Letters to the Editor category, Page 227
Letter to the editor: Social justice is opposite of justice
After years of hearing the term “social justice,” you might think you understand the term. I believe we can now definitively say that the term means whatever the “woke” mob wants it to mean. One thing is for certain: It has nothing to do with justice. Taking the case of...
Letter to the editor: There are honest Democrats, unionists
In his column “Pa. Democrats have a union problem” (Dec. 12, TribLIVE), Michael Torres attempts to prove that the Democrats are in trouble because they are siding with hard-working Americans and defending unions (one of the few institutions that actually works to protect working people). Donald Trump, leader of the GOP,...
Letter to the editor: Rossi’s right; vaccine should be individual decision
State Rep. Leslie Rossi is right: Give everyone “exemption assistance” who needs it and wants it (“Westmoreland Co. lawmaker offers to help with vaccine exemptions as covid-19 infections surge,” Dec. 15, TribLIVE). I have a niece who was fired because she would not get the vaccine because of her rare...
Letter to the editor: Don’t like statue? Don’t open time capsule.
Regarding the story “Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base” (Dec. 18): It is not often when an act so precisely defines so many words — arrogance, irony, hypocrisy. To remove a war statue because the history offends you, and then to open a time capsule...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous hatred of government
Relative to the pandemic and why the United States has something like the 70th highest rate of vaccination in the world and is lagging behind our allies is what I see as the incredible growth of anti-government ideology and propaganda. It began to grow around 1980 when Ronald Reagan would...
Letter to the editor: Laws protect us from religious subjugation
We are one nation under the Constitution of the U.S. created in 1787 by representatives of “We, the people.” The Founders also incorporated a Bill of Rights in 1791 to protect individual rights and liberties, and citizen independence protected by freedom of speech, peaceable assembly, religious liberty and freedom of...
Sounding off: Maybe Dr. Oz will be good for Pa.
With Dr. Mehmet Oz throwing his hat in the Senate race, I ask myself, why not? In recent elections, we have had a diversity of candidates. Hey, we have a caterer as a coroner in Westmoreland County. Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor of California, a position formerly held by...
Letter to the editor: Good time to thank senior care workers
While many of us are celebrating the holidays with our families, please take a moment to thank the many dedicated and brave workers at Pennsylvania’s senior care facilities, including nursing homes. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, nursing homes have been ground zero for the virus. What may surprise...
Letter to the editor: Churchill’s, Wilkinsburg’s woes
When Sandy Fox (“Amazon warehouses are sacrifice zones,” Dec. 18, TribLIVE) wrote about the majority of these Amazon facilities happily roosting in neighborhoods that tend to be challenged because of their socio-economic makeup, it would have been an important fact to add that Churchill is located next to Wilkinsburg. It’s...
Letter to the editor: We need holiday cheer year-round
I had the opportunity to fill in for the guy in the red suit recently, assisting Bridget Faulk and the Norwin Show Choir spreading holiday cheer to members of a women’s shelter. Faulk has carried on this worthwhile tradition started by Cheryl Walter over 11 years ago. Each year, members...
Letter to the editor: Look for Christ in everyone
As we reflect upon the child in the manger this season, let us remember that the miracle of Christmas is God choosing to become human, to become one of us. God is no longer “out there” but rather “here,” among us. Indeed, the incarnate God is called Emmanuel, a name...
Letter to the editor: Dedicated senior center workers should be paid more
I am in total agreement with Barb Harrold’s letter “Senior center workers deserve a raise” (Dec. 11, TribLIVE). The same should be said for the senior center managers in Armstrong County. These folks are there every day making sure seniors have a hot meal and activities. It’s a shame that...
Letter to the editor: Pa.’s job creation efforts need an update
Sen. Kim Ward’s recent e-newsletter contains material on “Measures to Increase Jobs.” I sent the below in response. The state has been doing these job creation things for years. It’s not working — well, maybe it helps some, but in competition with states leading in job creation, Pennsylvania is losing....
Letter to the editor: We need a real Pennsylvanian in Toomey’s seat
While we Pennsylvanians are seeing a number of people vying for Pat Toomey’s U.S. Senate seat, we should be wary of those candidates who claim to live in our state. Sure, they may be wealthy enough to have residences in several states, including ours, but that doesn’t entitle them to...
Letter to the editor: Who’s helping middle America?
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, infrastructure bill and Build Back Better bill are all designed to help Main Street, to finally help middle America. Of course, journalists such as Pat Buchanan and George Will are bemoaning the cost. However, when Presidents Bush and Trump gave trillions of dollars in tax...
Letter to the editor: A Christian advocating for violence?
In response to the Rev. Tony Joseph’s letter “Is anyone listening to God?”: Aside from being factually inaccurate — viruses are in fact not living things, for example, despite his assertation to the contrary — it espouses bombast and great anger as he writes, “we must become Christian soldiers and...
Letter to the editor: Norwin swamp
Norwin has a political swamp, too. This letter is serving as my public apology to the Norwin community for endorsing Raymond Kocak for school director. I financially supported Kocak in his bid. I openly advised the public and worked the polls to get him elected. He was part of the...
Letter to the editor: Conflicting interests and the Marcellus circus
Reading about the latest trials and tribulations in Upper Burrell (“Former supervisors ask Upper Burrell to add 2 more seats; ties to Marcellus shale raised,” Dec. 5, TribLIVE), one thing is obvious: The circus with Marcellus gas drilling continues. Supervisor Ross Walker’s appearance at a West Deer meeting extolling the...
Letter to the editor: Government control
Apparently my Webster’s dictionary has become obsolete. According to it, a vaccine is a substance to induce immunity to a disease, and a mandate is an authoritative command — not a law. The government is trying to force all American citizens to get the covid-19 shots; workers could be fired...
Letter to the editor: The supply crisis is real
Until very recently I was on the fence regarding this “supply chain” crisis. My friends on the political left told me there wasn’t one, that this is all part of the Christmas gift-buying season. They hedged by saying if there was one, it is the fault of Donald Trump. On...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Leslie Rossi is not demonstrating leadership
Rep. Leslie Rossi, please demonstrate some leadership (“Westmoreland Co. lawmaker offers to help with vaccine exemptions as covid-19 infections surge.” Covid-19 cases and deaths are rising. Consider these headlines: • “Excela reopens Unity testing center in response to rising covid-19 numbers.” The article reports that on Dec. 10, a record...
Letter to the editor: Why run S.E. Cupp’s bitter diatribes?
Reading (which I usually do not) S.E. Cupp’s columns has me wondering why the Tribune-Review continues to print them. Cupp must have a dictionary with only words like “conspiracy-spewing quack,” “rotten fermenting barrel of toxic waste,” “soulless,” “insane” and “kooks.” Her hatred of President Trump has no end. Cupp dislikes...
Letter to the editor: Nurses need a lifeline
There are currently more than 1.7 million positive covid cases in Pennsylvania, which is leading to burnout for nurses and causing a spike in staffing shortages. Pennsylvania has been hit hard in terms of nurses leaving their jobs, and these professionals are in need of a “rapid response” to help...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s climate order is not enough
Regarding the Associated Press story “Biden order would make U.S. government carbon neutral by 2050”: After the less-than-adequate pledges coming out of COP26 in Glasgow in November, the executive order seems like good news. Here’s the problem. Presidential executive orders can be easily reversed by the next administration; and with...
Letter to the editor: Schools must ensure safety of all
Following this month’s state Supreme Court ruling striking down Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate, Mark Holtzman, McKeesport Area School District superintendent, announced that students and staff will no longer be required to wear masks in district schools. He believes this ruling is good for the district, because it gives parents the...
