Letters to the Editor category, Page 41
Letter to the editor: Highlands coaches save basketball season
I would like to recognize Highlands boys basketball coaches Mike Foster and Steve Bielak for stepping up to save the team’s season. At the beginning of the year, they were the middle school coaches, but after players were dismissed from the team and the previous head coach and assistant resigned...
Letter to the editor: Pa. OPM storage facility important to record-keeping
In 69 years of living, I’ve learned that when someone tries to feed me hogwash, it’s wise to just write them off as dishonest and dishonorable. The other day Elon Musk falsely described the Boyers, Pa., U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Records Center as a “mine shaft elevator,” bringing...
Letter to the editor: Meat consumption linked to dementia
Eating meat is no longer just about heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. It’s about dementia, too. A study of 133,000 U.S. men and women tracked for more than 40 years concluded consumption of processed meat products leads to increased risk of dementia and reduced cognition. The study was published...
Letter to the editor: Trump obsessed with expansionism
I am so happy that our megalomaniac president is so obsessed with American expansionism. I own my home in West Leechburg and a condo in Deep Creek, Md., and I just paid my down payment on a condo overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in the Gaza Strip, which Trump intends to...
Letter to the editor: Democrats keep digging their hole
You may have heard the old adage, “When you are in a hole, stop digging.” I guess the Democrats, however, are either too dumb to understand it, or they are worried that their golden goose, the administrative state, is about to be cooked. I think it’s the latter. Dems are...
Letter to the editor: Speak up about administration’s intrusion
If you see something, say something. The well-used phrase coined after 9/11 is a good example of the thing that must be done if one thinks this present administration is off the rails. Everyone who disagrees with the intrusion it is causing must begin by writing their congressmen and senators...
Letter to the editor: Trump Express will Make America Great Again
On Jan. 20, the Trump Express began a nationwide trip to fulfill Donald Trump’s campaign promises while Making America Great Again. We will see the promises made become the promises kept with our own eyes. As the Express rolls on, Democrats and RINO Republicans will have two choices: Get on...
Letter to the editor: Pa. attorney general failed us
I read with relief then deep disappointment that billions of dollars in federal grants and loans abruptly and illegally frozen by the Trump-Musk administration would now be released (“Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash,” Feb. 11, TribLive). Why disappointment? Dismayingly, Pennsylvania’s recently...
Letter to the editor: Consumer Finance Protection Bureau protects us
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has helped American consumers to the tune of $21 billion, protecting them from predatory lending, junk fees and the like. In 2023 alone, over 1.3 million Americans filed complaints with the bureau. These included credit card and identity theft complaints. This agency was built...
Letter to the editor: McCormick owes us an explanation on his votes
Sen. Dave McCormick owes the people of Pennsylvania a real explanation of his recent votes. He voted to install Pete Hegseth at the head of the Department of Defense, even though Hegseth’s only prior organizational leadership — running two veterans’ charities — ended after he was accused of draining their...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ plan is sad
Has anyone considered the utter irony of our modern populist movement being led by billionaires? Historically these movements involve the common man rising up against the wealthy elite as the middle class got poorer and the rich took all the money (or worse, didn’t care how impoverished their actions left...
Letter to the editor: Trump is a businessman, not a politician
President Trump is a businessman, not a politician. He is working our country as he would a business, looking out as how to make it better and safer for all. He is not running it as a politician would, taking care of friends who can do something for him and...
Letter to the editor: Musk and Trump will take care of us
I am so thrilled with our glorious leaders in Washington, D.C. I guess we now will not have to vote again as President Trump told us, because he has given full authority to that genius Elon Musk. Musk now has full access to all Social Security numbers and everyone’s bank...
Letter to the editor: Welcoming immigrants has limits
Some of the established religions are saying that we should be kind and welcoming to immigrants. Of course we should be kind to all people, but the established religions — the Episcopalians, the Catholics, the Lutherans and others — seem to miss the point that it was highly unusual for...
Letter to the editor: Keep pets safe in cold weather
While Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas have experienced a bit of a warmup the past few weeks, winter is far from over, and cold weather is still on the horizon. With that being said, this is a friendly reminder to keep your dogs safe during the cold weather. In Pennsylvania,...
Letter to the editor: Better uses for $25 million in Norwin
Regarding the letter “What will $25 million for Norwin stadium do for the area?” (Feb. 8, TribLive): Are you kidding me? I played junior/senior high and college football (mid ’60s-early ’70s) and and never saw anything close to the facilities that the Norwin football team enjoys now. If the school...
Letter to the editor: Improve education to stop decline
In my opinion, the education of America’s youth, especially in economically disadvantaged districts, is shockingly deficient — and the cause of many social problems. If someone cannot read or write, how can they get a job, and what, then, are their alternatives to earning a living? Teachers and students must...
Letter to the editor: Union nurses lead way on maternal and infant health
Union nurses have been winning historic investments in their profession, and there’s one particular area where these gains will be especially impactful: maternal and infant health. As co-founder and co-chair of the Pennsylvania Black Maternal Health Caucus and Joint Subcommittee chair on Women and Girls of Color in the Women’s...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Musk chaos not the right path
I get that people voted for Donald Trump for change. There is always room for improvement. But chaos usually isn’t the path to greatness. Big change in big organizations has some rules. First, don’t break the law, and second, follow the time-tested rules for change control for large data systems....
Letter to the editor: Trump’s wee-hours trolling alarming
On Monday at 4:14 a.m. the president of the United States of America posted on Truth Social: “The only one that had a tougher night than the Kansas City Chiefs was Taylor Swift. She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving !” God help us. Edmund L....
Sounding off: Trump’s actions, Fetterman, Steelers among week’s topics
The ripple effects of deportations There are communities throughout our country that have suffered from lack of investment and employment opportunities. Immigrants moved into these neglected areas, gradually revitalizing them by bringing small businesses, restaurants and jobs. They have nurtured a sense of community, creating spaces where folks could socialize,...
Letter to the editor: Biden was the half-time show
Since we’ve already experienced the first half of the Trump presidency and are into the second half, we can view the Biden presidency for what it was. The half-time show. Bill Radvansky New Kensington...
Letter to the editor: Speak up to stop Musk’s coup
I’ve watched with alarm as Elon Musk — a billionaire with no security clearance but tons of conflicts of interest — has taken over the Treasury. His intern programmers have not only gained access to all our sensitive financial information, but tampered with the systems. Musk acts like he’s above...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh and Pa. rapidly dying for a reason
Recent statistics show that Pittsburgh is the fifth fastest dying city in the country and Pennsylvania is the 10th fastest dying state. Having been in the construction industry for over 30 years and working with corporations from all over the country, I’ve learned that the main reasons the major private...
Letter to the editor: Journalists as propagandists
The editorial “No excuse justifies silencing student journalism” (Jan. 29, TribLive) focused on the need to support student publishing, which I fully support. However, it made no mention of what seems to me, or a preponderance of recent voters, as a wholesale change needed for the good of the country....
