Letters to the Editor category, Page 5

Obviously, the Democrats have learned nothing from their national humiliation last fall. Instead, they are doubling down on their failed, anti-America policies that the citizens have soundly rejected. Democrats refuse to understand America does not want open borders, biological males in female sports and girls’ bathrooms, out-of- control crime in our...

In January, having taken office, President Trump immediately pardoned 1,500 Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Among these domestic terrorists were 170 who were convicted of assault of a police officer with a deadly weapon. On Aug. 12 in Washington, D.C., a man was charged with felony assault on a U.S. Customs and...

I have stood in parks where children laughed under streetlights, safe and free. I’ve walked downtown plazas alive with music, boarded spotless subways arriving to the second, saw maglev trains over 600 mph and visited schools with the latest technology. I saw a people happy and proud of their country....

There’s nothing good about seeing the Jolly Roger raised on a sinking ship. I have a way for the Pirates to make the playoffs and maybe win the World Series. Don’t laugh just yet … hear me out. Many baseball tournaments have a loser’s bracket with a chance to win...

I have three questions regarding mass transit funding (“Pa. Senate leaders look to skill games tax as transit funding debate continues,” Aug. 17, TribLive). First, how did state government get into transit in the first place? Second, school districts go to private bus companies to transport kids; why not put...

When I lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s seven years ago, I never would have imagined that I would now be working with the elderly as an emergency medical technician and using my new degree in biology and neuroscience to start my career in research. I also never would have imagined...

The need for a meaningful and sensible energy plan for our nation is nearly impossible with attitudes expressed in the op-eds “Point: Coal needs to be part of America’s energy future” and “Counterpoint: America needs affordable energy — coal doesn’t fit the bill” (Aug. 9, TribLive). Little change has taken...

Don’t know how much more disappointment the Pirates can dish out. I quit watching the games on TV because it became unbearable. Listening on radio got even worse due to the sterling announcing crew we are fortunate enough to have (minus Robbie Incmikowski). Case in point — blowing a nine-run...

I am a byproduct of World War II. My family lost everything, including my father, whom I never had a chance to know. This was all due to one maniacal person by the name of Adolf Hitler. Now I fear we are slowly evolving into another era of evil and...

State Rep. Eric Nelson is nearing 10 years in office, yet I believe he continues to ignore the will of his constituents. His opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana even when it could generate millions in tax revenue shows me just how out of touch he’s become. Studies show that 40%...

According to the article “Pledge to move homeless people raises questions” (Aug. 14), there were 5,138 homeless people in Washington, D.C., at the end of January. President Trump has ordered that they leave “IMMEDIATELY.” He said, “We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the capital.” Kevin Donahue,...

Gaza is dying and the world is watching. For over a year and a half, families have been starving, children are wasting away from preventable hunger and entire neighborhoods lie in rubble. This is not a tragic accident of war. It is the deliberate policy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

The Trib’s letters to the editor continue to demean our president. To me, their merit lacks evidence. The writer of “Lessons for America as we approach 250 years” (July 28, TribLive) insinuates that President Trump brings disorder to our universe. Conversely, she uplifts a closed society — the People’s Republic...

I have attended several anti-Trump rallies and suggested to liberal friends that they go, but they say “it won’t help.” My response is that President Trump would collapse without the support of his sycophants in Congress. If these sycophants see massive crowds protesting Trump’s power grabs, they might worry about...

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t have Medicaid. I knew I needed the hospital, but my biggest fear wasn’t the illness — it was the bill. After only a few days of treatment, I was staring at $74,000 in charges, with no safety net to fall back...

Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Diego, Toronto, Detroit, Houston: These are the baseball teams leading their divisions, but is anything ever written about them in the Trib’s sports pages? No. Football is covered 12 months of the year. It takes up four pages in the sports section. It seems nothing is written...

So he fired the messenger! The commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics has paid dearly for reporting the factual labor statistics. Don’t be surprised if martial law is enacted soon; with the way Trump is using the National Guard to militarize cities, it seems to be the plan —...

Norwin schools have officially survived the Great Gorgonzola Panic of 2025. As reported in Joe Napsha’s article “Norwin officials: Schools safe to open after mold remediation” (Aug. 16, TribLive), the mold is gone, the schools are safe and yet the onlything still spreading faster than spores is online hysteria. The...

Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling. I am fortunate to study how the first galaxies formed and evolved over the vast span of 13 billion years...

As an old chemistry graduate (a slide rule not computers), I was pleased to read “You cannot ‘restore’ high scientific standards if they are already in place” (July 12, TribLive). Good op-ed, but one major fact was missing — you only disprove a theory using the scientific method; you cannot...

Congratulations to Greensburg Fire Department’s Truck Company No. 2 for going solar (“Greensburg fire station could see savings with solar panels,” Aug. 18, TribLive). This is hopefully a first step for Greensburg going forward. The article anticipates generating more than enough electricity so they can sell excess to West Penn...

Constitutionally, there should exist an equal balance of power between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. That doesn’t seem to be the case today. Aside from his “Big Beautiful Bill,” President Trump has ruled by executive order, ignoring Congress, whose job it is to make the laws. In...

The letter “Lies and conspiracy theories now the norm?” (Aug. 5, TribLive) was terrific. Lies in our politics and government have always been around, but I think this guy, President Trump, has made it it an art form; his lies have poisoned the truth so badly that I fear it...

The recent decree to send the National Guard into the streets of Washington, D.C., because of crime is based on a false narrative. In fact, crime in the city is at a 30-year low. According to data from the FBI’s own Uniform Crime Reporting program, crime is down throughout the...

The value of the NFL has doubled in the last five years, and as they say, “business is booming.” Everone just wants a piece of the pie. Now that TV revenue is being collected all over the world, we need to put some away for a rainy day. The NFL,...