Letters to the Editor category, Page 199
Letter to the editor: Fox’s Pizza shooting shows need for stronger gun laws
No community is immune to the gun violence epidemic that is ravaging our commonwealth. Not even quiet Oakmont, which was recently shaken by a shooting at Fox’s Pizza Den (“Police: Fox’s Pizza employee shot during robbery in Oakmont,” March 6, TribLIVE). The shooting left the owner in critical condition and...
Sounding off: We should be giving Ukraine the military help they need
“For God’s sake, this man (Putin) cannot remain in power.” A completely correct and inspiring statement by President Biden, this made me proud to be an American. For God’s sake, let us give Ukraine the military equipment immediately that they are requesting — the fighter jets, the tanks, air defense...
Letter to the editor: Pirates need to focus on team, not amenities
The Pirates’ announced upgrades to PNC Park are the latest smoke-and-mirrors act from the Bob Nutting Bank and Trust (“PNC Park getting enhancements in advance of Pirates’ season opener,” April 4, TribLIVE.) Ooh. Ahh. More barstools. Giant bobbleheads. More overpriced food and drink options. None of these enhancements, while nice,...
Letter to the editor: Commitment to global public health is right move
I applaud President Biden’s budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year (“Biden’s budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits,” March 28, TribLIVE), particularly the president’s commitment to global public health initiatives. One aspect of the federal budget that should not be overlooked is our nation’s commitment to The Global...
Letter to the editor: More must be done on dangerous chemicals in our water
I was pleased to see the article “MAWC seeks damages for contamination of water system” (March 16, TribLIVE) about the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County filing a lawsuit against chemical companies for allegedly making toxic substances that contaminate local water systems. Among the chemicals cited as being produced is the...
Letter to the editor: Biden worst president ever
Jimmy Carter can sleep well at night knowing that he’s no longer known as the worst president in American history. Joe Biden claimed that title after only 14 months in office. Biden accomplished this by giving us record high inflation, record high gas prices, record high illegal immigration, record high...
Letter to the editor: GOP looking more like Communist Party
Maybe President Biden could be more successful if he mobilized an angry mob and sent them down to Washington to smash their way into the Capitol, erect a gallows and then chase down the disagreeable legislators. But if he did that, he wouldn’t be Democrat, he’d be a Republican. And...
Letter to the editor: A plan to track immigrants, politicians
President Biden’s gang is releasing illegal aliens into our country by the bus loads. They have reasoned that it is better to give them a government cellphone paid for by us than to put ankle bracelets on them. I have a better, cheaper method. I would insert a chip into...
Letter to the editor: County’s mental health needs
The American Rescue Plan allocated $105 million to Westmoreland County. Commissioners Gina Cerilli Thrasher and Sean Kertes, please join with Commissioner Doug Chew and realize the acute need for better mental health care in the county and make funding mental health care a priority. In 1990, I moved to Westmoreland...
Letter to the editor: Time to increase Social Security thresholds
Congressional Gaming Caucus co-chair Guy Reschenthaler recently introduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) Act, which would raise the tax threshold for slot winnings from $1,200 to $5,000. The current threshold for reporting slot winnings was set in 1977. While this is commendable, it doesn’t adequately address what constituents really...
Letter to the editor: Let Ukraine, Russia duke it out
The war in Ukraine will not end well. There’s a lot of self interest among world leaders. Ukrainians cannot win the war without assistance. NATO is involved. Russia may come after European NATO members before they come after us. Joe and Hunter Biden may be subject to Ukrainian blackmail because...
Letter to the editor: Biden a better car salesman than president
Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address that if you buy an electric vehicle (EV), you can save $80 in gasoline every month. Imagine that. In August, the White House held an EV summit, inviting executives from GM, Ford and Chrysler but none from the world’s largest...
Letter to the editor: Use ARP funds to fix Westmoreland’s safety net
Ninety-eight people died June 24 when a 12-story condo in Surfside, Fla., collapsed. This tragedy occurred because warnings regarding the building’s crumbling structure were ignored. Westmoreland County commissioners have spent $7 million of American Rescue Plan funding to repair structural defects to a courthouse parking structure. These necessary repairs will...
Letter to the editor: We’re all responsible for keeping our rights safe
Let the sunshine in! That is, let the Sunshine Act intent in our school board and local council public meetings. Everybody needs to know that you have a right to know and an obligation to care about what is right, just, equitable, ethical and fair. More than ever before, there...
Letter to the editor: Money for education not making kids smarter
We have a governor who I believe feels by throwing money at teaching our children, they will become smarter. Or is it because teachers unions give millions of dollars to his party? We spend more per student than any other country in the world. But our students keep falling further...
Letter to the editor: What about treatment of Brett Kavanaugh?
Letter-writer Robert J. Reiland thinks several Republican senators embarrassed themselves during Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and that Sen. Ted Cruz made racist attacks on the nominee (“Republicans’ questioning of Jackson embarrassing.” Asking difficult questions, as Cruz did, is not an attack and does not make one a...
Letter to the editor: Educating students about artificial intelligence
While the editorial “Artificial intelligence is not educational taboo” (March 8, TribLIVE) implied otherwise, I am not, in fact, afraid to talk about artificial intelligence and how this topic might fit into schools. AI is not only about Alexa and Siri; it also is used in facial recognition technology, Deepfakes,...
Letter to the editor: Defining a woman
The next appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court can’t/won’t define what a “woman” is! I can. Whadahekzgoinonhere?? Huh? Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Would Putin go nuclear?
Vladimir Putin has put his nuclear forces on alert. We could do likewise, going from DEFCON 3 to 2 to 1 (defense conditions of readiness prior to all-out nuclear war). To do so would only heighten tensions. The concept of MAD — mutually assured destruction — prevented nuclear war throughout...
Letter to the editor: ARP funds should go to treat substance abuse, mental illness
I am a Westmoreland County physician who has worked throughout the pandemic and witnessed the damage from covid-19 firsthand. Many patients and families are still struggling with depression, addiction or both. Hopefully, our county commissioners will use Westmoreland County’s American Rescue Plan funds to rescue our communities as we recover...
Letter to the editor: Will and Toomey’s Ex-Im Bank myth
I read, with disgust, the March 31 George Will opinion piece “Toomey rightly wants to rein in Boeing’s bank.” Sen. Pat Toomey and Will have used only the barest of facts as a matrix upon which they weave a complete myth. I had firsthand experience in obtaining an EX-IM loan...
Letter to the editor: Peace plan could save Putin’s soul
An open letter to Vladimir Putin: Dear President Putin: When first you became president, there were a few of us Americans who may have thought, privately, “Finally, a Russian leader who knows how to get things done.” Frankly, sir, we were wrong about your judgment when it comes to foreign...
Letter to the editor: Bills should be shorter — and read — in Congress
I would love to see a bill proposed by Congress to limit the amount of pages each new proposed bill could contain — no more than five pages, front and back. In addition, before a vote is taken on the bill, each member of Congress must sign a statement that...
Letter to the editor: Putin won’t go nuclear
Regarding letter-writer Rodger Henderson’s remarks about good buddies Putin and Trump and about the situation in Ukraine (“Peacemakers will restore order,” March 14, TribLIVE). To everyone who is afraid of it, I’d like to assure them that this war will not lead to nuclear war mainly because Putin, while damn-straight...
Letter to the editor: America’s greatness threatened
The names folks who desire to destroy America use to describe those of us who disagree with them are not fit to print, so I’ll be considerate and refer to them as dipwads. Once upon a time, I registered as a Republican because I felt the Republicans were more in...
