Letters to the Editor category, Page 183
Letter to the editor: We must get drunk drivers off our roads
The letter “Repeat DUI offenders should be in jail” (May 13, TribLIVE) prompted me to write. My son had a horrific accident that left him a paraplegic with a brain injury at 18. The DUI charges against the driver were slowly, conveniently dropped. The driver was not injured. My husband...
Letter to the editor: Kudos to Greensburg Police
At the amazing SummerSounds concert July 1 an intoxicated person disturbed some folks in the audience and they called the Greensburg police. I was incredibly happy with how our police handled the situation … with kindness and discretion. They gently removed the drunk man, found a couple of his friends...
Letter to the editor: Road salt destroying bridges, water, roads, cars
Regarding the article “PennDOT needs to find real alternative to tolling” (July 5, TribLIVE): I believe road salt took that bridge down near Pittsburgh. If PennDOT wants to save a billion dollars, they should quit spreading road salt. It’s destroying our freshwater ecosystem, our bridges, our cars and just about...
Letter to the editor: Unfair Christian nationalist label on Mastriano
I must submit a correction to Frances Weiss’ response (“Mastriano’s dangerous plans,” June 24, TribLIVE) to my letter (“Hit piece on Mastriano yellow journalism,” June 15, TribLIVE) on the Associated Press article “Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns” (May 29, TribLIVE). She states that I said he’s...
Letter to the editor: Abortion, convenience and reality
The extraordinary fate of being able to bear children, to sustain the human race, falls to women. How significant is this? How significant is a human life, the human race? With this fate comes responsibility, a moral obligation unlike any other. As long as pregnancy imposes impediments to a woman’s...
Letter to the editor: Hearings show extent of Trump’s disgraceful actions
Testimony by Republicans at the Jan. 6 hearings clearly illustrates that President Donald Trump unilaterally orchestrated the “Big Lie” as follows: 1. He persisted even though Attorney General Bill Barr told the president claims of election fraud were “bull——.” 2. Barr resigned and Trump pressured acting Attorney General Geoffrey Rosen...
Letter to the editor: On abortion, what would Jesus do?
The position of pro-choice demonstrators throughout our country regarding Roe v. Wade has been loud and clear. Signs carried by these peaceful demonstrators voice their feelings; one in particular comes to mind: “This is my body, I’m the only one to decide what to do with it.” Who created your...
Letter to the editor: We need leaders with backbone
It’s not a secret that we have people who are easily compromised working in the justice system in this country. It is prevalent on the local government level, and of course all the way to Washington, D.C. Criminal behavior and legal manipulation occur in backroom deals designed to disregard the...
Letter to the editor: Trump won’t ‘make America great again’
Make America great again? That’s a joke. People believe that garbage. Not one politician seems to want to do anything about our national debt. President Joe Biden is raising interest rates to lower President Donald Trump’s inflation. Taxes need to be raised to pay for government operation and to lower...
Letter to the editor: Plum injection well problems
The EPA held a virtual hearing June 28 for the proposed Penneco Environmental Solutions Sedat 4A injection well in Plum Borough for storing fracking waste, which contains poisonous chemicals and radioactivity. An existing gas well would be converted into this injection well. This existing gas well was not originally designed...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s incompetence is stunning
The stupidity of this administration is stunning. President Joe Biden and his minions are obsessed with their progressive left/woke/green agenda. They don’t seem to have a clue about what is going on in this country. Many Americans are struggling to just put gas in their tanks and buy groceries. One...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s diversity promise fosters incompetence
In looking back over the Biden administration’s short tenure, I think it’s safe to say President Biden kept his promise regarding diversity in his appointments. Trouble is, he didn’t say anything about the gross incompetence that came with it. Just sayin’ … . Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: DeSantis endangering lives
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is playing political games with the health and safety of Floridians and others who come in contact with Floridians. Spreading rumors and germs about covid-19. Not following CDC guidance on covid-19. Who knows more about infectious diseases — doctors who studied and tested infectious diseases,...
Letter to the editor: Guns are a human, not political, issue
What more of a wake-up call do Senate Republicans need? Nineteen children stuck in a room with a gunman, begging for help while 19 officers of the law stood in the hall doing nothing to stop the gunman. AR-15s and the like need to be removed from gun shop shelves...
Letter to the editor: Let’s get resourceful to feed our babies
Many of us have heard the phrase, “What in the world is this world coming to?” As I watch the media report about the infant formula shortage, I think this phrase is worth repeating. This has set mothers in a frenzy running to and fro wondering what to do. I...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s grift
Former President Donald Trump and his conspiracy clown car of mostly criminal associates are the epitome of what happens when gullibility and fear meet greed and power. Between Election Day 2020 and Jan. 6, 2021, Trump raised from small donors $250 million for an election defense fund that lawmakers say...
Letter to the editor: We need a president who’ll preserve our country
Our country, once the “shining city on the hill” and the “beacon of liberty,” is now, in these difficult times, rapidly going to “hell in a handbag.” We have, in the last two years, gone from “America first” to the “liberal world order” to the “Great Reset” and “woke” culture....
Letter to the editor: Skyy Moore helps his hometown
On July 2, New Kensington’s very own Skyy Moore, second-round draft choice by the Kansas City Chiefs, showed his appreciation for the city where he grew up. Skyy, along with his clothing line company, hosted the inaugural “Summer Slam” basketball tournament, with the proceeds going to our local youth football...
Letter to the editor: Celebrating pregnancy
I was very glad to read Mona Charen’s opinion piece “In defense of pregnancy” (June 26, TribLIVE). It has been my joy and honor to nurture four of my children inside my body, as well as outside of my body. After several years and several children that my husband and...
Letter to the editor: Parks should be protected, not fracked
I lived in Allegheny County from 1992 to 2013, when I moved to Chapel Hill, N.C. I moved back here in 2019. Our county is blessed with many beautiful parks where I enjoy walking, kayaking and biking. It saddens me greatly to think of our beautiful parks being fracked (“Allegheny...
Letter to the editor: Overturning Roe is a disaster for national unity
One of the stranger assertions in the Dobbs opinion is that Roe v. Wade is “controversial.” In the first place it’s not true — nearly all polls show a staunch majority against overturning it. But Roe was also a compromise, between the two strong positions that abortion should be fully...
Letter to the editor: We need new rules for our legislators
I’m sick of newsletters from my state legislators saying they’re “honored” to represent me. They don’t represent me or you! They can’t because of procedural rules voted on at the start of each new session. Rules pushed through by a handful of majority leaders determine who can schedule bills and...
Sounding off: What about essential workers?
The recent revelation that the Allegheny County executive’s inner circle was giving themselves large wage increases is disturbing to say the least (”Large raises for Allegheny County’s top staffers raise timing questions”). Currently, 80% of all county workers, represented by AFSCME Local 2622, make less than the county median wage....
Letter to the editor: Keep Klein in Harrison
Harrison police Chief Mike Klein is a professional police officer who has made us proud (“Harrison pauses on plan for police chief to retire, be rehired,” June 28, TribLIVE). At a time when there has been much to criticize about police behavior, we can only be proud of our police...
Letter to the editor: Fracking in parks devastating to kids’ future
It is stunning to me that the Allegheny County Council and chief executive are spending time considering whether it is acceptable to frack in our county parks (“Allegheny County council passes park fracking ban, Fitzgerald vows to veto,” July 6, TribLIVE). In a sane world, where politicians and leaders from...
