Letters to the Editor category, Page 66

Simple biology shows us that each person has a mother and a father. Both contribute DNA equally to the offspring. If a person has both the great African American and people of India as a heritage, both should be celebrated. Ignoring this fact shows a sad lack of understanding of...

As the son of a mother who lovingly recounted growing up in Butler, and a grandfather who made sure I was the only kid in Queens County, N.Y., who grew up with a reverence for Ralph Kiner, Bill Mazeroski and most of all Roberto Clemente (which didn’t exactly endear me...

Was anyone surprised last week to hear so many prominent Democratic spokespeople use the same exact word? The word of the day was “weird.” When you see a montage of the clips, it’s obvious to me that they brainstorm via Zoom each morning to decide on the talking point for...

Congress gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a standing ovation. He has faced calls to resign from 72% of Israelis, including Hamas hostages’ family members, six of whom were arrested protesting the very address Congress applauded. He has faced indictments in Israel for corruption. Just a year ago, Israelis took...

Fidelity sends a periodic newsletter to its investors. Its June 17, 2024, issue dealt with the gap between the reality and the perception of the U.S. economy. The data shows the economy is healthy and growing, but Americans are very pessimistic. Our gross domestic product has grown over the past...

Regarding the July 30 article “Red-light district: Pittsburgh mulls tech to catch traffic light scofflaws” (July 30, TribLive): Pittsburgh City Council should consider the data from other cities that have implemented this policy. Washington, D.C., has been utilizing this technology since 2015, and fatalities have actually increased since doing so....

Why don’t we better protect our presidents, candidates? How many times have we heard the same refrain from a U.S. president, federal officials serving in the Secret Service, FBI and Central Intelligence Agency, and news media pundits after a president or presidential candidate has been assassinated or wounded in assassination...

What a pitiful world we live in when drag queens are in the opening ceremony of the Olympics, when illegals seem to have more rights than citizens, when many criminals are not held accountable, when the government wants to force its agendas on us and, especially, when a first-grader is...

I find it curious how quiet the mainstream media is about the bait and switch pulled by the Democrats. It was President Biden who got the votes and the delegates, not Kamala Harris. If the Republicans had done this prior to the nomination, you know we wouldn’t hear the end...

Americans of all stripes should be concerned about Project 2025, a transition plan for the Trump government put together by many people who served in Donald Trump’s first presidential administration. For example, the section I cite below was written by Ken Cuccinelli, who served in the Department of Homeland Security...

To the writer of the letter “Harris will protect our freedoms” (July 28, TribLive): I thank you for your service. You are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, I would recommend that you read the article “Counterpoint: Bad policies, not gender, will cost Kamala Harris the presidency” (July 28, TribLive)....

I don’t believe the shooting of Donald Trump had anything to do with policies. Had it been President Biden there, the kid probably would have shot him instead. I think he wanted bragging rights. According to one of his classmates, he was dropped from his high school rifle team because...

To those readers who are media bias deniers, I have two questions: When President Trump recently referred to “Black jobs,” it was widely covered by media and demonized. When President Biden recently could not remember Lloyd Austin’s name, he simply said that he appointed “a Black man” as Defense secretary....

Regarding Conor Lamb and Kate Harper’s op-ed “Western Pa. ready to lead hydrogen energy revolution” (July 17, TribLive): Western Pennsylvania has the opportunity to lead an innovative and sustainable economy of the future. However, it must resist the push for unproven methane-derived hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies...

For years, the Democrats, the media and Hollywood have declared President Joe Biden is fit, mentally and physically, to be the leader of the free world. These same people have declared President Donald Trump is evil, a monster and a threat to our democracy. The Democrats, the media and Hollywood...

Well, it looks like the only old guy left in this race is Donald Trump. What is he, 78? That’s old! OK, no more Sleepy Joe, or Dementia Joe, or whatever childish names the GOP tagged President Biden with. Now all attention is on Trump. New scrutiny will now befall...

After the abomination depicting the Last Supper with a drag queen performance, rest assured that no member of our family will watch one second of the Olympics. Let’s see how the advertisers like that. You should be ashamed of yourselves. We notice you did not cover that in the morning...

If Donald Trump hasn’t scared you yet, have you heard one of his latest? He wants you (white Christians) to vote just this one time, because, if he’s elected, you won’t have to vote again. I don’t think his intent could be more clear. Perhaps all of us childless cat...

It’s an old story: A foolish person sets a genie free from a bottle in exchange for a wish. But the wish is rash, reckless and ill-conceived, and so it becomes a curse that boomerangs back to destroy the fool. The violent Jan. 6 insurrection that I believe Donald Trump...

As a patient who deeply values the personal touch my local pharmacy provides, I’m concerned by the growing influence pharmacy middlemen have on my health care decisions. Called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), these corporate entities were initially designed to provide electronic claims processing and negotiate drug costs. Only now, three...

Threat to democracy? A riot redefined as an insurrection does not qualify. The real threat is a government that dictates your life. You’re told what car to buy, what appliances are acceptable and how to heat your home. A real threat is frivolous and unconstitutional legal action against political opponents....

Today is National Mutt Day! Possibly the best way to observe National Mutt Day is to support your local animal shelter. Animal shelters provide housing and adoption services to mutts of all shapes and sizes, not just purebred and designer breed dogs. If you are considering adding a dog to...

Regarding the article “What is brat? Vice President Kamala Harris embraces ‘brat summer’ trend” (July 23, TribLive), I have one comment: I thought the Tribune-Review was supposed to be an information source for adults, not children still in middle school. Good job there, bringing meaningful information to your readers so...

Christians don’t mock the disabled. Christians don’t belittle women. Christians don’t demean prisoners of war. Christians don’t mock people’s appearances. Christians don’t make racist remarks. Christians don’t use foul language in front of children. Christians don’t lie about election results. Christians don’t spread baseless conspiracy theories. Christians don’t undermine democratic...

Kamala Harris will be our next president not because she’s the most qualified but because President Joe Biden paid off his Democratic base with your tax dollars: $36 billion to the Teamsters union fund; $16 billion to historically Black colleges; $146 billion to pay off student loans. Biden also supports...