Letters to the Editor category, Page 90
Letter to the editor: Jill Cooper committed to service
I highly recommend Jill Cooper for Murrysville, Export, Salem Township and Delmont (District 55) Pennsylvania state representative. She is not only smart, but her experience serving these communities spans many years. Cooper knows the business community well, and, for many years, coordinated and aided their growth strategies when she was...
Letter to the editor: Should we secure our county’s borders?
Following their reelection, the Westmoreland County commissioners announced an unwelcome tax increase. They could have softened the blow by saying some tax receipts would be used to erect a razor-wire fence along our borders. Thus would end sanctuary county discussion. More importantly, we wouldn’t have to fear caravans of brown-skinned...
Letter to the editor: Don’t vote for more insanity
I was saddened to read the letter “Trump, ‘strong men’ and bloodbaths” (March 25, TribLive). Is the writer serious? I mean, is that his real opinion, or is it something being sold to us? Actually I would agree with the whole opinion if the names “Biden” and “Trump” were reversed....
Letter to the editor: Who’s above the law?
When it comes to talk about Donald Trump and presidential immunity, the mantra is “nobody is above the law.” Nobody — except the millions of illegal immigrants invading our border. Nobody — except every foreign diplomat in our country. Nobody — except every U.S. senator and representative who has immunity...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners hypocritical and deceitful
I believe all three Westmoreland County commissioners were well aware that they intended to slam property owners with a massive one-third tax hike before the November election, but they waited until two weeks after Election Day to announce it. Then to turn around and raise their own salaries to almost...
Letter to the editor: Community input needed on hydrogen hubs
I recently attended the first of seven “listening sessions” on hydrogen hubs hosted by the Department of Energy (DOE) to hear how residents in other parts of the country felt about these projects. I did not find out. Only three people registered to speak — all members of the building...
Letter to the editor: Excessive fine for Trump unconstitutional
Former President Donald Trump has been fined $454 million. The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” I wonder, in this economy today, how much should be considered to be an...
Letter to the editor: Trump, Greene a great ticket
Vice President Kamala Harris was like a jack-in-the-box during President Biden’s State of the Union address, standing and clapping wildly after almost every sentence he uttered. She looked like an idiot. In the audience sat Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative Republican representative from Georgia wearing a red MAGA baseball cap....
Letter to the editor: Biden, Trump — who to vote for?
Should our vote for president be for Joe Biden or Donald Trump, and who, and what media, should we believe? Should we vote: 1. For personality or job performance and policies? 2. For one who created and managed successful corporations, or one who is a lifetime employee of government? 3....
Letter to the editor: Seeking truth on tragedy in Gaza
Los Angeles journalist Laila El-Haddad’s op-ed “My family in Gaza faces starvation. How do I find solace this Ramadan?” (March 16, TribLive) could have been an insightful, sincere report on tragic circumstances in Gaza. But instead another dishonest, disingenuous report that leaves us more disappointed than informed, more frustrated than...
Letter to the editor: Foreign assistance works
Every year, the United States saves millions of lives and helps create a better, safer world for everyone — and we do it for a mere fraction of our federal budget. Development and humanitarian assistance make up less than 1% of the budget but support programs and policies that improve...
Letter to the editor: Appreciative of Dukes’ play, coverage
As a season ticketholder and Duquesne law graduate, I certainly appreciate the stellar coverage given to the Duquesne Dukes men’s basketball team during their NCAA “March Madness” run in the tournament. Like Duquesne University President Ken Gormley, I am feeling like a kid again. Having met all of the players...
Letter to the editor: Bizzarro’s lack of leadership
I believe Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-Millcreek, is uniquely unqualified to hold public office because he lacks the ability to lead on any issue and does not possess the requisite skills, judgment, temperament or capacity for growth needed to represent our commonwealth. During Bizzarro’s tenure in Harrisburg, he has voted to...
Letter to the editor: Reelect Jill Cooper
I am writing to endorse state Rep. Jill Cooper for reelection. As mayor of Murrysville, I have discussed with her many items that require state assistance to improve Murrysville’s operations and infrastructure. She has shown an unusual level of commitment to our community by securing acid mine remediation funds, as...
Letter to the editor: Don’t vote for Trump
Republicans: I am asking you to please consider not voting for Donald Trump. I find him to be a danger to our democracy based on facts. He is not the business tycoon he is made out to be, as evidenced by the many guilty verdicts surrounding his business and employees....
Letter to the editor: Supporting those touched by tragedy in Jeannette
On March 20, tragedy struck on Guy Street in Jeannette. Five lives were lost and two homes were destroyed. An adult and two children were saved by a heroic neighbor and first responders. The first responders tried fiercely to enter the burning home, but the fire and smoke were too...
Letter to the editor: Trump, ‘strong men’ and bloodbaths
In the AP article “Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno” (March 17, TribLive), Donald Trump is seen to be speaking randomly and with confusion about how tough he is. His supporters apparently want a “strong man” to lead them. Apparently, these supporters...
Letter to the editor: Why do politicians get raises but we don’t?
Since 1938, U.S. labor law has carved out a rule for some people with disabilities, saying they can be paid less than minimum wage. Its purpose was to encourage employers to hire the disabled. But like so many good intentions, it has had unintended consequences. In this case it is...
Letter to the editor: Respecting our correctional officers
Studies have been done regarding the life expectancy of a correctional officer, and the numbers are staggering, 58 and 59 years of age. For our jail, using the statistics from the last 10 years, our jail correctional officer’s life expectancy is 61. This is 16 years below the national average....
Letter to the editor: Be the match, save a life
I read with interest the story of Lucas James and his need for a bone marrow transplant ”Hempfield family fighting son’s leukemia encourages people to join transplant registry,” March 18, TribLive). I am appealing to the community to go to BeTheMatch.org and get on the registry to be a bone...
Letter to the editor: U.S. should have one primary date
The presidential candidates for the two major parties in the November presidential election are now set. The significant majority of voters in this country don’t like either one of them. We are now, thanks to our primary process, reduced to choosing not whom we like the best, but rather whom...
Letter to the editor: Founding Fathers not Christian nationalists
Republican leader Marjorie Taylor Greene recently stated that “Our Founding Fathers would’ve been considered Christian Nationalists, and I agree with them!” Greene has embraced a trope of exclusion that is factually and historically wrong. While many of the Founding Fathers were religious, they did not intend to create a Christian...
Letter to the editor: Basketball just a game? Not in Jeannette.
They say basketball is only a game. Tell that to Jeannette Jayhawks sophomore Kymone Brown, playing with flu-like symptoms after watching practice from a computer screen all week and finishing with 10 points in an unthinkable and absolutely unbelievable 48-46 overtime upset win over Greensburg Central Catholic (“Jeannette shocks rival...
Sounding off: Trump, Biden, county commissioners lead week’s topics
Don’t vote as a ‘fan’ In this forum, people write that they either favor President Trump and bash President Biden, or favor Biden and bash Trump. Whomever you vote for, I ask that you not vote if you are a fan. Fans vote for their favorite regardless of the candidate’s...
Letter to the editor: GOP must embrace mail-in voting
The 2019 Act 77 election law enabled “mail-in ballot voting” in Pennsylvania. Many Republicans are totally against this practice. I am against this practice. However, we are stuck with it. Until Republicans actually win control of the Pennsylvania House, Senate and governorship, it will not change. Recent elections substantiate the...
