Letters to the Editor category, Page 5
Letter to the editor: Affordability and accountability
The buzzword for this year’s elections is affordability. The word choice is directly connected to pocketbooks. I suggest those seeking office shouldn’t forget another important word: accountability. These two can be easily linked. Those who made the decisions leading to affordability or remained silent at the time should be held...
Letter to the editor: AI is the beast
George Washington said, “The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.” In the Bible’s Book of Revelation, there is a beast and a beast system prophesied. Much speculation is afforded the meaning...
Letter to the editor: Nonprofits need to step up to help Pittsburgh
There are several nonprofits that have not stepped up to donate to the city of Pittsburgh emergency vehicles (“UPMC gives $10M to Pittsburgh for ambulances, freeing up money for snowplows,” Jan. 29, TribLive). Examples would be new protective gear and tools for the fire department. The Public Works department, I...
Letter to the editor: Questionable church values
I am wondering why protesters would storm the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn. I’m sure most of us would agree that a place of worship is not the time or place to hold a protest. There is a statement on this church’s website that says: “We are a community...
Letter to the editor: Albert right to cooperate with ICE
Regarding the article “Westmoreland commissioner calls sheriff’s partnership with ICE invalid” (Feb. 12, TribLive): Five minutes of personal checking clearly identifies there is no question Sheriff James Albert is fully within his purview to set his department’s policies and sign a letter of agreement with ICE. As an elected official...
Letter to the editor: Administration not protecting all citizens
Regarding the letter “Do Democrats care more about illegal immigrants?” (March 10, TribLive): Why didn’t the Democrats stand when the president declaimed “the first obligation of the American government is to protect American citizens”? Because his government has killed and unlawfully arrested and detained them. John W. Connelly Sharpsburg...
Letter to the editor: Take responsibility for Pittsburgh’s trash
According to the article “Pittsburghers asked to pick up litter ahead of NFL Draft” (March 6, TribLive): “As Pittsburgh prepares to host the NFL Draft, Pennsylvania officials are asking residents to lend a hand in cleaning up litter in and around the city. Despite ongoing cleanup efforts by PennDOT, Secretary...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs a gift ban
Pennsylvania lawmakers receive the third-highest salaries in the nation, but still legally take what amounts to bribes from wealthy special interests. Citizens are clearly unhappy with this situation (“Senate needs to give Pennsylvanians a gift ban,” Nov. 6, 2022, TribLive, and “Why won’t lawmakers consider a gift ban?” Nov. 20,...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman must resign
Sen. John Fetterman was elected to Congress because when campaigning he promised to support issues like raising the minimum wage, helping make unions strong, reforming the criminal justice system, and promoting LGBTQ+ and abortion rights. But now, instead of fighting for those crucial matters, he is spending his time advocating...
Letter to the editor: Renewable energy is the answer
Robert T. Smith’s commentary “Our planet’s doom is not so imminent” (March 5, TribLive) celebrates the recission of the Endangerment Finding and asserts that climate change is not an emergency. Smith rails against EPA regulations and those who want to “dictate … man’s activities through the control of carbon.” An...
Letter to the editor: Let freedom ring
Pennsylvania’s newest license plate has the slogan “Let Freedom Ring,” with the Liberty Bell in the middle. Think about what it means. Martin Luther King Jr. used this phrase in his “I Have a Dream” speech during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Sixty-three years later, we are still fighting...
Letter to the editor: Supporting Arnold Palmer airport
The recent announcement that Spirit Airlines will end year-round flights from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport to Orlando has caused concern in our community. Orlando has long been the airport’s most popular nonstop destination, and its loss, combined with Spirit’s financial restructuring, creates uncertainty about Palmer’s commercial future. Even with these...
Letter to the editor: Democrats suffering from TDS
Trump Derangement Syndrome is alive and well in the Democratic Party. Look at the socialist Democrats as they go about their business. I could see by the State of the Union that they don’t care about Americans. In my opinion, they are putting illegal immigrants first. Public trust erodes when...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s lies continue
During President Trump’s first term in office, he told, by some accounts, 30,573 lies, an average of 21 per day. I believe Trump’s unprecedented lying has continued in his second term: He still claims that foreign countries will pay for the U.S. government’s tariffs. He lies; we, the consumers, bear...
Letter to the editor: Never enough cyber savings
The article “Western Pa. school districts tally expected savings from cyber charter tuition reform” (March 3, TribLive) reveals an important truth: For many school districts, it will never be enough. Despite receiving record levels of state funding, including hundreds of millions in new dollars, school district leaders say the latest...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s wars
President Trump wasn’t kidding when he named the Department of Defense the Department of War. He has now attacked two sovereign nations, neither of which posed any direct threat to the United States. Our military intelligence is so advanced we were able to surgically remove Venezuela’s president and kill Iran’s...
Letter to the editor: Trump is tanking our country
On March 2, in what should have been a somber, respectful speech about our veterans at the Medal of Honor ceremony, President Trump had the audacity to start bragging about choosing gold drapes and building the “most beautiful ballroom in the world.” Really? Are you kidding me? People are dying,...
Letter to the editor: Democrats not protecting us
Does the Democratic Party stand for anything except hatred for America and its citizens? If you don’t believe that, then why did the Democrats remain seated during the State of the Union speech when President Trump challenged them to stand up if they believed it is all elected legislators’ first...
Letter to the editor: Families of the dead pay the price for drunk driving
I read the story about the little girl killed by a drunk driver; her name was Roxanne Bonnoni (“Drunk driver who killed Harrison girl, 11, gets 3-6 months in jail,” Feb. 26, TribLive). My husband, Daniel A. Predajna, was killed by a drunk driver who was drag racing and didn’t...
Letter to the editor: Trump is responsible for ICE tragedies
I believe Donald Trump is a failed president and a seriously flawed person. I hold him responsible for the killings of Americans Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Trump chose Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth and Gregory Bovino to send ICE agents to invade Minnesota. These repulsive, untrained agents have brutalized Americans...
Letter to the editor: Do Democrats care more about illegal immigrants?
Those who watched President Trump’s State of the Union Address witnessed the disrespectful and unhinged behavior of the Democrats in attendance. Over 70 Democratic representatives chose to not attend, and instead held their own rallies, with bizarre singing, dancing and people in animal costumes. Those in attendance were disruptive and...
Letter to the editor: Hospital patients
The beautification of North Avenue on the North Side has caused the intersection at Sandusky Street to become a significant obstacle for cancer patients and the handicapped attempting to enter valet parking to Allegheny General Hospital. The intersection has been a one-lane, one-way mess for months, causing patients to sit...
Letter to the editor: Will Trump send his sons to fight in his war?
So the man who campaigned for president and promised no more foreign wars or endless entanglements lied to the country. No surprise there, since I think all his campaign promises were lies when he made them. Nothing new there. It was good of him, however, to let the country know...
Letter to the editor: Christian nationalism abominable
Last month, the U.S. Army chaplains paid tribute to a Hindu holiday by posting a picture of the Nataraja, an image well known in Hinduism. It depicts the god Shiva in his “dancing” pose, standing with one leg raised and crossed over the other, and a small, troll-like beast crushed...
Letter to the editor: Collier must deny Nixon Plan
Collier Township’s vision statement promises growth “while preserving a rural character.” Yet the proposed Nixon Plan would erase 29% of our remaining rural/wooded land in one stroke. Under Zoning Ordinance § 27-1808.1, the board of commissioners can only approve plans consistent with this vision and “compatible with the public interest.”...
