Letters to the Editor category, Page 292
Letter to the editor: Government’s restaurant restrictions are absurd
Our restaurants and bars are suffering financial hardships, and many will not recover. They have been suffering since March, when Gov. Tom Wolf declared them nonessential and hotbeds for coronavirus. And he’s at it again, with random checks of said establishments to make sure they are complying with the latest...
Letter to the editor: Schools making life-critical decisions
The Norwin School Board has decided to go from in-person to remote learning. This is not an educational, social developmental, convenience or economical decision, but a life-critical decision. All life-critical decisions have four things in common: They are time sensitive, requiring immediate action; they come with limited information and multiple...
Letter to the editor: Mark Madden and sports viewership
Poor Mark Madden. He can’t figure out why sports viewership is down (“Sports consumers dwindling during pandemic,” Nov. 18, TribLIVE). Blames it on the pandemic. Actually, viewership should be up, but decent Americans were pushed away by lectures from people extolling the character of felons. Poor MM. He’s no Mickey...
Letter to the editor: Psychological terrorism
The degree to which psychological terrorism is being perpetrated upon the world has never been seen before. The depth and breadth of this plan is a feat that could not have been devised by man alone. For those with eyes to see, it’s a prophetic warning. It’s always been that...
Letter to the editor: Republicans’ legacy of debt
In his column “Will Georgia halt the radicals revolution?” (Nov. 11, TribLIVE), Pat Buchanan wrote, “LBJ’s Great Society is manifest today in our staggering national debt.” So let’s look at some debt data. Lyndon Johnson did increase government spending by 13%. Since Johnson, every president has increased the debt by...
Letter to the editor: Trump making mockery of democracy
In his letter “What’s acceptable to the left” (Nov. 21, TribLIVE), John Ventre wrote that “President Trump made winning look so easy that voters focused on his personality instead of his policies.” Well, now you can see that his personality is that of a little child who didn’t get his...
Letter to the editor: What we’ve learned about masks
Before covid-19, most people didn’t wear masks, not even in 2009 during the swine flu pandemic. I was in fourth grade then. How did I get the flu? Somebody sneezed. Another coughed. Like covid-19, influenza spreads by airborne droplets. Unknown to me, I came home from school infected. Days later,...
Letter to the editor: Timid state legislators
It should be clear to most that this election seems fitting for a banana republic, not a real one. To add insult to injury, Pennsylvania has been singled out as one of the states whose voting regulations, or lack thereof, has reinforced this situation. I believe Gov. Tom Wolf and...
Letter to the editor: Trump should focus on country, not his loss
It is amazing to me that people still refuse to see the truth about our so-called president. In my opinion, President Trump spreads racism and hate and has been a disgrace to this country. He seems to fire anyone who does not agree with him or won’t go along with...
Letter to the editor: Biden against death penalty but not abortion?
The article “Biden team targets executions as government sets 3 more” (Nov. 22) stated that President-elect Joe Biden is against the death penalty. Does he want to coddle prisoners who were found guilty of heinous crimes such as torture, sexual abuse and murder? Three federal executions are scheduled to take...
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...
