Letters to the Editor category, Page 285
Letter to the editor: Biden won; Trump needs to get over it
The election is over, and President Trump can’t handle it. And it seems that his do-nothing, gutless, Republican friends in Washington and some Trump supporters can’t get over it, either. Well, it’s over. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won. Get over it. If you want to help Trump leave the...
Letter to the editor: Implosion of our country
It looks like Joe Biden will be installed as our next president. As the saying goes, “be careful what you wish for, you may get it.” Remember this: Biden and Kamala Harris want to loosen immigration restrictions, let undocumented immigrants access health care coverage and institute a watered-down version of...
Letter to the editor: Trump and the definition of insanity
Insanity is best defined as doing the same thing over and over and over, expecting different results each time. That President Trump and his bevy of so-called lawyers have now asked Georgia to recount the results of the state’s certified election for a third time clearly indicates to me that...
Letter to the editor: Fighting for America
So here we are. A divided nation. As we have always been. We will never be “united.” That is how our republic (we are not a democracy) is designed. If we were all “united,” there would be no individual thought or freedom. Unity to the left means you must “think”...
Letter to the editor: Republicans not party of Lincoln
The Republican Party should fess up. They are not the self-styled party of Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War and presidential election of 1864, the Republican Party of Lincoln outlined a platform of 11 principles. Among these planks: • Resolved, to “forever prohibit the existence of slavery within … the...
Letter to the editor: Poor execution of Pa. travel restrictions
The value of requiring residents traveling outside of Pennsylvania to have a covid-19 test or quarantine upon return is one I’ll hold opinion on. The exception I do take is to the timing of this and to the lead time provided for compliance. The announcement of this policy was made...
Letter to the editor: Clarifying Jeannette budget details
The article “Jeannette officials OK preliminary budget with no tax hike” (Nov. 13, TribLIVE) lists budget costs of the four top departments in the city: police, $2 million; sanitation, $928,000; fire, $560,000; and streets, $527,000. I would like to clarify the sanitation department costs. On the revenue side of the...
Letter to the editor: Karl Marx, Joe Hill — friends of the worker
Regarding Grove City College professor Paul Kengor’s column “The new activists — no criticism, no dissent” (Sept. 17, TribLIVE) concerning his book “The Devil and Karl Marx”: If I could afford an agent and a publisher to promote it, I could write a book called “The Devil and Donald Trump,”...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s ‘Star Wars’-like rise to power
Letter-writer Mark Gostkowski (“A ‘Star Wars’-like ending to Trump presidency,” Nov. 17, TribLIVE) opined that the coming end of Donald Trump’s presidency is similar to the destruction of the Sith lord Darth Sidious in “Return of the Jedi.” I contend that Sheev Palpatine, senator of Naboo and secretly Darth Sidious,...
Letter to the editor: Voting a precious duty
Being an American, and living in the greatest and freest nation in the history of the world, is a privilege and blessing often taken for granted. Contrary to lying anarchists and socialists intent on misrepresenting America’s founding and current events to instigate unrest in the short term — and destruction...
Letter to the editor: Dangerous popularity contest
Politics is one of the least trusted professions in America, yet politicians are constantly involved in popularity contests. The dichotomy is deliciously ironic. How do you become popular within such a play? Act out what the audience wants you to be, not what you really are. That type of character...
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 testing useless without follow-up
According to Wikipedia, in 2017, there were 143.3 million taxpayers in the United States. Last year, the IRS audited one out of every 220 taxpayers. Everybody fears an IRS audit because auditors tend to find things that could cause you a hardship, such as a fine or jail time. Sometimes...
Letter to the editor: 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 won’t Democrats take action?
I’m baffled by what I see and hear from the Democrats about this shameful, immoral Republican effort to steal the election from Joe Biden — nothing! Where are the protests? Where are the voices? I see and hear virtually nothing. Are we going to be mute for the next two...
Sounding off: With no evidence of voter fraud, let’s please move on
It is unfortunate that in these times anybody can throw out any sort of nonsense, and so many people will believe anything. Letter-writer Al Bianchini, offering no evidence, states that the election was “a fiasco” and “mail-in balloting is a disaster” (“U.S. voting system is a disaster,” Nov. 11, TribLIVE)....
Letter to the editor: What’s acceptable to the left
Every decade, the (Overton) window on what is acceptable gets opened a little further. A hundred years ago, women flirted by wearing a more provocative hat. Seventy years ago, smoking was marketed in movies. In the 1960s, people asked if God was dead. The ’80s saw an increase in porn,...
Letter to the editor: Not all disabilities are visible
I have nothing but respect for veterans. I have several in my own family, and applaud stores that have designated parking spots for those who have served our country. But the letter “Veterans deserve ‘primo’ parking spots” (Nov. 9, TribLIVE) stating that handicapped spots should be given to those who...
Letter to the editor: Media playing part in kabuki dance
We are witnessing a kabuki dance. News outlets, including Fox News, are acting their part. Unless we are in a time warp, and missed it, no electoral votes have been cast, votes of the states certified or all legal challenges adjudicated. Now that the news media, including Fox, have been...
Letter to the editor: Health department must dodge U.S. Steel bullet
The Allegheny County Board of Health is proposing updates to coke oven gas emissions at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. Years ago, the corporation committed to upgrading those ovens but stopped partway through the job. Last year, U.S. Steel made another commitment, to invest $1.2 billion in its Mon Valley...
Letter to the editor: RGGI hikes energy costs
As over 1 million Pennsylvanians struggle to pay their utility bills, Gov. Tom Wolf pushes for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade policy that increases energy costs. In his letter “RGGI will help Pa. in post-coal world” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE), environmental activist Andrew Woomer challenged opponents of RGGI...
Letter to the editor: Playbook of political losers
So the election is over and since the 15th president of my lifetime is to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, does that mean the losing party will start the impeachment and collusion proceedings on Jan. 21? This is the recent history of our so-called political leaders, or should I say...
Letter to the editor: Election autopsy would clear the air
What’s the rush? We have had four years of investigations. Three (at least) on Russia. One impeachment. Probes on taxes, the FBI, foreign involvement, Department of Justice hearings, etc. Now with “dead time” before the electors meet Dec. 14, there is a call to pack up and move on. What...
Letter to the editor: No voter fraud; let’s move on
It is unfortunate that in these times anybody can throw out any sort of nonsense, and so many people will believe anything. Letter-writer Al Bianchini, offering no evidence, states that the election was “a fiasco” and “mail-in balloting is a disaster” (“U.S. voting system is a disaster,” Nov. 11, TribLIVE)....
Letter to the editor: Questioning Steelers’ helmet choice
I want to thank Bill Kute for his letter “Won’t watch NFL” (Nov. 14). I, too, don’t understand why the Steelers would put Antwon Rose’s name on their helmets, especially when he was involved in criminal activity. Hats off to Alejandro Villanueva. Marie Miller Derry Township...
Letter to the editor: Following Democrats’ protocol
Now that we have a Democrat as president, we should follow the Democrats’ protocol. To me, this means giving everyone free everything regardless of not having funding, making many unsubstantiated accusations for anything we can think of, filing as many frivolous lawsuits as we can dream up and, very importantly,...
