Letters to the Editor category, Page 35
Letter to the editor: Why doesn’t government fund Mount Vernon?
I have a gripe with the government, too, but it’s not about politics. I’ve been donating to George Washington’s Mount Vernon home for the past year, and every time I do, I am informed by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association that they are the only ones that support and seek...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s greatest accomplishments
After seeing the continued support from the die-hard MAGA base of all things President Trump and co-President Musk do, I had a realization of what Trump’s greatest accomplishment has been so far. In my opinion, they have been able to convince hard-working Americans to accept higher prices and slashed government...
Letter to the editor: Steelers need an overhaul
I get tired of reading and hearing in the national media about how much players around the league love Mike Tomlin. The Steelers consistently miss signing priority free agents and only retain their own priority players when they give “highest paid at the position” contracts. The Rooneys need to conduct...
Letter to the editor: Cuts to research not good for region
As someone who was born and raised in Pittsburgh but a product of European immigration, I’d like to move on. I’m a commercial union carpenter. I typically build local hospitals and research facilities for a living. A career anyone should be proud to have. Lately though, things aren’t looking so...
Letter to the editor: Like Lennon, looking for the truth
The great John Lennon was a target of FBI surveillance by the alleged cross-dressing tyrant J. Edgar Hoover, primarily for exposing the truth. More than 50 years later, Lennon’s lyrics ring truer than ever: “I’ve had enough of reading things by neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians. All I want is the...
Letter to the editor: Why no punishment for attack plan leak?
An operational war plan got loose. So what? In January 1940, a German plane crashed in Belgium carrying Hitler’s war plan to invade France. The French were thrilled, smugly sure they were ready for the Germans. Realizing that, the Germans completely changed their plan. The French went to war against...
Letter to the editor: War on woke is war on justice
President Trump has declared war on woke. Since woke is about concern for injustice and the seeking of justice, Trump’s words amount to a war on justice. The deeds that support these words include: 1. The pardoning of the Jan. 6 rioters. 2. Siding with aggressor Russia over Ukraine after...
Letter to the editor: Who is best pick to fix our problems?
It strains belief that the political left sees fit to assign the most complex, important tasks to be handled by the federal government, as though it were the most capable party to accomplish such tasks. To illustrate, imagine the mentality needed to say something like this: “We have a big,...
Letter to the editor: America headed in wrong direction
I am proud to be a United States citizen. Living in a country where we can voice opinions without fear of being oppressed. I am worried that these freedoms are being taken away. We live in the greatest nation because we are not persecuted for our beliefs. All that is...
Letter to the editor: Musk and DOGE saving America
With over $36 trillion in debt (over $100,000 per person) and increasing at about $2 trillion a year, the United States is on a spending spree that could very soon lead to bankruptcy. If that were to happen, government spending would stop, the dollar would plummet and our great nation...
Letter to the editor: Mental health is not a joke
I have read many letters to the editor that I differ with in opinion. But the attitude projected by the writer of “Trump, president for life?” (March 24, TribLive) especially offends me with his ending. He writes that he fears the suicide rates in the nation may rise, and ends...
Letter to the editor: Long covid will be here a long time
Your editorial “5 years after covid, scars linger” (March 13, TribLive) was (almost) right on target. I will give two examples. 1. My grandmother, born in 1898, had the 1918 Spanish flu but survived. On Thanksgiving morning 1974, she woke up with the strangest cough. I was home visiting my...
Letter to the editor: Time for Pa. to formally abolish slavery
Slavery may have been a footnote in the news, but in the last election, Nevada voted to end slavery as a punishment for a crime in its constitution. “What? I thought slavery was abolished a long time ago,” you might say. Practically, yes — there are laws against all forms...
Sounding off: Trump, Republicans, football, more among week’s topics
Trump is not the bad guy in Ukraine-Russia war In 1994, the U.S., U.K., Ukraine and Russia signed a nonproliferation treaty. Nuclear weapons were removed from Ukraine and sent to Russia. Why did President Clinton let Russia have the weapons? In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea. President Obama and his foreign...
Letter to the editor: Penn State’s priorities
I was always under the impression the main role of a university was to educate our young people. I am not so sure that is the case at Penn State. Case in point: Head football coach James Franklin is paid $8.5 million per season. The defensive coordinator is paid $3...
Letter to the editor: All passionate voters should tone down rhetoric
Regarding the editorial “Political attacks are shameful slides to gateway violence” (March 19, TribLive): Thanks for addressing this issue. I believe the beginning of people expressing their opinions in a more aggressive or violent way came about during the 2016 presidential campaigns. Donald Trump would hold rallies to heat up...
Letter to the editor: Making America great again?
Yes, let’s make America great again! Let’s cut the air traffic controllers at the start of the vacation season! Let’s cut Department of Veterans Affairs, since veterans only served our country and fought for our freedom! Let’s say we will end the war in one day — but don’t actually...
Letter to the editor: Trump is not the bad guy in Ukraine-Russia war
In 1994, the U.S., U.K., Ukraine and Russia signed a nonproliferation treaty. Nuclear weapons were removed from Ukraine and sent to Russia. Why did President Bill Clinton let Russia have the weapons? In 2014, Russia invaded Crimea. President Barack Obama and his foreign policy expert Joe Biden threatened consequences, but...
Letter to the editor: Demonizing Musk
The radical left (new Democratic Party) has put their insanity on full display for all to see with their attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations and Tesla vehicles. Their outrage at Elon Musk for supporting President Trump and lending his technical expertise to the administration in an effort to eliminate...
Letter to the editor: Fauci deserves thanks, not demonization
The writer of the letter “No one elected Fauci, either” (March 12, TribLive) seems to contradict herself. She acknowledges (correctly) that Dr. Anthony Fauci “knew better than anyone else.” She also acknowledges correctly that over a million Americans died. But then she complains about the restrictions Fauci recommended, many of...
Letter to the editor: Steelers have Rudolph, don’t need Rodgers
Very few teams reach the Super Bowl by hoping an older “has been” player might have one more spark left. Most teams rely on putting in the work and developing some continuity. If the Steelers sign a clearly washed-up, well-past-his-prime Aaron Rodgers, I’ll be through, finished, finito, done with a...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s treatment of veterans
For all you veterans who proudly wore T-shirts stating “Veterans for Trump,” the Trump regime now has plans to cut 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 25% of whom are veterans. As part of his pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine, President Trump suspended access to satellite imagery...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Musk the good guys trying to end waste, fraud, abuse
Waste, fraud and abuse in government are pretty much an accepted fact. People often use humor to soften their disgust and resentment of the obscene and absurd spending. Presidents Obama and Biden and others have promised but failed to address it. President Trump is actually trying. The one person possibly...
Letter to the editor: Republican double standards
I have to wonder where the writer of the letter “Time to find common ground with Trump” (March 15, TribLive) has been these past 20 years or so. The writer paints the Democrats as mean-spirited by pointing out Rep. Al Green’s vocal and disruptive opposition to President Trump’s recent speech....
Letter to the editor: Conservatives have thrown in the towel
I’m sure many conservatives have come to the conclusion their representatives capitulated to the conservative political agenda decades ago. Conservatives failed after the Wilson, Roosevelt, LBJ ’60s and Obama-Biden eras. Conservative pushback was limited at best. However, Republicans put forth the old college try every November, appealing to the electorate...
