Letters to the Editor category, Page 373
Letter to the editor: Love, hate for Donald Trump
If you honestly love truth, humility, grace, dignity and gentleness, then it stands to reason that you must hate the obverse. That is why, I maintain, that hatred has a legitimate place in the panoply of human emotions. I never thought that anyone could “unlove” Donald Trump more than myself....
Letter to the editor: Learn truth about global warming
Rudolph Puchan’s letter “Climate-change hogwash” (June 4, TribLIVE) is on the right track, although he seems to conclude that the issue of climate change is not all that important. In fact, it is very important because many who promote this myth have vested interests. Some want to garner research money,...
Letter to the editor: Video games & violence
It seems every day somewhere in this country there is some sort of incident in a school, be it a shooting, a threat or a weapon of some sort found on a student. Then we hear from experts and highly educated people that they cannot figure out the why. My...
Letter to the editor: Tariffs vs. free trade
Those who disagreed with President Trump’s planned tariff on Mexican products, understanding that it would most likely have resulted in higher prices for the American consumer, as well as higher costs to American businesses, are probably right. Their first response should be to contact their Democratic (and Republican) representatives and...
Letter to the editor: Dreaming of Democrats loving America
I had a dream that the Democrats and far left started to love America, defend America and most of all appreciate America. Some dream, huh. John W. Newhouse Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Highlands’ taxes
David Poskin hit the bullseye in his letter “Highlands budget woes” (March 19, TribLIVE) when he challenged the value received for the tax dollars being spent. He wrote that last year Highlands’ tax rate was the eighth highest among Allegheny County’s 45 school districts, yet the district requested a tax...
Letter to the editor: Support action on lymphedema treatment
I am a cancer survivor who also has lymphedema, which is painful, debilitating and incurable but is treatable with compression garments and a systemic massage/pumping system that assists in removing the excess fluids from affected tissue. Medicare and many insurances currently do not cover these treatments, and many lymphedema patients...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh’s air must be improved
Pittsburgh’s air As someone who just moved to Pittsburgh, I was shocked to discover the gruesome facts surrounding air quality. One out of every three days has unhealthy air quality. The area has become unhealthy to live in. You, your family and your neighbors can play a role in paving...
Letter to the editor: The meaning of ‘free’
free adjective 1. not under the control or power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. 2. not or no longer confined or in prison. free adverb 1. without cost or payment. free verb 1. release from captivity, confinement or slavery. Seventy-five years have passed since...
Letter to the editor: Nothing to admire about media
Letter-writer Richard Davis states that the Mueller investigation vindicates journalists (“Mueller report vindicates journalists,” May 28, TribLIVE). How so? Where’s the evidence of Russian collusion we’ve been promised for the last two years? Turns out it was all wishful thinking. He also states that the media’s “constant vigilance protects our...
Letter to the editor: Shout-outs to Greenburg merchants
I want to give a shout-out to Bob at Lapels in downtown Greensburg. Our grandson came into town for a job interview. At the last minute he realized he had forgotten his tie. As we only have bow ties in the house, I went to Lapels in a panic. Bob...
Letter to the editor: GOP started obstructionism
I would like to enlighten letter-writer Ron Raymond (“Obama vs. Trump”) and refresh his memory. President Obama wasn’t ineffective by choice. He was obstructed from passing laws by Republicans, namely Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham. They even refused to let Obama follow his presidential duties to nominate a Supreme...
Letter to the editor: Tariff walls to trade
In his column “Danger of dabbling in protectionism” (May 11, TribLIVE), George Will writes that “U.S. industrial capacity has never been larger … .” Capacity is one thing; the utilization rate of that capacity is another thing. Take Allegheny Ludlum’s new plant. I don’t believe it has ever run at...
Letter to the editor: Trump should thank Michael Avenatti
In a presidential race that began partially as a publicity stunt, Trump quickly learned that bare-knuckles political hucksterism would work. He understood that the people running much of the national press, and their dimwitted clients, the modern leftist Democratic Party, were more dysfunctional than he could ever be, and would...
Letter to the editor: Men 18-26 must register for Selective Service
Registration in the United States Selective Service System is a critical element of our national security and defense, it’s important to communities and it is critical to all young men living in the country. Simply put, registration is a law, a civic duty, and assures that men can apply for...
Letter to the editor: Killers & the unborn
A recent Sunday edition of the Trib had a headline stating, “Push to repeal death penalty emerges in Pa.” For a split second I thought there might be an effort to outlaw abortion and save the unborn children from the death penalty. However, when I returned to reality, I saw...
Letter to the editor: Woman’s right to choose ends when life begins
Regarding Jim Harger’s (“Women’s health choices should be their own,” June 5, TribLIVE) and Robin Hammonds’ (“With abortion outlawed, who will take care of the babies?” May 18, TribLIVE) letters on abortion: Religion aside, I would say that if you agree that my right to swing my arm ends where...
Letter to the editor: PAT buses not safe for school children
The decision of Pittsburgh Public Schools to eliminate school buses for many Environmental Charter Middle School students is unacceptable. Allowing children as young as 12 to ride a PAT bus with the general public is extremely unsafe. During the year, children will be getting on and off the bus in...
Sounding off: Count all people in census
Was not the Founding Fathers’ intent evidenced, concerning census counts to determine state populations and therefore legislative representation, by, of all things, the three-fifths rule? That rule stated that “all other persons”/slaves, other than free inhabitants, were to be counted in population counts as three-fifths of a person to determine...
Letter to the editor: Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
Everyone who has a brain is at risk to develop Alzheimer’s, a disease that is often misunderstood. Many people do not know that Alzheimer’s is fatal, killing more people than breast and prostate cancer combined, or that Alzheimer’s is not normal aging but a progressive brain disease that affects more...
Letter to the editor: Take your own bags to store
Thank you for the article highlighting issues, including costs, around single-use plastic bags versus paper bags (“Paper bag sales on the rise as plastic bans go into effect,”). A win-win solution is to bring your own bags. It is a small step everyone can choose to take to make a...
Letter to the editor: ‘Dangerous & Crazy’ party could bring all together
Let me get this straight. The left thinks President Trump is dangerous and crazy, the right thinks Pelosi and Schumer are dangerous and crazy, both groups think Bernie is dangerous and crazy, and everybody thinks Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous and crazy. Put this all together and it proves that Americans are...
Letter to the editor: Logical, truthful sex-ed lesson
With an engineering background, I try to live my life logically and with truth. What follows is the only sex-ed course you need. The purpose of sex is to perpetuate the species. Although there is pleasure as an incentive to procreate, pleasure is not its purpose. It is logical and...
Letter to the editor: Pirates need to spend money to be contenders
With Bob Nutting as owner, Pittsburgh will never have a good baseball team; the Pirates will be average at best. Coming up on July 31, the trade deadline, don’t expect any buying from Nutting, just selling whatever good players we have left. Pittsburgh is still a great sports city, with...
Letter to the editor: Scripture & politics
Letter-writer Dwayne Kiger (“Christian leaders & Trump,” May 26, TribLIVE) is preaching in a closed church. Since Kiger references Scripture, why not then, “let he that is without sin cast the first stone” or “judge not lest thou be judged.” The electorate went to the polls in November 2016 knowing...
