Letters to the Editor category, Page 214
Letter to the editor: Don’t punish kids when adults act like morons
Regarding the melee at Zone 28 (“Pittsburgh man charged with starting brawl at Zone 28 in Harmar,” March 8, TribLIVE): Instead of minors having to be accompanied by an adult after 8 p.m., it should be the other way around. Why should the kids be penalized when it’s the “adults”...
Letter to the editor: Don’t make Biden look like a savior
Whoever wrote the editorial praising President Biden for his “focus” on reviving the Pittsburgh region’s steel industry only got it half right (“Keep focus on steel promise from State of the Union,” March 2, TribLIVE). You must also realize Biden is the jerk who shut off the region’s natural gas...
Letter to the editor: Parroting propaganda
To quote Popeye, that’s all I can stands, and I can’t stands no more. Pass the spinach! I’d like to present a nice, big, crispy cracker to all the hate-filled Democratic letter-writers, in recognition of their amazing impersonations of a parrot, repeating the propaganda they are constantly fed. It seems...
Letter to the editor: Jail board nomination undermines citizen representation
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald hopes to replace Jail Oversight Board member Terri Klein with a former warden of the Allegheny County Jail (“Fitzgerald seeks to appoint former warden to Allegheny County Jail board,” March 4, TribLIVE). This violates the intention of the state statute governing the authority of the...
Letter to the editor: Peacemakers will restore order
Donald Trump is running for president in 2024. He kicked off his campaign in Russia seeking support from Putin such as he received in 2016 and 2020. When Putin attacked Ukraine, Trump called Putin a “genius” and said he made a great “savvy” decision. Putin, like Trump, loves to hear...
Letter to the editor: Working from home would help energy crisis
During the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, many businesses shut down. Then, as they started reopening, many of them set up ways for employees to work from home. Great idea! Business back in action, people working, things being accomplished. The country functioning again. Now, with the war waged in Ukraine...
Letter to the editor: Paying for water clean-up, oil
Two important points regarding recent topics in today’s news: First, I support Maury Fey’s comments in his letter “Another Biden failure on energy” (March 7, TribLIVE). But since our president is not willing to open our pipelines, why not use the confiscated funds of the Russian oligarchs to pay for...
Letter to the editor: Not everyone wants to do everything online
Online communications are driving me crazy. Two examples. I went to Giant Eagle and told the pharmacist I wanted to schedule a booster shot. He said I had to go online. I went home and called Walmart and went in the next day and got my shot. I wanted to...
Letter to the editor: Banning books not best for children
Parents should not be trying to have books banned. They should want their children to know more, achieve more and experience more than they did. How do we reach those goals by isolating our children from life? To make good decisions, young people should be armed with all the facts,...
Letter to the editor: Biden must open access to American energy
In his State of the Union speech, President Biden promised to fight inflation. One of the biggest contributors to inflation is rising energy costs. The cost of gas, heating oil, electricity, etc., affects every aspect of our society. The price of food, consumer goods, transporting products and just about everything...
Letter to the editor: Casey, Toomey should support Jackson as justice
The selection of a Supreme Court justice has a profound effect on the well-being of our democracy. The decisions made by a justice over decades of his or her lifetime affect each and every one of us on issues of health care, a thriving environment, jobs and civil rights and...
Sounding off: Why fear critical race theory?
Having read the article “Norwin director claims assignment on racism was critical race theory teaching,” I can’t help wondering what Shawna Ilagan is fearing. I am not an expert on critical race theory, but I know it is another way of looking at race and systemic racism in our country....
Letter to the editor: Good time to get back to work
The unemployment rate is low and wages are rising, but so are inflation, interest rates and energy prices. History has taught us that when things get bad enough, we end up in a recession and real estate prices and the stock market drop. My advice to people sitting on the...
Letter to the editor: The person, not the product, is the problem
Families and survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting recently settled their lawsuit with Remington Arms. They said the company should never have sold such a dangerous weapon to the public. Doesn’t this open up a can of worms for other companies? What about cars that end up killing people? What...
Letter to the editor: A chronicle of Biden’s failures
President Biden’s disasters are accumulating at an alarming pace. The Biden team has bungled the covid response with financial waste, crushing mandates and misinformation. Biden assured Americans that inflation is only temporary, but it’s now approaching 8%, the highest in 40 years, and shows no sign of abating. The next...
Letter to the editor: Past time for a carbon price
The need to put a price on carbon is the main theme of Matthew Brown’s Feb. 23 Associated Press article “As climate change costs mount, Biden seeks to price damages.” Citizens’ Climate Lobby has been pushing for a carbon price for over 10 years. The legislation we like, the Energy...
Letter to the editor: Klein should be reinstated to Jail Oversight Board
The apparent decision to not reinstate Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board member Terri Klein should be reconsidered (“Fitzgerald seeks to appoint former warden to Allegheny County Jail board,” March 4, TribLIVE). It feels like Klein not being reinstated is an act of retaliation for recent votes where she sensibly represented...
Letter to the editor: War on fossil fuels
Unimpaired strategic energy planning would have allowed our fossil-fuel independence to continue unabated until clean energy products became nationally available and affordable. But clean energy ideologues convinced President Biden to declare war on fossil fuels. Americans are now living under the impact of that decision. Prices for everything are significantly...
Letter to the editor: Business tax reductions do not create jobs
A common false narrative, pushed by Republican politicians, is that reducing an employer’s income tax will lead to job creation. Not true. The theory is that employers, upon learning that their tax liabilities are being reduced, will be so overjoyed that they will rush right out and hire a bunch...
Letter to the editor: Why voting is a political issue
Regarding the letter “Biden, Casey, protect our borders first” (Feb. 13, TribLIVE): When I applied for my mail-in ballot, I was required to send a copy of my driver’s license and sign. They compare my signature and license number on file with PennDOT. I renew my mail-in voting privileges every...
Letter to the editor: Non-intervention may be best for peace
Mysticism is poorly understood. Properly engaged, it’s like an old television variety show, not unlike “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” or “The Carol Burnett Show.” Naturally, this requires an explanation. I was gazing into my crystal ball this morning and, as usual, faces of world leaders appeared between scenes of global...
Letter to the editor: Longing for safety of Trump
The world was a safer place when Donald Trump was president. During Trump’s term in office, a Middle East treaty was signed, creating trade between Israel and United Arab Emirates. After Trump met with Kim Jong Un, missiles were no longer launched from North Korea. The people of Afghanistan could...
Letter to the editor: Invasion of U.S. vs. invasion of Ukraine
Why are liberals OK with the U.S. being illegally invaded by millions from other countries through our southern border, but not OK with Russia invading other countries thousands of miles from the U.S.? The results will be the same: The countries will be changed forever. One will just take longer...
Letter to the editor: A tale of 2 verdicts
The verdicts of Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery gave us a glimpse of the best and worst of the U.S. justice system. Rittenhouse was judged “not guilty” by his peers in his trial for killing two people and severely injured a third with an assault rifle. The judge insisted the...
Letter to the editor: Shame on those who condone Trump’s evil
Letter-writer Archie Atkinson (“Still blaming Trump?” Feb. 3, TribLIVE) claims hatred and shame on all Democrats. To say all Democratic voters are full of hate is a prejudiced statement. Judging people you know nothing about is no different then judging someone by their nationality or religion. Atkinson says he can’t...
