Letters to the Editor category, Page 181
Letter to the editor: Natural gas development benefits Pa. residents
Natural gas development is safe, well-regulated and generates significant benefits for Pennsylvanians, as the record at Allegheny County’s Deer Lakes Park proves. Rather than deprive citizens of the public benefit future development could bring, Allegheny County Council should have respected County Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s veto to maintain status quo and...
Letter to the editor: We need transparency from commissioners on ARP spending
I want to thank the editorial board for addressing the Westmoreland County commissioners’ baseless plan for an opaque monthly rollout of rescue plan money (“Why the cliffhanger American Rescue Plan announcement?” July 14, TribLIVE). The commissioners were giddy to vote for their spending plan July 14. They sighed in relief...
Letter to the editor: Roe v. Wade’s flaws are many
What’s being lost in all the vitriol following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade is a growing awareness that the original 1973 opinion was deeply flawed. In Roe, an activist Warren court created a Maginot Line in the sand that, far from settling a dispute, divided the nation....
Letter to the editor: Pa., not Fla., has the dangerous leaders
In a recent letter, Simon P. Solar warned of the dangerous Gov. Ron DeSantis who deviated from CDC guidance on covid-19 (“DeSantis endangering lives,” July 11, TribLIVE). Apparently, Solar is unaware that the vast majority of the people fleeing to a thriving Florida from blue states don’t agree. While DeSantis...
Letter to the editor: Gun safety shouldn’t be a partisan issue
Many Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers seem to care more about appeasing a minority of their base than protecting their own constituents’ lives. Republicans have persistently blocked and obstructed any legislation or even debate on gun safety bills in Harrisburg. Afraid of a small but vocal portion of their party, they pander...
Letter to the editor: It’s the New Ken Bridge
The George D. Stuart Bridge was completed in 1952. No one calls it anything but the Tarentum Bridge. In various locations are signs directing unfamiliar truckers and motorists to the C.L. Schmitt Bridge, raising the question as to how to get to the New Ken Bridge. Please, sign makers in...
Sounding off: Missing real GOP, parents’ and protesters’ rights, sanctity of life
Missing the real Republican Party As a lifelong Democrat, I never thought I’d say this, but I miss the Republican Party. It seems that most Republicans have transmogrified into Trumplicans. Some against their will, I assume. Trumplicans are in full campaign mode all the time, pointing out what they see...
Letter to the editor: We must all help the police keep us safe
Lay a gun on a table. Leave it there for a year. How many people did this gun kill? Guns do not kill people. Guns are not the problem in our society. Watch the news every day. What is being done about all the murders? Nothing, it seems to me....
Letter to the editor: 401(k) crypto warning was a public service
There is a dirty secret about 401(k)s. As pensions, they are a mess. Companies love them because they vastly reduced company pension contributions while increasing the amount workers had to pay in. Workers were lured into them because 401(k)s allowed withdrawals. But pensions should not be treated as savings accounts;...
Letter to the editor: Republicans seem intent on civil war
The letter from Nicholas S. Haden (“Republicans need to pull together and fight,” July 15, TribLIVE) sounds like a call to arms for Republicans. Considering their party leader could be nearing an indictment for seditious conspiracy, I guess I should consider buying a gun to protect for the coming civil...
Letter to the editor: Did deniers sleep through Jan. 6?
I think letter-writer Dave Fredley must live under a rock or a log (“Jan. 6 committee, what a show,” July 14, TribLIVE). You seem to be a denier,just as President Trump is. All of the damaging testimony that has been given has come from relatives, friends and trusted advisors of...
Letter to the editor: Hospitals need better system for excessive wait times
My husband recently had to drive me to the emergency room. I have a heart condition that will cause my heart to race and beat erratically. This could result in a blood clot, potentially leading to a stroke. I was asked to sit in the waiting room. I met a...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s decisions correct
I was puzzled by the editorial headline “Does the Supreme Court believe in states’ rights or not?” (June 26, TribLIVE). The author insinuates that the court politically chooses between what is a constitutional right. The court, in reversing Roe and the New York gun law, was both consistent and logical...
Letter to the editor: Corporations play by their own rules
Regarding Julia Bojalad’s letter “Stop corporate gouging” (July 1, TribLIVE): Ha, ha. That’s what corporations do, Julia. They’re not legal “fictions” for nothing. I’m not disparaging capitalism here. It works — on the small. Your small businessman, your roofer, plumber, hairdresser and restaurateur actually participate. They also bear most of...
Letter to the editor: America’s downfall
Today, we have no school prayer, God is missing from virtually all public sponsored events, and it’s legal to kill an unborn child. The disrespect of authority is so significant that we hate each other when it’s not our leader in power. We lowered standards to improve performance and raise...
Letter to the editor: Protesters are protected
So many of your letter-writers (Douglas Johnston, “Why are protesters allowed to break the law?” July 6, TribLIVE) seem to forget that protesting for the redress of grievances is enshrined in the Constitution. It is as sacred as the Second Amendment. In fact it is a First Amendment right, which...
Letter to the editor: Why no sanctity of life on death penalty?
As the Rowe v. Wade decision divides the country over the sanctity of life, it makes me wonder what the Supreme Court would do to overturn the death penalty in the United States. It appears that a number of the same folks who are anti-abortion are pro-death penalty. Maybe the...
Letter to the editor: Women, make your choice before conception
Women’s rights are not taken away by banning abortion. You still have the right to choose. You just need to choose before conception. There are many options to prevent pregnancy, and they do not interfere with “pleasure,” although pleasure is not what sex was designed for. Casual sex results in...
Letter to the editor: We can’t govern by poll
It’s apparent that letter-writer Katie Forsythe thinks our country should be run based on public opinion polls and that courts, including the Supreme Court, should follow the polls when making their rulings (“Partisan Supreme Court is restricting our freedoms,” July 6, TribLIVE). If our government were to operate according to...
Letter to the editor: Mt. Lebanon School Board members chose silence
A 17-year-old was assaulted earlier this month, and her life will never be the same. A Mt. Lebanon school director was charged in the assault, which for me questions the credibility of our school district leaders (“Police: Mt. Lebanon school board member charged in Florida assault of teen,” July 7,...
Letter to the editor: No need to wait for drug prevention; Reality Tours available
Regarding the article “Overdose deaths in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties hit highest level since 2017 peak” (July 8, TribLIVE), on Pennsylvania’s search for drug prevention programs, readers need to know a program is reaching thousands of families in Pennsylvania, without cost to state or local budgets. It can be started by...
Sen. Ryan Aument: We have the number for real growth, so let’s put it on speed-dial
A vibrant economy is sometimes just a matter of the right number, and for Pennsylvania the right number has never been 9.99%. That’s the mind numbingly high rate our commonwealth levied on corporate net income (CNI), a rate that arguably has scared off out-of-state investors and prevented us from replacing...
Letter to the editor: What about male responsibility?
When a female becomes pregnant, it was a male who caused the condition. Is there no shared responsibility? Lynne Henry Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Parents have right to decide what children see
Parents have the right to direct their child’s education. With that right comes the responsibility to oversee what their children are exposed to, especially when it comes to deeply personal topics like sex and sexuality. Unfortunately, it seems Sen. Lindsey Williams thinks she knows better than parents. Recently, she voted...
Letter to the editor: Why Mastriano is feared
As an older citizen, I have long been following Pennsylvania political news. Yet I recognized only two names of the nine Republicans, the majority from southeast Pennsylvania, listed as endorsing Josh Shapiro in the article “Democrat Josh Shapiro picks up Republican endorsements in race for governor” (July 6, TribLIVE). Shapiro...
