Letters to the Editor category, Page 390
Letter to the editor: Happy National Donor Day
The Health Resources and Services Administration (www.HRSA.gov) is the primary federal agency responsible for oversight of the organ and blood stem cell transplant systems in the U.S. and for initiatives to increase organ donor registration and donation in this country. And while we all know February 14 as Valentine’s Day,...
Letter to the editor: Liberals, taxes & illegals
A simple question that liberals cannot answer without dragging in the president, who has nothing to do with it: What incentive does anyone have to get up every morning, work hard and try to achieve when you want to tax them over 70 percent of their income (federal, state, county,...
Letter to the editor: Time’s up for Trump
The media keeps asking why Roger Stone would use email to plot and plan President Trump’s dirty campaign and threaten a witness. Well, it’s obvious to me that Stone, Trump and the rest of the dirty dozen, or half dozen, felt they were above the law. America has a long...
Letter to the editor: Better coverage for asthma sufferers
When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters. Patients with asthma need access to quality and affordable health care to obtain the medications and treatments necessary to manage their disease and live a healthy life. Medicaid is an especially important program for asthma patients, as half of all kids with asthma...
Letter to the editor: Seniors’ group won’t begin 50th year
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to announce that the Lower Valley senior citizens of Springdale will not be able to begin our historic 50th year at this time. Stan Malak Harmar...
Letter to the editor: Hospital price lists
I disagree with the new federal mandate that requires hospitals to publish standard price lists for procedures, tests, drugs and supplies (“Hospital price lists go public online,” Jan. 2, TribLIVE). Occupational therapy (OT) is a crucial component in rehabilitation, but the upfront cost and benefits might not be clear to...
Letter to the editor: Democrats & abortion
Since the Roe v. Wade decision, more than 60 million of God’s precious babies have been killed. The brutality of abortion defies all of man’s natural instincts. I wonder, have we killed the one sent by God to find the cure for cancer or Alzheimer’s? In 2014, 70 percent of...
Letter to the editor: Why downtown Greensburg for hotel?
Regarding the article “Greensburg woos developers for downtown hotel project” (Feb. 1, TribLIVE): As a resident of Greensburg who frequents the library and post office, the idea of a hotel so near both places on Pennsylvania Avenue is a strange choice of site. Did anyone do a study on the...
Letter to the editor: We need the wall
I’m sure everyone is tired of the childish way our government is being run. No longer is our government for the people but strictly for party only. I’ve not talked to one person who is against a wall. Recently I was getting a haircut at Quinio’s barber shop in Natrona...
Letter to the editor: Say ‘no’ to Sunday hunting
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunters only represent 4 percent of the national population. So why should a single-digit minority control how the majority enjoy the outdoors (“Sunday hunting clears first hurdle in state Senate,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE)? Traditionally, Sundays are a time for families to be...
Letter to the editor: Humans behind the guns are the problem
Regarding the editorial “Voices heard at gun control hearing?” (Jan. 25, TribLIVE): I know Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and other Democrats would like to rid Pittsburgh of guns. A gun is worthless without a human “behind it.” I have yet to see a gun kill anyone without someone pulling the...
Letter to the editor: Debating JFK
The level of ego displayed in the letter addressing the JFK assassination is astonishing (“Wecht`s JFK myth is ‘nonsense’,” Jan. 30, TribLIVE), and to call Dr. Cyril Wecht, a world-renowned forensic pathologist with firsthand knowledge of the case, a “conspiracy theorist” is completely illogical. It’s an ad hominem attack no...
Sounding off: Where’s our property tax relief?
Where’s the property tax relief we were promised? Pennsylvania is second in the nation in gambling revenue intake behind Nevada. In 2017 Pennsylvania took in 3.2 billion — and that was before we started keno and sports betting. Some estimates project that this will create an additional $1 billion to...
Letter to the editor: Stop tantrums, politicians
The attitude of our elected representatives, on both the state and federal level, is talk-talk-talk while digging their heels in and throwing a tantrum to get their own way. Solutions addressing critical problems never get beyond the talking stage. These do-nothing representatives who consider themselves privileged need an incentive to...
Letter to the editor: Roads, not drivers, the problem during snow
Regarding the article “Did Pittsburgh forget how to winter?” (Feb. 1, TribLIVE): I attempted to go to work on Feb. 1, and I did experience the “35 minutes to drive one mile” speed rate. However, I only drove that one mile, from my home in Oakmont to the second light...
Letter to the editor: Legalized pot will cost Pa.
The February 2019 issue of the AAA Motorist newsletter had a great article titled “Driving while high can double your risk of a crash.” States that have legalized marijuana are experiencing many more fatal crashes. It is a proven fact that marijuana affects balance, coordination and judgment, thus impairing a...
Letter to the editor: Recycling in our disposable society
So now we have most communities being forced to recycle certain garbage items (glass, only certain colors, metal cans). What exactly is this supposed to accomplish? Other than good gubmint jobs, complete with a golden pension plan. This is financially irresponsible. Glass is basically worthless (How much do you buy...
Letter to the editor: Compromise on the border wall
While President Trump reopened the government and a committee is trying to broker an agreement, it is critical that compromise is reached. But current reports state that Trump still wants $5.7 billion for the wall. Speaker Nancy Pelosi still says there will be no wall. This reflects the very extremes...
Letter to the editor: Trump must be impeached
Before Trump was elected president, I had a feeling he wanted to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Why else would he want to protect Putin from being accused of tampering with our election? Trump is willing to sell out the United States for his own financial gain in Russia...
Letter to the editor: Guns are a right
After the news of the gun rally in downtown Pittsburgh and Mayor Bill Peduto’s plan to create his own staunch “gun control” policies, I have to wonder why there is a constant attack on guns. I understand they can kill, but so could any blunt or sharp object in the...
Letter to the editor: Her success not ‘cosmic luck’
With all due respect to letter-writer Thomas C. Spallone (“Cosmic luck,” Jan. 18, TribLIVE): Yes, I was born in America. M grandparents came to this country as legal immigrants. The security I enjoy today was not given to me by others. My father was an unemployed coal miner, my mother...
Letter to the editor: ‘Free Solo’ movie is astonishing
There’s something odd about Alex Honnold’s brain. He’s the subject of “Free Solo,” the best movie thriller you’ll see in years, even more so because it’s real life, not Hollywood. Technically a documentary, “Free Solo” tracks the motivation and physical skills of a man driven to climb the 3,000-foot granite...
Letter to the editor: Disdain toward others is disheartening
This letter is in response to letter-writer Thomas C. Spallone (“Cosmic luck,” Jan. 18, TribLIVE): Reading your letter was so inspirational and thought-provoking. You are absolutely right when you say we had nothing to do with where we were born and under what conditions. The arrogance and disdain that so...
Letter to the editor: Not America’s fault
In his letter “Cosmic luck” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE), Thomas C. Spallone claims that “If you were born in America, you didn’t earn your citizenship” because your good fortune came from “random cosmic luck,” and therefore we are no better than immigrants trying to cross our borders. To understand why his...
Letter to the editor: McCarthy was a patriot
In his op-ed “Free press, elections help debunk ‘official’ lies” (Jan. 12, TribLIVE), Joseph Sabino Mistick includes a typically sordid narrative portraying Joe McCarthy as a hoaxer. Unfortunately, it’s outdated. M. Stanton Evans’ landmark 2009 “Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s...
