Letters to the Editor category, Page 284
Letter to the editor: Why vote Republican?
First, let me state that I believe that there is massive voter fraud in American elections and has been for years. The left, in my opinion, has mastered voter fraud. Now, as a pro-America conservative, I ask the question: Why should I waste my vote on a Republican? They have...
Letter to the editor: Give Biden a chance
Can we just get over it? I am referring to the election. As I read the paper, on the Opinion page I see lots of pros and cons about President-elect Biden and President Trump. “Let the implosion begin” says letter-writer Paul Gernhardt (“Implosion of our country”). He lists several of...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ history of election hijinks
When one dives into researching presidential election chicanery, one quickly concludes that the Democrats are in a league by themselves. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was running against Democrat George McClellan. An elaborate scheme was put in place to steal the mail-in votes of New York Union soldiers who were...
Letter to the editor: Life won’t change much no matter who is president
This is an open letter to my Trump-supporting friends. I have some that I know about, and I’m sure some I don’t. I have at least one brother and a sister who voted your way. Yes, I voted for “the other guy.” He didn’t exactly stir my imagination and I...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Tom Wolf’s actions symbolic
Once again we see Gov. Tom Wolf balancing tax revenue from bars and restaurants against our lives. Instead of an aggressive shutdown, he prescribes token symbolic actions. Now is the time to set the emergency brake. Close bars, restaurants and gyms for a minimum of two weeks, but preferably three....
Letter to the editor: Stand for Trump or for democracy
It shouldn’t be difficult to stand up for democracy in this country. I’m a Republican, but I’m not afraid to admit Joe Biden won Pennsylvania. By denying this, President Trump is asking fellow Republicans whether they stand with him or whether they stand with democracy. Many have rolled over, but...
Sounding off: Let’s give Joe Biden a chance
President-elect Biden’s favorite phrase is “possibilities for a brighter future.” As the most enduring democracy in the entire world, we, as a nation, have opportunities to build a lasting pathway of progress toward many common goods. Of course, this won’t be easy as divisiveness among our people has become a...
Letter to the editor: Why Democrats want masks
I’ve figured out why the job-killing Democrats have been for mask-wearing all along and the free-market GOP has been for choice. If you don’t wear a mask and get sick, this creates jobs — a win for job creation, a GOP stronghold. You get sick, doctors get paid, hospitals get...
Letter to the editor: Thank you, President Trump
Thank you, President Trump, for delivering in one term what your predecessor couldn’t in two. Here’s the short stack: Four Middle East peace agreements; U.S. energy independence; record low unemployment for minorities and women; prison reform, 90% benefitting Blacks; opportunity zones incentivizing low-income area businesses; $6,000 median household income gain;...
Letter to the editor: We need unbiased journalism
The stories published on the front pages of the Nov. 15 and 16 print editions (“Thousands make stand for Trump” and “ ‘He won’ tweet nods to Trump acceptance”) are editorial in nature and should have been put in the editorial section. Good journalism would not use one-sided descriptors like “spurious”...
Letter to the editor: Democrats took care of business
As I read Stewart Epstein’s letter “Why won’t Democrats take action?” (Nov. 21, TribLIVE) I found it cowardly that he would resort to hiding behind a letter to call Democrats spineless and timid. He must be hanging around different Democrats than I do. I would like Epstein to tell my...
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 restrictions must stop
Using covid-19 as a means to control and restrict the population has to stop. Each layer of restrictions set up to “protect us against ourselves” is infringing on the rights of the people of Pennsylvania. New restrictions were announced Nov. 17, but we all know that additional ones are around...
Letter to the editor: Take election concerns seriously
I am a 65-year-old U.S. citizen, wife, mother of five and grandmother of 18. My life is full and blessed. I am greatly concerned, though, for the welfare of our country and specifically my family. I have had the privilege to vote since 1973. I am a registered Republican, although...
Letter to the editor: Pa.’s bureaucratic nightmares
This is in response to Daniel Bernstein’s letter “License plate costs create confusion” (Nov. 4, TribLIVE). I had a similar situation with regard to replacing a faulty license plate. As an AAA member, I went there first and was told there were three options for replacement: Use MV-44 to self-request...
Letter to the editor: Dems, GOP, media and voter fraud
The article “Thousands rally behind Trump” (Nov. 15) noted President Trump’s “spurious” claim of a stolen election.” Regardless how deep the mainstream media buries its head in the sand, there is proof of multiple incidents of voter fraud in this country. Dare I say that the communistwealth of Pennsylvania is...
Letter to the editor: Hockey players are the real pros
If you want to see real professional athletes, watch the National Hockey League. David W. Thomas Gilpin...
Letter to the editor: Think green for holidays
While we all had a good social media-inspired laugh at the scrawny 45-foot-tall Norway spruce holiday tree being erected at Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza and are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the 18-foot Oregon fraser fir to grace the first family’s White House, your readers may spare a thought for the...
Letter to the editor: Witness to a fair election
Two generations of my family have worked the polls in Westmoreland County, with 307 precincts, and Harris County, Texas, with 803 precincts. My mother has been working the polls for 25 years, and my brother worked the polls in Texas for the first time. I have not worked the polls...
Letter to the editor: Not everyone is blessed
I enjoyed columnist Tom Purcell’s positive spin on a year that appears to most other people as dreadful (“Covid-19 obscures so many ways 2020 is best year ever,” Nov. 16, TribLIVE). It is true, in some respects, that 2020 is the “best year ever” when compared to the quality of...
Letter to the editor: Common sense is our best covid-19 weapon
The reluctance to get tough with covid-19 is why positive cases are rising. We are all covid-19 fatigued. Most people weren’t ready to endure the restrictions early on, thinking maybe two weeks, two months, would be good enough. We should have accepted this together from the start and hung in...
Letter to the editor: Bring Charlie Brown back to our TVs
I was just a kid in 1966 when “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” aired on television for the first time. I’ve been watching it, along with “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” every year since. I am now 65. I’ve enjoyed these wonderful shows with my kids and was hoping to...
Letter to the editor: Does Constitution allow shutdowns?
Can anyone with a computer, smartphone or set of encyclopedias (none of which I have) please answer my question? Does the Constitution of the United States from 1787 allow the government to shut down the country, as it has done, and threatens to do again? Cindy Wallace Harrison...
Letter to the editor: Biden win is a threat to our liberties
The hard-fought liberties we enjoy were based on the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution that were hammered out in Philadelphia over 200 years ago. Now it appears to me that two centuries later, many of those God-given freedoms may have been stolen in Philadelphia, and many more may be...
Letter to the editor: Trump trashing Constitution
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we remember the brave pilgrims who came to New England in 1620. While on the ship, they wrote the Mayflower Compact to provide a governing framework for their colony. Over 100 years later, the United States Constitution was written, and it has served as...
Letter to the editor: All religious leaders should be respected
This Muslim-American belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community wholeheartedly denounces the recent spiral of violence in Europe over the degrading caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. From his own actions, the prophet taught levelheadedness and restraint in the face of abuse. I believe it is undignified for civilized nations to defame...
