Letters to the Editor category, Page 81
Letter to the editor: Politicians must stop overspending
In my opinion, President Biden caused this inflation, timed the $6 trillion in stimulus money with the presidential election year to prop up the economy, and now wants to be the hero by lowering interest rates, but can’t until spending ends. The RINOs went along with the overspending because they...
Letter to the editor: Post-covid revitalization
Residential and commercial real estate developers across the country are working to revitalize cities following the covid-19 pandemic. Pittsburgh is no exception, where buildings in the city’s urban center are being modified to attract businesses and promote growth. However, a recent Federal Reserve proposal to reduce the cap on debit...
Letter to the editor: Vaccines and masks saved lives
The writer of the letter “What would Reagan think?” (May 20, TribLive) asks, “Did the government help anyone by mandating multiple injections of an experimental drug … and requiring masks?” The intelligent answer is an emphatic “yes.” Regrettably many American lives were lost because these requirements didn’t come soon enough....
Letter to the editor: Remember the real reason for Memorial Day
When will people and businesses stop saying “Happy Memorial Day”? Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. A day to remember and honor those who never made it back home from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the many other wars and conflicts over the years. Before you crack open...
Letter to the editor: Protecting access to Alzheimer’s treatments
As the saying goes, “You can’t choose your family.” The same can be said for not being able to choose which chronic disease will impact you and your loved ones. Millions of families across the United States have loved ones who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and have quickly seen the...
Letter to the editor: Take care of the bees
With spring in full bloom, it’s time for a reminder about the importance of bees to both humans and nature. Bees don’t just pollinate the flowers in your garden; they pollinate the myriad crops we eat and protect the environment by promoting biodiversity. This has a number of effects, such...
Letter to the editor: Biden and Trump as Mufasa and Scar
Watching the presidential race reminds me of the Walt Disney movie “The Lion King,” with Joe Biden as Mufasa and Donald Trump as Scar. It’s a no-brainer that both of them are old, but one person seems to be trying while the other is trying to keep himself out of...
Letter to the editor: Teach children hard work, love of country
Memorial Day is a time to reflect. As I remember my late father, a Marine who served in the island-hopping campaign of World War II, I can’t help but compare our nation then to our nation now. I am proud to say my parents were part of the Greatest Generation....
Letter to the editor: PBMs crucial in fight against costly health care
Like most in the Keystone State, I am deeply concerned about the escalating costs of health care, particularly prescription drugs. A recent government study revealed that Pennsylvania residents spend a yearly average of $13,557 on health care, exceeding the national average by over $2,000. With health care costs already burdensome...
Letter to the editor: Transparency needed on ARPA funds
The American Rescue Plan (ARPA) report issued by Westmoreland County for the third quarter of 2023 accounts for only about $58 million of the $105 million in allocations for those funds. At the commissioners’ meeting in January, Commissioner Doug Chew said the remaining funds were used as “replacement” funds for...
Letter to the editor: Driving energy leadership
The busy summer travel season is upon us, meaning increased demand for transportation fuel. According to AAA, nearly 44 million travelers are expected to head 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day travel period – an increase of 4% over last year. As demand for affordable, reliable...
Letter to the editor: Biden should institute freeze on prices, wages, benefits
President Nixon instituted a 90-day wage and price freeze in August 1971. Inflation was rampant, and people were suffering financial difficulties. My husband and I lived through that period. Most workers’ wages were frozen. Most prices were frozen. Wage and price controls did not work perfectly, but they did cool...
Letter to the editor: Veterans follow orders on safety precautions
The writer of the letter “Veteran won’t vote for Biden” (May 16, TribLive), who says he is an Air Force veteran, regurgitates numerous right-wing conspiracy theories about the erosion of “freedoms, values and individual responsibilities” by the left as reasons not to vote for President Biden and extolling the years...
Letter to the editor: Abortion should not be an issue
Election Day is racing at us with what seems like breakneck speed. To me, it seems the big issues the candidates will be clashing about are abortion, inflation and millions of immigrants living off the American taxpayer. How many of them are here to do harm to our country? Of...
Letter to the editor: Border crisis is costing us
The letter “Tired of the whining about the border” (May 18, TribLive) stating that the southern border is a nonexistent crisis has flaws. Taxpayers are being told we must provide food, lodging and medical treatment for many of these immigrants — the real “free lunch.” Our national debt goes up...
Letter to the editor: Allegheny County’s voter rolls should be cleaned up
The election of November 2024 is going to be a historic one. Pennsylvania will be a pivotal state. Allegheny County should be prepared for close scrutiny and have its voter rolls in order. Right now, they aren’t. The county reported 900,464 on the rolls in the November 2023 election. Over...
Letter to the editor: Improving mental health services for correctional officers
The National Institute of Justice has found the very debilitating effects of working as a correctional officer “stem from two primary sources: the demands of responding to critical incidents within the correctional facility (and) organizational stressors ranging from understaffing shifts to toxic environments.” The study found the suicide rate of...
Letter to the editor: Trump is unqualified for public office
During the Vietnam War, Donald Trump claimed (I say feigned) a foot injury and wouldn’t serve his country. In 2016, as Trump campaigned for president, he disparaged Sen. John McCain’s heroic service as a POW. According to news reports, Trump staffers claim that during a visit to France in 2018,...
Letter to the editor: Can women have it all? Maybe not at the same time.
Reading comments concerning Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College brought back some memories. I grew up in the 1950s, and my first job out of high school was at the home office of the G.C. Murphy Co. in McKeesport. Computers were just being introduced, and...
Letter to the editor: We need Trump back in the Oval Office
Radical Democrats have declared a desperate war on Donald Trump and his America-first agenda. In my opinion, the current court case in New York City is the latest example of America’s justice system being twisted to keep him out of the Oval Office. Despite all the salacious allegations, Trump’s popularity...
Letter to the editor: Do we want a criminal as president?
Many Donald Trump supporters claim his legal troubles are due to a conspiracy of Democratic prosecutors, judges, politicians and others trying to keep him out of the election. A letter-writer asks, “Does anyone honestly believe it is a coincidence that all the Trump cases began at nearly the same time...
Letter to the editor: What would Reagan think?
President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” If only he were alive today to see the extremes that his government is taking to become a totalitarian technocracy, usurping his beloved constitutional republic. Did the...
Letter to the editor: County tax hike hurting ordinary citizens
I agree with the letter “Westmoreland County taxes could have been raised gradually” (April 21, TribLive) concerning the 32.5% raise in our property taxes. My township tax went up the first half of this year by $175.94. Maybe this doesn’t seem like much, but it is when your income isn’t...
Letter to the editor: Wilkinsburg annexation
Regarding the article “Wilkinsburg annexation failure reflects merger hurdles for Pa.’s 2,560 municipalities” (May 10, TribLive): Annexation, merger and consolidation are not interchangeable terms. Annexation is dead, only consolidation and merger remain. PA Statute Title 53, Part II, Chapter 7, Subchapter C on Consolidation and Merger, defines consolidation as “The...
Letter to the editor: Get our federal spending under control
We often complain about the costs of items we buy (inflation) or the taxes we pay (government spending). But are we doing our job to hold those who work for us in the government accountable? One problem is that our government obscures good comparative fiscal spending information. Here, I sum...
