Letters to the Editor category, Page 281
Letter to the editor: Predicting bumpy ride under Biden
After four years of vicious, heinous abuse and name-calling of President Donald Trump, his followers and millions of conservative Americans, the Democrats now want to censor and deprogram us. So much for unity. In addition, President Biden has declared he will reverse Trump’s “America first” policies. Coincidentally, immigrants are rushing...
Letter to the editor: Teachers need covid vaccines
Regarding John Petrancosta’s letter “Teachers should not be vaccine priority”: My daughter is a teacher. In case you missed it, children can be carriers and, yes, my daughter has been working in school every day this year. If it makes you feel better, I’m more than happy to give her...
Letter to the editor: Giving America away
Well, Monty Hall has barely been in office for a full week and is already giving America away. Where’s the 1 million doses of vaccine a day? They don’t even have a million doses for one day. Maybe we should save it for all the illegals that get counted in...
Letter to the editor: Cover-up of corruption
When it comes to political corruption, one basic fact always holds true: the cover-up is always worse than the crime. We have seen a lot of criminal activity in Washington over the last four years. Any libel, slander and defaming that went on with the news media and in Congress...
Letter to the editor: More excuses for Trump’s actions
I thought I had heard every excuse there was to justify President Trump’s actions. There were plenty of them over the past four years given by his enablers and abettors. That is, until I read Eileen Condie’s letter “Democratic ploy to take down Trump?” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE). It left me...
Letter to the editor: We need more from our Pa. legislators
Dear Pennsylvania legislators: You were warned, but again this month, as you do every session, you neutered yourselves, ceding your powers to the four leaders of the Pennsylvania House and Senate. Those leaders presented the rules at the last minute as they always do, and you passed them without amendments,...
Letter to the editor: Capitol riots not a Democratic ploy
Regarding Eileen Condie’s letter “Democratic ploy to take down Trump?” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE): Ms. Condie, time to put your pen down and smell the coffee. Leonard Mucci Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Republican vs. Democrat debt
It has been bothering me that letter-writer Sandra Kremer (“Republicans’ legacy of debt,” Dec. 1, TribLIVE) was knocking the Republican president for increasing the national debt. She writes about Democratic presidents with surpluses, like LBJ’s $3.2 billion. Also, Bill Clinton had a surplus. She then states Ronald Reagan added $1.5...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler is not a patriot
I feel compelled to respond to Jeff Hoener’s letter “Reschenthaler and Joyce are patriots.” This was “the most secure election in history.” “We have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.” Those are quotes from officials in Trump’s own administration. There...
Letter to the editor: We need faster vaccine distribution
With hundreds of thousands of coronavirus deaths in the United States, and cases still on an upward trend, it is imperative the distribution of the vaccine is faster and more efficient. How can this be done? The key is transportation. If we can transport the vaccine to key areas in...
Letter to the editor: Was Butterball really a threat?
What kind of serious threats was the Forbes Road pet turkey causing that gave rise for the game warden to kill it (“Forbes Road residents shocked gobbler ‘Butterball’ shot by game warden,” Jan. 16, TribLIVE)? Was it causing serious automobile accidents? Was it transporting Lyme disease-infected ticks into the neighborhood?...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ end game is their ‘social justice’
For who knows how long, our country will be run by a single party with a leadership that espouses conspiracies, divisiveness, greed and a lust for power. I believe their path to power is paved by racism, and they will play that card at every opportunity. Their end game is...
Letter to the editor: New Kensington-Arnold tax hike not right
The New Kensington-Arnold School Board’s latest tax increase proposal is totally unreasonable (“New Kensington-Arnold considers property tax increase to address ‘bleak’ financial picture,” Jan. 21, TribLIVE). You should do your own due diligence on the budget before scaring the public with a 7% increase. A real self-examination of all programs...
Letter to the editor: Focus energy on vaccine rollout
People are outraged by the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6. However, that outrage would be better placed elsewhere. Namely the slow distribution of, and inoculation with, the covid-19 vaccine. What government activity could, or should, have a higher priority? The vaccine was approved for emergency use Dec. 11....
Letter to the editor: Will we work to overcome our losses?
In the winter of 2020, a foreign virus squeezed our lungs and our hearts. It changed our lives. The nation fought it, doubted it, ignored it and defied it. People suffered and died. And so it went. In the spring of 2020, authorities defiantly knelt on the neck of George...
Letter to the editor: Tariffs and cosplay
I have to complain because prices have been going up on my favorite cosplay items. I had my choice of acrylic wigs, all styles, all colors, for less than five bucks. My collection of faux silk cravats grew to jackpot range in patterns and textures. It was feasible to purchase...
Letter to the editor: Why are teachers being vaccinated?
So we are vaccinating teachers and workers in local school districts? According to the state’s own website, that is phase 1B. We are still in phase 1A. So a bunch of younger people at low risk of problems even if they get the disease are getting preference over elderly people...
Letter to the editor: Which party is drunk on power?
You can always tell what the Democrats are guilty of by what they accuse Republicans of doing. In his letter “GOP’s desperate actions” (Jan. 5, TribLIVE), Robert J. Reiland states: “Our Republicans in office have become so drunk on power that they no longer value the nation or the Constitution.”...
Letter to the editor: Proposed bill would give legislators power over judiciary
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is fast-tracking an attempt to change the Pennsylvania Constitution to establish judicial districts for state appellate courts. Instead of having statewide elections for these judges, we would elect them by regions, drawn by the legislators, giving the General Assembly too much influence over the courts. This...
Letter to the editor: Repercussions for Republicans’ role in big lie
Pennsylvania was ground zero for accusations of rigged elections by President Trump and Republican, including Western Pennsylvania representatives Guy Reschenthaler, Mike Kelly and John Joyce. Multiple Pennsylvania investigations found a total of three confirmed cases of voter fraud, all for Trump. With this information and 64 of 65 court cases...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s covid plan
Now some good news for a change. Help is on the way! President-elect Biden has a “plan” to wipe out the coronavirus and planned to initiate it on “day one.” I’m sure his plan will be fast, safe and effective, because he campaigned and won on that promise. P.S. I...
Letter to the editor: Constitution provides for peaceable assembly
Chris Cuomo, talking head at CNN, recently said, ” Show me where it is written that protests have to be peaceful.” I can understand his ignorance of the subject, since his party seems to detest the governing law of our land, the U.S. Constitution. He might look up the First...
Letter to the editor: Both sides must take responsibility for Jan. 6
Why are Washington lawmakers so aghast at the occurrences of Jan. 6? Beginning in May 2020, maybe sooner, they let unrest happen all over the United States. Then it came to their doorstep. This unrest proved how vulnerable the Capitol building is, but lawmakers had tunnels to escape reality. The...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for caring VA workers
Hats off to the workers at the Greensburg VA Primary Care Center. My husband ran out of his medication over the holidays and they were able to get him enough meds to hold him over until the refill came from the VA pharmacy. They are a very caring group of...
Letter to the editor: It’s time for cooperation in government
Regarding Carol Carion’s letter “Where were calls for togetherness during Trump’s term?” (Dec. 1, TribLIVE): I am a Korean War veteran and staunch Democrat who voted for President Trump in 2016 to “clean up the political swamp.” Since he won, he was my president, and I supported him. Unfortunately, there...
