Letters to the Editor category, Page 259

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton need to be silenced. Oh boy, now someone (Democrats) will say I encourage doing them physical harm. No: To be clear, they need to move on, away from their hate-fueled pursuit of President Donald Trump, allowing him to live his life like any...

How disgusting, but not surprising, that teachers are jumping the line to get covid vaccinations. The deceptive rationale that our kiss-up governor is using is that the teachers will only be given the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Why isn’t this vaccine being given to those who are more...

All the President Trump supporters who won’t take down their signs should put Pirates, Penguins and Steelers signs in their yards, too. They all lost, including Trump. Get over it! Kirk G. Blum Hempfield...

Is anyone really surprised that President Trump’s administration had no plan for distributing the covid-19 vaccine? After all, he had Jared Kushner in charge of the covid-19 task force. A person with an MBA knows more than a doctor that specializes in infectious diseases, doesn’t he? Dr. Anthony Fauci only...

Gov. Tom Wolf’s term will end in January 2023. Last month, Wolf proposed the largest income tax increase in Pennsylvania history, from 3.07% to 4.49%, along with billions in new government spending programs. If you live in the city of Pittsburgh, your local earned income tax rate is already 3%;...

After his inauguration, President Biden told us we were a nation at war, and in order to win, we must unify the country and implement his strategic plan to defeat the enemy, covid-19. He then proceeded to (partial listing): stop the Keystone XL pipeline; weaken our border security; stop deporting...

I thought your front-page article “Westmoreland pharmacist ‘absolutely’ wants to play bigger role in doling out covid vaccine” (Feb. 22, TribLIVE) was well written. Ed Christofano, owner of Hayden’s Pharmacy, is a gentleman that has stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for Southwestern Pennsylvania, which has...

The left adopted a policy of blaming President Trump for every bad thing that happened when he was in office. The same standard should apply to President Biden, especially his disastrous covid-19 vaccine distribution. Bad weather caused delays in the distribution of the vaccine. The manufacturers didn’t increase production. The...

On Feb. 17 on CNN, President Biden spoke about “the impact of former military, former police officers, on the growth of white supremacy.” In his position as commander in chief, this is an attack on the people who have sacrificed so much for our freedoms. It began earlier with the...

Robindale Energy is developing a Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) in South Huntingdon (“Air, water concerns voiced over proposed South Huntingdon coal refuse reclamation,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE). I live downstream of the site. At first, it sounded like a good idea: industry taking advantage of a government program to remove...

The recent decision by the Pennsylvania GOP to simply rebuke Sen. Pat Toomey (“Censure of Sen. Toomey for Trump impeachment vote falls short,” March 2, TribLIVE) for betraying his constituents by voting to impeach former President Trump was appalling. What the hell are they thinking? More than half of the...

If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo looked like presidential candidate John Edwards, I wonder if there would have been any sexual harassment complaints against him. Just sayin’ … . Maria Maliszewski Brackenridge...

Regarding the article “Pirates GM Ben Cherington hopes to follow model set by recent playoff contenders” (Feb. 21, TribLIVE): Shoulda, woulda, coulda! At one point Hamlet laments, “they fool me to the top of my bent.” The fact remains that in the last 10 or 12 years, the Pirates reached...

The article “Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis” (Feb. 21, TribLIVE) highlights the cause and effects of this disaster and shows evidence that our country needs dramatic climate reform. This can start with the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, which would assess a fee on...

More than a year later, covid-19 is still changing our lives: missed vacations, canceled parties and more. These are changes we wish didn’t happen. However, I hope that the pandemic has also brought good changes, and has turned us into kinder people who care about the most vulnerable and are...

While I support Commissioners Douglas Chew and Sean Kertes’ efforts to increase the number of vaccines being sent to our county (“Westmoreland commissioners demand increase in covid vaccine deliveries”), real leadership of our highest electeds requires them to step into the breach at the county level and respond to the...

I was surprised to see event listings recently in the Tribune-Review, when the coronavirus “is not done with us,” according to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky (“U.S. advisers endorse single- shot covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson”). Local groups are serving food and drinks, with masks required while not seated....

Why are folks “ragging” on Texas concerning its mask policies? There are 16 states that do not have mask mandates and are opened up. Check your facts: Pennsylvania had 190 deaths per 100,000 people and Texas had 156 deaths per 100,000 people — that should tell you something. If you...

Marc Mondor’s letter “RGGI will allow Pa. to be globally competitive” (Jan. 30, TribLIVE), promoting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which is a tax on power generation in its most basic form, is a ruse in its most basic form. With his imploring of Pennsylvania to join the RGGI, he...

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida opened the recent Conservative Policital Action Conference with praise for the recently deceased Rush Limbaugh and lamented that Republicans would now enter “battles ahead … without one of our greatest field generals.” DeSantis was right to talk about Limbaugh’s role in terms of combat. He...

Both of my parents are in their 80s, and my sister and I have struggled daily to get them covid-19 vaccinated. They live in Westmoreland County, which, according to the state map of vaccine locations, has 10 times fewer sites than Allegheny County. Also, this antiquated system of having to...

All of the Trib’s sports reporters are very good at their jobs, but the recent Tim Benz column “Will America ever allow itself to have another ‘Miracle’?” (Feb. 24, TribLIVE) was simply outstanding. Very thought-provoking. Well-reasoned. Excellently conveyed. Benz and Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal are two of...

This is a “tip of the hat” to Allegheny Health Network and more specifically to Allegheny Valley Hospital for their incredibly well-organized vaccination events. I’ve had the pleasure of taking several people to AVH for their covid-19 vaccinations, and I’m here to tell you, they ran so smoothly, and we...

To all you folks who suffer from Trump derangement syndrome (TDS): I know you keep clamoring on about the evils of Donald J. Trump, I guess partly because you have nothing to brag about with the current do-nothing, same-old status quo administration. And you won’t for four years. I’m not...

In addition to President Trump, there may be others who may have committed crimes or malfeasance, or at least acted unethically, while a member of his administration and should continue to be under investigators’ microscope. If any activity is deemed to be malfeasance or corruption, but not a crime, and...