Letters to the Editor category, Page 351
Letter to the editor: We need nurse practitioners
I’ve been the patient of a talented and caring nurse practitioner for 30 years. I am writing to respond to the recent back and forth between nurse practitioners and doctors regarding full practice authority for nurse practitioners. I trust my nurse practitioner, Cathy Grant. She’s the best health care person...
Letter to the editor: Real ID a money-making scam
Well, folks, I just returned from trying to participate in another government scam, Real ID. After waiting in line for almost two hours, I finally get up to the desk and guess what? They would not accept my original birth certificate because it is not state-issued. They gave me a...
Letter to the editor: Atheists, creation & freedom
Letter-writer Courtney Hodge (“Atheism & politics,” Nov. 16, TribLIVE), a self-described atheist, wrote that “We live in the information age, and the more you know, the less religious you become.” Well, at long last I’ve found the one person who is so intelligent that she can answer a question that...
Letter to the editor: Pa. Legislature should be cut down
Pa. Legislature should be cut down The Dec. 2 editorial cartoon in which the public serves the lawmakers could not be truer. In 2018 we were to vote for a constitutional amendment to cut the state House from 203 to 151 members, which would save millions, but it was voted...
Letter to the editor: Religious beliefs & adoption
I am deeply troubled by Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services, which refuses to grant a religious exemption to Catholic adoption agencies who place children with a family of a man and a woman (“Catholics halt adoption, foster care programs in Greensburg, Pittsburgh over state rule.”) According to a 2016 American...
Letter to the editor: Hateful professors convict Trump
Guilty as charged. President Trump stands convicted. The jury has spoken. Who is the jury? Three pompous, arrogant members of academia, full of hate, have given their verdict. Their courtroom was the first House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment. Sadly, they cannot hide their loathing of the president behind a...
Letter to the editor: Harpies of the apostasy
The biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are pestilence, war, famine and death. There is a version in Congress that I term the Four Harpies of the Apostasy: Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar. A harpy is a covetous, grasping person; apostasy is the desertion of one’s...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s interference with Navy is dangerous
As a former Navy enlisted and officer, I am highly concerned with the commander-in-charge-of-White-House-chaos’ interference in Navy matters. The commander-in-charge-of-White-House-chaos overruled the Navy’s decision to demote Chief Petty Officer and Navy Seal Edward Gallagher. Gallagher was convicted of posing with a dead detainee. President Trump’s rationale was that he was...
Letter to the editor: Look beyond division at U.S. economy
American history has had several momentous conflicts that divided its people. The American Revolution divided Tory against Patriot ideals. Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” swayed many to advocate for independence. The Civil War divided Union against Confederate ideals. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” swayed many to choose Union ideals. The...
Letter to the editor: Trump a disgrace
“Bone spurs” draft-dodger. Failed marriages. Numerous bankruptcies. Operated corrupt university. Used his charity foundation money for his campaign. Tax evader. Admirer of dictators. Owes hundreds to unpaid contractors. Ridicules Mexicans, immigrants, the handicapped, women, Gold Star parents. Is Putin’s “lapdog.” Purveyor of 13,000-plus cataloged lies. Reads nothing but knows everything...
Letter to the editor: Wile E. Coyote Democrats
The Democrats’ newest made-for-TV investigation into President Trump is turning into another Wile E. Coyote cartoon, this time starring Adam Schiff. The Dems spends most of their time plotting some way to capture Trump, and it seems every one of their schemes blows up in their faces. This is the...
Sounding off: On impeachment, no courage in the Senate
The authority of the U.S. Constitution fades as sections dealing with impeachment are ignored by President Trump and his Republican allies. Trump gets away with abusing power by ordering witnesses with firsthand knowledge of his impeachable acts — Bolton, Pompeo, Mulvaney, McGahn, Giuliani — to ignore subpoenas by smearing those...
Letter to the editor: When will political correctness end?
The Associated Press article “Pa. school district can keep ‘Redskins’ name, but logos might go” reported that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has ordered the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County, whose sports teams’ nickname is the Redskins, to get rid of all logos and imagery that “negatively stereotype Native...
Letter to the editor: What if Hillary had won?
I have seen many letters to the editor about President Trump concerning all the bad things he is doing. I just wonder what the letters would be like if Hillary had won? Lou Gregovits North Huntingdon...
Letter to the editor: No comparison to Jesus
You can’t compare a person (all sinners) with Jesus (without sin). We should thank Jesus for providing people who do note hate and are trying to make us a Christian nation with much opposition, and ask for more help. Dave Bastl Manor...
Letter to the editor: Musicians share gifts to help others
On Nov. 27, local musicians gathered for the annual Joyce and Bill Toms Thanksgiving Benefit Concert. For the past 14 years the Toms family has organized an evening of great music and fellowship to raise awareness and thousands of dollars in support of local charities serving people in need. This...
Letter to the editor: Dismayed by ‘Apologies’ letter
I was somewhat dismayed after reading Steven Crichley’s letter “Apologies for being old, white, straight, conservative, Christian male” (Nov. 12, TribLIVE). It is nothing more than a thinly veiled assault on anyone who may not share the values of the writer, especially if he or she happens to be a...
Letter to the editor: Government is broken
Let’s face it: The government of the United States is hopelessly broken. There maybe no recovering from the damage to its structure. The impeachment hearings are a Democratic ruse to capture the House and Senate in the next election, along with the presidency. Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t vote...
Letter to the editor: Explanation needed for human condition
No one has been able to understand or explain the human condition. We see, but the light and dark of each day cloud our vision. Is there an explanation for the human condition? Is an answer on the horizon? The human condition is a riddle, whose weight no human scale...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County Democratic leadership lacking
Just weeks after the elections that saw a GOP majority retake the Westmoreland County leadership, county row offices and most of the open judge seats where Democratic candidates were not listed on both tickets, the county Democratic Party is posting about the impeachment trial and Donald Trump Jr.’s book tour...
Letter to the editor: Dem candidates, impeachment
Who will represent the Democrats/socialists in 2020? It appears that as soon as a candidate drops out, three others jump in. Even Hillary said several friends want her to run again. Other than her daughter and husband, I wonder who those people are? Hillary just can’t accept the fact that...
Letter to the editor: Excellent columnists
I want to commend both Lori Falce and George Guido for their excellent columns. Guido does a terrific job with his Look Back columns and all of his sports and Valley news. Falce is an intelligent and thoughtful writer. I really enjoy both of these columnists. All in all, the...
Letter to the editor: Tired of Democrats’ letters
The letter from Ed Svitek (“Trump deserved World Series boos,” Nov. 13, TribLIVE) was enough for me. I, and many other readers, are sick and tired of the repeated letters from frustrated Democrats who just can’t accept the 2016 elections. Give us a break, please! Svitek’s letter mentioned all the...
Letter to the editor: On impeachment, no courage in the Senate
The authority of the U.S. Constitution fades as sections dealing with impeachment are ignored by President Trump and his Republican allies. Trump gets away with abusing power by ordering witnesses with firsthand knowledge of his impeachable acts — Bolton, Pompeo, Mulvaney, McGahn, Giuliani — to ignore subpoenas by smearing those...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment hearings are a coup attempt
These impeachment hearings are basically the Democrats trying to damage a Republican presidential candidate who they say tried to get information on a Democratic presidential candidate for his vice presidential threat to cut off aid if Ukraine didn’t fire a prosecutor . Also, Joe Biden’s son got a board position...
