Letters to the Editor category, Page 48
Letter to the editor: State leaders should follow Innamorato’s lead
From her first day in office, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato has prioritized engaging directly with her constituents to identify and address their concerns and priorities. Innamorato’s 2025 budget proposal demonstrated the leadership we need to put the county in a stronger fiscal position while remaining focused on creating an...
Letter to the editor: Does hard work work pay off?
Does our hard work pay off? I ask because I’ve worked several full-time and part-time jobs. Some employers were fair, while others toxic. All employees have had the same experience at some level. Nevertheless, many of us work hard to make ends meet. Others work hard to be promoted or...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland sheriff spreading hatred
Sheriff James Albert’s letter “Keeping Westmoreland County safe” (Dec. 10, TribLive), regarding “society becoming more dangerous” and women purchasing guns for protection, in which he repeatedly mentions “illegal aliens,” is fearmongering under the auspices of law enforcement. Most women who are victims of violence are abused by known partners, not...
Letter to the editor: Let Trump’s destruction play out
Democrats need to stay out of Donald Trump’s way this time and let him do what he does well, which is destroy the country, so his low-info voters feel it in the only place they seem to have any nerve endings left, i.e., their pocketbooks. These folks, mired as they...
Letter to the editor: Hope for a better tomorrow with Trump
Although I am cautiously hopeful for our country during this holiday season, it’s hard to fully embrace an optimistic outlook when I consider the possibly irreversible damage done during our current presidential administration. A bungled, shameful Afghanistan pullout. A Chinese spy balloon permitted to fly the entire breadth of our...
Letter to the editor: Freedom of speech, women and guns
Regarding the letter “Sheriff’s divisive letter tarnishes office” (Dec. 20, TribLive), about Sheriff James Albert’s opinion on women getting guns for their safety: Albert is a citizen of Westmoreland County and the USA and is entitled to his opinion, just as other public office-holders have written letters to the Trib....
Letter to the editor: The horror of NFL Christmas games
After reading Paul Kengor’s column “The NFL disses Christmas” you would think a Christmas NFL game is the worst thing to happen since someone walked on the grass at Grove City College! He proffers that Christmas NFL games on Sundays are OK, even though it causes him to fret about...
Letter to the editor: Thankful for Biden’s accomplishments
Throughout this Christmas season, when you attend church, be sure to say a special prayer for all the wonderful things that the great President Joe Biden has done for the American people. His humanitarian legacy will live forever in history. In my lifetime, only the legendary Franklin Delano Roosevelt and...
Letter to the editor: What could go wrong with Trump in charge?
Donald Trump holds the record for the biggest fine ever levied against a casino for repeated and flagrant money-laundering offenses. He had his charity shut down because he misappropriated $2 million of donations that were supposed to go to veterans and sick children. He was ordered by a judge to...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County tax hike outrageous
It’s as predictable as the sunrise. Allegheny County has enacted another outrageous tax increase of 36%, after striking down a more outrageous increase of nearly 50%. This follows the same old pattern of county government: floating out a huge number, then slightly reducing it to try and appear as if...
Letter to the editor: Voters want more choices
I agree with the writer of the letter “Ranked choice voting gives all voters a say” (Dec. 13, TribLive) that something has to change. Ranked choice voting looks attractive, provided the politicians don’t “game” it. However, it seems that most of us just want more choices. Third parties exist, and...
Letter to the editor: St. Nicholas legends show point of Christmas
It’s the demise of our culture, especially today, how we’ve taken great characters in history and twisted their purpose toward fulfilling our worldly fantasies. One of these characters is St. Nicholas (aka Santa Claus), the saintly legend whose story has been obscured by modern society. There are two events in...
Letter to the editor: Did you vote for Elon Musk?
Who voted for Elon Musk to represent them in Congress? Why does anyone in Congress (Republicans) listen to him instead of their constituents who voted them into office? Tim Babyak Perryopolis...
Letter to the editor: The importance of Dec. 25
Christmas has been hijacked from a Christian holy day to a day of commercial self-gratification, and few people seem to care. When examining the roots of Christmas, one finds that by the fourth century, the Christian church had established itself as the official faith of the Roman Empire and had...
Letter to the editor: Faith the only way to tell the Christmas story
He (Joseph) took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in...
Sounding off: Politics letter-writers’ top topic
Don’t castigate real Democrats I stewed as I read and reread the letters “Trump’s victory shows rejection of Democrats’ ways” (Nov. 15, TribLive) and “Better under Trump? Think again” (Nov. 15, TribLive). As a lifelong Democrat, I take exception to the castigating of real Democrats. The Democratic Party has been...
Letter to the editor: Biden a flawed president, flawed man
I was a young, politically naive man during Jimmy Carter’s time in office, but even then I could see his was a failed presidency. The humiliation of the Iran hostage situation, including the failed rescue mission, high inflation, record high interest rates, etc. led to this conclusion. In spite of...
Letter to the editor: Don’t castigate real Democrats
I stewed as I read and reread the letters “Trump’s victory shows rejection of Democrats’ ways” (Nov. 15, TribLive) and “Better under Trump? Think again”(Nov. 15, TribLive). As a lifelong Democrat, I take exception to the castigating of real Democrats. The Democratic Party has been infiltrated by progressives, poisoning their...
Letter to the editor: Biden was right to pardon his son
NEWS FLASH: President Biden pardoned Hunter! Oh no, earth-shattering tragedy, moral abyss, epic lies! Oh, please. This in no way equates to allowing the Proud Boys to break into the Capitol ranting, “Hang Mike Pence.” Biden is absolutely right to pardon Hunter after the MAGAs made it clear that, for...
Letter to the editor: Sheriff’s divisive letter tarnishes office
In eight years of submitting opinions, I have never rebutted others. After all, it’s just an opinion. But when a county officeholder receives county funds, I believe taxpayers do have a say. I’m not sure why the chief law enforcement officer of Westmoreland County found the need, or the time,...
Letter to the editor: First responders deserve help for PTSD
We applaud the Trib and its excellent coverage of Act 121, the PTSD law for first responders, including Patrick Varine’s article “Legislation aims to address post-traumatic stress among first responders” (Dec. 12, TribLive) and the editorial “Post-traumatic stress is a shock to the system for first responders” (Dec. 15, TribLive)....
Letter to the editor: Popular vote vs. Electoral College
So I started reading this book on the U.S. Constitution to get a better understanding of who we are as a country. The Founding Fathers put a lot of thought into what type of government we should have so as not to allow despotism (I had to look it up)...
Letter to the editor: Plastic burning puts steel communities at risk
For steel-making communities, plastic-burning pollution is headed your way. The Department of Energy has proposed a $182 million taxpayer loan for a company that will build a plastic trash plant in Erie that would turn plastic waste into pellets to be used in blast furnaces for steel mills. The residents...
Letter to the editor: McCormick should do away with the ‘death tax’
I am writing about something that has bothered me for years. I hope Senator- elect Dave McCormick sees this. I hope he is a person who listens to the people, and I wish him the best of luck (he will need it). The one thing that really irks me is the...
Letter to the editor: ‘Poor loser’ hypocrisy
The profound hypocrisy evinced in the letter “Democrats are poor losers” (Dec. 4, TribLive) is more than I can bear without responding. Who was it that refused to admit he’d lost the 2020 election? Who was it that tried to steal the election? Who was it that insisted he’d won...
