Letters to the Editor category, Page 4

I’ve been seeing a lot of opinions on ballot curing and felt the need to add mine to the heap. I vote by mail. The instructions that accompany the ballot are simple. I feel that if a person isn’t bright enough to follow these extremely simple instructions, perhaps their vote...

Civics is a subject that used to be taught in school about how the government works. It needs to be revisited. I am writing this because of the things I have been hearing about the fireman’s tax possibilities in West Leechburg. If you don’t like what is happening you need...

As a pacifist who has spent a lifetime preaching nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution, I feel compelled to write this letter. The writings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have provided me guidance in living my life during this time of high conflict and violence in the...

Don’t we think there is too much hypocrisy in our democracy? In my opinion, as a former Pennsylvania health and safety inspector for licensed child care programs, our public-school administrations and school boards need more ethics and civics and less politics in our programming. We the taxpayers are already invested...

When Jimmy Kimmel responded to the murder of Charlie Kirk with words that were unfavorable to Donald Trump and his minions, Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission and a Trump sycophant, threatened to use the heavy hand of government to silence the host and his network. After...

November is near and we are preparing to elect a new council. Jamie Lingg is seeking a second term. She is the one candidate who stands out. I recommend you cast your vote for Lingg. I have known Lingg most of her life and have followed her on council. She...

Just where is America headed? DOGE hollows out government, Medicaid and aid for food and medicine is slashed and FEMA’s future effectiveness is questioned. Masked ICE agents arrest migrants, targeting Latinos, who are denied due process while others are raided and shackled. The National Guard patrols D.C., with President Donald...

The senseless killing of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, is a tragic stain on the Democratic Party’s failed policies of not holding criminals responsible for their actions. She fled her war-torn homeland seeking safety, only to be brutally stabbed to death on Charlotte’s light rail public transit system. The...

The writer of the letter “Unions causing state budget impasse” (Sept. 25, TribLive) stated that Pennsylvania legislators should vote to make Pennsylvania a right-to-work state. As with quite a few laws, naming it “right to work” is putting lipstick on a pig. The only “right” it gives you is the...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reconvened Monday, but the 2025-26 budget remains shamefully stalled, thanks to House Democrats’ refusal to act. This delay is wasting untold resources as counties, schools, pre-K centers, hospitals and libraries are dealing with funding shortfalls as critical state funding is held hostage by partisan inaction....

We live in times of uncertainty, and now more than ever, there is a great need for civility across all political spectrums throughout our country. Our society faces misinformation, political extremism on the left and right, gun violence and threats or attacks against politicians and activists. Although I disagreed with...

We hear over and over to “get involved.” Vice President Vance suggested I write a letter to my local newspaper. So here goes. Our nation had a watershed moment on Sept. 10 with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. We could see a Rubicon crossed, and reaction since has been illuminating....

Philadelphia’s mayor and City Council can and should cancel President Trump’s Philadelphia Independence Day party. Legal research shows that Philadelphia could take a stand in favor of our collective history, as opposed to blessing a 250th birthday party now that Trump has indicated an intention to eradicate slavery’s mention at...

In response to the op-ed by Mandy Steele, Bill McKibben and Joe Morinville, “AI, crypto and Pa.’s war on the little guy” (Sept. 20, TribLive), referring to the inaugural “Sun Day” in Pittsburgh, I attended that event along with dozens of Pittsburghers. Steele (a Democrat representing Fox Chapel) spoke of...

It was disappointing to read the article “DEP gives preliminary nod to $10B Homer City plant, environmental group sounds alarm” (Sept. 15, TribLive). The plant will rely on the fracking industry for its power. That in itself is a broken promise from an industry that said it would reduce our...

Congratulations to Hempfield Supervisors’ Chairman Doug Weimer and his team for the unveiling of the new park along Route 30 (“Hempfield unveils 1st phase of new $15 million park,” Sept. 27, TribLive). Our community will greatly benefit from this project. Keep up the good work! Mike Rominski Greensburg...

When politicians resort to insult and name calling, it is a sign that they have nothing convincing to say. No data, no logic and no insights to support their position. It is a desperate ploy to win by emotional intimidation or threats of physical harm. Referring to President Trump as...

The Prez, assuming himself the funniest human being in the whole world along with the greatest president ever, apparently never considered that trying to purge someone actually funny from TV-space, Jimmy Kimmel, would have given an early bum’s rush to the deification-of-you-know-who news cycle. Like a hard rain sweeping smoke...

Contrary to the opinions of Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, the county is woefully out of step compared with practices in other Southwestern Pennsylvania counties regarding “ballot curing” — the notification and correction of minor errors on mail-in or absentee ballots before certification (“Westmoreland commissioners decline to...

On Aug. 4, a house fire occurred in Penn Township’s Meadow Wood Plan off Rowe Road (“Girl, dog rescued from fire at Penn Township home,” Aug. 4, TribLive). Firefighters were called and responded in seven minutes. Due to the closure of Rowe Road from Route 130 and the alternate route...

It is said “everyone eventually reaches their level of incompetency in their occupation.” Some of our state representatives have reached that level. They’re like a group of kids that can’t seem to get their act together, holding Pennsylvanians hostage over budget issues. They have no idea how difficult it is...

The Powerball lottery game recently went up to $1.8 billion. Thank goodness; I felt obligated to play it, but only bought three $2 tickets. Only two lucky or maybe unlucky people got all the winning numbers. I wasn’t that surprised or unhappy that I didn’t win. I have a little...

Charlie Kirk was a good man. I don’t think his assassination was political. I think it was about good vs. evil. People don’t realize we’re in a war between good and evil. Evil can enter our homes through our computers. According to the FBI, the suspect spent a lot of...

To Westmoreland County Commissioner Doug Chew, When you call civic engagement “political theater” “Nothing to see: Westmoreland commissioners debate streaming of public meetings,” Sept. 28, TribLive), you may not realize how right you are, and how proud that should make all of us. Western theater was born as civic engagement....

A recent letter attacking the Democratic Party was false, dangerous and self-serving (“Democrats have become party of evil,” Sept. 20, TribLive). Claiming Democrats “hate America” or reject “God-given freedoms” is simply untrue. Millions of Democrats are veterans, first responders, union members, small-business owners, parents and church-going Americans who love this...