Letters to the Editor category, Page 265
Letter to the editor: Abortion in a civilized country
In the USA, we are civilized. Leave your dog outside in inclement weather, and you could have it taken away, be fined and possibly face jail time. Animal cruelty is against the law. It is uncivilized. Physically or mentally abuse your child, and you could have your child taken away,...
Letter to the editor: Trump must face consequences
It is imperative that President Trump suffer the criminal charges he may face. The proof of him inciting the crowd to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and telling them he’ll meet them there, is on tape. The travesty is that aside from the radical fringe groups, most of...
Letter to the editor: ‘Destroy America’ is new agenda
Do you see it yet, fellow citizens? If not, you are not paying attention. President Trump’s MAGA agenda is being replaced by “Destroy America.” Eliminating fossil fuel use with no proven substitute has already destroyed tens of thousands of jobs and is causing the price of oil and gas to...
Letter to the editor: Golden calf, golden Trump
The children of Israel bowed down to their golden calf in the wilderness. The Republicans had their golden Donald in Orlando (there was a gold-colored statue of him at the CPAC conference last month). What’s the difference? Moses made his people drink their idol; we have all drunk the dregs...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone be proud to be a Democrat or Republican?
What has become of our once great and peaceful country? Under President Obama, it seemed people were allowed to riot, loot and burn cities. He sent his goon squad to one burning city where the police were told to stand down and watch, but nothing else. There are paid professional...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s executive orders
President Biden, the man who promised to govern by consensus, having both the House and Senate under Democratic control, has already issued nearly 60 executive orders and actions, more than any other president in U.S. history. It is my opinion that some of these “signings” can only be classified as...
Letter to the editor: Government needs fresh air to get U.S. back on track
I am sure many Americans haven’t any idea as to where we go from here. There is such turmoil in the Capitol that makes for a heads-up for our senators and representatives. They are the bodies of strength that are to hold the country together. Each one of them is...
Letter to the editor: Letter-writers should educate themselves
I resisted writing this opinion for a few weeks. As I read more letters, I realized I had to speak out. Thank God we have the First Amendment. And this page is just what it says it is, opinion. (We can write or say almost anything in this country.) One...
Letter to the editor: Knowing right from left
Regarding Dr. Joel Last’s letter “Capitalism is on the right side” (Jan. 30, TribLIVE): I didn’t read Larry Josephs’ letter “Socialism vs. fascism” (Jan. 16, TribLIVE), which he was responding to, but fascism is on the far right. Fascism is far-right, authoritarian ultra-nationalism with dictatorial power of strong autocratic control....
Letter to the editor: Destruction of the left
Columnist S.E. Cupp’s position on political accountability (“The new nihilism — actually, almost everything matters,” Feb. 21, TribLIVE) is truly a distorted account of current political reality. If you juxtapose the policies/actions of the divergent positions and actions of the sides, you simply cannot objectively make such a case. Cupp...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland commissioners must show leadership
As a Westmoreland County resident, I was not surprised by the article “Commissioners dash calls for Westmoreland health department, trumpet broadband upgrade” (Feb. 18 , TribLIVE). More than 11 months into a pandemic, Westmoreland lacks a countywide plan for testing, contact tracing and vaccine distribution. And with no health department,...
Letter to the editor: Dems threatening each other?
Once again, Joseph Sabino Mistick does his “OK for me but not for thee” routine (“Our represenatives must have room to do right,” Feb. 20, TribLIVE). He goes on about how the elected Republicans need to be independent from the wishes of their electorate but, again, conveniently ignores the Democrats...
Letter to the editor: College students come through with vaccination help
Regarding the article “Pitt students, volunteers create VaccinatePA to connect residents with vaccination info” (Feb. 20, TribLIVE): So the people that we pay taxes to, who are supposed to know stuff, have let us down in a big way. They’ve had since mid-October to prepare a Pennsylvania-wide site for registering...
Letter to the editor: America’s dangerous money game
After having read the article “Board games provide low-tech alternative to online obsessions”, which claimed renewed interest in board games during the pandemic, I decided it might be a great day to blow the dust off the family Monopoly game. As my game dealer dealt me out the designated $1,500...
Letter to the editor: Should we all be compensated?
I am of Irish ancestry. Before, during and after the Civil War, the Irish were at a low social station — “No Irish Need Apply.” I have never owned a slave, nor did any of my ancestors. During the Civil War, some estimates say 480,000 white people lost their lives...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman better chill if he wins Senate seat
Oh my, John Fetterman is running for U.S. Senate. I sure hope before he goes he takes a chill pill so we don’t see another childish outburst like the one he had during the election fiasco. Maybe while he is out and about he can spot the illustrious Sen. Pat...
Letter to the editor: Trump did not incite riots
Former President Trump did not incite the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The Democrats, RINOs and mainstream media incited the riots. Over the last year we watched Black Lives Matter and antifa loot and burn our cities, with many of their actions condoned by Democrats and the media. The...
Letter to the editor: Thank you, Casey and Toomey
The Jan. 6 insurrection will be an indelible memory for nearly all Americans. Five people lost their lives and our democracy was tarnished because of the calibrated planning of President Trump, as he encouraged his supporters to “take back” an election which had no evidence of fraud. I felt anger...
Letter to the editor: Veterans should get vaccine priority
Veterans have no preference in receiving the covid vaccine anywhere except the Veterans Administration health care system, but even this is limited to qualified veterans registered within the system. I am a relatively healthy (knock on wood) 72-year-old Vietnam combat vet with private health insurance. I’m guessing I’m not alone....
Letter to the editor: Biden must be held accountable, too
Regarding the Associated Press story “Biden reframes his goal on reopening of elementary schools” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE): Reframes? The media has certainly revamped their journalistic integrity in the last 30 days, haven’t they? Maybe they are just “reframing” it? The questions President Biden is getting are a complete 180 from...
Letter to the editor: Democrats keep hating rather than uniting
Hate is a very evil thing. It can ruin a person’s mental and physical stability and even affect the soul. It can also affect a country. For four years we watched and listened to the hatred that the Democratic leadership in Congress had for President Trump. One of President Biden’s...
Letter to the editor: Us-vs.-them nastiness must stop
I find Ken Mowl’s letter “Democrats’ end game is their ‘social justice’ ” (Jan. 26, TribLIVE) repellent. He claims that Democratic leadership “espouses conspiracies, divisiveness, greed and a lust for power. I believe their path to power is paved by racism … .” None of this is true. I do believe...
Letter to the editor: Global covid funding needed
Later this month in a virtual constituent meeting, I’ll be speaking with Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and Reps. Mike Doyle and Conor Lamb to discuss the need for additional investments in global health security. If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that global health security is...
Letter to the editor: Better uses for money used to protect DC
Every one of us is constantly receiving requests for money to help our military veterans. The Wounded Warriors, Disabled American Veterans, AMVETS and a host of other organizations are trying to meet the needs of our true veterans who gave so much for our freedoms. That made me think of...
Letter to the editor: Legislators wrong to fight mail-in voting
I believe Trump supporter Leslie Rossi, Republican candidate for the state House seat in the 59th District, who’s urging like-minded voters in that district to go in person to their polling places May 18 and help her become their next state legislator, would vote to overturn our state’s mail-in voting...
