Letters to the Editor category, Page 228
Letter to the editor: Grateful for honest people
It’s easy to get bogged down with negative news, which is why I’m writing with a positive story. A few days ago, I went to the farmers market in Lower Burrell. I bought a few things and then I left. Eventually, I noticed that I was missing my debit card,...
Letter to the editor: I don’t trust this covid vaccine
I consider all of the covid-19 vaccines “experimental.” I don’t agree that the completion of clinical trials and authorization for emergency use, or the FDA’s approval of one vaccine, make them safe. It has only been about 18 months, and no one can know the long-term effects that may manifest...
Letter to the editor: Critical race theory gets it wrong
Critical race theory (CRT) is presumptuous. Even though the most recent Rasmussen polls show that the great majority of us do not believe Americans are inherently racist, CRT works from just that position. In my opinion, CRT thrives on division so its wielders can seize control. Though the display of...
Letter to the editor: Learn meaning of ‘illegal’
The members of Joey’s presidential staff need to go to a nearby elementary school and take a quick class on the meaning of the word “illegal”! Lou Gregovits North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: Aspinwall council meetings no place for mayoral battle
Although I was not present at the Sept. 8 Aspinwall Borough Council meeting, I read your account (“Aspinwall Councilman David Brown draws fire from council colleagues for claims made on his election website,” Sept. 8, TribLIVE) and have spoken to council members and some audience members quoted in your story....
Letter to the editor: Enough with Trump’s ‘big lie’
It’s about time someone knocks some sense into Donald Trump. It looks like he is going to continue to force his “big lie” crap until the next election, and at whose expense? Of course, the taxpayers. This is free publicity and is one of the few ways he has of...
Letter to the editor: A different perspective on ‘facts’
Regarding the letter “Republicans continue to deny facts” (Sept. 2, TribLIVE): As a Republican, if you add these prefixes to Joanne Garing’s “facts” — Fakebook, Goggle, MSDNC, CNN, among others — denying “those” facts I can assure you, I don’t believe any of them. I am desperate to resolve how...
Letter to the editor: Don’t like green libs and Spam
Regarding David Ninehouser’s letter “ ‘Horton Hears a Hoax (‘Cause He Only Watches Fox)’ ” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE): Dr. Seuss Enterprises stopped publishing six Dr. Seuss books because of their racist imagery. How can watching Fox News be worse than emulating and promoting a racist? I do not like green...
Letter to the editor: Unborn child’s right to life
In her column, Lori Falce asked, “Do you have a right to privacy?” (Sept. 17, TribLIVE), and stated that Roe v. Wade’s decision turned upon a woman’s right to privacy over her own body. I’ve always thought that the decision actually turned upon the Supreme Court’s sidestepping the issue whether...
Letter to the editor: Freedoms don’t allow us to endanger others
Letter-writer Greg Weidner (“Mandates vs. freedoms”) makes an incredibly ridiculous statement: “Couldn’t a student also be sent home if they are vaccinated?” Please, tell me why that makes sense. Your freedom doesn’t exist when endangering others. If a student is vaccinated, that means he/she has done his/her part to make...
Letter to the editor: Plenty of blame for Afghanistan
In reference to the article “Milley: Afghan war a failure” (Sept. 29): Of course, the war in Afghanistan was a failure; the military and the American people would not know what Afghanistan would look like if the war was a success. Regardless, Republicans refuse to recognize this and instead are...
Letter to the editor: Embarrassed to have Harris as VP
With the border crisis in full swing thanks to President Biden and Vice President Harris, I see Harris came out to degrade the border agents who were trying to defend our border. If she would have done her job to begin with, we would not have this problem. Having Harris...
Letter to the editor: Where’s outrage over Biden administration’s actions?
Where is the outrage of what this administration is doing to our country? They’re telling lie after lie without having to answer for it. They’re letting (illegal) immigrants trample our borders — yes, trample — an example being the 12,000 people who were staying under a bridge in Texas until...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Oct. 6, 1976
On Oct. 6, 1976, unarmed student protesters at Thammasat University in Bangkok were surrounded by police and far-right paramilitary groups. They were protesting the return of former military dictator Thanom Kittikachorn to Thailand. Police and these groups attacked the protesters. In the aftermath, students’ dead bodies were hung, beaten and...
Letter to the editor: Don’t be fooled by ‘front groups’
I’ve recently read letters and op-eds from people or groups from Philadelphia or out of state, wanting to subvert Pennsylvania laws in the name of changing the statute of limitations. To those folks, I say worry about your own backyard. A Phildadelphia group even purchased billboards in Westmoreland County (“Child...
Letter to the editor: Speak up for courageous Marine
What are we seeing in this great country? Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a decorated Marine officer with a sterling record of service, is being held in military jail, facing a hearing on potential charges related to disobeying orders. Why? Scheller had the audacity, the courage, to publicly call out senior...
Letter to the editor: Presidents who act like mad men
All this media fuss about whether the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should have been telling China that President Trump was not going to attack them presumes Trump’s ordering naval maneuvers in the South China Sea was the act of a mad man. Hardly. Such “saber rattling” was...
Letter to the editor: Booster shots are not so common
I’m writing to address incorrect assumptions in the editorial “Booster shots are as common as vaccines themselves.” Children do not, as was claimed, get periodic boosters for measles and mumps. They get one combined shot of measles/mumps/rubella at 12 to 15 months, and a second shot entering kindergarten — but...
Letter to the editor: Pa. legislators should support climate action
Imagine viewing the landscape from your home and seeing uncontrollable wildfires. Imagine losing your neighborhood to flood damage, summer temperatures so high you cannot feel comfortable and the rising costs of food limiting your grocery budget. I urge Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey to support President Biden’s bold infrastructure...
Letter to the editor: In Pa., we get less for more
I just returned from my annual trek to the Washington, D.C., area. On my way home, I stopped at the rest area in Frederick, Md., and again at the public rest area in Pennsylvania on Interstate 70 outside of Breezewood (I drink way too much coffee). The rest area in...
Letter to the editor: Renaming Women’s Health Protection Act
The federal Women’s Health Protection Act is badly misnamed. It should be renamed the Abortion Without Limits Bill. This dangerous legislation would eliminate commonsense protections such as parental consent, informed consent and 24-hour waiting periods for abortion. It would also mean an expansion of taxpayer funding of abortion, which national...
Letter to the editor: Recalling a holy hymn writer
My family recently visited the monument dedicated to the ministry of hymn writer Philip P. Bliss. I had been wanting to travel to the little town of Rome in north-central Pennsylvania to see the monument that was built when thousands of Sunday school children gave their pennies for its construction....
Letter to the editor: The left has bowed to almighty dollar
The current ruling Democratic Party has succeeded in compromising the checks and balances that are necessary to protect and maintain our representative democracy. They have politicized virtually every government agency, including the military, as well as public institutions, including the majority of mainstream media, big tech, the unions, Hollywood celebrities...
Letter to the editor: Misusing the word ‘freedom’
Personal freedom from the tyranny of a fascist or totalitarian government is what we all desire. However, the word “freedom” is sometimes used incorrectly. What has happened in Texas is a textbook example. The government of Texas wanted freedom from wearing masks and getting vaccinated. So covid cases spiked, sickening...
Sounding off: Money’s worth on the turnpike
The Turnpike Commission is laughing itself all the way to the bank! The diversion of E-ZPass and Toll by Plate has allowed the commission to drastically increase tolls while keeping the public ignorant of those increases. Turnpike usage is geared toward the commuter and not the occasional user who must...
