Letters to the Editor category, Page 97
Letter to the editor: Pa. deserves protection, not pandering
President Biden’s border policies are a complete disaster. Interfering with the constitutional right of every state to defend their borders sends a chilling message to all Americans. The result of support for Biden’s border policies is a continuous record-breaking number of actual suspected terrorists allowed to enter our country. How...
Letter to the editor: U.S. funding of Hamas attack
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated on Jan. 28. Shamefully, the South African delegation in the International Court of Justice in the Hague chose that date to accuse Israel of genocide for the Israeli response to Hamas atrocities committed on Oct. 7 against Israeli citizens. These accusations were sponsored by...
Letter to the editor: Patel a better alternative to Lee
I am writing to urge District 12 residents to vote for Bhavini Patel, the clear and welcome alternative to Summer Lee. Lee has consistently voted against the interests of one of America’s staunchest allies and the region’s only democracy, Israel. She has emboldened our adversaries by voting “no” on: •...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s no victim
People keep asking, “How could the corrupt DOJ indict the leading ‘Republican’ candidate for POTUS? It’s political interference, it’s unfair, it’s Biden’s fault!” It’s no secret that Donald Trump is flawed; so is President Biden, but Trump is likely running for POTUS to save himself from prosecution. If Trump is...
Letter to the editor: US Steel’s smoke means prosperity
When I was growing up, I would ask my father, who worked in the engineering department at U.S. Steel’s Clairton works, about the white plumes of smoke that would rise up from the plant. Across the river, no trees grow on the hill due to the chemicals that were blown...
Letter to the editor: Democrats’ ‘whatever it takes’ pattern
After listening to the news from the mainstream media, you might be surprised to learn that a Heartland/Rasmussen poll on the 2020 election reported that 17% of respondents admitted voting in a state where they are no longer permanent residents, 21% filling out ballots for others and 17% signing ballots...
Letter to the editor: With Trump, our democracy is at stake
My co-worker tells me she loves to hear me laugh, and I love to laugh! What isn’t a laughing matter to me is the cult-like mindset of MAGA Republicans, who continue to believe disinformation (outright lies and conspiracy theories) and worship at the feet of a wannabe dictator. Now that’s...
Letter to the editor: Stay away from fluoride
Regarding the letter “Water concerns in Brackenridge” (Feb. 2, TribLive): The areas with the most fluoride have the most dentists. So fluoride has nothing to do with preventing cavities. There’s a major difference between calcium fluoride found in nature and sodium fluoride, which is man-made and highly toxic. This is...
Letter to the editor: Racism not only basis for past immigration laws
While Professor Bruce Ledewitz’s column advocating open immigration (“Why can’t we have open immigration” Feb. 2, TribLive) is as welcome as any suggestion about the border issue, his claim that racism was the only basis for earlier restrictions lacks context. Racism, whether labeled as nativism or eugenics, undoubtedly was part...
Letter to the editor: We’re still fighting the Civil War
Two recent letter-writers deny that “the war between the states was started and fought over the slavery question” (“A Civil War history lesson,” Jan. 9, TribLive; “The Civil War slavery myth,” Feb. 2, TribLive). We are told to “take a history lesson on this subject.” The South wanted to prosper on...
Letter to the editor: Congress is failing us
An open letter to the United States Congress: To the radicals on the right: You are not conservatives, you are obstructionists. To the radicals on the left: You may be “woke,” but you are not awake. Stop acting like a bunch of amateur circus clowns and start doing your damn...
Letter to the editor: How can anyone support Trump?
In light of the recent decision by an appellate court that Donald Trump is not immune from any crimes committed as president, this question must be asked: What sort of person would support any candidate who responds to felony charges not by proclaiming his innocence, but rather that he’s above...
Letter to the editor: Working together builds a great nation
Considering the often divisive and generally vituperative vitriol spewed on this page and throughout the media, one may be forgiven for being surprised at the quiet cooperation of residents north of Route 30 who helped to mitigate depleted water levels at the Beaver Run Reservoir (“Water authority lifts mandatory conservation...
Letter to the editor: American dysfunctionalism
American exceptionalism as we have known it is dying and is being replaced with what can only be called American dysfunctionalism. What was once accepted as truth, that America was the greatest nation in the annals of history, is fast disintegrating right before our eyes with the full cooperation of...
Letter to the editor: Lawlessness regarding illegal immigrants
We have laws. The law says that traitors who are breaking the law are punished. Why isn’t someone being punished for: • Lying to the American people about illegal immigrants and criminals coming into our country. • Illegal immigrants committing crimes against citizens. • Removing citizens from paid-for hotel rooms...
Letter to the editor: Lingg will defend our values
The uni-party in Pennsylvania is destroying hopes of conservatives in the state with irredeemable policies that affect our Pennsylvania District 55, from Act 77 that surrendered power to the progressives, to the lack of Pennsylvania GOP committee members willing to censure former Sen. Pat Toomey for his role in the...
Letter to the editor: Trump and Hitler? No comparison.
As a rebuttal to the letter “Learn from Hitler’s rise to power” (Jan. 25, TribLive), comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, I suggest the writer read Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” The reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire (vs. today):...
Letter to the editor: Biden is doing the best he can
The writer of the letter “Biden derelict in his duties” (Jan. 27, TribLive) stated that our president had violated his constitutional oath. He is angry about forgiving student loans and the difficulties all presidents have had with securing borders. If you were president, what would you do to relieve the...
Letter to the editor: Biden’s border disaster
Of the many disasters this nation is facing because of the Biden/Harris administration’s incompetence, the disaster at the southern border is the most glaring and dangerous. In President Biden’s first three years in office, over 8 million illegal immigrants have been allowed to invade our nation. These include millions of...
Letter to the editor: Trump only cares about himself
In response to the letter “Trump’s my guy” (Jan. 15, TribLive): God bless you. You, along with the rest of the diehard loyal supporters of a man who I think cares only about himself. Let me repeat that: He cares only about himself. Not you. Not the Republican Party. Not...
Letter to the editor: Here’s why Trump can’t be president
A lot of people are asking why Donald Trump can be removed from a ballot under the 14th Amendment (the Insurrection Clause) if he has not yet been found guilty of engaging in an insurrection against the United States. That is not what the 14th Amendment states. To quote: “No...
Letter to the editor: Moderates and libertarians
Regarding Dave Anderson’s op-ed “Time to drop the term ‘moderates’ ” (Feb. 2, TribLive): Libertarians are extremists? Possibly from Anderson’s point of view, but most libertarians would say they just want to be left alone as long as they aren’t bothering anybody else. Sound familiar? I suspect underneath most “moderates”...
Letter to the editor: Thoughts on abortion
I think abortion should be between the mother and her doctor. My husband says the father should be involved, as well. I think abortion clinics should be banned. We don’t need them anymore now that we have Obamacare. I think the majority of Americans would agree that abortion for convenience...
Letter to the editor: Insiders’ opinions of Trump are telling
The following are opinions about ex-President Donald Trump by those who worked with him in Washington. “He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country.” — Mark Esper, secretary of defense “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me … ....
Letter to the editor: Students should have a voice
The Hempfield school board doesn’t believe high school seniors are old enough to accept responsibilities like curiosity, empathy, service, integrity and courage, and have allowed Moms for Freedom, a fascist group who just last month were outed for hiring a known sex offender and convicted pedophile, Dr. Phillip Fisher, to...
