Letters to the Editor category, Page 195
Letter to the editor: Can killers be reformed, forgiven?
To letter-writer Keith Kondrich (“If we respect life, we must end death penalty,” April 25, TribLIVE): Did you know that the U.S. has more prison inmates than China, Russia and Japan, just to name a few? How can you reform a personality that has no respect or compassion for life?...
Letter to the editor: Radar about revenue, not safety
Regarding the letter “North Park no place for speeders” (April 22, TribLIVE): The public has been misinformed about radar and “speeding.” Radar should be banned in Pennsylvania and not extended to municipal police. There is no epidemic crisis of speeding. Speed is a cause of accidents 5% of the time,...
Letter to the editor: How about a special day for families?
With this crazy world of special days, why can’t we have a special day for wives, husbands and especially families? R. Patrick Campbell Unity...
Letter to the editor: Strangled by green tape
In 2020, Nancy Pelosi blocked passage of a much-needed infrastructure bill to assure that President Trump would fail in its enactment. When President Biden took office, infrastructure spending suddenly became very important as Democrats stretched the “infrastructure” definition to include social programs and “green” projects rather than more typical spending...
Letter to the editor: The cost of fossil fuels
The Biden administration’s infrastructure plan that includes addressing the dangers of abandoned mines is great news for Pennsylvania. For too long we have had to deal with the negative aftermath of mines. Abandoned mine runoff is the primary cause of water quality issues in Pennsylvania. In Westmoreland County we have...
Letter to the editor: AIPAC undermining democracy
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC for short, recently launched a super PAC called The United Democracy Project. Yet despite the name, it has only worked to undermine our democracy. Here in Pennsylvania District 12, it recently launched a political ad attacking Rep. Summer Lee, suggesting she is...
Letter to the editor: Goldie’s Act will save dogs’ lives
A dog known only as Golden Retriever No. 142 was raised in a USDA licensed puppy mill in Iowa, one of hundreds of dogs living in horrific conditions. She died there after months of suffering extreme neglect. USDA inspectors were witness to her deterioration and were responsible for protecting her...
Letter to the editor: Citizens shouldn’t be paying for illegal immigrants
The following is from the Federation For Immigration Reform (FAIR), under the headline “The Only Thing Rising Faster than Inflation under President Biden is Illegal Immigration”: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered 221,303 migrants illegally crossing the southwest border in March. The March totals are the highest since February...
Letter to the editor: Why no sanctions on Putin’s girlfriend?
The headline on the front page of the April 25 Wall Street Journal, “Putin’s Reputed Girlfriend Spared U.S. Sanctions,” is incomprehensible. The woman who is allegedly Putin’s girlfriend, who is the mother of at least three of his four children, is not going to be sanctioned by the U.S.? Why?...
Letter to the editor: Socialism and capitalism
Socialism or capitalism? You decide. With socialism, government controls business, industry and prices; with capitalism, individuals control the means of production. With socialism, individual rights are curtailed for the “common good.” With capitalism, individual liberties and free markets are protected. Socialists share existing wealth, while capitalists create wealth and, therefore,...
Letter to the editor: Teaching history will not divide us
Once again, one must point out that critical race theory is not being taught in any public school in the United States. Nor was it ever intended to be. The real attack is on the normal process of updating American history, something which every country engages in. Beginning in the...
Sounding off: Leaders must address border crisis
The Trib recently reported 168 drug overdose deaths in Westmoreland County in 2021, up 37% from the prior year (“Coroner’s report shows 168 accidental overdose deaths in 2021 in Westmoreland County”). What a senseless tragedy this is for families that have needlessly lost loved ones. Sadly, addiction is an illness,...
Letter to the editor: Small businesses, not airport, should get free money
Regarding the article “Arnold Palmer airport, Adelphoi among Westmoreland recipients of $14M in state funds” (April 22, TribLIVE): Not long ago, the airport received $2.3 million in federal pandemic grant money, and it is asking the county for more. I don’t think it’s fair to small family businesses that a...
Letter to the editor: Republican Party taken to lowest point
Letter-writer Ralph Dunsworth seems to think Sen. Ted Cruz’s treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was appropriate, asking, “What about treatment of Brett Kavanaugh?” (April 6, TribLIVE). Unlike Jackson, Kavanaugh was accused of sexual misconduct. Wouldn’t you want to really look into accusations like that? I wonder if Dunsworth thought...
Letter to the editor: We don’t need stronger gun laws
Regarding Alicia Chatkin’s letter “Fox’s Pizza shooting shows need for stronger gun laws” (April 10, TribLIVE): We do not need stronger gun laws in Pennsylvania. What we need to do is get rid of these lily-livered, soft-hearted judges and prosecutors in our courts. We need the death penalty — I favor...
Letter to the editor: Immigrants and housing problems
In 2021, more than 1.5 million illegal immigrants were apprehended trying to enter the United States. In 2021, 326,000 Americans, including nearly 20,000 veterans, were homeless. A lot has been reported about the U.S. housing shortage, with rising home prices and rents. My question is, how did President Biden find...
Letter to the editor: Questions for Pa. Republican candidates
No matter what side of the coin you’re on, I think every Pennsylvania citizen wants to know the following from all our governor and Senate candidates: Do you support Donald Trump as the leader of the Republican Party? Do you believe that he is still the legally elected president and...
Letter to the editor: Comparing Biden and Reagan
We have: High inflation. Russia is the evil empire. A president that wants to increase government spending. Efforts to raise taxes. Republicans rejoice! The 1980s have returned, and Ronald Reagan is president! Inflation is the highest since the ’80s. After one tax cut, Reagan raised taxes at least eight times....
Letter to the editor: Student loan forgiveness is a destructive policy
I went to college so I could get a job that would provide an adequate standard of living and enable me to pay my bills. Today’s culture has apparently hoodwinked a huge number of people into attending college to pursue unmarketable majors, and worse, amass outlandish student debt they can’t...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous road situation in Allegheny Township
A suggestion to whomever is in charge of the Route 356 upgrade in Allegheny Township: Please consider installing a temporary portable traffic light and overhead lighting system so drivers can see more clearly at the intersection of White Cloud Road and Route 356 near Brown Road, before someone is seriously...
Letter to the editor: Where’s proof of racial bias at Hutchinson Elementary?
Brandi Slider, an assistant college professor of elementary education, contends that Greensburg-Salem’s Hutchinson Elementary School’s record of 70% suspensions of nonwhites reveals racial bias because the school’s student population is only 24% nonwhite (“Group seeks racial equality at Greensburg Salem, decries school director’s Facebook post,” April 17, TribLIVE). Really? Anybody...
Letter to the editor: Housing authority committed to residents’ well-being
A thank you, letter-writer Eileen Krynock (“Residents not to blame for poor housing conditions”), goes to you and all the leaders and members of Voice of Westmoreland. Your compassion and care for those in need is unbelievable. I have attended Westmoreland County commissioners meetings and have listened to members of...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for firefighters’ caring
I would like to thank Bradenville fire Chief Mark Piantine and all of the volunteer firefighters from Bradenville, Latrobe, Youngstown, Whitney, Lloydsville, Ligonier Hose Company 1, Pleasant Unity, Derry, Dry Ridge and Crabtree. You were so compassionate and caring to me and for my home during the fire at Spring...
Letter to the editor: CORES group should focus on real issues
The article about the Communities Organizing for Racial Equality in the Schools (CORES) caught my attention because of my recent interest in school board meetings in my home district (“Group seeks racial equality at Greensburg Salem, decries school director’s Facebook post,” April 16, TribLIVE). Although I am not a resident...
Letter to the editor: Republican disinformation
“For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the job” was a front-page headline April 20. It explained how Russia uses propaganda to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. I see a straight line between the Kremlin tactics and the GOP. As Leonard Pitts Jr. stated, “The Republican Party is a clear...
