Letters to the Editor category, Page 288
Letter to the editor: Letter from Santa enchants granddaughter
I cannot express how excited my 6-year-old granddaughter was to receive not only a letter from Santa but a certificate reading that she made the “Nice List” this year. Seeing how thrilled she was on our iPad — “Grammy, Grammy, I got a letter from Santa!” — holding up her...
Letter to the editor: Love God by loving all you encounter
Scripture tells us that the Christ child was “laid in a manger” because there was no room for him elsewhere. He was turned away. Today, the Christ child continues to be turned away. He is turned away when there is no room in our hearts for our LGBTQ neighbors. He...
Letter to the editor: North Huntingdon chooses sunshine
Regarding the article “County considers pulling $30K grant from North Huntingdon for defying state public health mandates” : The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act ensures the right of the public “to be present at all meetings of agencies” and further, that it is “vital to the enhancement and proper functioning of the...
Letter to the editor: Families have right to visit nursing home residents
I am writing to all families who have loved ones residing in nursing facilities in Pennsylvania. If your loved one is terminally ill or emotionally struggling, you have the right to in-person visits. On Sept. 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released memorandum QSO-20-39-NH to provide new...
Letter to the editor: Drivers, riders should all pay fair share
Kudos to letter-writer Joe Kujawski (“Electric car fees? Fair is fair,” Dec. 4, TribLIVE). I couldn’t have stated the facts better myself. Note to the complainers: Please reference my letter “Comparing motorcycles, bicycles” (April 9, 2018, TribLIVE): Bicycle riders pay no user fees. Period. John M. Figler Tarentum...
Letter to the editor: Disappointed by opinion on front page
Sadly, I believe the Trib has joined the ranks of most mainstream media and has abandoned the basic tenets of journalism. You obviously don’t believe your readers are intelligent enough to take the information you print and make independent judgments. I suppose you’ve succumbed to schools and colleges that no...
Letter to the editor: UPMC staffers overwhelmed
To UPMC Senior Vice President Leslie Davis and other UPMC executives: As a UPMC nurse, I am angry, disappointed, betrayed — yet not entirely surprised. UPMC leadership has been less visible this year and less in touch than ever with what occurs at the bedside. “Davis said the system has...
Letter to the editor: North Huntingdon commissioners’ callousness
Your Dec. 13 issue was filled with articles about covid-19: weekly deaths hit a high in Westmoreland County, hospitals and health care workers plead with the community to follow CDC guidelines, health care facilities at breaking point, etc. And then there was the article “North Huntingdon says ‘no’ to Wolf’s...
Letter to the editor: Lies will lead to disaster
If important actions occur because of believing lies, consequences could be devastating. To often, we take lies as fact without thinking and make stupid mistakes that are hard to correct. We need to be very careful when our country’s future is at stake. Dave Bastl Manor...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler should resign or apologize
Rep. Guy Reschenthler took an oath to abide by and defend the Constitution. I think he should resign immediately for breaking that oath: He was willing to be a party to subverting a fair election merely to keep his favored candidate in office. His support for Texas’ lawsuit is outrageous...
Letter to the editor: Proving election fraud difficult
When at the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked if we had a republic or monarchy and replied, “A republic, if you can keep it,” he probably was not thinking of election fraud. But I believe that’s exactly what happened during the recent presidential election. Hundreds of sworn affidavits possessed...
Letter to the editor: ‘Locking Down’ — a covid carol
“Locking Down” (Sung to the tune of “Silver Bells”) Empty sidewalks, vacant sidewalks dressed in pandemic style. In the air there’s a feeling of covid. Children homeschooled, Parents drinking, Meeting mask after mask. And on every street corner you hear. Shutting down, closing down, It’s lockdown time in our city....
Letter to the editor: What now for America?
We have a president who won’t admit he lost the election. President-elect Joe Biden boasted about how much he can do for the country; he needs to get his ducks in a row so after he is sworn in and can make decisions, he’ll get his rear end in gear....
Letter to the editor: On emissions, we must catch up with the EU
With the European Union agreeing to much more aggressive greenhouse gas emission reductions, 55% by 2030, the United States must quickly take similar actions or risk losing access to the second-largest economy in the world. And we really have no choice. Part of the EU “green deal” includes a border...
Letter to the editor: Provisional vote not counted
I applied for and received a mail-in ballot as a backup to voting in person, and was comforted by the instruction language: “Surrender your absentee or mail-in ballot and envelope to the judge of elections to be voided to vote by regular ballot.” On Election Day, I took the mail-in...
Letter to the editor: UPMC nurses are overwhelmed
I am a nurse at UPMC in Pittsburgh, and I believe UPMC is misleading the public with the recent press conference (“UPMC expects to receive covid vaccine soon, distribute to health care workers after authorization”). Nurses at UPMC are overwhelmed, scared and anxious about what is to come. The statement...
Letter to the editor: Masks not stopping covid-19
I hate to be the one to burst everyone’s bubble, but masks aren’t the strategy that is going to stop the pandemic. If that were the case, the numbers of new cases would already be dwindling. Also, this isn’t the only game in town. The U.S. has lost around 40,000...
Letter to the editor: Republicans must let country move on
Earlier this month, 126 House Republicans signed on to a lawsuit that would invalidate the votes of millions of Americans, including my own and many of yours. I am floored by their malice and lack of patriotism. How dare they say my vote and the votes of my family, friends,...
Letter to the editor: Masks wreaking havoc with hearing aids, glasses
My ears are over burdened: Eyeglasses and hearing aids have squatter’s rights, but the mask is fighting hard. When it leaves an ear, it takes hearing aid(s) and eyeglasses with it as often as it can. Lawrence E. Howard Jr. Plum...
Letter to the editor: Amazing health care in Western Pa.
I would like to express my profound thanks to the hospital workers of Western Pennsylvania. Early on the morning of Nov. 23, I was struck by an acute myocardial infarction, which has only a 12% survival rate if it takes place in a hospital. The emergency room staff at Indiana...
Letter to the editor: Congress must act now on aid for our schools
The article “A look inside schools’ reopening decisions” (Nov. 22, TribLIVE) provided valuable insight on the struggles our schools currently face to keep students and staff healthy while minimizing disruptions to the school year. One key component the article overlooked, however, was how an enormous school funding deficit because of...
Letter to the editor: Legalizing marijuana shouldn’t wait
Editors opine in favor of a “wait and see” approach when it comes to the issue of legalizing and regulating the adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania (“Pa. should take it slow on legalizing marijuana,” Dec. 6, TribLIVE). The reality, however, is that nearly one in four Americans now reside...
Letter to the editor: Mitigate to end pandemic
As pediatricians throughout Western Pennsylvania, we care for our region’s youngest patients and witness firsthand the impact of this pandemic on our youth. We know pediatric patients are struggling with the challenges of virtual schooling, mental health, lack of physical activity and other health and wellness components. We all want...
Sounding off: Pennsylvanians need covid relief
Regarding the article “A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of jobless aid”: Enough is enough — millions of families continue to struggle to put food on the table and pay their rent. With the covid-19 virus surging again, Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey must pass a robust covid-19...
Letter to the editor: Where is the outrage over abortion?
There will be close to 1 million abortions performed in 2020 in the United States, thanks to Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics’ classification as “life-sustaining” businesses. This silent slaughter has been attacking our unborn children for more than 47 years. While we are wringing our hands over the headlines...
