Letters to the Editor category, Page 221
Letter to the editor: Fire department woes
In response to the unprincipled and disrespectful statements made by Hempfield supervisors and the Hempfield Fire Department chief in the article ”Hempfield officials working to improve response of West Point’s volunteer firefighters” (Nov. 4, TribLIVE): Nice attempt by them to look good in the community. We volunteers are told to...
Letter to the editor: A year ago, everyone wanted vaccine; why is it so contentious now?
Thank you for the quote in the article “Big Bird backlash: Vax lands even Muppet in political flap” (Nov. 11, TribLIVE) that reminded me that one year ago, we were all hoping for a vaccine to stem the hospitalizations and deaths from covid. Now that it is available, how did...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Bob Brooks’ generosity
In response to David Camblin’s letter “Why didn’t Bob Brooks pay for parade permit?” (Nov. 16, TribLIVE): State Rep. Bob Brooks donates his entire House salary to charity in the 54th District and local area! Recipients of his donations include: • Firefighters ($16,000-plus per year) • Multiple Rotary events •...
Letter to the editor: On prescriptions, something is rotten
The only thing in Build Back Horrendously that is salutary is the gubmint being allowed to dicker with insurance and drug companies over the cost of medicine. I have Medicare and Security Blue, and the copay for one of my meds at my pharmacy this year went from 48 bucks...
Letter to the editor: Why our 2-party system works
There have been many negative postings in this forum bashing the two major political parties. I would like to challenge readers to look at the parties in a different light. Democrats are the dreamers. They push for ways to improve the American ideal. Republicans are the pragmatists. They hold dear...
Letter to the editor: Bells can remind us to believe
When I grew up, we had just ended World War II, which had just ended the Great Depression. We were then fighting the Korean Conflict. My family had fought in those wars. I remember going to church every Sunday and holy day. The churches were full, standing room only on...
Letter to the editor: Stop arguing and educate our kids
It seems as if we have forgotten the most important aspect of attending school. We have become so concerned with school mask mandates that we have overlooked the quality of education our children are receiving. Somehow many parents have equated education with mask-wearing in schools. Our kids have fallen behind...
Sounding off: Bring on the election investigations
Republicans “won” many seats in this election. Every row office in Westmoreland County is now in Republican hands, as is the governorship of Virginia. So I’m sure that they will do the responsible thing and investigate the obvious election fraud and conduct responsible audits of the voter rolls. After all,...
Letter to the editor: Alternatives to Thanksgiving turkey
Last week, President Biden set infrastructure aside just long enough to pardon two turkeys. With more than 200 million turkeys killed in the U.S. each year, everyone can pardon their own turkey and instead try a plant-based roast this Thanksgiving. Turkeys are bred and raised in toxic fume-filled crowded sheds,...
Letter to the editor: High-end thievery by the .1%
We recently learned that President Trump has lost $70 million on the Trump International Hotel. In 2018, Deutsche Bank gave him a six-year deferral on payment of a $170 million loan for that same hotel. In 2017, the state of New York and the UK won a $630 million lawsuit...
Letter to the editor: Hypocritical government
We now live in the land of a hypocritical government, one that was dependent on our brave front-line workers a year ago to police our cities, put out fires and keep people alive. They were hailed as heroes. Now this czar running the country says to fire them if they...
Letter to the editor: Socialist labels on Democrats
Hear, hear, Stewart Epstein (“‘Socialist’ labels on Democrats a dishonest strategy,” Nov. 17, TribLIVE). Sadly, why does it take a university educator to explain what caring and thoughtful politicians are trying to accomplish? What are these nonsupporters afraid of? Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Let’s move past Trump
As part of my morning routine, I read a daily devotional. Part of a recent reading was as follows: “Remember that the evil one is the father of lies. Learn to recognize his deceptive intrusions into your thoughts. One of his favorite deceptions is to undermine your confidence in My...
Letter to the editor: Lucky elk hunting guide
I’m an avid newspaper reader; front page, Opinion, Sports, then comics. Sometimes I even find a hidden gem “somewhere in the middle.” A number of years ago, I came across changes to the Pennsylvania hunting guide program for elk. It seems that 2018 was the last year when one could...
Letter to the editor: Ending abortion would benefit Social Security
Hurrah to Texas voters for eliminating abortions in their state. Hopefully more states will follow suit. Keep up the good fight! More than 60 million babies have been killed since 1973, the year abortions became legal in the U.S. If those 60 million babies had the right to life, they...
Letter to the editor: Climate change is a real threat
Climate change is an existential threat. The Government Accountability Offices states that climate-related changes have cost American taxpayers $350 billion over the past decade. The Pentagon has declared climate change to be a national security threat. The U.N. states that if global greenhouse gas emissions are not halved by 2030,...
Letter to the editor: UPMC workers deserve more
I’ve worked in food service assembly at UPMC Presbyterian for almost a year. I make less than $16 an hour, and even with five roommates, there’s not a lot left over at the end of the month. I just want to have some money in my pocket for once. We...
Letter to the editor: ‘My body, my choice’ double standard
Hey, although I didn’t really want to, I decided to get my vaccines. But I have a question: If the national standard is “my body, my choice” for abortions, why doesn’t it apply to vaccines? Thomas Comini Sewickley Township...
Letter to the editor: Ask leaders to read entire Build Back Better bill
I have been examining the content of the social infrastructure (President Biden’s Build Back Better) bill that Congress is writing, now 2,500 pages. There are many free gifts, snooping options (financial privacy?) on your banking by 87,000 new IRS agents, free child care, clean energy give-aways to affluent groups vested...
Letter to the editor: Parklet sale one step in Greensburg renaissance
Is it a coincidence that all three letter-writers critical of the sale of the parklet on South Pennsylvania Avenue in Greensburg are all registered Democrats (“Questions about Greensburg parklet sale,” Oct. 12, TribLIVE; “Parklet sale slap in face to those who worked to create it,” Oct. 20, TribLIVE; “Transparency lacking...
Letter to the editor: Another Trump presidency not the answer
In his letter “Has Pelosi read Constitution?” (Oct. 27, TribLIVE), David A. Scandrol criticizes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the Jan. 6 commission’s investigation of the Capitol riot. “Who shows up for a coup d’état but fails to bring weapons?” he asks. I’d like to know what Scandrol was actually...
Letter to the editor: Seditious actions by Biden administration
Twenty years ago, on 9/11, a small group of Muslim zealots attacked our country. This was enacted with a modicum of funds but maximum amount of cunning and zealotry. It was abetted by a maximum degree of U.S. naivete and incompetency. Today, the cunning and zealotry have been enhanced by...
Letter to the editor: Lack of urgency for change in Jeannette
In response to the article “Westmoreland commissioners told to ‘do the right thing’ with covid relief money” (Oct. 28, TribLIVE): On Oct. 28, I attended as Westmoreland County Community College was host to county commissioners for suggestions on how communities could use part of the $105 million in federal covid...
Letter to the editor: Perplexing questions
To poet laureate David Ninehouser (“Trump’s not afraid,” Oct. 29, TribLIVE) and Joe D’Astolfo, Biden pugilist-in-the-making, for “knocking some sense” into President Trump (”Enough with Trump’s ‘big lie,’ ” Oct. 8, TribLIVE), my questions: If a president’s son has sex with a Russian prostitute while high on crack and records it,...
Letter to the editor: ‘Socialist’ labels on Democrats a dishonest strategy
It’s a good time for the Democrats to expose what Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics, refers to as the “dishonest political strategy” used by conservative Republicans: calling most (if not all) congressional Democrats names like “socialists,” “Marxists,” “communists,” “far leftists” and “radical leftists.” I do...
