Letters to the Editor category, Page 361
Letter to the editor: More gun laws won’t stop killings
I don’t know if Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has been reading the news lately about the shootings in other countries or not. Yes, we Americans can carry weapons such as handguns. We do have the right to buy military-style rifles. This is our right. I agree that any weapon in...
Letter to the editor: Democrat votes for family values
The Democratic/socialist debates were the same old soup just warmed over. All basically promise the same thing: give-aways, higher taxes and gun confiscation. I don’t need free college, loan forgiveness, Medicare for all or a $15 minimum wage. I was born in a Democrat family and grew up in a...
Letter to the editor: Bernie Sanders’ communist policies
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama recently made an offer on a nearly $15 million house and property in Martha’s Vineyard. Since Bernie Sanders is such a good communist, he can seize through taxation Obama’s property to help the downtrodden in America. Obama would no doubt protest Sanders’ communist policy....
Letter to the editor: Further grouping the deplorables
Hillary Clinton was wrong to call then-candidate Donald Trump’s supporters “deplorables.” Had she sub-grouped the Trumpites, as follows below, voters might have understood her point. The enablers comprise one segment of Trump’s followers. They cringe at his lies and behavior and hate his tweets, but their GOP roots keep them...
Letter to the editor: Radicals then & now
The shouting down of anyone who doesn’t agree with the left wing’s liberal agenda is nothing new. The radicals have always tried to drown out any reasonable discourse over the decades. In the midst of the sexual revolution of the ’60s and ’70s, people who tried to warn the public...
Letter to the editor: Wolf’s charter fee-for-service model robs students
Imagine your house was robbed, and you called the police to report the incident. Yet, before the police step in to solve the case, you must pay a substantial fee for their help in recovering your stolen property. Sounds backwards, right? Well, that’s the same logic at play in Gov....
Letter to the editor: Crawford Run Road
Well, taxpayers of Frazer, East Deer and Indiana, here we go again. Thanks to the Allegheny County executive’s infinite wisdom, the county is half-patching Crawford Run Road again. The saying goes, why is there always time to do it over but never time to do it right the first time?...
Letter to the editor: Fix bricks on Elm Street instead of paving
Regarding the article “Plan to pave brick street in South Greensburg sparks debate” (Sept. 3, TribLIVE): Old-timers who knew how to work to keep our community in good shape are gone. There are people out there who can fix bricks, no doubt at a lower price than the cost of...
Letter to the editor: NYT failures proof media out of control
The New York Times has admitted that it failed to include certain facts in its Sept. 15 article claiming Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh committed sexual misconduct during his college years at Yale 30 years ago. The article said a classmate, Max Stier, claimed Kavanaugh exposed himself to a female...
Letter to the editor: Independent won’t vote Democrat
As a registered independent, I am often asked with which party do I most associate. This is a very simple answer. I may vote for some Republicans. But because I describe myself as a “pro-American conservative,” I can never vote for a Democrat at any level. Also as a registered...
Letter to the editor: Property tax thwarts homeowners’ plans
My wife and I have reached the point in our lives where the kids are gone and our older home and land require more work than we’re able/willing to do, so we are attempting to downsize to a smaller property. Unfortunately, a prohibiting factor is the high property tax on...
Letter to the editor: Get informed on guns, NRA
Another biased and ill-informed letter from Robert Jedrzejewski (“NRA’s terroristic ways”) — on 9/11 no less. We of the NRA use the organization to lobby just like unions, businesses and other organizations. We don’t have to agree, just express our wishes. It would be nice if people checked facts instead...
Letter to the editor: 9/11 story should have focused on attack
Your front-page article on 9/11, with an inane acknowledgment of a new memorial park in Somerset (“Somerset County community starts memorial in honor of post-9/11 War on Terror,” Sept. 11, TribLIVE), is upsetting. Your article should have been about the attack, the enormous loss of life, and the grief and...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to be ‘proud’ of Trump
OK, I get it. All along I thought these people liked President Trump. I can see that all they wanted was a Republican in the White House. It does not matter what he says or does, he beat Hillary. Whoopee! He can disrespect veteran heroes, Gold Star Families and the...
Letter to the editor: Trump as messiah
Letter-writer Keith Kondrich recently implied that President Trump is the anti-Christ (“Anti-Christ,” Sept. 9, TribLIVE). From another perspective, maybe Trump is America’s messiah. Jesus came in the fullness of time to build his church. Trump came in the fullness of political time to Make America Great Again. Jesus came as...
Letter to the editor: Unions fight for workers’ benefits
Regarding the editorial “How 3 workers fought union coercion — and won” (Sept. 4, TribLIVE): I didn’t see anything about any one of them being willing to turn down any of the benefits that the union won for them, such as higher pay, time off, job security and pensions. Are...
Letter to the editor: Media insensitive during tragedy
I was angered at what I recently observed on a major TV network — a reporter interviewing a man whose family perished in the recent California boat explosion. The reporter showed up at his home, invading his privacy and sorrow by asking him what he would you say to his...
Letter to the editor: Let’s move on from Antonio Brown
And we’re surprised? We traded the best receiver in the NFL for Donte Moncreif. Obviously that did not literally happen; however, last year we had Antonio Brown, problems and receptions alike. This year we have Moncreif. I’d like to take the yinzer blinders off for a second and truly respect...
Letter to the editor: A plan for Democrats
President Trump’s planning isn’t all wrong, and if Hillary won the 2016 big roll of the dice, maybe Dems would be cheering her on for doing some of the same things. The plan to increase border security, beef up the nuke arsenal and reduce the scale of a standing army...
Letter to the editor: Nameless evil on social media
In response to the threat posted on Twitter Sept. 3, where an unidentified person indicated he or she would commit a hate crime at an undisclosed Pittsburgh hospital on Sept. 4 (“Online threat made to Pittsburgh-area hospital not credible, traced to teen,” Sept. 3, TribLIVE), I have one simple question:...
Letter to the editor: Thinkspot could be dangerous
The recent news about the launch of Thinkspot, a new social media hub founded by controversial Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, left me troubled. I am worried that Thinkspot will become yet another platform for haters to post their vile bigotry and conspiracy theories, radicalizing each other and inciting violence. I...
Letter to the editor: Fracking in Allegheny Township
Huntley & Huntley is proposing to tap into public water lines and waste millions of gallons of purified public drinking water in order to frack the Porter well pad in Allegheny Township. Huntley & Huntley is poised to start work soon, amid a stifled lawsuit and ongoing public opposition. This...
Letter to the editor: Corporate Transparency Act would harm small businesses
Legislation will soon be heard in Congress requiring all small business owners with fewer than 20 employees to file reports with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Corporate Transparency Act is meant to help law enforcement track down criminals who form small shell companies for illicit activities. A...
Letter to the editor: Vaping getting bad rap
I have been vaping for many years, and I know others who also vape. We have no breathing issues. But what’s interesting is the rash of illness since the legalizing of THC, and everyone is blaming regular vape juice. One theory is that legalized THC from approved dealers, mixed with...
Letter to the editor: White nationalism a non-issue
In response to the article “Former skinhead warns of resurgent hatred in Westmoreland County visit” (Aug. 29, TribLIVE), regarding Arno Michaelis’ involvement in white nationalism: The Westmoreland Diversity Coalition disrespected the local white community by bringing this non-issue to town. There have been very few hate crimes reported in the...
