Letters to the Editor category, Page 334
Letter to the editor: Party favors fatten stimulus bill
Nancy Pelosi was on TV extolling the virtues of the Senate’s bill. She went on at length about how she and the Democrats changed the bill from a corporate bailout to one aiding American workers. She didn’t mention they had delayed this bill for about a week trying to get...
Letter to the editor: World’s other deadly current pandemics
As the world goes through the coronavirus pandemic, with severity forecasts constantly changing because of imprecise data, the only known constant is that if you are a senior citizen and have health problems, you have a greater potential of succumbing to the disease. With this in mind, it might be...
Letter to the editor: Sources on gun data biased?
Regarding Rep. Dan Frankel’s op-ed “Congratulations on your new gun. Now lock it up.” (March 25, TribLIVE): Frankel is wrong when he states that a gun in the home makes you less safe. The supporting studies he cites inevitably lead to the 1993 CDC-funded Kellerman study, which is a highly...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County Jail release was right thing to do
Reading Jacob Tierney’s article “More than 600 inmates released from Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh to slow pandemic” (March 31, Triblive) had me thinking was that it’s about time. But it shouldn’t take a pandemic for this to happen. According to a report released by University of Pittsburgh’s Criminal Justice...
Letter to the editor: Suspend diesel tax to help truckers
Pennsylvania has the second highest tax on diesel fuel (I’m surprised we’re not No. 1) in the nation. Without truckers, medical supplies and groceries could not be delivered. Until the coronavirus pandemic ends, the tax on diesel fuel should be suspended. Tony Pittore Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: It’s always Trump’s fault
Regarding Richard P. Davis’ letter “Trump’s inaction on coronavirus” (April 7, TribLIVE): As usual, it’s all President Trump’s fault. Davis cites spring break in Florida and Mardi Gras celebrations in Louisiana. Funny how he left out Nancy Pelosi telling people to come to Chinatown in San Francisco in late February,...
Letter to the editor: Don’t listen to Trump
After watching President Trump’s daily updates on the coronavirus, it makes me wonder how far ahead of this problem we would be if Trump took it seriously months ago. While China, South Korea and other countries were locking down to prevent the spread of this virus, Trump was using it...
Letter to the editor: How is Gov. Wolf doing ‘everything we can’?
While the state loses over $6 million a day in liquor sales, our governor proclaims, “We are doing everything we can to help.” How exactly? Safe practices are in place at many stores that protect both customer and employee. We can’t do that at our Fine Wine & Good Spirits...
Letter to the editor: What’s happening at Mexico border?
Isn’t it strange that we have not been hearing much about what is going on at our border with Mexico? People from all over the world, including areas where the virus is rampant (including China and Iran), had been entering our southern border. The fact that Mexico has only reported...
Letter to the editor: Trump is protecting our country
In response to Richard P. Davis’ letter “Trump’s inaction on coronavirus” (April 6, TribLIVE): I see your statements as wrong. You have the nerve to say President Trump did nothing until mid-March. You need to find better sources. In January, the president restricted travel from China, and the Democrats called...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s leadership will cost us
For weeks hospitals, doctors, nurses, first responders and caregivers have been clamoring for masks, shields, gowns and other personal protective equipment. Yet, day in and day out at his daily coronavirus press briefings, President Trump has been touting how many “millions and millions” of masks and respirators are being produced...
Letter to the editor: US should make its own necessities
Medical necessity made searching for a drug that was not made in China or a third-world country a yearlong endeavor for me. I was prescribed a name-brand pharmaceutical by my doctor and had it filled at a well-known pharmacy in Greensburg. My medical insurance would only pay for generic. The...
Letter to the editor: Beware government takeover
Although the coronavirus situation must be taken with concern, there is an even greater threat to our country. The declarations of emergencies by federal, state and even some local governments pose a potential takeover of our lives by these entities. I understand the need based on our current system for...
Letter to the editor: Chewing through Tolstoy
As one of the few fortunates to stock up at the local library before they were shuttered due to the coronavirus, I decided to return to reading classic Russian novels. A book I’m currently reading quoted some passages from Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” which I struggled, and failed, to read in...
Letter to the editor: Cared for via church’s livestream
On Sunday mornings I feel comforted, loved and cared for by my church, which livestreams worship services. The Lord finds me at home. I don’t feel as if the church is being attacked at all (“Hempfield church pastor apologizes for open services on Sunday,” March 23, TribLIVE). In fact, many...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield property tax late payment relief
In response to the letter “Leaders must act on property tax relief” (April 2, TribLIVE): Hempfield residents will be happy to hear that at our last public township meeting, I requested our solicitor to prepare the appropriate legislation to abate (eliminate) the property tax late payment penalty of 10% until...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County, please stay home
Westmoreland County, please help us help you: Please stay home! Please accept this plea from the physicians, nurses and first responders in our county fighting covid-19 on your behalf. We will be OK and we are doing our part, but all of you have a huge influence on how things...
Letter to the editor: Will Constitution survive coronavirus?
The Democrats tried the Russia investigation, impeachment, then Russia a second time. The American people are getting wise to the Democrats’ tricks. They didn’t create the coronavirus, but they will use it to try to win the election in November. This virus has caused panic on Wall Street and an...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s covid-19 response incompetent
History may judge the handling of the covid-19 pandemic as the greatest failure of an American president in modern times. The Trump administration’s failure to heed warnings of a pandemic in early January allowed 70 days to pass before President Trump admitted how serious this crisis is. He attempted to...
Letter to the editor: Help our candymakers survive coronavirus
The article “Coronavirus taking big bite out of Easter candy sales for region’s makers” (April 1, TribLIVE) detailed local candy companies’ struggles during this pandemic and how, with Easter sales way down, they fear their companies might not survive. Well, we can do something about that. Let’s all do our...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s inaction on coronavirus
I am enraged to hear our president imply that he is doing a good job since only 100,000 or more American citizens will apparently die from the coronavirus (March 29 news briefing). When he became president in 2017, he was given a pandemic playbook and pandemic director and staff. He...
Letter to the editor: We must fight infectious disease globally
At least one county in West Virginia is trying to prevent people from crossing borders by stopping the sale of liquor to out-of-state residents (“West Virginia county bans liquor sales to out-of-state residents including Pennsylvanians,” April 4, TribLIVE). This may be effective to stop the movement of some people, but...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s swift action saved lives
It’s tough facing daily pandemic questions armed only with spotty data. It’s even tougher when biased media seek to influence rather than inform the public. Has President Trump made mistakes discussing the severity of coronavirus? Sure, just as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and...
Letter to the editor: Why did couple bring coronavirus back home?
Thanks to the Hempfield couple who left their cruise ship in Florida with coronavirus and brought it home to us in Pittsburgh (“Hempfield couple who tested positive for covid-19 after cruise describe what it’s like to have virus,” March 23, TribLIVE). I have read stories of hundreds of people quarantined...
Letter to the editor: Schools as coronavirus hospitals
Hospitals in other parts of the country are setting up medical tents if there is an overflow of sick people from covid-19. All of our schools are closed down. Why couldn’t hospitals here use school gymnasiums, cafeteria areas and large classrooms? They have power, lighting, restrooms and refrigeration needed for...
