Letters to the Editor category, Page 229
Letter to the editor: GOP’s invasion of privacy is dangerous
The citizens of Pennsylvania are entitled to have their private records kept private. What the Senate GOP is asking for, they have no right to without our giving permission (“Pa. Senate GOP moves to collect private voter information in controversial review of 2020 election,” Sept. 15, TribLIVE). To give such...
Letter to the editor: Covid is coming over the border
President Biden has been in the news daily putting pressure on us citizens to get vaccinated. I am vaccinated and am not against the vaccine. What upsets me about his comments is that he wants to put the reason for upswing in covid on people who are not vaccinated. I...
Letter to the editor: Carbon fee, dividend is wealth redistribution scheme
The carbon fee and dividend process (the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act) supported by Citizens’ Climate Lobby is advertised as a revenue-neutral means of reducing U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion. This plan is little more than a wealth redistribution scheme masquerading as a cure for the “climate...
Letter to the editor: Biden needs to get serious about our real issues
We have had epidemics before, and we are going to have them again. We have made a terrible mess out of the way we have handled this one. We can’t afford to do this again. It seems all that President Biden wants to talk about is covid, and doesn’t want...
Letter to the editor: Audit’s goal is to maintain election integrity
I want to reply to the mischaracterization in the letter “GOP should focus on important issues, not jeopardize voters.” The point of the audit is not to overturn the election, but to evaluate areas of potential problems related to who is eligible to vote. I personally witnessed evidence of voter...
Letter to the editor: PSEA celebrates Latinx, Hispanic communities
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we celebrate the rich and diverse community of Latinx and Hispanic people whose contributions have helped shape U.S. culture and society. This celebration is designed to coincide with the independence day celebrations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Sept. 15, 1821),...
Letter to the editor: The 7 stages of covid
I would like to educate Monica Green, who spoke at the Sept. 21 Greater Latrobe School Board meeting (“Solicitor advises Greater Latrobe School Board to honor mask mandate as protests continue”). According to the article, Green said she believes exposure to the covid-19 virus is the best option for her...
Letter to the editor: Ignoring history on Afghanistan
Dear Eileen Condie (“How can anyone praise Afghanistan withdrawal?”) and all other letter-writers who contribute to the Trib Opinion page: I find it hard to believe that you all ignore the proven history that has brought this country to where we are today — finally ending what was started with...
Letter to the editor: Mask mandates political tool
It’s apparent that the mask mandates have served their purpose. The Sept. 18 edition headlines “Mask mandate questioned by some Kiski Area parents” is placed on the front page, above the fold, while “Pentagon: Kabul drone strike ‘tragic mistake’ ” rests comfortably on the second page, below the fold. The U.S....
Letter to the editor: Commissioners should use ARP funds to help long covid victims
Westmoreland County will receive $105 million from the American Rescue Plan that commissioners plan to spend on human service programs. I know firsthand the multi-discipline health care and mental health resources required for post-viral illnesses, since I have suffered 25 years with a disease known as ME/CFS. I urge the...
Letter to the editor: Will workers be replaced by immigrants?
Regarding the article “Western Pa. business owners lament: Where have all the workers gone?” (Sept. 4, TribLIVE): They will be replaced by all those illegals coming across the southern border. They will take the jobs American citizens will not take, and these citizens will be put on welfare by the...
Letter to the editor: Why won’t we prevent more American deaths?
On Sept. 11, 2001, 2,996 Americans died in the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Somerset County . Patriotic Americans went to war, willing to sacrifice their time and money, even their blood, to ensure that this never happens again. In the week leading up to Sept....
Letter to the editor: Hypocrites on the left
The immoral Biden regime now wants us to not believe what our eyes are telling us. Overworked U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas are being overrun with Haitians and other refugees. In an effort to control the mob of invaders, they employed the use of horses to keep them out...
Letter to the editor: Self-destruction of Republican Party
The former Republican Party, which is now the Party of Trump, seems to have self-destructed. The party seems to collectively believe it can do no wrong. When a person or group firmly believes it is always right, it can no longer grow, learn or adapt. It is more like a...
Letter to the editor: Speak up or lose your freedom
OK, so the political parties are more like gangs now than representatives of us. To believe it’s science or not, to wear a mask or not, to get vaccinated or not — so far those are choices. To have your private personal and voting information turned over because one of...
Letter to the editor: Deer Lakes board lacks leadership
Regarding the article “Deer Lakes School District parents encourage school board to defy state mask mandate” (Sept. 18, TribLIVE): I believe the parents were absolutely correct stating that the virus is not going anywhere, and masks do cause harm to your health. The label on a mask box indicates that...
Letter to the editor: Why Amazon should be denied in Churchill
The proposal to build an Amazon distribution center in Churchill should not move forward. The developer has failed to submit a valid traffic study to Churchill Borough Council. The traffic study submitted by the developer should not be accepted by the council, as it did not consider: • The impact...
Letter to the editor: Nepotism in Yough School District
What is nepotism? Nepotism is the practice of promoting or hiring relatives or friends, often over more qualified external candidates. In family-owned business, such decisions are expected and make sense. However, in public institutions, hiring should always involve finding the best qualified candidate through an open and transparent process. At...
Letter to the editor: On covid, where’s common decency?
A recent front-page photo showed a youth at a school mask protest holding a poster that read “Communism spreads faster than covid.” What does that even mean? More than 685,000 Americans have died from covid. Thousands of new patients are dying each day. Nearly 42 million have contracted the disease....
Letter to the editor: Some ‘kids,’ like Jeannette’s musical athletes, know how to work
I get so tired of hearing people say that “kids today don’t know how to work.” The article about the four young Jeannette men who play on the football team and march with the band turns that idea on its head (“Jeannette players band together, show determination,” Sept. 16, TribLIVE)....
Letter to the editor: 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...
Letter to the editor: Time to be FAIR
It’s been a rough couple years for us all in society. We’re more divided than ever. Controversies bubble up on social media and bubble out into reality, resulting in families who won’t speak to each other, terminated friendships and uncomfortable workplaces. Maybe you’ve seen some attempts at fixing things that...
Letter to the editor: Politicians’ errors and grand plans
Dear editor, U.S. citizens and old-time Democrats: I have seen and watched presidents and their administrations make errors in judgment and boneheaded decisions since President Eisenhower. Politics being politics will cause stupid judgments to be made. The results are sometimes slow in presenting themselves. Never do the politicians admit making...
Letter to the editor: Our society’s selfishness is sad
My body, my choice, right? Too bad if it adversely affects other people. It’s selfishly all about me. The hell with everybody else. Guess I can go into a store without a shirt and shoes. Maybe I can wear a tank top instead of the required collared shirt at a...
Sounding off: RINOs have ruined conservative movement
Regarding the article “Sen. Toomey says it’s ‘completely unacceptable’ for GOP to pick Trump in 2024”: 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 to govern or...
