Letters to the Editor category, Page 244
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...
Letter to the editor: No vaccine, no treatment
Short and sweet, executive order: Everyone age 12 and up gets vaccinated. If you refuse, your name goes in a file and when you get covid, you don’t get treatment at a hospital. Christopher Morelli Ligonier Township...
Letter to the editor: God does care about church rules
In his letter “God doesn’t care about churches’ rules”, Carl Jones opines that God, not for one second, cares about the rules and regulations of the Catholic Church. Thus he thinks all letters relating to the receiving of Holy Communion by President Biden should stop. Jones claims God has no...
Letter to the editor: Will Shell really trigger growth?
In his op-ed “The Shell cracker plant is a boon for business” (Aug. 9, TribLIVE), Allegheny County Councilman Sam DeMarco said the “science of economics” shows that Shell’s massive plastics factory in Beaver County is going to “trigger a period of regional economic growth unrivaled by any industrial project since...
Letter to the editor: Leslie Rossi deserves medal of honor
Regarding the letter “Time to repurpose the Trump House” (July 25, TribLIVE): The Trump House and Leslie Rossi are more important to this country right now than the White House. They stand for freedom and the American way. It is up to people like Rossi who are not afraid to...
Letter to the editor: Frelick will go far in MLB
The Major League Baseball draft has come and gone, and once again top prospects from around the country have made their decisions to go on to the next level of their profession. I have followed the career of Sal Frelick, who signed as the No. 1 prospect with the Milwaukee...
Letter to the editor: Democratic regime killing our principles, values
President Trump was a bit unpolished but a great, patriotic leader and a powerful advocate for our country and its citizens. This statement will undoubtedly ignite a dumpster fire in the minds of the brainwashed hordes, but it’s demonstrably true. Trump kicked down the door of the establishment’s country club,...
Letter to the editor: Mountain View Amphitheater recipe for disaster
With barely a month before show time, local residents are only now being informed of the Mountain View Amphitheater’s opening (“New outdoor concert venue in Harmar set to hold 1st act next month,” Aug. 8, TribLIVE). Funny, I never heard it was even being planned. It is an open-air venue...
Letter to the editor: Reason to be concerned about Amazon in Churchill
Letter-writer Eric Grotzinger believes that we all should “trust the process and the professionals” (“On Amazon in Churchill, trust the process, professionals,” Aug. 4, TribLIVE). I actually trust neither. The professionals and expert witnesses (traffic engineer, air quality expert, etc.) are not independent contractors but bought and paid for by...
Letter to the editor: Aren’t we all allowed to peacefully protest?
Regarding the article “2 Seattle cops who were at U.S. Capitol in January are fired” (Aug. 13, TribLIVE): I thought that in America, people are allowed to peacefully protest. If the officers were violent or destroyed property, they should be reprimanded and possibly fired. However, if they were just “there”...
Letter to the editor: Democrats not building trust with other countries
The Democrats have again reduced our ability to get countries to trust us. They knew or should have known exactly what would happen when the U.S. troops pulled out of Afghanistan. The Taliban would walk down and take over. It’s not like they haven’t done this before. Have they forgotten...
Letter to the editor: Republicans, do the right thing
We are in serious existential danger from within. Tragically, our democracy would probably collapse soon if Donald Trump as our president — or someone like him who is cleverer — continues to act like Hitler did in Germany during the 1930s. I believe that over the past seven years, Trump...
Letter to the editor: Wondering about the left
Some things I wonder about: Why would anyone want to defund the police? Why would anyone want to turn their backs while the national anthem is being played? Why would anyone want to burn our flag, tear down our statues or set fire to buildings before they loot them? Why...
Letter to the editor: Time for Nancy to go
OK, I know … covid, inflation, civil unrest, critical race theory, global warming — we have so many important things to worry about. But may I suggest a little thought-diversion? Let’s finally dump “Nancy” from the cartoon page. Not only is it now poorly drawn, but Nancy also has become...
Letter to the editor: Protecting Palestinian children
One of the difficult things to do in these trying times is come together. The politicalization of our daily lives leads us to often forget that sometimes issues can be broken down simply into wrong and right. We must come together for the protection of children. On April 15, Rep....
Letter to the editor: Public education system failing
How is our modern exorbitant public education system faring? It appears to be adept at providing fodder for the current version of the three R’s — rioting, razing and revolting. The old version of the three R’s schooled a populace that won two world wars and was in the forefront...
