Letters to the Editor category, Page 233

I may be crazy, some say so, but you may be stupid! Every time I hear someone blaming President Trump for covid-19 deaths, my blood begins to boil. Do you people blaming Trump realize that you are referring to a pandemic? Are you saying that the leaders of every country...

It was not serendipity that the United States whaling fleet fell from a high of 735 ships in 1846 to 39 ships by 1876. It was because of the newfound oil resources in Pennsylvania that followed the discovery of the Drake well in 1859. Kerosene produced from that oil replaced...

Regarding the article “Nurses at West Penn Hospital authorize strike notice” (July 28, TribLIVE): I delivered my baby at West Penn Hospital just a few months before the pandemic started, and it’s hard to overstate how important the nurses there were to me, my husband, and my baby. It wasn’t...

I commend Jim Harger on his excellent and accurate letter “No debate — fascism spawned by the right” (July 30, TribLIVE) on historical issues. I wish I could say the same of James Kelm’s letter “NEA’s critical race theory push” (July 30, TribLIVE). Critical race theory is a legal theory...

I am not a medical professional, so I rely on experts in the field for advice about masks and vaccinations. I wonder if letter-writer Matt Pergar (“Latrobe’s mask decision the right one,” Aug. 1, TribLIVE) is a doctor. He writes, “Parents know what is best for their children.” This seems...

I have lived in the Pittsburgh area for over 20 years. I cringe every time I need to go into the city. I am sure I am not the only one. This opinion is to piggyback on Tom Kerek’s letter “Eliminating Pittsburgh’s traffic nightmares.” As most people who live on...

I couldn’t agree more with letter-writer Albert Depew (“Kamala Harris’ character,” July 16, TribLIVE). Harris couldn’t even beat the likes of Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang for the Democratic nomination for president. Tulsi Gabbard took her apart at one of the debates. She withdrew from the race before the first...

Every day I hear more about the controversy over critical race theory. The shouting back and forth on this subject is deafening. I believe that CRT has its foundation based in revisionist history, but I’m not comfortable voicing that opinion because this country is now caught in what I call...

I am grateful to Gov. Tom Wolf for taking action on climate change by working to get Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Joining RGGI would benefit Pennsylvanians’ health by reducing air pollution. The Department of Environmental Protection estimates that through 2030 up to 639 premature deaths from...

Obviously, the Democrats and Dr. Anthony Fauci don’t mind spreading diseases during a pandemic by allowing illegal immigration. They are shipping migrants by bus, trains and airplanes all over our country and then have the nerve to consider mandating that vaccinated people wear masks again. What is wrong with this...

Letter-writer Dave Majernik (“Beware of mail-in ballots”) fails to point out that the large mail-in ballot response was most likely because of the global pandemic. People of all political parties, or no party, may have been reluctant, as I was, to vote in person because of that. People aren’t “too...

I think it is time all Americans, especially President Biden’s Cabinet and Congress, realize that our president has some aging health problems. It almost appears to me he is a shell of a man, and he is being used. Certainly we have many intelligent people around the president. The world...

While I agree with letter-writer Dwayne Buffer regarding purple-haired Gwen Berry turning her back while the national anthem was being played (”Olympian’s action shameful,” July 31, TribLIVE), I disagree with not watching the Olympics. The U.S. athletes have worked hard for years and years to qualify, and for that I...

The Republican Party has allowed the Federalist Society to pack the Supreme Court with radical far-right activist judges. The result is a court that is pro-corporation, anti-worker and anti-voting rights. Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and the 2013 Shelby County decisions, all from the 21st century, have the dubious distinction...

What a difference a year makes. It seems like only yesterday that our border was secure, unemployment was at an all-time low, China was on the defensive and we were energy independent. Seems like yesterday “birthing people” were mothers and people burning cities were criminals. Today, given the abandonment of...

Donald Trump has had a very bad summer. This has given some people hope that the end of the Trumpian captivity of the Republican Party is within sight. I wish I could share their optimism. It’s certainly true that his post-presidency isn’t going great. Because he didn’t want to get...

Remember when we fought a war that got Americans killed and wounded so women in the Middle East would not have to cover their faces? Now the same people want all Americans to cover their faces. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

The never-ending stream of anti- Trump letters continues even though he has been gone for six months. I believe this is a futile attempt by the President Biden voters to make Biden look good because they really can’t point to anything good that he has done. Donald Trump’s personality is terrible,...

On July 14, Churchill’s Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of Hillwood’s zoning application to build a state-of-the-art Amazon fulfillment center on the abandoned Westinghouse property in Churchill (“Churchill Planning Commission recommends plan for Amazon center,” July 15, TribLIVE). Borough council now is holding approval hearings. Reasons this facility should be...

Regarding S.E. Cupp’s column “Officers’ testimony at Jan. 6 hearing exposes GOP’s shame” (July 29, TribLIVE): The real shame should go to the liberal state governors and city mayors who turn their backs when out-of-control rioters loot, burn and assault people, and yet support defunding the police. I would bet...

The article “Pittsburgh-area woman decries use of force at Allegheny County Jail” (July 23, TribLIVE) regarding an expert’s testimony of the jail’s continued excessive use of force and the warden’s “lack of understanding of the use-of-force policy” begs the question that the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board needs to conduct...

The unbridled climate frenzy that has become the new religion of the radical left wing of the Democratic Party and its media/academia allies is becoming dangerous. Stopping hydrocarbon energy in the U.S. without a viable alternative will result in super-inflation. China burned more coal than ever last year and is...

A long-standing protection for taxpayers is in danger. The federal Hyde Amendment, which has barred taxpayer funding of abortion except in limited cases, is in jeopardy. This time-tested policy safeguards hard-earned taxpayer dollars, while also saving lives that would be otherwise lost to abortion. It’s time for us to speak...

How did President Trump become the spiritual leader of the Republican Party and his followers? They believe Trump was doing something for them, but, in my opinion, he was really doing something for himself. It didn’t matter that Trump’s continual lies about the election spurred the Capitol riots and cost...

Imagine this scenario: Your loved one is in a car accident, blood everywhere. Nervously rushing to the hospital, you hope everything will be OK. Emergency room providers ask — “What kind of car was involved?” “Any trouble with it?” Not examining the patient, they research the car’s safety history and...