Letters to the Editor category, Page 370
Letter to the editor: Red Cross issues urgent call for blood
Summer can be a busy time full of fun activities and vacations, but the need for lifesaving blood transfusions never stops. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Right now, the American Red Cross is facing an emergency need for blood and urges eligible donors of...
Letter to the editor: Socialist Democrats’ freebies
In case you missed it, the recent Democratic debates confirmed that the Democratic Party is now officially the socialist Democratic Party … period. The old Democratic Party, which used to stand for the working class and families, is gone. The new socialist Democrats represent elitists and government. They believe they...
Letter to the editor: Crazy Trump world
Are we living in some crazy alternate world? In a time when Americans are so easily conned by a wannabe autocrat, Republicans follow lock-step President Trump’s behavior of lies. Republicans professed themselves as the “Christian group,” strong morality. Now these same folks support Trump’s racist and, yes, anti-Christian ideas. In...
Letter to the editor: No Sunday hunting
I urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to not allow Sunday hunting. I enjoy the outdoors in our great state, and I feel that I and others should have one day a week to enjoy our beautiful woods in peace and quiet, not having to fear being shot by a careless hunter. Many...
Letter to the editor: Dems & citizenship question
Just answer the question: Why don’t Democrats want the U.S. citizenship question included on the census form? Because they know they will lose thousands of votes they shouldn’t be getting in the first place. That very question is asked on many forms, from the doctor’s office to the DMV, and...
Letter to the editor: Next presidential pick will be easy
Boy, I’m glad the next presidential election is still far away because it’s going to be a very difficult decision for me. On one hand, we have President Trump: booming economy; 4 million jobs added; record low unemployment, lowest ever for blacks and Hispanics; renegotiation of lopsided, detrimental trade agreements...
Letter to the editor: Megan Rapinoe’s behavior is disgusting
On July 8, I watched an “ABC Nightly News” segment heaping adulation upon the U.S. women’s national soccer team following its World Cup victory. This was a hollow victory because of the disgusting performance of team captain Megan Rapinoe. I watched Rapinoe stand stonefaced as our national anthem was played...
Sounding off: Gerrymandering and democracy
Thank you for the editorial ”Gerrymandering doesn’t represent us.” Gerrymandering can be a complicated subject, but you focused on the essence of the problem with the sentence, “Representative democracy doesn’t work if it’s not representative.” This assessment sums up the reason our state and federal governments are dysfunctional. If we...
Letter to the editor: Flag co-opted by hate-mongers
When I first heard about Nike removing its Betsy Ross flag shoes from the market, I was dismayed and thought that people where being too touchy-feely and too PC. Once I heard the context of the situation, I understood the objection. I always saw that flag as a starting point...
Letter to the editor: Disaster at the border
The Democrats have done little to stop the crisis at the border. They don’t seem to be interested in stopping caravans or filling in immigration law loopholes. They have tried to block everything President Trump has done to control the crisis through what appears to be biased judges and their...
Letter to the editor: Elizabeth Warren’s unfair debt forgiveness plan
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposes to forgive up to $50,000 of student loan debt per student depending on the person’s income. This is a lot of “free stuff” money. On the campaign trail, I wonder how Warren would reply to a person who did not attend college and asked the...
Letter to the editor: Radical left’s subversion
Golly gee, gee whiz and a double yoi! It’s becomeing more and more difficult for me to comprehend the radical left’s subversive thinking that seems to favor runaway immigration for votes, sanctuary cities, runaway spending and debt, and most of all, socialism, and disfavor the president for making headway in...
Letter to the editor: Good calls by Supreme Court
Win-loss scoreboard: Trump administration 1/1; John Q. Public 2/0. The Supreme Court made two good decisions before its summer break. In gerrymandering, the Supreme Court feels that the states must oversee. I agree gerrymandering is a part of our political system. Redistricting won’t happen again until after the 2020 census...
Letter to the editor: Why are emissions requirements different?
Where I live, in Westmoreland County, we are required to get emissions testing. But across from me, 50 to 100 feet across the Kiski River, Apollo residents are not. So our air is polluted and theirs is not? You know PennDOT will not give this up, fair or not. A...
Letter to the editor: Process to get Real ID inadequate
It’s hard to believe transportation officials have visited a Department of Motor Vehicles office to try to get a Real ID. If they had, they would not be surprised that so many Pennsylvanians have not yet been issued one. In one week I made three attempts to get a Real...
Letter to the editor: Brentwood July 4 parade spectacular
Kudos to the Brentwood Fourth of July Committee for the spectacular parade on July 4. It truly consisted of something for everyone and a combination of fun (the Columbus Brothers’ and “Totally ’80s” floats) and more meaningful appearances (such as the vintage military vehicles and the personnel who marched). It...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Frank Furko, Pudgie Wudgie
Frank Furko has passed over the Rainbow Bridge to reunite with his beloved famous cat Pudgie Wudgie (“Plum’s Frank Furko, best remembered as Pudgie Wudgie’s owner, dead at 85,” June 21, TribLIVE). What a beautiful reunion that is. Being a cat lover myself, I read all of the articles about...
Letter to the editor: Curing America’s insanity
The movie “Avatar” has so many wonderful life lessons. For example, Mo’at, the spiritual leader, said to Jake Sully, “We will see if your insanity can be cured” and “It’s hard to fill a cup that is already full.” Both statements hit me hard, given the atmosphere of hate and...
Letter to the editor: We need clean air in Pittsburgh
Our community wants and needs clean air. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Erika Strassburger held a listening session on air quality in Pittsburgh June 26 in East Liberty. I was impressed with the meeting and proud of my fellow Pittsburghers for speaking out about their knowledge of and experience with our poor...
Letter to the editor: Fairness in assessment appeals
In 2018, many people bought homes in Allegheny County. Many of these new homeowners are now receiving notices from taxing bodies informing them that they are being considered for the Newcomer’s Tax. The tax is a penalty for buying a home with a bad assessment. This results in 35% to...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to county for Crawford Run Road repairs
I would like to thank Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Council District 7 Representative Nicholas Futules and Allegheny County workers for a job well done. The job they did on getting the potholes on Crawford Run Road repatched shows county taxpayers our tax dollars at work. This quality...
Letter to the editor: Charter school changed life
I was 18 years old when I had my daughter, but that wasn’t going to prevent me from getting my diploma. I made it a top priority and I swore to myself that neither I nor my child would ever become a statistic. But I could only accomplish this goal...
Letter to the editor: Noncitizens & making our laws
Should noncitizens have say in making our laws? Counting illegals could add more representatives to the House; do you want noncitizens having a say in the laws that you have to live under? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: How to prevail over Trump
Flattering Trump If I were advising Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameini, I would tell him that he is on the wrong track if he wishes to prevail over Donald Trump and the United States. Although a case can be made in his accusing the American administration of mental retardation,...
Letter to the editor: Hate of Trump indefensible
Recent letters have proclaimed the legitimacy of hating President Trump. Webster defines hatred as prejudicial hostility, with such synonyms as loathe, detest, abhor and abominate. Claims implying that many loyal supporters of our duly elected president are “moonshine-swilling hillbillies” who will probably lose their immortal souls (i.e., go to hell)...
