Letters to the Editor category, Page 257
Letter to the editor: Would a county health department help?
There have been a number of letters to the editor regarding the need for a Westmoreland County health department. Other than help to get the covid-19 vaccines, I have not read anything about what other functions the department would provide. I don’t think authorizing and building a new county agency,...
Letter to the editor: What gun control is really about
Letter-writer Jonathan Love (“Urge reps to support gun background check bill,” March 9, TribLIVE) makes it naive to sound so petty. All gun bills are a disaster. In my opinion, anti-gunners aren’t really worried about gun violence, and these small bills are nothing but steppingstones to complete the disarming of...
Letter to the editor: PETA’s commonsense solutions
In his column “In D.C., politics springs eternal” (March 29, TribLIVE), Tom Purcell mentioned a suggestion that PETA made more than 20 years ago to park officials in Washington, D.C.: Humanely trap the three beavers who were chewing on cherry trees and release them together in a more suitable natural...
Letter to the editor: Threats to democracy
I was disappointed to read the Associated Press article “Democrats make case for voting overhaul” (March 27, TribLIVE). In my opinion, it was just a lengthy and biased repetition of Democratic talking points. Democrats criticize the recent Georgia election rules law, calling it an attack on democracy and a suppression...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine refusal is concerning
It is encouraging that the number of vaccinations in Westmoreland County is on the rise. However, I am concerned about the large number of people who are reluctant or have even refused to be vaccinated. As an example, I recently heard a nurse discussing why she was not getting vaccinated,...
Letter to the editor: Keep Trump signs up
Keep your Trump signs and flags up to let people know you didn’t vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Rick Tatano Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for teacher vaccinations
By now, educators and support professionals across Pennsylvania have been given the opportunity to receive the covid-19 vaccine through a special initiative to get school employees vaccinated. I want to thank the Joint Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force, Gov. Tom Wolf and supportive policymakers and state officials for making this happen...
Letter to the editor: Healthy marijuana users?
In response to Bob Serena’s letter "Decades of marijuana use haven`t harmed health” (April 2, TribLIVE): A study I’ve read about reported that not all marijuana users move on to more addictive drugs, but most, if not all, addicts that have used hard drugs started with marijuana. He stated that...
Letter to the editor: Voter suppression must stop
Commissioner Doug Chew does not think you, the voter in Westmoreland County, want a mail-in ballot option (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that,” March 23, TribLIVE). He appeared before the Senate committee on election integrity and reform, laying blame on everyone but...
Letter to the editor: Racism isn’t the problem it used to be
As a white person close to 60, I am thoroughly disgusted by the disingenuous actions of the Democrats and the mainstream media. The media proclaims systematic racism and white privilege. I am certain that in the past systemic racism existed. You need not look further than our history of slavery...
Letter to the editor: Biden and high gas prices
Dear Mr. President: Did I hear you correctly in your press conference ? You were hired to “solve problems.” I have a problem that you created. I just paid over $3/gallon filling up my tank , and it isn’t getting any cheaper. I noticed this trend after you killed the...
Letter to the editor: We’re a spoiled country
I have a few things to get off my chest. First, I hope all you people who voted for President Biden are happy that gas is up 50 cents a gallon since he shut down the Keystone XL pipeline, and that illegals are pouring into our country. Second, striking workers...
Letter to the editor: We’re not better under Biden
Wealthy, I am not, but I try to give some of my hard-earned (and taxed) money to several organizations that help veterans. Many veterans are in trouble, and many are homeless. Now the Biden administration is using millions of taxpayer dollars to put up in hotels people who come to...
Letter to the editor: No answers in Biden’s press conference
On March 25, I watched two presidents have news conferences. Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II had one that lasted 20 minutes, and he answered 15 questions coherently from all reporters in the room about the Steelers. President Biden had one that lasted over an hour, and he took 10...
Letter to the editor: Lives vs. jobs — what’s more important?
Letter-writer Carol Carion of Harrison (“Voting for Biden was critical mistake,” March 31, TribLIVE) “thanks” voters for voting for President Biden and describes all the “bad” he has done so far in his term. Let’s ask the over 500,000 families who lost loved ones — in my opinion, because of...
Letter to the editor: Why are Pa. residents still paying?
During my lifetime as a resident of Pennsylvania, events happened that we seem to still be paying for. Why are Pennsylvania taxpayers still paying for the Johnstown Flood? Why is the Pennsylvania Turnpike still a toll road? When this idea was sold to residents, it was to become a free...
Letter to the editor: Not missing Trump
There was a yard sign on a lawn I passed the other day. It had a depiction of former President Trump groping a U.S. flag with the caption, “Miss Me Yet?” I thought to myself, absolutely, no! Here are just a few of my reasons why. President Biden: • Has...
Letter to the editor: Vaccine appointment incompetence
Don’t waste the ink printing the link to the Allegheny County Health Department patient portal for scheduling covid vaccines, because it is next to impossible to get an appointment. I spent hours online before finally getting an appointment for a first dose through ACHD at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville....
Letter to the editor: Defend your rights on May 18
Be the voice to be heard. May 18 is the primary election. I encourage all eligible voters to defend their rights regarding the two constitutional amendments concerning our governor’s emergency powers. In addition, I earnestly suggest those ignorant of political verbiage make sure they comprehend the gun control bill House...
Letter to the editor: We don’t deserve the wealthy’s money
President Biden’s new plan to fund American public programs is by taxing the wealthiest Americans. It’s not a question of if they should, but how much. Yet the question that is never asked is, “Why do we deserve their money?” The seemingly overlooked answer is we do not. Elon Musk,...
Letter to the editor: Gun violence prevention laws effective and a moral imperative
Regarding the letter “Base gun decisions on facts, not emotions”: The author’s claims are based on outdated studies and directly contradict extensive data that demonstrate the broad efficacy of gun violence prevention laws. In addition to correcting the record, this response letter is to state clearly: As a Presbyterian pastor,...
Sounding off: Many voters want, need mail-in voting
I don’t know where Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew gets his idea that voters do not want mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots; another disputes that” ). There are many of us who are old, ill, frail or physically handicapped, or lack transportation,...
Letter to the editor: Citizens, not ‘anybody,’ have right to vote
In his column “Republicans consider ballots more dangerous than bullets,” when he states that “in America, you see, everybody should have the right to vote, period,” Leonard Pitts Jr. misses one very important item: Our Constitution states that “citizens of the United States” have the right to vote, not anybody...
Letter to the editor: Our rights are for everyone
I’d like to address two “opinions” that were so “eloquently ” stated in these pages. Here’s my question to the writer of the letter “End of the virus or end of Trump letters?” (March 28, TribLIVE): People on your side of the aisle spent four years pouting and doing anything...
Letter to the editor: We should be protecting our police
As far as I’m concerned, this state seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. Regarding the article “A bill that criminalizes spitting on Pa. police includes extra penalties for people who are sick” (March 28, TribLIVE): The bill is punishing people for being sick when they spit on...
