Letters to the Editor category, Page 189
Letter to the editor: Grateful to rescuers in Kecksburg
My husband, Ron, and I were at last month’s Kecksburg UFO Festival at the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department grounds in our 1990 Camaro convertible when rain started moving in. I tried to put the top up but couldn’t get the release buttons to work. A fireman named Larry stepped in...
Letter to the editor: Support families living with Alzheimer’s, dementia
Research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2022 is providing new insight into dementia risk, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, the long-term cognitive impact of covid-19 and more. According to the 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report, over 280,000 Pennsylvanians are living with Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to...
Letter to the editor: Inflation Reduction Act may save our planet
I think it has become obvious that the climate crisis is here now, with massive heat waves, wildfires covering thousands of acres in many western states, and flooding in places like St. Louis and Kentucky causing millions of dollars of damage. And now comes the beginning of a solution to...
Letter to the editor: Let’s call it the victims justice system
When we struggle with a solution to a difficult problem, it’s often time to “reframe the argument.” First there was restorative justice, bail reform and, now, sentencing reform. While review and restructure are always good, some current philosophies propose a number of problems on many levels. Most of our most...
Letter to the editor: Erasing God from our countryVideo
Have you noticed that on the newly minted 2022 George Washington quarters that “In God we Trust” is minted behind George Washington’s bust instead of in front as it has been for decades? I believe this is not a coincidence but an insidious and deliberate action to visibly erase God...
Sounding off: Thoughts on ‘fixed’ elections, Mastriano, gun control, Jan. 6, border
No one is ‘fixing’ elections As the public is well aware, Joe Biden won the presidential election fair and square. The Jan. 6 committee has not produced a final report, but its presentation of the facts makes it clear that everyone, including President Trump, knew there was no election fraud....
Letter to the editor: We shouldn’t be buying covid test kits from China
I’m am so annoyed I could scream. I just received (I know they are free) tests kits delivered by USPS. I cannot believe the USA is buying tests kits from China. China is making big money from the very problem it created! What the heck? Abbott makes the same kit,...
Letter to the editor: We’re off the rails
It seems our country has run off the tracks. The Biden administration’s policy on supplying Ukraine with resources (money as well as hard assets) seems to be whatever it takes for as long as it takes. Without an exit strategy, and an intensive oversight to assure their intended purpose and...
Letter to the editor: No one is ‘fixing’ elections
As the public is well aware, Joe Biden won the presidential election fair and square. The Jan. 6 committee has not produced a final report, but its presentation of the facts makes it clear that everyone, including President Trump, knew there was no election fraud. We have held elections here...
Letter to the editor: Let’s stop blaming Trump
Whether you’re riding the Trump train or not, aren’t you sick of the perpetual blame of everything on President Trump? I swear that no matter what disgrace, malice or injustice befalls America, we find a way to pin his name to it. Would it not be best to let sleeping...
Letter to the editor: Pregnancy centers are clear about what they offer
Pittsburgh City Council recently voted to regulate “deceptive advertising by limited service pregnancy centers.” The argument is that a center that does not offer abortion services is “deceptive.” Yet there is a vast difference between facilitating abortions and supporting women through pregnancy, birth and beyond. My wife and I support...
Letter to the editor: Pa. Republicans aim to take away rights
Our Republican-controlled state Legislature can’t accomplish everything it wants through legitimate legislative processes. Senate Bill 106 will allow Republicans to amend the state Constitution to attack your right to privacy and undermine state election laws. The most egregious and far-reaching change proposed by SB 106 is a declaration that the...
Letter to the editor: Have we forgotten about ‘well-regulated’?
Regarding the letter “Cracking open the door on gun control” (Aug. 3, TribLIVE): Second Amendment rights to own a gun include these words — well-regulated. We seem to have buried those words. Harold Maio Fort Myers, Fla....
Letter to the editor: Jan. 6 witch hunt
The government hearings on the Jan. 6 protest were a political farce and a waste of tax dollars. I doubt they changed anyone’s opinions. They have been compared to a witch hunt. That is an accurate description. One hundred years from now, people will be comparing these hearings to the...
Letter to the editor: Congress should take holistic approach to lowering drug prices
As a national voice for individuals with liver disease, the Community Liver Alliance is acutely aware that patients need relief from burdensome prescription drug costs. However, the latest drug pricing proposal in the congressional budget reconciliation package will only make the situation worse for them at the pharmacy counter. By...
Letter to the editor: Fracking risks outweigh benefits
Is natural gas development really safe, well-regulated and generating significant benefits … ? Residents of New Freeport, Greene County, might not agree with letter-writer Dave Callahan, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (“Natural gas development benefits Pa. residents,” July 25, TribLIVE). Residents report shower water is oily, water smells bad...
Letter to the editor: Costs of climate change efforts
According to an article I read recently in the Wall Street Journal, climate lobbyists in media present weather emergencies (heat, cold, hurricanes, etc.) all as the result of climate change, yet the world has warmed by only 1.1 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, according to the UN Intergovernmental...
Letter to the editor: Spotlight Mastriano’s positives
I try to catch up with the Trib every day. So far, since Doug Mastriano won the Republican primary (even before that), I haven’t noticed a positive word in your paper about him. Has everything he has ever done in his entire life been negative? I understand he may be...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act on climate change now
Climate change is one of my generation’s biggest problems to fix in the coming years. As wildfires ravage the West, heat waves decimate Europe and flooding becomes commonplace in Pennsylvania, we need to act urgently to limit greenhouse emissions. The recent West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision severely limited...
Letter to the editor: Fix the mess in America with your vote
The congressional commission investigating the events of Jan. 6 has wrapped up its hearings for now. What else was happening on Jan. 6, 2021, and the weeks that followed leading up to the inauguration of President Biden? Well, the average price of gas was $2.38 a gallon, according the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Cracking open the door on gun control
After two recent tragic mass shootings, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It is common sense to keep lethal weapons away from criminals and those with mental illness, but this act did little but to open the door to future stricter gun controls. History tells us that once the...
Letter to the editor: GI Bill available for those who earn assistance
A recent edition of the Trib had a piece that said the president is considering some form of debt forgiveness. All this will do is add to inflation and increases in college tuition. The government already has a program that pays for college and trade school tuition. I and millions...
Letter to the editor: Vote out everyone
Do we Americans have any lawmaker who can come up with a law that will keep the gun out of the hands of the criminal? All lawmakers are trying to keep our minds on guns and anything else so that we the people don’t keep an eye on them. I...
Letter to the editor: Problems with FOP
Regarding the article “Panel says more accountability would make policing safer for communities, officers” (July 12, TribLIVE): It is easy to see the problem. The Fraternal Order of Police, although not mentioned in the article, is most likely responsible for the loopholes and hindering any effort of sincerely “good” police...
Letter to the editor: Where have all the flowers gone?
“Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Reading that the late Pete Seeger, writer of that song, is being memorialized and honored with the issuance of a U.S. postage stamp was heartwarming to me. Having met Seeger and exchanged letters, one legendary songwriter (Pete) to an aspirant (me), the news made...
