Letters to the Editor category, Page 359
Letter to the editor: Don’t raise taxes for park in Hempfield
A public forum was held Sept. 19 at Hempfield Area High School regarding a new community park on Route 136 next to the high school. Attendees were asked whether they felt the community would support development of the park if it meant an increase in property taxes. My husband, a...
Letter to the editor: Trump must be impeached, removed from office
The United States Congress has finally received a “smoking gun” as the result of President Donald Trump’s request to the Ukrainian president to find damaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden. The Ukrainian president did not provide this information, and Trump held up a United States’ military appropriation of...
Letter to the editor: Anti-Trump ‘cabal’ must be defeated
We have a four-party system here in America. We are all familiar with the Republican and Democratic parties, less familiar with the Washington establishment party and the federal government deep state party, including the intel community. The Democrats, the establishment (both Democrat and Republican) and the deep state are the...
Letter to the editor: Dissecting Mon Valley’s Catholic community
The Diocese of Pittsburgh’s “On Mission for The Church Alive!” campaign is DOA in the Mon Valley. It has proved to be a strategic, systematic and painful dissection of our Catholic community. Corpus Christi Parish in McKeesport is composed of the former St. Mary Czestochowa and six closed McKeesport parishes....
Letter to the editor: Praise for Hempfield superintendent, board over homecoming tiff
Regarding the homecoming parade tiff between Hempfield Township Supervisor Doug Weimer and the Hempfield School Board (“Hempfield supervisor ‘upset’ at changes to school homecoming parade,” Sept. 26, TribLIVE): The board and Superintendent Tammy Wolicki are to be commended for their proactive approach to a highly volatile issue — exercising legitimate...
Letter to the editor: Public schools ‘cook books’
When I read letters such as Richard Patton’s (“Tom Wolf right to act on charter schools,” Sept. 25, TribLIVE), bragging about the graduation rates of charter versus public schools, I give out a sad sigh. The public schools have to “push through” students who cannot perform simple math. I have...
Letter to the editor: Whistleblower episode seems orchestrated
With that impeachment thing about collusion and/or obstruction not playing out so well, the libs seemed to have determined that a new tack was needed. They went to the closet, dusted off Mr. Anonymous, and changed his name to Mr. Whistleblower. Whatever they call him, you can be sure of...
Earl H. Tilford: MIA Day is missing in action
Presidential proclamation, along with decrees by state governors, has served to establish Sept. 20 as a national day of recognition for thousands of American service personnel who remain missing in action. Since World War II, over 81,000 Americans who served in that war, along with missing veterans from Cold War...
Letter to the editor: We don’t need Saudi oil
Are any of us shedding tears over the recent destruction of the oil depots in Saudi Arabia, apparently by Iran, Iraq or Yemen? I heard on a recent newscast that Saudi Arabia produces only 10% of the world’s oil. Meanwhile, the U.S. has reserved of oil coming out of its...
Letter to the editor: Franklin-Regional must meet needs of all students
Franklin Regional’s auditor confirmed its bond financing limit is $122 million, minus the current $22.5 million bond obligation. Franklin Regional’s architect estimated maintenance costs on existing facilities for the next five to 10 years to be between $74 million and $98 million (as of April 11, 2017). With only $100...
Letter to the editor: US must focus on research
This month marks an important date for the scientific community across the globe. The Nobel Prizes will be announced in Stockholm Oct. 7-14. The United States has amassed many of these prizes, with more than 300 laureates scattered across the country in some of the most prestigious institutes. Without research,...
Sounding off: Who wants self-driving cars?
Some folks, somewhere within our consumer-driven economy, have decided to spend a major effort to develop self-driving vehicles. The idea of being able to sit back in your own automobile and head out onto the open road and have the driving taken care of by some automated system and not...
Letter to the editor: Pa. crime victims need Marsy’s Law
People who fall victim to crime find themselves in a confusing and stressful judicial process while also trying to recover from physical and emotional trauma. In Pennsylvania, survivors have a strong system of laws to protect them, but they currently have no recourse if their rights are overlooked or ignored....
Letter to the editor: Good news belongs on front page
Good news on page 1 I just wanted to thank you for putting good, kind, happy and heartwarming stories on your front page. The stories about Dylan Tetil talking to the elderly gentleman at Eat’n Park (“Rostraver Eat’n Park waiter serves up simple act of kindness to WWII veteran,” Aug....
Letter to the editor: Jane Fonda should be in Hall of Shame
I agree with Kenneth R. Nath’s letter ”Can’t forgive Jane Fonda” (Sept. 24, TribLIVE). Fonda should have been tried for treason. Women’s Hall of Fame? She should be in the Women’s Hall of Shame. Joseph M. Tomasic Wilmerding The writer is a Vietnam veteran....
Letter to the editor: We all must act on climate change
It is hard to go five minutes without reading or hearing news reports about climate change and its destructive effects around the world. Seven in ten Americans say they are worried about climate change. Count me as one of those seven. Not only am I growing concerned with what I...
Letter to the editor: Why is legalized pot a priority?
Questions for Gov. Tom Wolf and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, both of whom endorsed the legalization of marijuana (“AG Shapiro supports legalized marijuana as Gov. Wolf pushes support in Oakmont.”): In the whole scheme of things, is the legalization of marijuana really a high priority? Also, Shapiro indicates that his...
Letter to the editor: Leftist voters easily indoctrinated
Just like skilled seamstresses at Auschwitz sewed beautiful dresses for the German elite, the U.S. elite (better known as ”the swamp”) in NYC/Washington use their supplicant poor and struggling voters to keep them poor and struggling. It’s been going on since the Roman Empire. Why? 50% of Homo sapiens, Shakespeare’s...
Letter to the editor: America has done well by our planet
I have seen a lot of letters addressing climate change and how we need to save the planet, including letters on how to administer a carbon tax. This needs to be put in a perspective that does not hover on the brink of panic. The planet has been around for...
Letter to the editor: What will Dems try to pin on Trump next?
If you play pin the tail on the donkey, you eventually win. In America, the Democrats are trying to pin the tail on President Trump and have continually lost. Kids don’t play games they always lose. Democrats do. We’ve had Russians, collusion, obstruction, racist, climate denying, warmongering, Hitler, crazy, incompetent,...
Letter to the editor: NBC’s Jeffrey Epstein report biased
NBC’s “Dateline” on Sept. 20 had a story about several women accusing Jeffrey Epstein of sexual misconduct. Donald Trump was mentioned twice as a friend of Epstein. It also included a picture of Trump standing beside Epstein. Showing the network’s obvious bias, the reporter never mentioned Bill Clinton as a...
Letter to the editor: This deplorable won’t respond to nasty letter
Dear Mr. Plummer (“Further grouping the deplorables,” Sept. 23, TribLIVE): I can think of several smart or hateful words to say about about the Democrats, but I‘ll keep my thoughts to myself. You are one nasty person. Hannelore Miller Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Kids & climate change
School taxes in the U.S. are obscenely high, so we’d hope that the kids are getting a good education, learning some math, etc. But alas, recently they were allowed to cut classes to scream in the streets about “stopping climate change.” The goal of the movement: impose new taxes on...
Letter to the editor: Greta Thunberg deserves Medal of Freedom
In an enlightened administration, the remarkable 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg might be in line to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was initiated by President Kennedy to honor those who engage in significant public or private endeavors. The bestowing of such an award on one like Thunberg will...
Letter to the editor: Why do liberals want more polluters in US?
If people are causing the global warming problem in the USA, why are the libs fighting to bring in more illegals to add to the pollution? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
