Letters to the Editor category, Page 258

Inauguration Day was a most regrettable, despairing and sad day for me with the departure of President Trump and the arrival of President Biden. I renamed it Treason Day. My peaceful protest is the wearing of my patriot-pin-decorated, red “Make America Great Again” cap that has paved the way for...

Cancel culture and moral outrage only seem to be accepted if you are a radical leftist. Everything that I have grown up with is on the verge of being considered racist or other, whether it’s your religion, your politics that they don’t agree with, being responsible with your money and...

Among many quotes about voting, one made by Dwight Eisenhower in 1949 seems appropriate now: “Our American heritage is threatened as much by our own indifference as it is by the most unscrupulous office or by the most powerful foreign threat. The future of this republic is in the hands...

You know you are from Pennsylvania when you are 83 years old and still haven’t gotten a covid-19 vaccine. Ina Mae Smithley Ligonier...

People who have tried to schedule a vaccine appointment during Allegheny County web or 211 phone campaigns know about the endlessly frustrating “every-man-for-himself” process. The problem: Unlike UPMC, AHN and many pharmacies, the county doesn’t have a one-time registration system, and refuses to implement this approach. As a result, mounting...

I felt compelled to respond to Tom Purcell’s column “Biden, Social Security, my retirement and the wealthy” (Feb. 15, TribLIVE). I remember going through the same anxiety prior to my retirement. My husband and I had been paying into Social Security from around 1960 until we retired together around 2000....

Letter-writer Chad Sperski’s recitation of President Trump’s so-called accomplishments such as 401(k)s, gas prices and border security are dubious at best (“Trump put America first”). The former were not greatly affected by any of his actions, and the latter was more publicity stunt than anything else. Sperski also complains that...

Our lawmakers have evolved into adjudicators. For instance, Sen. Patrick Leahy transmogrified into a Supreme Court justice. (And they say miracles don’t happen!) Since I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, I took time to read it. Article II, Section 3, states that the president,...

1. I think I think the huge debt we are amassing will be very tough to deal with by our children and grandchildren. Does anyone realize how much money $25 trillion (and growing) is? 2. I think I think energy is a good friend. Why are we on a path...

What took our county commissioners so long to jump on the problem of low vaccine distribution in Westmoreland County? This is March, and just now have anyone one of them come out with a statement to help. I and many other senior citizens have called numerous offices to try and...

The article “Wolf asks for tax increase on Pa.`s top earners amid pandemic; GOP pans proposal as ‘irresponsible’” (Feb. 3, TribLIVE) illustrates an often repeated phase: “Republicans know how to message, how to campaign, and Democrats know how to govern.” The comments by our Republican lawmakers were all standard sound...

Perhaps the government should prioritize vaccine distributions and give out to those states who are following CDC guidelines. It’s unfair to the states that are following the guidelines and their citizens who have been on waiting lists for weeks to get vaccinated. Marilyn Dvorsky Greensburg...

I share the sentiments of letter-writer Stewart B. Epstein (“We need a president with a ‘Robin Hood’ agenda,” Feb. 26, TribLIVE). However, my understanding of the true story of Robin Hood was that he stole money from the king’s tax collectors and returned it to the taxpayers. The concept of...

I do not understand why Westmoreland County has been so stalled in response to covid-19 . A recent analysis ranked Pennsylvania 44th out of 50 states in getting the vaccine out to residents. Westmoreland is the 11th most populous county in Pennsylvania, yet we are 57 out of 67 in...

While I am glad to see some of the covid restrictions being rolled back due to the declining numbers, it’s good to remind people that we still have more daily cases than we did this time one year ago, when we went virtual. Members of our Delmont council have decided...

All Pennsylvania residents, please stand. It is time to salute our great legislators. Pennsylvania has received a number of awards recently. Our population is 12 million plus, and our Legislature consists of 253 members. California has a population of 39 million plus, and its legislature consists of 120 members. The...

We are living through a public health crisis the likes of which we have not seen in 100 years and need an organized, well-developed response to match. With the national and statewide covid-19 vaccination response and rollout being as slow and confusing as it has been, we should be able...

My mother would sometimes use the phrase, “cut off your nose to spite your face,” and this is exactly what some Americans did during the 2020 presidential election. When I ask people why they voted for Joe Biden, the typical response I receive is because they hate Donald Trump. Few...

The writer of the letter “The law and order president” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE) bolstered his judge/jury conviction of President Trump for the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Capitol by citing Voltaire, who wrote of injustices provoked by those convinced of believing absurdities. I guess the writer not expressing that...

In response to the op-ed from five mayors in Pennsylvania, “Our cities need the American Rescue Plan and we cannot wait” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE): If each of our districts can’t find a way to balance our books, how do you expect our neighbors in another municipality, city or state are...

I would like to add comments to Sharon Campomizzi’s letter “Vaccination process positive” (Feb. 28, TribLIVE). My husband and I also had a good experience at St. Barbara Catholic Church in Harrison City. This clinic was sponsored by Bushy Run Pharmacy, and its employees were there volunteering. Not only was...

I am very concerned with the national and state governments’ trend to legalize marijuana for recreational use for the purpose of the governments’ insatiable need for tax revenue. Our governor and lieutenant governor, along with some legislators from both parties, are proposing to do just that. My concerns are scientific,...

As we enter a new political era, I have a few thoughts as to what brought it about and what the results of it may be. Early last summer we began to see our cities in flames and violence across our country. Our history was being erased as everyone from...

After reading the article “Westmoreland County gets fewer covid vaccine doses than smaller counties; talks begin about regional health department” (Feb. 26, TribLIVE), I’d like to give a big thank-you to Republican commissioners Doug Chew and Sean Kertes for calling out the Wolf administration on its failure to get vaccines...

Liberalism always achieves the opposite of its stated intent. Proof is ever more government spending that yields less in return to taxpayers. This also is true for their politically correct, racial sensitivity ruse in terms of the “fairness and diversity” they claim to seek. Consider your pantry and grocery store...