Letters to the Editor category, Page 311
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...
Letter to the editor: 3 other candidates for president
Two recent letters caught my attention. In “Biden’s climate plan wasteful spending” (Aug. 2, TribLIVE), Marcia L. Velgos claimed that President Trump has kept his promises. But the one I was really looking for was the arrest and prosecution of Hillary Clinton. The other was James A. Bernauer’s “Can’t vote...
Letter to the editor: Life should go on in Pa.
I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, spending most of my adult life in McCandless. Listening to the news out of my hometown is depressing. Gov. Tom Wolf continues to prevent any semblance of a normal life for many small business owners. Unemployment, still very high, could change if the...
Letter to the editor: Police deserve our respect
I’ve seen and heard plenty of dumb ideas in my 47 years, but one of the dumbest is the proposal by some to defund the police. I find it especially disheartening that some unions across the country are demanding that their local police forces be defunded. What am I missing...
Letter to the editor: What it means to be a Democrat
As the 2020 election approaches, before you cast your ballot, before you place a “D” or an “R” after your name, please stop and ask yourself if you actually know what it means to be a Democrat? Democrats believe that cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division,...
Letter to the editor: USPS critical to flow of information
The United States Post Office, first headed by Benjamin Franklin, was codified in our Constitution. It gave Congress the power to establish post offices and postal roads. The USPS was created to provide independent and unbiased delivery of information and resources. Privatization of this government agency would threaten this mission....
Sounding off: Wolf and Levine should be prosecuted
Regarding the article “Brighton Rehab residents, families outraged by lax oversight during outbreak”: This was what I hope is a first on this subject. Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine seem to have ignored problems since elected and appointed. When covid-19 started and other states increased...
Letter to the editor: Democrats left her behind
I was a loyal Democrat when the party espoused the worker, the sanctity of life, patriotism and the Constitution. Regretfully, the party left me when it evolved into supporting public funded abortion, removing God from civic space, turning a blind eye to looting and rioting and disrespecting the national anthem....
Letter to the editor: Trump supporters own his actions
President Trump, how to support thee. Let me count the ways. 1. Support the deaths of over 170,000 Americans due to lying and not listening to the experts about covid-19. 2. Support endangering our children by forcing them back to school without getting the virus under control. 3. Support Vladimir...
Letter to the editor: Beekeepers care about their bees
Amy Elizabeth’s letter about honeybees is a misleading, at best, picture of beekeeping (“Be a ‘honey’ to the bees,” Aug. 15, TribLIVE). Historically, honeybees and their hives were an important part of American life. Honey was used as a sweetener and medicine. Wax from the hive was used in candles...
Letter to the editor: Listen to the medical experts
Regarding Russell Fenton’s letter “We must keep Trump to keep our freedom”: B-a-a-a-a! I am a proud member of the “Sheep Party.” I am happy that I am intelligent enough to listen to scientists and medical experts. Perhaps Fenton is a member of the “Lemming Party” that follows President Trump...
Letter to the editor: Trump the one to fix USPS
Letter-writer Paul Carrick (“Trump and the post office’s problems,” Aug. 24, TribLIVE) is correct in saying that President Trump only wants to fix the United States Postal Service, and I can testify to how broke it is. When I operated a local contracted post office for seven years (sometimes called...
