Letters to the Editor category, Page 387
Letter to the editor: Look to locals for Greensburg planning
Regarding the letter “Greensburg needs competent planning director” (March 3, TribLIVE): As a graduate architect, the importance of the planning director position is not lost on me. City Council would be remiss to not search close to home to find their new candidate. Highly educated, skilled and talented young people...
Letter to the editor: Let’s cancel cable
I really enjoyed Tom Purcell’s column “Living the cord-cutting dream” (Feb. 18, TribLIVE). He hit the nail on the head when he wrote that the average cost for cable TV is $1,848 yearly and will go up again this year. Purcell writes of cancelling cable and getting an antenna to...
Letter to the editor: Pope’s words on sex abuse misinterpreted
After reading the editorial “Pope lowers sex abuse expectations” (Jan. 29, TribLIVE), I am left somewhat disillusioned by the writer’s interpretation of the Pope Francis’ words. While I agree that sexual abuse is a major problem in the Catholic Church and powerful action must be taken, the “inflated expectations” the...
Letter to the editor: Debunking ‘gateway drug’ argument
Letter-writer Susan Jones worries that legalizing marijuana could potentially lead to an increased usage of cocaine, crack or heroin (“Legalized pot a gateway drug,” Feb. 16, TribLIVE). The “gateway drug” argument is an example of assuming that correlation is evidence of causation. Studies do show that the majority of people...
Letter to the editor: Reform the cash bail system
Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States — people who have not been tried or convicted of any crime — are held in jail simply because they cannot afford bail. They may spend days, weeks or months in jail awaiting trial. And in the process, they may lose...
Letter to the editor: Bigoted letter
Letter-writer Robin Hammonds (“Time’s up for Trump,” Feb. 13, TribLIVE) managed — in three short paragraphs — to spout hatred, sexism, ageism, classism and racism toward rich, old, white men. Impressive, if it wasn’t so bigoted. I guess Democrats truly are the party of tolerance and inclusion. Thomas Wagner Murrysville...
Letter to the editor: We need a wall
Letter-writer Keith Vacula (“No walls,” Feb 17, TribLIVE) is sadly mistaken on there not being a wall between North and South Korea. They may not have a “wall,” but they have a mine field in a wide no-man zone. Also, the Vatican has a wall, as does Jerusalem. Tthe Roman...
Letter to the editor: Uncovering human trafficking
Regarding “Robert Kraft charges no reason for celebration” (Feb. 25, TribLIVE): Come on, what a shallow editorial. Kraft’s charges are all about human trafficking. He has had a girlfriend, Ricki Noel Lander, 39, since 2012, one year after his wife died. Kraft is worth $6 billion, so put that money...
Letter to the editor: Details on the Clintons
There is speculation that Hillary Clinton will run again for president. That would definitely liven up the contest. She has the strong support of her husband, and she has many loyal followers who suffered extreme mental anguish when she lost the last election. It would seem prudent and timely to...
Letter to the editor: Greensburg needs competent planning director
An open letter to Greensburg’s city leaders: The planning director is a strategic position that is as critical to Greensburg’s future health as any in the city. It is my hope that City Council will conduct a thoughtful nationwide search for a great person to serve in that position (“Greensburg...
Letter to the editor: Vaccines are safe?
I find it deplorable that some doctors refuse to see unvaccinated kids (“Doctors’ dilemma: To see or not to see unvaccinated kids,”). This discrimination is feeding into vilification and outright hate increasingly directed at vaccine-free children and their parents, many of whom do not vaccinate after diligent research convinced them...
Letter to the editor: Silence on scandal
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe goes on “60 Minutes” and admits that the FBI and DOJ conspired to try and remove a duly elected, sitting American president. McCabe tries to limit these actions to the two agencies, but logic suggests they got their orders from higher-ups. This could be...
Leter to the editor: Highmark-UPMC battle
The real problem with the Highmark-UPMC negotations is that each of the insurers own hospitals. They are competitive and want to dominate that field at our expense. Pennsylvania should pass a law stating that companies that want to provide insurance in this state must agree to accept others’ insurance at...
Letter to the editor: Socialism vs. democratic socialism
It is about time that the American people were educated and informed about what true “socialism” is and is not. The fact is that in true socialism, “the means of production” are owned and controlled by all of the people. In other words, in true socialism all of the workplaces...
Letter to the editor: Illegal immigrants & votes
Regarding liberal support of illegal immigration: With their support of the LGBTQ community and abortion on demand, this is where their future voters are coming from. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...
Letter to the editor: End Sunday hunting ban
Pennsylvania Grange president Wayne Campbell’s op-ed “Keep Sunday hunting ban” (Feb. 23, TribLIVE) is missing existing perspective/data. Yes, hunter numbers will likely decline over time. The Pennsylvania Game Commission agrees culture shifts are significantly to blame. Campbell ignores the fact that hunters cite lack of free time as the overwhelming...
Letter to the editor: Keep up pressure on abusers
Kudos, praises and thanks to Richard Serbin for taking such a bold step to shine additional spotlight on the Catholic Church and its decades of cover-up (“Vatican should chip in for clergy abuse survivors,”). Of course, no need to stop there. Sadly, virtually every other religion, truth be told, will...
Letter to the editor: ‘No wall’ is no deal
Such a deal, as the Jewish sometimes sarcastically say, and such a deal the border deal isn’t that President Trump and those who stand with him don’t like and think a lousy deal. Of course, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with her poisoned apples of impeachment and “no wall” for Trump,...
Letter to the editor: Cursive & printing
In his column “Time to embrace cursive again” (Feb. 4, TribLIVE), Tom Purcell writes: “Because ink dripped when the quill was lifted from the paper, it made sense to connect letters in words together in one flowing line — and the art of cursive writing began.” No; quill pens were...
Letter to the editor: Mexico paying for wall?
During the presidential campaign we were all assured by Donald Trump that Mexico would fund the wall. So I wrote to Sen. Pat Toomey with this simple question: “What is the audit trail that the public can use to verify that all funding for the new border wall has come...
Letter to the editor: Investigation agendas
Democratic Congressman Elijah Cumming was gracious enough to warn us that once his House Oversight Committee was seated, there would be many investigations. I couldn’t agree more with the gentleman from Maryland. However, I’m sure my agenda and the agenda of investigators would be quite different. A panel composed of...
Letter to the editor: Sunday hunting
I speak for legions of outdoors-loving residents and non-residents alike who welcome Sunday as a day to walk, hike, bird/wildlife watch, mountain bike, etc. without the worry or threat of hunters in the neighborhood (“Sunday hunting clears first hurdle in state Senate,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE). If you watch wildlife, you...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland’s ‘death spiral’
The famous line from “Field of Dreams” is “If you build it, they will come.” At the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce State of the County luncheon Jan. 10, County Commissioner Chuck Anderson said that “our county is in a death spiral” regarding population growth. Have the commissioners done their...
Letter to the editor: Overpopulation will destroy earth
Regarding Rudolph Puchan’s letter “Democrats & abortion” (Feb. 12, TribLIVE): I agree that abortion is an ugly business and certainly birth control should obviate the need for it, but I would challenge Puchan to show me any world problem that is not attributable to overpopulation, directly or indirectly. Too many...
Letter to the editor: Paper vs. electronic voting
The article “Commission recommends Pennsylvania security measures for elections” (Jan. 29, TribLIVE) references David Hickton’s concern for Pennsylvania voting machines possibly being hacked, although they’ve found no evidence of hacking. Have they even tried to hack into one of the currently used machines? That made me think that I’ve seen...
