Letters to the Editor category, Page 235
Letter to the editor: Still using Trump as an excuse
The illogical, absurd letter by William J. Bilo Sr. (“Republicans, do the right thing”) demands an answer. The Democrats simply will not let Donald Trump rest; he is their excuse when things go wrong, and they are going wrong big time. President Biden has been so hell bent on reversing...
Michael Lamb: Pass the infrastructure bill
During my time as city controller, I’ve expressed concern about Pittsburgh’s “infrastructure deficit” — the repairs and improvements we should be making to our roads, bridges, wastewater systems and other critical infrastructure compared to what we actually complete each year. Consider this: Pittsburgh has nearly 1,000 miles of paved roads...
Letter to the editor: Pulling out of Afghanistan was right move
Twenty years, $2 trillion and thousands of our troops killed or wounded. How much is enough? We spent billions of dollars to train 300,000 Afghanistan troops. We equipped them with all of the technology and weapons they could possibly need to fight the Taliban, and what did they do when...
Letter to the editor: A dog’s wisdom
“Mutt” is a mean word. So is “mongrel.” I’m pleased everyone is sensitized to the impact words have. “Dog.” Use the word “dog.” I am a dog, as good-natured, complex, fallible and canine as any Afghan hound or Yorkshire terrier. And now I have to let it out. I’m not...
Letter to the editor: We should welcome our Afghan partners here
A continuing issue in Southwestern Pennsylvania is our aging population and loss of residents at a time when the situation in Afghanistan is terrible and perhaps broken beyond repair. This is an occasion for us in Pennsylvania to aid our evacuated Afghan partners and show a big welcome to new...
Letter to the editor: Penn Hills mask ruling decried
Penn Hills School District passed a mandate that includes masking all kids and visitors for the foreseeable future (“Penn Hills School District requiring masks for all students, staff at start of school year.”) Current science demands different policy, and this takes away my choice as a parent. The CDC states...
Letter to the editor: Congress must invest in our communities
Too many families in Westmoreland County and communities across Pennsylvania were suffering before the pandemic. For too long, we have seen tax cuts for corporations while investments in our local communities are blocked. As a longtime resident of West Newton, I see firsthand the need for investment in our community....
Letter to the editor: Biden worst president ever
Crisis on the southern border, inflation, nobody wants to work because they get more money sitting at home collecting Biden Bucks, and now the dumpster fire in Afghanistan. I never thought I would see it in my lifetime, but we have a new “Worst President Ever.” Congratulations, President Carter; Joe...
Letter to the editor: No more lives, resources wasted in wars
U.S. involvement in Vietnam: 1950-1975. For 25 years under six U.S. presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon and Ford. Twenty-six years (just one generation) later: U.S. involvement in Afghanistan: 2001-2021 (hopefully ending this year). For 20 years under four U.S. presidents: George W. Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden. First...
Letter to the editor: Conor Lamb should clarify views on voter ID
After reading the article “Rep. Conor Lamb jumps in race for Pat Toomey’s Senate seat” (Aug. 6, TribLIVE), I wished Lamb had clarified some of his statements. He says his opponents are determined to see him fail. What opponents? I assume he means elected Republicans; I’m not sure. He states...
Letter to the editor: Flexible Constitution
Since we Americans are living in the land of make-believe, I figured there would be no problem in making up some information, in homage to the brainwashing tactics of the three- or four-letter media many adore. As you know, it’s our constitutional right to believe what we want since the...
Letter to the editor: Immigrants’ role in covid resurgence
As I think back a few months, it seems that the covid virus was pretty much under control. We were all looking forward to getting our lives back. Now we are back to wearing masks and limited as to places we can go. What happened? Could it be that the...
Letter to the editor: Vaccination, not God or selfishness, is the way out
What does it take for America to wake up? Serious covid cases reportedly are mostly among the fearful, anti-science and simply ridiculous. These folks are now joined by our local leaders. School boards that are supposed to protect kids are failing and should resign. Superintendents are perhaps the most guilty....
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ ideas confounding
Progressive Democrats and media allies present unrealistic and contradictory ideas as self-evident to prevent being eaten by their own. To avoid cancellation, they promote a list that confounds rational minds. Reduce crime by defunding police and eliminating bail; hire social workers and treat criminals like illegal immigrants with catch and...
Letter to the editor: Support for Mark Goetz appreciated
To the community: Our son, Mark Goetz, competed in the 121st USGA Amateur Championship hosted by Oakmont Country Club on Aug. 9-15. Many of you were there in person to support him, while others followed his progress virtually. With the excitement that came from finishing as a medalist in the...
Letter to the editor: Urge Greater Latrobe to keep French, German
Greater Latrobe School District’s plan to phase out “in-class, face-to-face instruction” of French and German languages is going to cheat future and present elementary school students of a choice of electives beginning with the 2022 school year. The district says students who want to take French and German can take...
Letter to the editor: We must unlearn our racism
Criticism of critical race theory is indoctrination. Denying America’s history of racism is indoctrination. Consider: Benjamin Franklin in 1751 preferred only English- speaking whites from England emigrate to Pennsylvania. No Germans, no Italians, etc. Timothy Pickering coined the terms “negro president” and “negro Congress” because the Constitution’s three-fifths clause gave Jefferson’s...
Letter to the editor: Health professionals should be vaccinated
I recently tried to ascertain the vaccination status of several local dentists, their hygienists and staffs. They were unwilling to provide this vital information, citing privacy concerns. I then contacted the Pennsylvania Academy of General Dentistry to find out what its position is on this matter. I was shocked to...
Letter to the editor: Our race problems are real
Nearly every sentence in Steve Ignatz’s letter is incorrect (“Battling critical race theory,” Aug. 10, TribLIVE). The National Education Association is not advocating teaching “critical race theory.” (Does Ignatz even know what this “theory” is?) Judging by his name, I don’t think Ignatz can understand firsthand whether America has a...
Letter to the editor: Nordenberg will ensure redistricting is fair, equitable
Your editorial “Census numbers chance for fair redistricting” (Aug. 15, TribLIVE) was right on target in every category of logic you used to make the point that if ever necessity for equity and fairness in a critical process needed to be paramount, it is in redistricting voting districts. Pennsylvania has...
Letter to the editor: Plenty of blame for Afghanistan
What’s most astonishing about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is how astonished everyone professes to be, while conceding delaying the inevitable would not have prevented it. Failure is often an orphan; this one lays claim to plenty of fathers. Bill Clinton regrets not assassinating Osama Bin Laden after the 1998...
Sounding off: Ignorance, apathy threaten democracy
A university professor told his class that the greatest threats to democracy were ignorance and apathy. When he asked his students to explain the difference, one responded, not knowing it was the correct answer, “I don’t know and I don’t care.” In the 2020 presidential election, voters took a step...
Letter to the editor: Blood on Biden’s hands
President Biden has a lot of blood on his hands . His misguided decision to announce, and then implement, the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, while leaving behind billions of dollars in weapons and equipment for the Taliban to use, is insane. Regardless of what the Taliban says, I...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners should gather input for spending plan
I am concerned that our three commissioners have shown no effort to gather public input around American Rescue Plan funds. Westmoreland County leadership has failed to provide both a community engagement plan and a spending plan, both of which are required by the law. The $105 million coming to Westmoreland...
Letter to the editor: What will Jan. 6 justice look like?
Pat Buchanan’s comparison of Jan. 6 to 9/11 (“Why the left can’t let go of Jan. 6,” July 27, TribLIVE) is a good example of turning the facts upside down. Jan. 6 was not “just a protest, a riot, a shameful disgrace.” Most sources say it was an act of...
