Letters to the Editor category, Page 267
Letter to the editor: Republican disregard for constituents
Our Westmoreland County commissioners let us down when covid-19 hit. Instead of helping to deal with the virus, they followed the Republican Party lead and politicized a public health issue, not encouraging us to wear masks even though doing so saves lives. It has been reported that had we had...
Letter to the editor: Other countries aiming to take us down
President Biden says “America is back.” How true. America is now back to giving billions to countries that hate us and want to destroy us. We will go back to being energy dependent. While we are going “green,” other countries, our enemies who don’t care about emissions, will be ramping...
Letter to the editor: We’ll be glad to have another Republican president
To all you liberals out there, I hope you see what is happening to our country after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Democrats were going to “change America.” There have been so many changes in only two months of President Biden’s four-year term. They are putting illegal immigrants...
Letter to the editor: AP too biased
As a longtime subscriber to the Trib, I am concerned that it has veered far left in just the last few years. I don’t consider the Associated Press a journalistic news organization any longer, and think the Trib’s relationship to it should be terminated. AP’s use of inflammatory and unproven...
Letter to the editor: Immigration debacle
With current numbers of undocumented immigrants already surpassing last year’s total, calling President Biden’s immigration policy a debacle is certainly a fitting term. On his first day in office, Biden stopped the border wall construction and discarded the Migrant Protection Protocols agreed to by Mexico’s president that kept would-be migrants...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in ballots allow more voters to vote
I was disappointed to learn that Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew told a Pennsylvania Senate committee that his constituents want to eliminate no-excuse mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that,” March 23, TribLIVE). He claimed that 20,000 county residents were “potentially”...
Sounding off: More guns means more shootings
As people are tiring of covid, the mass gatherings are resuming, and so are the mass shootings. No other country has this problem, and no other country is so saturated with guns. Coincidence? I hear all the gun advocates’ arguments and scoff, like guns don’t kill, people do. It’s as...
Letter to the editor: Local soldier’s story lifts spirits
I sincerely want to thank the Tribune-Review for the article “New book chronicles North Huntingdon soldier’s recovery from life-altering accident” (Nov. 5, TribLIVE). The book, “A Noble Knight: Dan Priatko’s Story of Faith and Courage,” is definitely a must read. During this pandemic, a lot of us have had our...
Letter to the editor: Looking to Jesus in difficult times
Easter is upon us. We may look at life from different perspectives, but in times of heartache we have the option to reflect on what Jesus endured for us. Many of us judge; however, like Jesus said, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. We are not...
Letter to the editor: Illuminated cross a beacon of hope
I am writing to say thank you to the wonderful parishioners of Logan’s Ferry Presbyterian Church (Parnassus). I was told they are responsible for lighting the beautiful cross that sits high on the hilltop above the bottom of Coxcomb Hill (Route 909) for all to see, from dusk till dawn....
Letter to the editor: Zero Waste legislation will help stop plastic pollution
I recently explored my school’s campus woods for the first time in a year, and I saw some disturbing sights. There was plastic waste everywhere. Even after a year without students on campus, the trees, the soil, the water — it was all contaminated with plastic trash. PennEnvironment just published...
Letter to the editor: Mariah Fisher ready to represent
Mariah Fisher, a Democrat, is already effective as an elected official and now offers voters a real choice for Pennsylvania’s 59th District. Have you seen the beautiful new Diamond in Ligonier? Through Ligonier Borough Council, Fisher chaired the parks and recreation committee that guided that project. In the past year,...
Letter to the editor: Abolishing the death penalty
At a recent virtual event on Catholicism and capital punishment, people with personal experience with the death penalty shared powerful stories. Vickie and Syl Schieber’s daughter, Shannon, a 23-year-old Wharton School doctoral student, was raped and murdered in Philadelphia. Kirk Bloodsworth, an honorably discharged Marine, was wrongfully convicted and sentenced...
Letter to the editor: Pa. lawmakers’ undocumented expenses disgraceful
It’s an absolute disgrace that, as you reported, the Pennsylvania state representatives and senators are collectively charging the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for “per diem” expense without supporting receipts (“State lawmakers need daily expenses accountability,” March 21, TribLIVE). Any company or organization that I’ve ever been...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Trump for vaccines
Thank you, President Trump: Thanks to you and your staff my wife and I received our first dose of the Moderna vaccine. Fortunately you were in office when this non-American virus was let loose on the world. Had a Democrat been in the White House, I bet we would still...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s world
I believe in President Trump’s world, truth is a foreign word. Lies rule the day. He is a self-appointed king, minus the crown (his coiffure would be disturbed). It seems a perfect day for Trump is when he flaunts himself onstage before a highly motivated audience. More clapping and enthusiasm...
Letter to the editor: Second Amendment is absolute
I must disagree with David Millstein’s letter “Commissioners misguided on gun-rights resolution” (March 21, TribLIVE). He wrote that the Second Amendment’s language is not absolute. That is incorrect. The intended scope and reach are binding forever. Absolute means total and complete, not diminished in any way. The Second Amendment is...
Letter to the editor: Doug Chew doesn’t speak for all
I write to strongly disagree with Westmoreland Commissioner Doug Chew’s comments regarding mail-in voting (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that”). Chew does not speak for all his constituency. I wager to guess he speaks for only a select few of his followers...
Letter to the editor: Decades of marijuana use haven’t harmed health
In response to letter-writer John L. Petrancosta Sr. (“Smoking marijuana detrimental to health,” March 14, TribLIVE): I have no idea where you people get this, that research shows marijuana is a gateway drug and affects your health. I’m 70 years old. I’ve been smoking weed since I was 16, and I...
Letter to the editor: Why are teachers vaccine priority?
In regard to teachers being moved to the front of the line for receiving covid-19 vaccines regardless of age: Others in Phase 1A still are trying to get vaccinated, often driving many miles, or being put on a waiting list. Teachers may be considered essential workers, but so are grocery...
Letter to the editor: Giannulli, Loughlin should help others
Mossimo Giannulli, convicted with wife, Lori Loughlin, in the college admissions scandal, has a lot of nerve to ask to leave prison early. His term is short, and he was protected from covid for a short time in a solitary atmosphere for his own good. I have an idea for...
Letter to the editor: Monitor reps’ votes before casting yours
Please pay attention to the votes for and against legislation by our Pennsylvania representatives before you vote in 2022. For instance, the same eight GOP representatives — John Joyce, Mike Kelly, Dan Meuser, Lloyd Schmucker, Scott Perry, Guy Reschenthaler and Glenn Thompson — voted “no” on the Violence Against Women...
Letter to the editor: Making voting easier the right thing to do
State Rep. Michael J. Puskaric, R-Washington/Allegheny, has introduced House Bill 25, “Abolishing the No Excuse Mail in Vote former HB 2971.” This appears to be the same modus operandi used by the Republican party — create confusion regarding no-excuse absentee ballots, followed by legislation to repeal no-excuse absentee ballots as...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs a change in government
There were two items in the March 13 Trib that caught my attention. First was the front-page story about our illustrious governor saying that he wants to further increase our taxes (”Gov. Wolf seeks to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax,” March 12, TribLIVE). No news here, folks — that is...
Letter to the editor: Un-American covid rules must end
Regarding the editorial “A smart, phased-in return to more restaurant and bar service” (March 17, TribLIVE): Cautious optimism? Enough mumbo jumbo! It’s been over a year. We’ve got covid protocols, testing, vaccines, quarantine and Dr. Fauci rules … and so many hard-working, law- abiding small business owner remain financially wounded or...
