Letters to the Editor category, Page 226

The Allegheny County real estate website provides information to all property owners regarding their assessments. It is also used by taxing bodies to jack up taxes on unsuspecting recent homebuyers. For many years, appeals board hearing officers have given much weight to website sales comparables prepared by an outside firm....

Regarding the article “Amtrak chief promotes 2nd Pittsburgh-Harrisburg service” (Sept. 10, TribLIVE): Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via Amtrak — 5 hours, 20 minutes. Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via Greyhound bus — 4 hours. Pittsburgh to Harrisburg via your vehicle — 3 hours. You pick! A second daily Amtrak train will not solve...

I would have written this letter sooner, but I had to get permission from the Taliban. Heaven help us. President Biden cannot! He is delusional at best. He lies so often that he seems to actually believe himself. Even worse is that the secretary of defense and the chairman of...

I have seen and heard firsthand about the struggles that many of Pennsylvania’s workers, contractors and businesses faced during the pandemic. To spur our recovery, lawmakers must foster an environment that encourages economic growth and development. Unfortunately, some federal officials do not agree with that sentiment and are instead championing...

As the Afghanistan debacle winds down, dozens of questions are being asked from every quarter as to what went wrong. One pertinent inquiry is, “Who funds these terrorists?” I’m sure there are unanswered questions on past terrorist operations, but as for future attacks, no one has to look any further...

Congratulations on a great article about Tim Moury (“Bethel Park council and historical society president Moury lives to serve hometown,” Sept. 2, TribLIVE). I know Tim, as does everyone here, to be a very modest and highly motivated leader. He is too modest to tell you how he saved our...

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and his colleagues on the Finance Committee are wrestling with the enormous challenges of strengthening our nation’s infrastructure and taking meaningful climate action. And they must do both in a fiscally responsible manner. These challenges give Casey a golden opportunity to champion a single, simple measure...

President Biden, I hear you’re upset over the awful signs about you that Americans displayed over the 9/11 weekend. You want them to go away. Easy to fix. Make America great again. Stand up for this wonderful country. Don’t let the world walk all over us. Wendy Miller Harrison...

In the immortal words of Myron Cope, “Double Yoi”! This administration left Americans and allies behind enemy lines in Afghanistan on purpose. Please send a reporter to ask Reps. Mike Doyle and Conor Lamb if they will push for a vote to impeach President Biden with the same vigor that...

Regarding the article “Sen. Toomey says it’s ‘completely unacceptable’ for GOP to pick Trump in 2024” (Sept. 3, TribLIVE): What is completely unacceptable to conservatives are Republicans in name only (RINOs) like you who have ruined the conservative movement. Your ilk of Republicanism is a ruse. You do not want...

By now, most of us know someone who has died from covid-19, among them beloved family and respected community members. So why are so many people so angry about being asked to wear a mask, or to get vaccinated? I believe it’s because so many of our political leaders and...

I am not a fan of nation building. But after we spent 20 years in Afghanistan doing just that, I wonder what kind of moral obligation, if any, we and NATO had to finish the job. It’s a hard question, but here are some facts to consider. Some reports have...

Medical problems are best solved by medical guidance and practices; they are seldom solved by political posturing. Political posturing does not heal; it creates deeper hurts and social damages. Watching and reading news stories and letters to the editors, or driving by local schools, allows us to witness the growing...

“Covid is not fatal to children.” Let the shamefulness of that statement, which appeared in the letter “Penn Hills mask ruling decried” sink in for a moment. To back this claim up, the writer noted that deaths among children aged 0-18 were 423 as of late August (it’s now 470,...

The Biden administration is considering sending foreign aid to the Taliban! I believe this is nothing but a ransom payment disguised as “aid” so the average American won’t realize. This will be the administration’s politically palatable way to extricate any people left in Afghanistan by the botched withdrawal who they...

On Sept. 11, Irwin had a nice celebration on Main Street with bands and many food trucks. My wife and I attended and had a very good time. The next morning, we woke to a real shock. There’s a “We Support Our Local Police” sign on our yard, which we...

Earlier this year, a medical sales representative called into a local radio program regarding surgical masks. It was her specialty. She talked about particulates, screening properties and interceptor efficiencies. A clear example of poor filtering was that you shouldn’t be able to smell aromas through it. Such particulates are much...

Republican legislators, who’ve dominated our state Legislature for decades, intend to overturn the mail-in voting law they all voted to pass in 2019. They now plan to cast doubt on the outcome of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election results by holding an Arizona-style audit of those votes, claiming irregularities and improprieties allowed...

When I listen to the minority of Americans who are defiant and enraged anti-vacciners and anti-indoor-mask- wearers, I can’t help but think back to when I was a teenage boy, and I was listening to presidential candidate Robert Kennedy over my transistor radio saying that we need to talk about what...

As I read the articles on the efforts of parents and school districts to deal with the mask/no mask issue, I also read this information: More than a quarter-million children had new cases of covid in just the last week of August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)....

To the residents of the Derry area: I want to thank all of you for the faith you showed in me over the last 30 years. Back in 1991 when I decided to run for the seat held by retiring Magisterial District Judge Michael Giannini, I could never have imagined...

Wow! Can you believe? A Democrat asking “Help first, blame later!” This from Democrats who, for four years, 24/7 blamed President Trump for every little error coming down the pike? You made Biden president. Now you fix the mess he has made. Yes, make America great again. Frances Olyarnik Greensburg...

Regarding the article “4 takeaways from new Pa. census data and what it means for redistricting” (Aug. 22, TribLIVE): To prevent such political turnaround, I feel no politicizing of the census could be made by a panel of 15. Five Republicans, five Democrats and five independents or third-party should make...

As I work with Medicare seniors in Pennsylvania, I am concerned about prospective cuts to clinical lab services. In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to cut rates for nearly 600 tests, including the top 25 most used by seniors — threatening access to...

Never in my 65 years did I think that I would be living in a world of such complete absurdity and foreboding. In generations past at least we had a grasp on reality and truth. That is no longer the case. There is almost nowhere to turn for trustworthy, reliable...