Letters to the Editor category, Page 296
Letter to the editor: Political choice is a good thing
When viewing history, it is important to use a “wide-angle lens.” No political party has a monopoly on virtue. The last segregated units within the armed forces were disbanded in 1954 under President Eisenhower. But the process began with Executive Order 9981 under President Truman. The vote by congressional Republicans...
Letter to the editor: Blaming RBG for liberals’ unhappiness with Supreme Court plan
I remember when, during one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s illnesses, Democrats under President Obama urged her to retire so he could appoint a liberal to take her place while they had all three branches of government, and she refused. The liberals should blame this on her for not retiring when...
Letter to the editor: A vote for Biden is a vote against freedom
We are at a critical point in the fight for the heart and soul of this country. There is a lot at stake in this upcoming election. Maybe more than you can appreciate. If you vote for Joe Biden, I think you will be voting for the loss of your...
Sounding off: Columbus statue should stay
As a retired history professor and Pittsburgh resident, I oppose the effort to remove the Columbus statue in Schenley Park. No statue that has had a prominent public place for more than 60 years should be removed without careful and lengthy consideration. Years of vandalism against the statue should certainly...
Letter to the editor: Our government must protect us from covid-19
There are 208,000 Americans dead and counting. Why are we allowing this to happen? Why have we become immune to our country’s men and women needlessly dying? This did not need to happen and does not need to continue. Demand that our government protect us. Stop playing politics with our...
Letter to the editor: Where’s Hunter Biden?
Hey Joe Biden — where ya hiding Hunter? Didn’t you claim you had two sons? Cheryl Koloshinsky Latrobe...
Letter to the editor: Do your homework and use your vote wisely
Every time I see someone write about term limits, I go crazy. We have term limits: It’s called “our vote.” The problem is, we don’t do our homework — look up the candidate’s voting record since he or she got elected. We Americans are getting so lazy it’s ridiculous. We...
Letter to the editor: Vonnegut predicted current state of politics
In a 2006 Rolling Stone interview, Kurt Vonnegut, author of such classics as “Slaughterhouse-Five,” described how he he missed the days when leaders like FDR, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for the downtrodden in our country. The interview cited a line from his 1981 college...
Letter to the editor: We must respect the flag
The American flag represents all Americans, including all nationalities, ethnicities, ages and occupations. The U.S. flag is not a canvas for political expression or promotion of personal agendas. I see examples of flag desecration on a daily basis; these include adding “off color” stripes to the flag, placing the face...
Letter to the editor: Legalized recreational marijuana bad idea
Medical marijuana is OK if needed, but I think Gov. Tom Wolf wants to get people hooked on regular marijuana for money (“Gov. Wolf renews call for legal recreational marijuana,” Sept. 3, TribLIVE). Marijuana messes with your mind, everyday living and driving. We do not need people being high while...
Letter to the editor: Time to end surprise medical billing
In the midst of a global pandemic, Americans are facing uncertain times and many health care concerns. Patients are not only concerned about illnesses, but health care bills as well. Often patients find themselves stuck with unexpected bills as a result of seeking emergency care out of network or when...
Letter to the editor: Wolf the worst governor
So I am down in Florida and after golf we are at the clubhouse and a small conversation starts about politics. Now, here is how it got out of hand. The topic went to who had the worse governor, Pennsylvania or Michigan. This actually got a little heated until we...
Letter to the editor: Vote for Bill Marx, vote for democracy
You are probably thinking, who is Bill Marx? Well, Bill Marx is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District. We need to vote out Rep. Guy Reschenthaler. I believe he has failed us. He voted against raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug...
Letter to the editor: A second Trump term will ruin much
I want Joe Biden to win this election. I feel as if the First Amendment is at risk in a social experiment to turn outrage to rage, and it must stop. I am shocked at the opinions some people express in the Letters section. Rage is an inner breakdown of...
Letter to the editor: 2% rule and doing for ourselves
William Boetcker, German immigrant and Presbyterian minister, authored his 1916 list of “10 Cannots,” the last of which was: “You cannot help men permanently, by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.” We should all be following the “Carrera 2% Rule.” Two percent of the people...
Letter to the editor: Maybe Xi didn’t want to cause a panic, either
Why is Donald Trump so upset with China’s President Xi Jinping for hiding the initial outbreak and true nature of deadly covid-19? Perhaps he downplayed the threat because he didn’t want to cause a panic. Jay Lynch Upper St. Clair...
Letter to the editor: If Wolf thinks we’re smart, why was Pa. shut down?
I found Gov. Tom Wolf’s comment in the article “Judge denies Gov. Wolf’s attempt to stop covid restriction ruling” (Sept. 22, TribLIVE) incredible: “… the people of Pennsylvania have shown they don’t want to get this disease and they’re going to do things like wearing a mask, they’re going to...
Letter to the editor: Blame politics, not post office, for voting debacle
I’ve been employed for more than 30 years by the U.S. Postal Service in Pittsburgh. We’ve been delivering mail according to postal regulations for over 200 years. Anyone violating these regulations can be prosecuted and sent to jail, and should be — and that includes the postmaster general and the...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams doesn’t tell whole story on Karl Marx
In his column “Are today’s leftists truly Marxists?” (Aug. 14, TribLIVE), Walter Williams claimed that Karl Marx, a man of Jewish heritage, was a racist and an anti-Semite. Marx lived from 1818-83. This is very interesting, since at this same time in American history, Williams’ own race of people were...
Letter to the editor: Democrat feels like non-person in Trump’s eyes
One recent night someone came and took my Joe Biden sign. I had it duct-taped to a pole inside a shrub inside a fence. I figured it would be safer than putting it on the street side of the fence. I guess I was wrong. The thief took the sign...
Letter to the editor: Trump vs. Harris
No, the election will not be Donald Trump versus Joe Biden. It will be Trump versus Kamala Harris. If moderate Biden is elected, I don’t think he will finish four years because of physical and mental reasons, and then radical Harris will become president with Nancy Pelosi as vice president;...
Letter to the editor: Predictions on a Biden America
This coming election is about more than whether you like Donald Trump or dislike him. Joe Biden has been in office 47 years and is a skilled politician, which to me means he knows how to lie to get elected. I predict that if he wins, Biden will ban fracking,...
Letter to the editor: No logic to Pa. restrictions
Many bars, restaurants and businesses have been under restrictions for almost seven months. The governor’s early orders strongly discouraged church gatherings. Is it science? Is there some logic? Please answer me this: 1. What kind of germs grow on a bar top that don’t grow on a table top? 2....
Letter to the editor: Depriving citizens of right to vote
In 2016, President Trump said the elections were rigged. He was right. All intelligence agencies and investigations confirmed that Russia interfered with the elections. Russian bots infiltrated social media with conspiracy theories. Helping to rig the elections were conspiracy theorists who continued with their own outlandish theories. Trump invited Russia...
Letter to the editor: We must protect ourselves if our government can’t
An open letter to the Westmoreland County Commissioners, Pennsylvania State Police commander in Greensburg and Westmoreland County sheriff: I have watched with great concern the violence perpetrated against innocent civilians in major cities in this country. Many of us blame the local governments for not stifling riots, pilferage and assaults....
