Letters to the Editor category, Page 302
Letter to the editor: Gov. Wolf’s pot plot to control guns
Gov. Tom Wolf wants to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes to help small business make up for covid-19 losses (“Gov. Tom Wolf wants Pa. to legalize marijuana, provide more covid-19 relief this fall”).Nice, but no cigar. In my opinion, this is just a backdoor plot to control gun possession in...
Letter to the editor: Truth about radical socialists
The occupation and shutdown of part of Seattle and the lawless defacement of public statues is just another example that there is nothing radical socialists won’t do, given their ideology based on a not-so-subtle determinism: “If it’s inevitable, then whatever we do is OK.” All of the left’s ideological heroes...
Letter to the editor: How did giant hornets get here?
The article “Washington officials trap male Asian giant hornet” (Aug. 18, TribLIVE) stated: “The invasive insect was first documented in the state late last year and officials have said it’s not known how it arrived in North America. It normally lives in eastern and southeast Asia.” How do you think...
Letter to the editor: Destroying signs is destroying freedom of speech
Traveling from Latrobe to my house in Norvelt, I counted 26 Trump yard signs and three Biden signs, including mine. I had proudly pounded my Biden sign in my yard so all could see who I was supporting for president this year. The next morning I woke up to find...
Letter to the editor: Joe Biden is not pro-life
To letter-writer William Werts (“Pro-lifer plans to vote for Joe Biden,” Aug. 20, TribLIVE): I agree with your values, as they are also the values of our President Trump. I think you have been misled in thinking, or you did not do your homework: Biden is not pro-life. He joins...
Letter to the editor: Concerned for future of US Postal Service
I am greatly concerned about what is happening to the U.S. Postal Service, as I am a prior postmaster relief and I worked in one of the main distribution centers. At that time, the post office received and distributed your basic mail, and we were also responsible for large volumes...
Letter to the editor: No plea bargains in exchange for more drug arrests
Regarding the article “Feds accuse 26 of being part of fentanyl-trafficking ring tied to Shot Boyz gang, Latrobe drug dealing” (Aug. 21, TribLIVE): Great, as long as the DA does not plea bargain the charges down to get them to talk so he can claim more arrests. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: Make your vote count — in person
President Trump is correct when he says mail-in ballots are open to fraud. A recent report from the Crime Prevention Research Center says 78% of the countries in the OECD (generally representing the developed world) either do not allow mail-in ballots “for people living in the country” or require a...
Letter to the editor: Joe Biden’s ‘goodness’
Erstwhile conservative S.E. Cupp’s take on the Biden family album displayed at the DNC convention inspired her to pronounce them “good people” (“I’m voting for Biden because he’s a good person — and why that matters”). She may have to revise her sentiment upon learning that the supposed blind-date-to-bliss romance...
Letter to the editor: Not all Democrats are ‘radical left’
I received a pop-up ad on my iPhone: “STOP THE RADICAL LEFT.” Like the bell-shaped curve that graded your tests in college, the curve can also describe the political spectrum in America. The radicals are those who favor quick change. Protesters, strikers and revolutionaries are included in this group. They...
Letter to the editor: What I’ve learned from covid-19
Since March 2020 when this pandemic started, I have learned that this virus is very intelligent. I had expected people to be dropping dead in the streets based on the media hype, but the virus seems to have evolved so much in the past five months that it: • Understands...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of our nation
Saul Alinsky — that’s a name the Democrats know well; after all, he wrote the playbook many of them use. Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and polarize it. Cut off the support network and isolate your target. Most of all, keep up the pressure and rhetoric. We have...
Letter to the editor: Op-ed writer is no longer a Republican
It is all about trust. The Tribune- Review printed a stunning opinion piece by Wayne Gilchrest (“Republican senators want to kill health care and now Social Security and Medicare?” Aug. 20, TribLIVE). He really let his fellow Republicans have it about cutting the payroll tax deduction, refusing to negotiate with Democrats...
Letter to the editor: Trump fills, not drains, swamp
“I’m getting rave reviews.” Those were the words of President Trump after he granted clemency to Roger Stone. Yes, Trump drained the swamp, all right. And filled it with his own creatures, turning it into what I see as a sea of hypocrisy. In my opinion, the Republican Party of...
Letter to the editor: Jeannette, a great little town
Regarding Roger Stock’s letter “Retire term West Jeannette?” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE): Taking the “West” out of West Jeannette means you are taking away my childhood and the childhoods of thousands of kids from Jeannette. I’m 70 years old, and I have never heard of a separate and autonomous neighborhood in...
Letter to the editor: Put a real man in the White House
For the past year and a half I have read solid opinions of experts on the candidates, and I now am convinced that another four years of President Trump would be the end of our democracy. It’s all there on tape. I honestly thought he would stop his name-calling and...
Letter to the editor: Vote Republican to preserve freedoms
Who deserves your vote in November? The Republicans are led by a divisive president who is demonized by Democrats and self-proclaimed intellectuals, but supported by many working Americans. He is demeaned for his personal style but admired for his economic and executive accomplishments. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party favors defunding our...
Letter to the editor: Will you vote on Election Day?
It has been said time and time again that, as Americans, we should vote. There are ads on television, social media and abroad encouraging us to use our democratic right to elect the people we want. We are told that our vote matters. President Kennedy said that “the ignorance of...
Letter to the editor: Memories of the A-bomb
With much gratitude for their service during World War II, I read the stories of J. Wilson, B. Young and B. Brodine (“75 years after atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima, area vets believe U.S. did right thing,” Aug. 6, TribLIVE). I recall being informed of the A-bomb being dropped on...
Letter to the editor: How long will Norwin athletic director last?
Regarding the article “Norwin hires new athletic director in 5-4 vote” (Aug. 17, TribLIVE): I wouldn’t plan on a long stay at Norwin with a 5-4 vote. Next election, he could be gone if any of the five “yays” are out. But he doesn’t seem like someone who is very...
Letter to the editor: Pharmaceutical distributors critical
Rep. Natalie Mihalek’s op-ed “Anticipated drug shortages highlight need for health care industry collaboration” (Aug. 11, TribLIVE) highlighted the health care industry’s critical work to increase medication access during covid-19. Mihalek’s piece brings due attention to the need for industry collaboration with state and federal officials. However, it excludes a...
Letter to the editor: Reasons for Trump support
H.L. Mencken once stated that no one has ever gone broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people. I was fairly confident that the willful ignorance of much of this country resulted in the election of Donald Trump, and why he has maintained much of his support. During the campaign...
Letter to the editor: Trump enforcing election laws
I was disappointed to read the Aug. 7 letter “Trump’s attacks on voting rights” by Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli. Her assertion that President Trump is in any way trying to subvert any individual from his or her constitutional right to vote is absurd. Cerilli cited the 2013 U.S. Supreme...
Letter to the editor: Grateful to volunteer firefighters, police
On Aug. 5, I awoke to a 2:20 a.m. knock on my door. A neighbor alerted me to a fire in our condominium building. I didn’t hear the alarm, although it was loud. I’m very grateful to my neighbor, but cannot sing out enough the praises of the response of...
Letter to the editor: What presidential election is really about
Wake up, America — this election is not about Donald Trump or Joe Biden. It’s about democracy and Marxist socialism. Think really hard before you vote. Joseph W. Wagner Monroeville...
