Letters to the Editor category, Page 235

Regarding the article “Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass” (July 16, TribLIVE): The Latin Mass cannot be restricted or abrogated by the pedantic dictates of any man, be he pope, bishop, priest. No human possesses the power or right to destroy that which has been divinely inspired and...

Too often in labor disputes, we hear employers say that they are disappointed. Stated by an ATI spokesperson at the onset of the strike: “We are disappointed for this action, especially at such an economically challenging time for ATI.” (“United Steelworkers begin strike at Allegheny Technologies Inc., reject’s ATI’s last-minute...

President Biden and Madam Vice President Harris — no question, a winning team. Jill Biden is a first-class first lady. Keep the groove going. Francois Vukosic Bridgeville...

I know you are not supposed to hate. I have tried very hard not to, but I just can’t stop hating the leftists who are working so hard to take down my country. So I guess this is just one sin I will have to live with. John Newhouse Shaler...

There were three letters — “Renewables vs. fossil fuels,” “Help citizens, not immigrants” and “Where’s reporting on border?” — and a George Will column headlined “Cartel of nations ravenous for global tax” on the July 15 editorial page that were well-written and very compelling. The points they all made were...

Since the completion of his 2020 election loss, Donald Trump and his enablers continue to spread the “big lie” that the election was rigged and that there was voter fraud, despite a lack of any evidence. Spreading such falsehoods will lead to the death of democracy by a thousand cuts....

Donald Trump lost the presidential election, so now it’s time to repurpose the Trump House. I think Rep. Leslie Rossi should replace the Trump statue with one of herself made of gold, at least 75 feet tall, and change the name to “Rossi Kingdom.” After all, isn’t it time for...

Though I respect his reasons, I disagree with letter-writer Steve A. Fazekas’s challenge to the Tribune-Review to remove the daily covid count from its publications (“End daily covid case count,” July 14, TribLIVE). With covid cases and hospitalizations increasing in areas with lower percentages of the population getting fully vaccinated...

I grew up in Churchill and still have family and friends living there and family members who have passed on are buried near Churchill. I lived right next door to the George Westinghouse Research Park at two different residences and knew that green space nurtured our community’s air and peaceful...

Jonah Goldberg’s “Defenders, opponents of critical race theory prone to exaggeration” (July 9, TribLIVE) is probably one of his better columns, but I don’t agree that there is equal exaggeration. However, it is useful in understanding our current racial climate. It is axiomatic and understandable that a proportion of Black...

There is a reckoning coming in Westmoreland County schools, and we are not prepared for it. The lack of consistent schooling over the past 18 months, combined with the rising levels of racial consciousness in our youth, will bring unprecedented challenges to the public school system. We have a choice:...

TV may be at fault with the problem we have today with QAnon and other conspiracy theories. Once upon a time, History and the Travel Channel were my favorites. Now they should be renamed Pseudoscience Channels 1 and 2, as they are filled with programs about UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, ancient...

A settlement was reached in April after the U.S. Justice Department sued the Pennsylvania State Police for sex discrimination for giving applicants a physical fitness test that many women could not pass. Under the terms of the agreement, the police have lowered their standards, paid $2.2 million into a compensation...

I’m glad to see Wimmerton residents opposing the project for a Route 30 light to be funded by a grant from PennDOT’s Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding program (“Wimmerton residents protest plan to end left turns onto Route 30 in Unity,” July 9, TribLIVE). While many ARLE grant projects...

I try to dissuade birds from building nests around my house … too many areas to nest and too much bird crap to clean up. Well, one robin probed my defenses and built a nest in a previously unprotected area. I decided to dump the nest. But I got up...

Can we please stop on the letters about whether President Biden should be allowed to take Communion, no matter which side of the debate you are on? Do you really think God cares for one second about the rules and regulations of the Catholic church (or any church)? Biden is...

In response to the article “Pa. lawmakers threaten university funding over statute of limitations deadlock” (June 18, TribLIVE): First, my heart truly breaks for the suffering the victims of abuse have endured, and I truly hope they find closure. But the issue of the statute of limitations is more complicated...

For once, just once, could you Trump cultists please try not to be so gullible? I know this is like asking the Pirates not to stink, but try anyway. Why am I pulling my hair out (this time)? It’s all the wailing and gnashing of teeth on the part of...

It’s time to make fossil fuels a thing of the past. Every second that we rely on dirty energy sources, we threaten the air our children breathe, the water we drink and the planet we all rely on. The good news? We have the solution at our fingertips: clean, renewable...

Things that won’t get printed in any newspaper or reported on the news: The two greatest works of American fiction are “The 9/11 Commission Report” and “The Warren Commission Report.” It’s easier to accept “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Cat in the Hat” as serious reportage than these two government...

Since his first days in office, Trump trashed the Constitution by ignoring the emoluments clause. He made millions by using his own properties. His early denial of the severity of the covid virus probably cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. He was impeached over extorting the president...

I submit an open letter to the “powers that be” — the makers, the shakers, the deep-pocketed crowd and whomever. Will you “sled dogs” start pulling in one direction and help alleviate some of Pittsburgh’s traffic nightmares? We need the rail line that runs into Pittsburgh on the east side...

Democrats want us to believe that the record voter turnout in the 2020 election was caused by mail ballots that made it much easier to vote, thus allowing many more people to vote than ever before. But is mail voting so easy? What is easier to do if you are...

The people of the coalfields and other communities of Southeastern Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the heart of Appalachia, need a transformational investment. Our entire nation needs a major investment in infrastructure. Both can happen if Congress acts. President Biden has proposed the American Jobs Plan. The plan...

Kudos to letter-writer Ray Schratz (”Biden’s policies are destroying the country.”) Under Biden, we are seeing the results of what can only be described as a national disaster getting worse every day. This administration seems bent on destroying everything the former president did that was positive for this country. It...