Letters to the Editor category, Page 274
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...
Letter to the editor: Vaccination process positive
My husband and I are senior citizens. Our daughter started signing us up to get the covid-19 vaccine in the middle of January on at least 10 sites. We finally got a call on Feb. 8 from Mainline Pharmacy to go to St. Barbara Catholic Church in Harrison City on...
Letter to the editor: Pa. is failing its vulnerable seniors
The following is a copy of a letter I sent to Gov. Tom Wolf: I am writing to voice my disappointment if not anger at how Pennsylvania is handling the covid-19 vaccine rollout. I no longer live in Pennsylvania but was born and grew up in Greensburg. I left years...
Letter to the editor: Hope for Alzheimer’s
Today more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and more than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with this disease. Approximately 5% of those Americans have younger onset. Sara, the co-author of this letter, has younger onset and is just 56. She has just started...
Letter to the editor: Think of others — wear a mask, get the vaccine
I want to applaud Lori Falce’s column “Why did I get the vaccine?”. I think it could be used by President Biden to head his “unity” mantra for all Americans. Well done, Lori! It reminded me of a recent conversation I had with my BFF. I was telling her that...
Letter to the editor: Too much pork in American Rescue Plan
The 591-page American Rescue Plan is full of “pork.” Supposedly it is to fight and provide covid relief, but the bill instead is designed to cure social inequities. Keep in mind that these amounts are in addition to what is already budgeted for in these areas. Even programs directly addressing...
Sounding off: No more money for public schools
Here we go again with Gov. Tom Wolf’s rhetoric on more funding for public schools. Test scores prove that throwing more money at schools does nothing to improve our children’s education. Teachers unions are the problem. They strike often and mostly for the same two reasons: more money and more...
Letter to the editor: Trump signs a reminder of loss
I quite enjoyed the letter from Carol Deverse telling us, “hell no,” she was not taking down her Trump sign (“Trump signs are here to stay,” Feb. 13, TribLIVE). And I can understand her attitude. After all, the Democrats do have the presidency, the House of Representatives and the Senate....
Letter to the editor: Don’t Republicans believe in democracy?
We are living in precarious times. It appears that one political party, the Republicans, no longer believe in democracy. They are trying to restrict our voting rights (11 bills in Pennsylvania), plus expand gerrymandering to include judges. A select group of men suggested nullifying the last election. They support people...
Letter to the editor: Both Peduto, Tomlin need to go
Pittsburgh needs Mayor Bill Peduto for a third term as mayor like we need Mike Tomlin as head coach for the Steelers. It’s time for both to take a hike down Retirement Road. The best thing for Pittsburgh is to get a person who cares for the city and the...
Letter to the editor: Why are people still afraid of Trump?
With a smile I read the long essays in the Tribune-Review. Did someone forget to tell you that Donald Trump is no longer president? He can’t do anything, but you keep writing about him and how awful he is. What are you afraid of? The Republicans no longer control Congress,...
Letter to the editor: Love letter to new gun owners
The past few years have been quite a roller coaster for all of us. We’ve had a pandemic, tumultuous elections, riots of all shapes and sizes, and in the cases of some of us, an assault on our very livelihoods. I’m sure you new gun owners have various views and...
Letter to the editor: We’ll need $15/hour to buy Big Macs
Gov. Tom Wolf and President Biden want to raise the miniumum wage to $15 an hour. Heads-up: Get ready for the $10 Big Mac, served to you by a robot. Just sayin’. Joseph F. Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to GOP senators who did right thing
To the Republican senators, We all watched and listened during the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. I believe the evidence was quite clear that Trump incited the riot that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6. You Republican senators who voted to acquit have failed to live...
