Letters to the Editor category, Page 309
Letter to the editor: Trump could go out a winner
To be fair, President Trump has done many good things in the 3½ years since he was elected as an outsider to break up the gridlock of the two political parties and the “politicians.” The real problem is the lifetime legislators who all should have two-term limits and then resume...
Letter to the editor: BLM ‘movement’ dangerous
Black Lives Matter. I respect that as a slogan, but I believe the lives of all God’s children matter. What I do not respect is the “BLM movement” that uses the slogan as its motto. Why? Its three co-founders (Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi) are self-described trained Marxists...
Letter to the editor: True heroes act without gain
Let’s begin by defining the word hero. In my opinion, a hero is a person who sees something that needs to be done and does it without regard for personal gain. Please keep this definition in mind as I name a few who make the hero list. First is surely...
Letter to the editor: Regarding covid-19, do what you think is best
Every day it has become the same old rules and regulations. Wear your mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. To the point of brainwashing. It is my belief that you will never get the general public to do anything 100%. Even after a cure is found, all will not...
Letter to the editor: Pandemic highlights differences between Biden, Trump
You might want to believe that a presidential rally is going to cause a “spike” in coronavirus cases but a “peaceful” demonstration with masses of people shoulder to shoulder is OK. I don’t. If you believe pitting Americans against each other by vilifying free speech, free thought, diversity of opinion...
Letter to the editor: Media bias can affect how we think, vote
As a professor of political science and economics at UCLA, Tim Groseclose in 2012 published the book “Left Turn,” providing convincing statistical evidence that bias by the political media actually can determine the way people think and vote. He showed that most of our television, radio and print media have...
Letter to the editor: Career politicians won’t unite us
I’ll make this quick and to the point. All I’ve been hearing about is how we should all stand together. Well, guess what: The career politicians are making that damn near impossible by caving in to every whim. People are allowed to tear down statues, destroy property, not pledge allegiance...
Letter to the editor: ‘Malicious slander’ at Chinese consulate in Texas?
Regarding the article “China cites ‘malicious slander’ as Houston consulate closes” (July 23, TribLIVE): The late John Dillinger was just a sadly misunderstood bank customer, too, wasn’t he? Alan Schultz McCandless...
Letter to the editor: John Lewis raised others up
John Lewis has made his final trip across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the bridge where his skull was fractured by Alabama state troopers in 1965. He spent his lifetime earning the military and state trooper guard who honored him as his casket traveled that same bridge on July 26. Lewis’...
Letter to the editor: Sick of rioters
“Basta, ’nuff” is what my grandmother would yell at us when things got a little too much for her. So, to the rioters all over the country, I’m saying, “basta, ’nuff.” Listen, the entire country is sick of your crap. Sick of the lawlessness, sick of the riots, sick of...
Letter to the editor: ‘Defend our cops’ should be our new mantra
Did you read Lori Falce’s column “Good cops have power to demand change” (June 4, TribLIVE)? Please look it up. It needs to be reprinted for those who missed it. It has a powerful truth. The new statement, I believe, should be “Defend our cops.” Take it and run with...
Letter to the editor: Pa.’s school reopening guidelines too strict
It was amazing to read the front-page article “From masks to buses to recess, Pa. unveils guidance for schools finalizing reopening plans” (July 16, TribLIVE). It left me wondering where our state officials get the information to make their recommendations on schools reopening. I cannot imagine a child wearing a...
Letter to the editor: Defunding police in Pittsburgh
I was appalled after reading “Pittsburgh council set to enact police reforms before summer recess” (July 22, TribLIVE). Councilman Ricky Burgess states “we cannot defund the police” and then sets in action a “reform bill” that defunds the police budget by $250,000, which was set for a new recruit class...
Letter to the editor: Facts on Joe Biden’s platform
Instead of what I see as the constant biased CNN untruths and the conspiracy theories, let’s look at some facts. Joe Biden is promising (according to his website and the DNC platform) all of the following — none of which were done in the 40-plus years he has been in...
Letter to the editor: Masking the country’s bigger problems
I look at people’s eyes above the masks, filled with fear or numbness. What a fine excuse to take a step farther back from having to associate with their fellow human beings. In the digital world we no longer have to deal with social interaction, which can cause distress because...
Letter to the editor: Memories of Vietnam
Reading Howard Bronder’s letter “Fireworks remind vet of soldier friends in Vietnam” (July 7, TribLIVE) was very uplifting. In Vietnam, I was stationed way up north around Dong Ha, Quang Tri. I share your story very well. The movies “Platoon” and “First Blood” show how it really was. You mentioned...
Letter to the editor: We the people … surrender?
When “democratic socialism” comes, we’ll deserve forfeiting America’s signature quality. Not just liberty itself, but our understanding that effort, pride, motivation, failure and success are as essential to the joy of freedom as the outcome. With socialism, effort is secondary. Obscenely taxed workers fund communal support and $93 trillion Green...
Letter to the editor: Send message to officials via your tax payment
Sometimes it seems Pennsylvanians cannot win against Gov. Tom Wolf and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. They are simply too powerful. However, citizens can express their outrage in subtle ways. Wolf closed all public schools in March, citing public safety. Maybe they will reopen this fall. Many property owners are now...
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s decisions hurting Pa.
Once again, dictator Gov. Tom Wolf has made a decision that has negatively impacted the state’s economy. He painted that penalty over the entire state without regard to the counties that are faring well with the covid-19 numbers. He closed all bars and clubs that don’t serve food and placed...
Letter to the editor: Raising taxes during pandemic is wrong
We’ve been struggling through this pandemic for months. Now we have over 40 million people out of work, and some may not go back to work. People are having a hard time feeding their families and paying bills. And through these hard times, school boards are raising taxes. Maybe they...
Letter to the editor: Don’t stop for the far-left plot
Stop signs should be voluntary. Blind obedience to stop signs is a sign of weakness and a lack of fortitude. It is unacceptable and un-American for the government to force me to stop when I don’t want to. I have perfectly good reasoning abilities and judgment. I don’t need the...
Letter to the editor: Today’s Liars Club taking us down
In my formative years, youth had good, clean rules to live by — rules that didn’t have to be written down to be remembered. We were guided by this question: Would what we did make our parents and others who we respected and loved proud of us? The boys in...
Letter to the editor: How is Germany dealing with covid-19?
I recently read that there were 159 new cases of covid-19 in one recent day in Germany with a population of 80 million; there were 15,300 new cases in one day in Florida with a population of 21.5 million. That prompted me to check numbers in other states: Approximately 3,000...
Letter to the editor: Fearing Trump’s leadership
George Will and I do not agree on much, but I’m in complete agreement with the comments in his July 16, 2020 opinion piece, “What national decline looks like.” Will states, “The nation’s floundering government is now administered by a gangster regime.” President Trump seems to require absolute loyalty, and...
Letter to the editor: We must work to end racial injustice
My parents raised me without prejudice. A female friend and former boss once told me, “You don’t see color.” Every life matters to God. Every life matters, but no lives matter unless Black lives matter. I pray the love of power can be transformed by the power of love. Seeing...
