Letters to the Editor category, Page 305
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....
Letter to the editor: Voting for Biden because Trump has failed us
Like many Americans, we are increasingly concerned about the direction our country has taken. Since the beginning of democracy, leadership and responsibility reside with the person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the White House. How has President Trump handled his duties? Has he proven to be an objective,...
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...
