Letters to the Editor category, Page 377
Letter to the editor: Sombo was an asset to North Huntingdon
I find North Huntingdon Township to be a fine place to live and raise a family. One of the many reasons I feel this way is due to our police department. I have lived here since 1976 and have always felt comfortable and safe. It started when I met Officer...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for support of Grandview School
It is not often that a building has a central place in the hearts and minds of a community, but the former Grandview Elementary School in Tarentum is such a place. Still actively educating young people as Highlands Elementary School, it stands as a reminder of our history, while enriching...
Letter to the editor: Look closer to home for SummerSounds
I agree completely with letter-writer Marion Sedlako regarding the wisdom of spending $10,000 for SummerSounds entertainment from Russia (“SummerSounds doesn’t need Russian band,” May 10, TribLIVE). I wasn’t aware that was being planned, but I have wondered, in the past, why the SummerSounds program director bypasses some of the great...
Letter to the editor: Loved Tim Conway cartoon
I loved the May 16 political cartoon with Tim Conway and Harvey Korman. (I don’t always like the cartoons.) It brought a smile to my lips and a tear to my eyes. God bless! Margaret Serene South Buffalo Township...
Letter to the editor: Opposing Bill Peduto’s gun opposition
I oppose Mayor Bill Peduto’s opposition to the Pennsylvania Senate gun bill (“Bill Peduto, Philly mayor: Why we oppose Pa. Senate gun bill,”). You say the bill “gives the gun lobby the ability to sue local governments … whenever they do not like a local gun law.” Obviously, you don’t...
Letter to the editor: Wikipedia as source?
In the letter “Voting and voter suppression” (May 14, TribLIVE), Robert Jedrzejewski asks you to check out a Wikipedia article. I would like to add that Wikipedia is a free internet encyclopedia that is created and maintained by general users who can change anything on it. Ergo, if it’s on...
Letter to the editor: Where will immigrants live, work?
I couldn’t agree more with letter-writer Dwayne Buffer (“Pittsburgh’s homeless should come first,”). He says it like it is. It sounds great for Democrats to spew about inviting with open arms thousands of illegal immigrants. Where are they going to stay, and more importantly, where are they going to work?...
Letter to the editor: Seniors deserve increased Medicaid funding for nursing homes
Our commonwealth has the fourth oldest population in the nation, and our fastest growing population is individuals 85 and older. Many of these residents will increasingly need intensive around-the-clock care for such diseases as Alzheimer’s and dementia. And make no mistake: This segment of our population will continue to grow....
Letter to the editor: Tax well running dry in Buffalo Township
Here we go again, another proposed tax increase in Buffalo Township (“Freeport Area looking at tax hikes for proposed $33.5M budget,” May 2, TribLIVE). The Freeport Area School Board must have had dreams on how to spend more money again. Buffalo gets an average increase of $80, while residents of...
Letter to the editor: SummerSounds is doing it right
In response to the letter “SummerSounds doesn’t need Russian band” (May 10, TribLIVE) about Leonid and Friends performing at St. Clair Park in June: For 20 years Gene James and company have strived to bring the finest entertainment to Greensburg for the enjoyment of all. My husband and I have...
Letter to the editor: Turnpike not at fault
I am not usually an apologist for the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but you have unfairly found fault with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for zapping commuters whose entrances to the turnpike were missed by the electronic detectors (“E-ZPass penalty charges irk Pennsylvania Turnpike drivers,” May 3, TribLIVE). When the system was established,...
Letter to the editor: Suggestions for new laws for Pennsylvania
The following was sent to Gov. Tom Wolf: Dear Sir, As our Pennsylvania state governor, please consider the following laws that would benefit the voting citizens of Pennsylvania: 1. Voting citizens 65 years of age and older can vote via mail if they choose without having a medical problem or...
Letter to the editor: Abstinence is control
In response to Georgia’s “heartbeat” bill, pro-abortion activist and occasional actress Alyssa Milano has exhorted her social media followers to engage in a #sexstrike. “Our reproductive rights,” says she, “are being erased. Until women have legal control over their bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy.” Apparently, abstinence is the sole...
Letter to the editor: Schlaugh, Caldwell proven leaders in Plum
Letter-writer Megan Reck claims claims her family moved to Plum with the hope that her kids would be able to attend quality schools (“Changes needed on Plum school board,” May 14, TribLIVE). Well, at least partially due to Steve Schlauch and Sue Caldwell’s leadership on the Plum School Board, we...
Michael MacDowell: A Brexit report from the front
Though not intentional, our trips to Ireland and the United Kingdom bookended the Brexit dilemma. We visited Ireland June 23, 2016 when the U.K. voted to leave the EU and ironically were in London March 29 when that exit was to occur. It didn’t, and so the debate continues, and...
Letter to the editor: Stopping school shootings
The NRA called yesterday. It was my choice not to answer the phone; however, yesterday was different. I was listening to the news regarding the Colorado school shooting and firsthand accounts from students. I opted to answer the phone knowing it was the NRA. I asked how could they call...
Sounding off: Not vaccinating has consequences
Many readers, politicians and media types do not understand that freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. Yes, we live in a country with many freedoms and the right to exercise those freedoms. But there are consequences, both good and bad, for exercising those freedoms. Colin Kaepernick exercised...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Tim Conway
I had the privilege and thrill of attending a “Carol Burnett Show” reunion show taping in Hollywood in August 2001. The whole cast was assembled, including the beloved Tim Conway, one of the great comedians of our day. My wife and I managed to be seated in the front row....
Letter to the editor: Thanks for helping Stamp Out Hunger
Stamp Out Hunger Westmoreland County Food Bank appreciates all the hard work by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) during the 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive held May 11 across the nation. We recognize that it is not easy for them to deliver mail and collect food...
Letter to the editor: With abortion outlawed, who will take care of the babies?
“Heartbeat ban” is an attempt to outlaw abortion. At least 15 states to date are trying to enact laws that ban abortion as early as six weeks of gestation or when a heartbeat can be heard. Most women don’t even know they are pregnant six weeks into a pregnancy. My...
Letter to the editor: Murrysville-Export GOP not endorsing
If you received an envelope in your mailbox this month with “2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTER GUIDE — URGENT OPEN” in place of the return address — beware! This mailing from “Conservative Friends” is misleading voters into thinking it came from the Murrysville Export Republican Committee. The committee is not endorsing...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield voters will have say
Still stunned by outrageous property assessment challenges by the Hempfield Area School Board targeting individual homeowners, I thought that there is no better time to revisit the topic than now. Hempfield homeowners were set upon by bounty hunters (actually attorneys, but why argue semantics?) hired by a majority of the...
Letter to the editor: Donate to charity instead of politicians
I have a novel idea. Instead of donating to a politician, why don’t we donate that money to a charity? This way the politicians will be able to do their jobs instead of prostituting themselves for campaign donations. If we donate to charities, maybe cancer could be cured or the...
Letter to the editor: Will Westmoreland well testing lead to tax?
I suppose I should be encouraged that the county would be so concerned with the quality of my well that they will spend $250,000 in federal money to establish a “baseline” for private wells throughout the county (“Westmoreland County could be region’s first to get water wells tested by feds,”...
Letter to the editor: Doug Weimer lives by Scout Oath
The Boy Scout Oath and Law have been lived by over 2 million young people who have become Eagle Scouts since the founding of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Doug Weimer, running for Hempfield Township supervisor, became an Eagle Scout and continues to live by the principles of...
