Letters to the Editor category, Page 318
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...
Letter to the editor: Thank you, President Trump
Thank you, President Trump. Because of you, my brother, a former Green Beret with posttraumatic stress disorder is alive and getting the long overdue treatment and compensation because of the Mission Act that you supported and the Veterans Affairs’ community care program. Because of you, my husband is alive and...
Letter to the editor: Let’s work toward green economy
In his opinion piece “To keep America competitive, we must prioritize infrastructure funding” (Triblive, July 18), PPG’s Brian Iams urges the United States to make renewing the country’s infrastructure a priority as our economy is rebuilt following the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. That suggestion is spot on. With so...
Letter to the editor: Restart Act would help many businesses
Western Pennsylvania has been the proud home of two of the largest fireworks companies for decades. In any given year prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Pyrotecnico and Zambelli Fireworks produce well over 3,500 displays annually, entertaining millions of audiences across the country. The professional fireworks entertainment industry has been almost...
Letter to the editor: 25% capacity should mean 75% decrease in rent, plus property tax relief
So now we have Gov. Tom Wolf deciding (under advice from Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine) to “lock down” statewide bars/restaurants again to slow the spread of the covid-19 virus hysterical overreaction. These small businesses must now operate at only 25% capacity and jump through a bunch of hoops...
Letter to the editor: Heartbreak in Pa.’s senior care facilities
My husband of 61 years recently died as a hospice patient in the Ligonier Gardens personal care home. I am at peace with his passing. He is with the Lord. But now I want to speak up for our loved ones in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. I...
Letter to the editor: Citizens should step forward to volunteer for election
We cannot have repeats of the spring nationwide primary debacles. The November election is a matter of life or death, not only because of the coronavirus deaths. The life of American democracy is at stake. Mail-in voting in states like Oregon, which has worked out for years, should not be...
Sounding off: Trump’s incompetent covid-19 response
How the President Trump-named “Chinese virus” became the “Trump Virus,” bringing the most powerful country in the world to its knees: After a single case of coronavirus in China became a pandemic and reached our shores in January, we had a federal response I believe was incompetent. Trump and his...
Letter to the editor: Books about Trump are must-reads
Two books everyone should read: “The Room Where It Happened” by John Bolton and “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man” by Mary L. Trump. If you are still a supporter of President Trump after reading those books, then I feel sorry for...
Letter to the editor: Balzer’s mask move no surprise
It is not surprising that Westmoreland County Controller Jeffrey Balzer refused to wear a mask at the July 16 county commissioners’ public meeting (“Hempfield resident confronts maskless county controller at commissioners meeting,” July 16, TribLIVE). After all, he refused to pay the IRS (in 2014), he refused to pay his...
Letter to the editor: A Democratic vote is vote for end of America
Why is it that those seeking the opportunity to be free and make the most of themselves come from other countries to the United States when they get the chance? Why do the oppressed and downtrodden often risk their lives to come to our great country? Is it because we...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County covid-19 spread from demonstrations?
To Allegheny County officials and the county Health Department: You claim the recent spike in covid-19 cases among young people is caused by travel to other states (“Allegheny County health officials warn of coronavirus spread in younger people,” June 24, TribLIVE). If you believe that, I think you are either...
Letter to the editor: Government shouldn’t subsidize poor management
Amid the ongoing pandemic where government agencies have given us misinformation about masks and the use/misuse of hydroxychloroquine and other easily available drugs, now we find out that the government-run U.S. Postal Service will take longer to deliver mail, due to a supposed overtime crackdown (“Mail could be delayed as...
