Letters to the Editor category, Page 62
Letter to the editor: Trump, Vance not the leaders we need
How did America lose its footing? I have seen hate-filled, Trump-style politics before. George Wallace ran on a hate-filled platform of segregation. From 1971 to 1979, we laughed and cried with “All In The Family” every Saturday night. We laughed at Archie Bunker and his skewed prejudices. We watched as...
Letter to the editor: Trump is the right pick for president
After watching the presidential debate, I as a young American have been shown who the correct candidate to vote for is, President Trump. Countless times throughout the debate, misinformation was spread about Trump, from claims about Charlottesville that the media has debunked or his affiliation with Project 2025, which he...
Letter to the editor: Campaign season is fairy tale season
I recently came back from vacation and, while away, a fairy-tale debate took place between two candidates for president. It seems one candidate defended the record the candidate had as president and also made some wild statements that were fact-checked by the moderators. The other candidate was in a fishing...
Letter to the editor: Bible tells us to love neighbors, foreigners
As a Christian who has studied and taught the Bible most of my life, I’m struck by a regular theme in it. Did you know that the familiar command, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” first appears in Leviticus 19? Then, 15 verses later, the command is, “You shall love the...
Letter to the editor: Harris’ grocery gouging ban makes no sense
So one of the latest big ideas coming from the mind of presidential candidate Kamala Harris is to impose price controls on groceries. Let’s take a closer look: A typical profit margin for a supermarket operator is on the order of 1% to 2% (let’s assume 2% to be extra...
Letter to the editor: Paper ballots best way to vote
Several citizens attended the Aug. 27 Westmoreland County commissioners’ public meeting, requesting expert-recommended paper ballot use instead of voting machines. In March 2024, after studying paper ballot and voting machine security for 20 years, Princeton’s Dr. Andrew Appel and two additional cybersecurity experts testified before the Pennsylvania Senate regarding voting...
Sounding off: Presidential race tops week’s letters
Reenergized by Harris I want to extend a personal thank-you to Donald Trump. For many years, I was very apathetic toward politics … until he entered the fray. But my interest in politics isn’t because I’m pro-DT. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. I can unequivocally say that I haven’t...
Letter to the editor: Zelenak will protect children
Does your child, grandchild or other young person you care about play a school sport? Would you want that athlete to receive the fastest possible medical attention should something happen during an event? If you do, here’s some good news. Representatives in Harrisburg agree with you. In early July, the...
Letter to the editor: Do religious folks see themselves in Trump?
Recently I received a letter from an alleged group of church ladies from Monroeville. While cowering behind guarded anonymity and the church, they stated that they had never encountered so many wicked accusations and hateful, mean references as in my letter “There’s still time to replace Trump” (Aug. 24, TribLive)...
Letter to the editor: Why the hatred for Trump?
Why so much hate for a man who has fought to make our country strong and proud, a man who has taken so much crap, hate and lies from both Democrats and the liberal media? Who is Donald Trump? A man who gave us a great economy, low gas and...
Letter to the editor: PBMs cost everyone
Low payments from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have led to the closure of many pharmacies, including Walgreens and Rite Aid. In Pennsylvania, Rite Aid has closed 59 stores. Walgreens plans to shut down 25% of its stores over three years. One Pennsylvania pharmacy has closed every two days since January...
Letter to the editor: Trump tax cuts
The writer of the letter “Lies about Trump” (Sept. 20, TribLive) feels it’s “hypocrisy” to think Donald Trump only wants to give tax breaks to his rich friends. After signing the $1.5 trillion 2017 GOP tax bill into law, Trump told wealthy friends at Mar-a-Lago, “You all just got a...
Letter to the editor: Tiresome politics
Drained, bored, tired, ingesting NoDoz and energy drinks in pale chance of getting gusto. The drudgery of understanding presidential politics could have a lot of people feeling kinda blue. That’s in the sad, dreary sense. Not the political red or blue. It’s so important to specify details. During the presidential...
Letter to the editor: Trump is the tough leader we need
Many detest Donald Trump because of his personality, calling him rude and undignified. But Trump’s toughness is the reason to vote for him. Our nation is in danger of extinction because our weak leaders are afraid to make tough decisions. Our elite leadership won’t stand up to the aggressive leaders...
Letter to the editor: Don’t Pitt, Penn State have any self-respect?
Pitt 73, Youngstown State 17 ; Penn State 56, Kent State 0. Do these state tax-supported Pennsylvania universities have no self-respect? Who’s next on their schedules — Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Point Park, or some skilled and highly trained girls’ school? Wayne Baughman Salem...
Letter to the editor: Media bias regarding Teamsters endorsement
I try to remain neutral and keep my eyes and ears open to all options. However, last week demonstrated that network news reporting has lost a tenet of journalism — to report the facts and leave options and bias out of a news piece. Walter Cronkite would have reported balance...
Letter to the editor: Stupidity is a problem in our country
This may just be an old man’s rant, but here goes. Never in my life did I think that people in this country who sat at home and watched an attack on our Capitol, live on TV, with lunatics defecating on desks and threatening to hang the vice president, just...
Letter to the editor: Where has Harris been?
So Kamala Harris tells us she will work to reduce prices for food, housing, gas and everything else people need, on “Day One,” if she’s elected. And she will secure the border, create “opportunities” for people, build 3 million affordable homes, stop the fentanyl epidemic, protect American jobs and raise...
Letter to the editor: Don’t take voting lightly
Pennsylvania’s early voting has started. I want you to realize how precious your vote is. People have died so that we may have the freedom to vote. Your vote has been purchased at a very high price. Please don’t take it lightly. Make the time to know the facts. Today...
Letter to the editor: Why does Trump have so much hate?
The immigrants are coming, the immigrants are coming! Hurry, lock the door, hide the children, the immigrants are coming. How many people do you suppose said this and worse when Donald Trump warned them about these people? I often wonder why he has so much hate and speaks it like...
Letter to the editor: Climate change is a fact
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York said that “You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” The writer of the letter “Harris’ climate plans a scam?” (Sept. 14, TribLive) cites several “facts” to bolster his opinion that are flagrantly false. For example,...
Letter to the editor: Zelenak will honor sanctity of all life
Rep. Leslie Rossi states that she will protect “the sanctity of all human life.” However, her knee-jerk vetoes of bills that she considers government overreach belie this claim. Rossi voted “no” on two bills, both of which are eligible for federal funding. HB 2137 would expand a Department of Health...
Letter to the editor: Hatred for Trump muddies rational thought
As the Dems have methodically erased one low bar after another regarding candidate viability, whether it’s being fine with Sen. John Fetterman’s stroke or President Biden’s obvious mental issues or age, or Kamala Harris’ undemocratic ascent to her current station, attained without a single vote and 14 million disenfranchised voters...
Letter to the editor: Consequences of eliminating fossil fuels
Has anyone who supports eliminating fossil fuels even considered the consequences? The article “A multitude of factors go into grocery prices” (Sept. 9, TribLive) lays out the path from the farmer to the grocery store. Each individual along this path is hoping to make a profit from what they sell....
Letter to the editor: Pope should see firsthand costs of immigrants
The pope recently criticized Kamala Harris for her abortion stance and Donald Trump for his immigration stance. Joe Biden, a self-proclaimed good Catholic, promoted abortion but did not get taken to the shed for a scolding. I think we should fly 100 illegal aliens to the Vatican, a sovereign country,...
