Letters to the Editor category, Page 74

This month, MLB assimilated all the history and statistics of the Negro Leagues. Josh Gibson leapfrogged to the top past Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in batting average and home runs. Also playing at Offutt Field were Christy Mathewson, Johnny Lujack and George Blanda — all Hall of Fame members....

CNN host and Trib columnist S.E. Cupp slams Donald Trump, saying, “Chaos follows him everywhere” (“De Niro isn’t voice voters should hear from,” May 31, TribLive). If creating chaos is one of Cupp’s measures of poor presidential leadership, how chaotic are President Biden’s unsecure southern and northern borders, allowing millions...

If a child asked you, should I be happy or sad, kind or mean, the answers are easy: happy and kind. But for some people, something happens that causes them to choose to be sad and mean. It is tragic that our supposed leaders do not govern but rather spend...

We live in the greatest country in the world, and many men and women have died for our democracy and our freedoms. Yet I saw few flags flying on Memorial Day. Are we imprisoned by our binary views and a they/them mentality? Are we all about the me, me, me’s...

Trump, Biden and the justice system The family of President Joe Biden is known to be close-knit and loving. It is difficult to imagine the pain the president feels in having to deal with the trial of son Hunter, which could conceivably land him in prison. It is notable that...

Regarding the letter “Our hero veterans deserve real buglers” (June 4, TribLive): I’ve been a VFW Post 33 honor guard for about four months and feel the need to stick up for our bugler. He always played the bugle without the aid of any kind until he no longer could...

The Time magazine cover story of May 27 included an interview with Donald Trump and his closest advisors, in which Trump’s second term agenda was laid out. The following is an excerpt of that article: “He would let red states monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans....

We just observed the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Do you know what D-Day was? Those unbelievable young men stormed the beaches of Normandy to preserve freedom. The women of that era represented their strength working the factories (Rosie the Riveters) doing tasks they never dreamed of. What will you do...

Maria Bartiromo recently had Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on her Fox News show. He told her how angry and upset he is about not being included in the upcoming presidential debate between Presidents Biden and Trump. Kennedy is afflicted with a rare voice disorder that makes it difficult to understand...

The recent verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial proves our justice system works and that no one is above the law. According to Trump, it was rigged. He’s always the victim. The whole country is against him and in a big conspiracy to keep him out of the White...

The partisan responses to the Trump hush money verdict make clear the stark choices voters have this November (“Experts laud legal system for withstanding pressures of Trump trial,” June 2, TribLive). We can either elect an unrepentant scoundrel or a sanctimonious hypocrite. President Biden is calling for respect of the...

The family of President Joe Biden is known to be close-knit and loving. It is difficult to imagine the pain the president feels in having to deal with the trial of son Hunter, which could conceivably land him in prison. It is notable that the president has not condemned the...

Well, the Biden administration has allowed girls and women’s sports to be ruined. I wonder what they’re dreaming of destroying next. I recently watched a trans girl destroy the dreams of the girls in a state title championship track meet. Those girls should’ve grabbed their belongings and left the track,...

Donald Trump reportedly referred to the 1,800 Marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood, a place venerated by the Marine Corps where the German advance toward Paris was stopped in 1918, as “suckers” because “there is nothing in it for them.” One report said he refused to go to...

To Mark Madden: If you don’t want to include Negro League stats for Major League Baseball players, then don’t count any of Wayne Gretzky’s WHA stats, as they are counted in his NHL stats (“Adding Negro League stats to MLB is dishonest, factually incorrect,” May 31, TribLive). Bob Davidson Carnegie...

Those celebrating the “guilty” verdict against Donald Trump smugly state “no one is above the law” while ignoring the millions of foreigners who are entering the U.S. illegally. By contrast, it seems to me that Trump and his supporters are below the law, as will be proven if this kangaroo...

What ever happened to the law and order party? They refuse to support the police with commonsense gun safety regulations that could save their lives. They refused to convict the twice-impeached former President Trump over his criminal extortion scheme of Ukraine’s president and when he refused to admit election defeat....

Save America and make it great again? Most people don’t have a clue. Nobody, no politician, is willing to do it. To save America, we need a 25% flat tax to pay down our national debt. Does anyone believe Donald Trump would raise taxes on himself? For the good of...

Given the recent articles about honoring our heroes by playing Taps, I feel compelled to set the record straight. The photos accompanying these articles depict “buglers” holding instruments, suggesting they are playing Taps. However, these individuals are holding bugles with visible digital playback devices in the bell, and they are...

In a time of great economic hardship, the Allegheny Valley School Board intends to pass a budget with an unnecessary tax increase (“Proposed budget would raise taxes 2.65% in Allegheny Valley School District,” May 24, TribLive). The board seems to be blind to realities facing taxpayers today. The district has...

To me, the worrisome thing isn’t that one man is planning to trash our laws and become a dictator. The worrisome thing is how many people are on board with this. I guess they think those laws would just get in the way, and the dictator will do what they...

The end of the school year means students will be getting their report cards. Unfortunately, Allegheny County already received a failing grade in the 2024 American Lung Association State of the Air report. Despite decades of progress, one in three Pennsylvanians live in places with unhealthy levels of ozone or...

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick is failing spectacularly at trying to connect with Pennsylvanians, and now he’s taken a step too far by pretending he grew up on a family farm. Not only does he live in a rented home in Connecticut, but now it has come out that...

Editorial cartoons for the week of June 3....

I don’t believe the decision made by the Diocese of Greensburg concerning requesting the immediate resignation of Father John Moineau was a very well thought out plan (“Greensburg Diocese asks county detectives to probe failure of worker background checks,” May 28, TribLive). It has not only hurt our beloved shepherd...