Letters to the Editor category, Page 4
Letter to the editor: Trump is a policy genius
For years I have closely monitored our political parties’ policy preferences, the most important factor in candidate selection. Today, major party preferences are more dissimilar than ever. President Trump is a policy genius, whose views closely align with our Founding Fathers and the governing documents they produced. His passion is...
Letter to the editor: Comparing Renee Good, Jan. 6 rioters
It’s amazing. Anyone who gets shot by the unidentified, masked ICE agents is automatically described as a “member of some Latin American gang” or a “domestic terrorist” (37-year-old U.S. citizen mother Renee Good), and deserves to be shot in the face for not submitting to the screaming orders of unidentified...
Letter to the editor: Our leaders must support clean energy
Erika Strassburger’s op-ed “Clean energy provides jobs, consumer savings” (Jan. 20, TribLive) has some great news about America’s clean energy industry. As Strassburger points out, clean energy companies like Eos Energy invest in communities by building factories, helping people learn new skills and creating jobs for the future. With new...
Letter to the editor: What will it take to disavow Trump?
Will his actions and behavior ever be enough to dissuade those who propelled Donald Trump into office for a second reign? Was it enough when he responded to a heckler with profanity and an obscene gesture? What does one tell an impressionable child when something like this takes place? Is...
Letter to the editor: Trump and the Ten Commandments
President Trump’s actions so far in 2026 have been head-spinning, but we can get clarity by checking them against some of the oldest and best instructions out there: the Ten Commandments. “Thou shalt not covet … anything of thy neighbor.” Trump says he attacked Venezuela to take its oil, and...
Letter to the editor: Help end online cat torture
Kittens and cats are being brutally tortured to death in online videos daily. In terms of sheer brutality, utter depravity, tremendous suffering and pure evil, this is the worst violence ever intentionally inflicted on animals — for “entertainment.” Methods include dismembering, skinning, crucifying, eviscerating, burning and mutilating, to name just...
Letter to the editor: Trump regime must be replaced
George Washington, in his farewell address, had two warnings. One was against a popular demagogue rising to the presidency and destroying liberty in his egotistical power quests. The other was this: “Overgrown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty and are to be regarded as particularly...
Letter to the editor: Pa. must ban live pigeon shoots
Bucks County is home to a cruel and primitive practice that most Pennsylvanians believe belongs in the past: live pigeon shoots, held at the Philadelphia Gun Club in Bensalem. While the vast majority of states have outlawed this cruelty, legislative loopholes and political maneuvering have allowed it to continue in...
Letter to the editor: ‘Transgender law’ doesn’t supersede natural law
The transgender athlete ban case being considered by the Supreme Court reminds me of a phrase I read while in undergraduate school. The phrase, as I recall, was intended to describe or detect a sense of humor or understanding the “absurd and incongruous.” It was drawn on the writings of...
Letter to the editor: Volunteer fire companies need financial support
The New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department needs to replace its 74-year-old fire station and has been working since 2022 to get major financial support from community-based businesses. They mailed solicitation letters to 19 major national and international businesses, including Amazon, Dollar General, Marriott Corporation, McDonald’s, United Parcel Service and FedEx....
Letter to the editor: How much will rebuilding Venezuela cost us?
Paul Singer became a billionaire through his vulture hedge fund ($65.5 billion in assets). He is also a major Republican donor and has given President Trump and related PACs millions of dollars. In November 2025, at a mandated fire sale, Singer paid $5.9 billion for Citgo, Venezuela’s $18 billion oil...
Letter to the editor: Phony protests
The constant anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and other Democrat-controlled sanctuary cities are becoming mob riots. Democrats and their media sycophants try to tell the public that these are peaceful protests, but in my opinion, they have become illegal, violent actions against law enforcement personnel and against law-abiding citizens, including storming...
Letter to the editor: McCormick’s response to Good killing is ‘inappropriate’
Sen. Dave McCormick’s response to the murder of a 37-year-old mother of three on a residential street in Minneapolis, Minn., seems to have implications for every 13-year-old boy on playgrounds across the country. Apparently, it is now a crime punishable by death to “act inappropriately.” Wow! I, myself, should have...
Letter to the editor: Stop legislators’ automatic pay raises
I was elated to see state Rep. Jeremy Shaffer introduce a bill to stop lawmakers’ automatic pay raises. As per the Pennsylvania Bulletin, their pay has gone up over $28,000 in the last 10 years. Who in the regular work force gets raises like that? To our state reps, please...
Letter to the editor: Madden calling Tomlin ‘fraud’ over the top
Mark Madden’s column “Assessing the Mike Tomlin era, where Steelers go from here” (Jan. 14, TribLive) is classless. Madden’s dislike of Tomlin has been evident in his columns over the years. His argument that some of Tomlin’s greatest achievements, i.e. winning a Super Bowl, were done with Coach Bill Cowher’s...
Letter to the editor: ICE, law enforcement gone rogue
In disbelief, I watched the video of the ICE agent shooting Renee Good on Jan. 7. This despair only deepened as I listened to President Trump and high-level members of his administration blatantly and deliberately lie to us. How could they state facts that were demonstrably false? They were gaslighting...
Letter to the editor: Jail doctors need oversight
In the Allegheny County Jail’s 2025 correctional officer survey, an officer made the following observations: “We currently have two doctors employed for the mental health department who refuse to medicate sick individuals properly. Inmates who are lucky to be sent to Torrance State Hospital are placed on a medication routine...
Letter to the editor: Impeach Trump
If Democrats want to take back the House and the Senate in 2026, they must stop lying to voters by omission. This is not a normal presidency, and it does not deserve a normal campaign. They should run on one platform — unapologetically: impeach Donald Trump. Trump’s approval rating is...
Letter to the editor: Can Steelers follow River Hounds’ example?
Boo hoo, Steeler Nation. Was a big fan at one time. Huge Pirates fan also. Year after year, lackluster seasons filled with disappointment. Steeler Nation is more like a third-world country. Riverhounds won their championship. Maybe the others will follow their example next season. I won’t hold my breath. Mike...
Letter to the editor: Who’s behind autocratic ideas?
Where are these autocratic ideas coming from? Better yet, who is pushing these ideas? President Trump leans toward being a “global dominator” with his administration’s policies. It’s interesting as to who is behind the scenes. I doubt that these ideas are coming from Trump. I don’t believe he understands the...
Letter to the editor: Rail merger will negatively impact Western Pa.
The freight rail system is critical to Western Pennsylvania’s economy. It supports farms, factories and businesses that all depend on timely deliveries and competitive rates to thrive. I know, because I spent much of my career as a supply chain manager for a major glass manufacturer in the Pittsburgh area....
Letter to the editor: Garrity should replace Shapiro as governor
Gov. Josh Shapiro is clean cut and speaks well; don’t let that fool you. Here are some of the policies he has voted against or will not support: He is anti-ICE and wants Pennsylvania to be a sanctuary state. He wants transgender athletes to be allowed to compete in girls...
Letter to the editor: Legislature must enact sales tax plan
As TribLive has reported, a plethora of local and county governments, along with school boards, have followed political status quo by increasing property taxes in order to pay for doing business. Gotta hand it to Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas, as he stated, “We need to rethink the way we...
Letter to the editor: Congress must step up
The invasion of Venezuela and threats of the president’s little team of thuglings (Miller, Hegseth, Bondi, Noem) to Colombia, Cuba and Denmark tragically show the world the U.S. as an aggressor. Yes, yes, to Venezuelan democracy, but, fellow citizens, do you want sons and daughters to die in Latin America...
Letter to the editor: Collaboration can save Shaler pool
The planned closure of the Shaler Area School District (SASD) pool is more than a school district decision — it is a regional loss. For decades, this indoor pool has been one of the few accessible, year‑round aquatic facilities serving Shaler, Etna, Reserve and Millvale. Its disappearance would leave a...
