perhap you could get your gazpacho police involved and try to capture the little dumpling killer. First, you have to declare marshall law and then find the culprit and put him/her on a Jewish laser beam...
Letter to the editor: Covid, other concerns on southern border
We have a large problem with immigrants entering our country during the administration of President Joe Biden and Democratic congressmen, including Sen. Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders. What security checks are being used to verify their legitimacy? My wife and I just received our Pennsylvania...
Letter to the editor: Democrats, not MAGAs, are threat to society
So, yes, I’m a MAGA Republican — probably ultra-MAGA. But definitely more MAGA than Republican. So, according to Joe Biden, many Democratic politicians and many of their colleagues in the news, entertainment and social media, I’m a dangerous, radical, bigoted, racist, Nazi, semi-fascist, right-wing, extremist terrorist who is a greater...
Henry L. Chambers Jr.: Justice Department’s dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election
As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8 , a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department. Some legal analysts have suggested that the so-called 60-day rule requires federal prosecutors to delay public...
Letter to the editor: Questionable debate timing for Fetterman/Oz
If ever there was a uniquely ill-timed federal Senate position scheduled debate, we can point this out with the Oct. 25 Fetterman/Oz debate. By that date, is it safe to assume that most Pennsylvania mail-in ballots will have already been sent out and returned? Because the Senate federal position open...
Letter to the editor: Memory of Queen Elizabeth
My memory of Queen Elizabeth: In August 1960, my friend and I were driving in Windsor, England, when several officers told us to drive to Windsor Great Park, where we would see the queen and Prince Philip at a polo match. We did, and the officers seated us in bleachers...
Letter to the editor: St. Ladislaus Church should be a shrine
I speak on behalf of thousands of active and deceased members on the heartbreaking closure of St. Ladislaus Church. People will say, “It’s only a building.” Tell that to the Polish immigrants who with pride and love in their hearts dug by hand with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows, sacrificing to...
Letter to the editor: Warrior Call can help reduce veteran suicides
The Trib’s editorial board elevated the critical challenge of suicide among active-duty service members and veterans (”Suicide is military’s last battlefield,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE). More must be done by all Americans to help and aid the mission of groups like Operation Mariposa and the American Legion. New data from the...
Letter to the editor: TJ Watt should earn his pay, no matter what
For the amount of money T.J. Watt is being paid, he should play even if one of his appendages is hanging on by a piece of skin. What a baby! Monica Yuhas Smock...
Sounding off: Fetterman, Trump, abortion, amendments, Pirates and more
Oz’s residency status pales next to Fetterman issues It seems that letter-writer Richard Patton is questioning candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s residency status (“Where will Oz live if he loses?” Aug. 24, TribLIVE). I wonder if Patton was as worried regarding Hillary Clinton’s residency status when she ran for senate in...
Letter to the editor: DelRosso for lieutenant governor
When I moved to Western Pennsylvania 30 years ago, one common theme I heard constantly was that our young people received an excellent education but, upon graduation, must leave the state for career opportunities. Nothing has changed. In fact, recently we hear that the state’s population has declined. Why? Why...
Letter to the editor: Charter schools not ‘stealing money’ from public schools
Individuals have been penning letters to newspapers across the state painting a false narrative that charter schools are somehow “stealing money from school districts” and are the root cause of their financial troubles. Quite frankly, this narrative is false. Public charter schools receive the same or less per-pupil funding as...
Letter to the editor: Absurdity of immigration problems
Let me get this straight. We will not allow Novak Djokovic, a world-class tennis player, into our country because he is not vaccinated against covid. Meanwhile, we allow tens of thousands of immigrants to enter our country every year, untested and unvaccinated. Am I missing something here? The White House...
Letter to the editor: Oz’s residency status pales next to Fetterman issues
It seems that letter-writer Richard Patton is questioning candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s residency status (“Where will Oz live if he loses?” Aug. 24, TribLIVE). I wonder if Patton was as worried regarding Hillary Clinton’s residency status when she ran for senate in New York? As for what homes they reside...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous energy technology
Recently, I thanked my state senator for his recognition of emergency medical services and the importance of our water resources. These resources may be severely hurt by development of hydrogen hubs with carbon capture. I also listened to the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee interview three state government...
Letter to the editor: Outlawing tobacco products would help to end cancer
Regarding the article “Biden hopes ending cancer can be a ‘national purpose’ for U.S.” (Sept. 13, TribLIVE): A good start would be to outlaw all tobacco products, but the government cannot do without the taxes. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman best in Braddock
Look at whom the Democrats want in the U.S. Senate. A guy who only seems to wear a hoodie when in public view. Someone with a 15104 ZIP code tattooed on his forearm. And one who has resorted to bragging that Dr. Oz wouldn’t last in Braddock. According to the...
Letter to the editor: Where’s evidence that we ‘need’ Trump?
In his letter “America and Pa. need Donald Trump” (Sept. 12, TribLIVE), a gentleman from North Huntingdon attempts to persuade “Democrat(s) or Republican(s) who hate Donald Trump” to think otherwise. What this gentleman failed to do was construct any sort of an argument. He says “The Democrats and the media...
Letter to the editor: Embarrassment of Pittsburgh Pirates
Mark Madden once again has his finger on the pulse of what’s wrong with the Pirates organization (“Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Ke’Bryan Hayes’ gaffe again makes Pirates a national punchline,” Sept. 17, TribLIVE). The embarrassment of Hayes eating sunflower seeds while at work was just despicable. The thing is, that’s...
Jonah Goldberg: No party is innocent when on lack of US immigration policy
When it comes to immigration, and especially at this moment in our politics, I’m a “bothsides-er.” These days, complaining about both sides — Democrats and Republicans — invites a lot of scorn and ridicule, usually from people on one side. On some issues, that scorn might be deserved. But on...
Letter to the editor: Latrobe’s first Italian Festival a welcome addition
Welcome to the neighborhood to Michael Ciotti, owner of 512 Coffee and Ice Cream in Latrobe, for hosting the first Italian Festival and bringing some cheer to Latrobe’s First Ward. Hopefully it won’t be the last. A job well done! Evelynne Majernik Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Constitution Day come and gone
Tuning in to Washington Journal on Sept. 17, Constitution Day, I was treated to one-hour Q&A segments with two different constitutional scholars. In the past, your newspaper acknowledged Constitution Day. To your credit, you did acknowledge our Declaration of Independence by printing it on the July 4 editorial page, but...
