Letters to the Editor category, Page 297
Letter to the editor: Could Trump rally have driven covid-19 spike at Westmoreland Manor?
Regarding the article “National Guard begins helping with covid-19 testing at Westmoreland Manor” (Sept. 27, TribLIVE): I’m wondering if any Westmoreland Manor employees or visitors attended our president’s rally at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport on Sept. 3. To me, he is so irresponsible, it is pathetic. And, of course,...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump for 4 more years
I bet none of you Democratic Trump-haters who got $1,200 from President Trump sent it back. I don’t think you would have gotten that money from Joe Biden. I bet Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff hate Trump because they didn’t get their little clique back in the White...
Letter to the editor: Military heroes not losers, suckers
I write this letter as an Army veteran, but it is not about me. It is about those who paid the ultimate price defending freedom. It is about heroes. My Uncle Linn served with the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He participated in the D-Day invasion where he...
Letter to the editor: Use of bad words shouldn’t define a person
Dear Mt. Lebanon Karens (“Mt. Lebanon school director who used profanity during virtual meeting resigns,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE): Have you ever called a man a nickname for Richard in a moment of anger or frustration? Do you know anyone who has used that word toward a person or a group...
Letter to the editor: Why should property owners support tenants?
Your editorial and article on evictions (“Evictions need answers, not hints,” Sept. 1, TribLIVE) fail to take into account the owners of the properties. Maybe some are big corporations with massive assets backing them up that can weather the storm, but, I’m sure, many more are like me. I own...
Letter to the editor: Don’t minimize covid-19 deaths with creative math
In reference to Ralph Ignasky’s letter “Do the math and open up Pa.”: There is a difference between math and statistics. The Centers for Disease Control and health departments across the nation provide data that correlates with the morbidity rate and the mortality rates. Ignasky’s math was correct, but how...
Letter to the editor: Communist Party leader’s thoughts pertinent today
I saw Gus Hall hand out communist literature at West Virginia University in 1972. He was general secretary of the Communist Party USA for many years and ran for president four times. He died in 2000, but he made a statement that is pertinent to what is happening in America...
Letter to the editor: Traffic dangers in Oakland must be addressed
The news of Mary Jeanne Flaherty being struck and killed by a shuttle bus in Oakland Sept. 17 was sad but not entirely shocking. I recall grimly how a Pitt student was struck and killed by a Port Authority bus in January. After living in Oakland for four years, I...
Letter to the editor: 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: Demonizing others for different opinions
On Aug. 5, 6, 8 and 11 and Sept. 1 and 2, the Tribune-Review published letters to the editor that said or implied Democrats are all thieves, liars, heathens who want anarchy, hatred, Marxism, socialism and communism and want to destroy America and destroy freedom of speech. I cannot believe...
Letter to the editor: Nursing homes need state help
Nursing homes and other senior care providers remain at the epicenter of this pandemic and desperately need funding. For these facilities, covid-19 remains a 24-hour challenge, but they’re running out of resources and need help from Harrisburg. Pennsylvania’s state government must provide immediate financial support so nursing home facilities can...
Sounding off: Steelers management should not allow political statements
The vast majority believe all lives matter. The vast majority believe in peaceful protests. The vast majority view a football game as a three- to four-hour escape from the harsh reality of dealing with life in these difficult time. By and large, they don’t see the game as a place...
Letter to the editor: Steelers management should not allow political statements
The vast majority believe all lives matter. The vast majority believe in peaceful protests. The vast majority view a football game as a three- to four-hour escape from the harsh reality of dealing with life in these difficult time. By and large, they don’t see the game as a place...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Wolf should let districts decide on fans at games
Gov. Tom Wolf’s comments about the state legislators Sept. 21 when he vetoed House Bill 2787 were some of the most pompous, arrogant and condescending I have heard in a long time (“Gov. Wolf vetoes House Bill 2787, leaving high school sports spectators in limbo,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE). His utter...
Letter to the editor: Republicans’ supreme hypocrisy
The editorial “Ruth Bader Ginsburg and necessary dissent” (Sept. 19, TribLIVE) was an appropriate response to the loss of one of the most revered Supreme Court justices in history. The nearly immediate statement by Sen. Mitch McConnell that her position should be filled quickly was not. It was highly disrespectful...
Letter to the editor: Why veterans support Trump
The question of why veterans would vote for President Trump is a no-brainer (“How can veterans support Trump?” Aug. 26, TribLIVE). I spent my service years to support things I learned in my adolescent years. 1. We must protect our Constitution written by our great founders. 2. We must protect...
Letter to the editor: What has Biden done for us?
I have only one question for Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Nancy Patton Mills (“We need Joe Biden in the White House,” Sept. 21, TribLIVE): What did Vice President Joe Biden do for Monessen and Greensburg from 2009 to 2017? David Scandrol Lower Burrell...
Letter to the editor: Why don’t Republicans stand up to Trump?
To all the Republicans in Congress, especially Sen. Pat Toomey: Joseph Welch, as chief counsel for the U.S. Army, in 1954 famously stood up to Joe McCarthy during his Senate hearings, saying, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” This was a watershed moment in U.S. history and showed that...
Letter to the editor: Trump has done much good for U.S.
Regarding Timothy L. O’Brien’s screed “Of course Trump couldn’t resist Bob Woodward” (Sept. 10, TribLIVE): I suppose President Trump was “a con man and carny act” when he recognized and honored Americans killed by illegals, spoke to their families and welcomed them to the White House. These were people who...
Letter to the editor: What has Biden accomplished?
Joe Biden has spent 47 years in office and, in my opinion, accomplished nothing except to enrich himself and his family while his masters oversaw the destruction of the American dream for the middle class. Biden watched millions of good U.S. manufacturing jobs moved offshore. The bulk of the jobs...
Letter to the editor: Trump shows love for America
Letter-writer William Werts lists his reasoning for voting for Joe Biden, even though he has never voted for a Democratic candidate for president (“Pro-lifer plans to vote for Joe Biden,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). He implies that President Trump is a racist. Please show me the proof. He mentions putting children...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s damage
Of all the damage that I think President Trump has done, from exacerbating economic inequality to allowing the pollution of our environment, to dismantling worker protection regulations, to being responsible for tens of thousands of American deaths and a worsening economy, the damage that is crushing my heart is his...
Letter to the editor: Seeking proof of Trump’s lie count
I see that some letter-writers have been hoodwinked by the Democratic Party that President Trump has lied 20,000 “verifiable” times, according to The Washington Post. Do they realize how absurd that talking point is? If you total the number of days he has been in office, it is around 1,330....
Letter to the editor: Backing Biden for president
I gave up my position as an Allegheny County judge Sept. 4 because I could not sit by as the worst president in history runs for reelection (“Don Walko to resign from Common Pleas Court to pursue political advocacy,” Aug. 25, TribLIVE). Here are what I see as some of...
Letter to the editor: Fears for Social Security, Medicare, government
If the Republican candidate is elected president, I believe Social Security will disappear and Medicare with it. I shed tears considering that if the Republican candidate is elected, the last shreds of a three-branch government that we know and believe in will continue to slip into an autocracy with martial...
