Letters to the Editor category, Page 24
Letter to the editor: Budget cuts will result in lost lives
Too often, global moments are measured by lives lost — conflicts, pandemics, natural disasters. The creation of effective, accountable and life-saving programs like PEPFAR, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Gavi brought us an era that could be measured by lives saved — lives that have...
Letter to the editor: Remember Dan Rooney’s Obama endorsement?
To the writer of the letter “Steelers should be above political fray” (June 9, TribLive): Did you find it “divisive, inappropriate and truly disheartening” when Dan Rooney endorsed Barack Obama on April 14, 2008? Mark A. Malobicky Maryville, Tenn. The writer is an East Deer native....
Letter to the editor: Legislators need to defend our democracy
I think the Republicans in Congress are cowards, loyalists who only want to do what one man wants them to do, not what their constituents want and need. Ask yourself, is this what you voted for? In my opinion, the wanna-be king wants us to be poor, unhealthy and scared....
Letter to the editor: The American flag, a symbol of freedom
Today, Flag Day, celebrates the American flag as a symbol of freedom, history and national strength. In our schools, when children and youth recite the Pledge of Allegiance, it is my hope that they do so with pride, dignity and respect for America as the greatest nation in the world....
Letter to the editor: Nursing is a work of heart
The very act of nursing calls for compassion, which is a gift of the heart. Nurses serve on the front lines of our health care system. Today’s health care environment calls for tenaciousness and hard work. Nurses are able to wield both grace and grit in ever-changing conditions. My hat’s...
Letter to the editor: Battling antisemitism
I’m disappointed in the lack of broader context for quotes in the article “Allegheny County politician’s social media post on war in Gaza stokes divisions” (June 8, 2025). For example, Lauren Berry-Kagan, quoted toward the end, is an organizer and local leader for Jewish Voice for Peace, a national organization...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s attacks on immigrants harm all of us
There can be no secret police in a free country — but in the U.S., masked ICE agents are pulling families off the street without warrants or badges. There is due process in a free country — but in the U.S., ICE is arresting and deporting ordinary working people based...
Letter to the editor: Magee nurses deserve union representation
I gave birth at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital and am inspired by nurses calling for a union voice. I am so grateful to Magee nurses for helping me through the difficult birth of my son. I spent five days in the hospital after an emergency C-section and my son spent the...
Letter to the editor: Jewish people persevere despite persecution
Anti-Zionism is the same as antisemitism, and antisemitism is the hatred of Judaism (ref: “Why the Jews,” by Dennis Prager). Judaism is a monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and based on the belief that the land of Israel was designated by God as a homeland for his descendants (the Jewish...
Letter to the editor: We continue to ignore reality
No one fools themselves like Americans do. We just keep living in the comfort of our normalcy bias, trying to rationalize our cognitive dissonance away. But clicking our ruby slippers together will never awaken us from this nightmare. We have an ever-increasing national debt of $37 trillion that can never...
Letter to the editor: Will Chinese terrorists get Trumped?
Re: United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Michigan, press release, June 3: “Chinese Nationals Charged with Conspiracy and Smuggling a Dangerous Biological Pathogen into the U.S. for their Work at a University of Michigan Laboratory.” How did the Chinese CP come to believe they can actually send bio-agro-terrorists across...
Letter to the editor: Sad for our country
As I was catching up on the news today, I started crying. Here’s why: The cruel ICE raids where the masked agents used smoke grenades, pepper spray and guns against immigrants and protestors; the mural defacing of Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso with racial slurs; the secretary of Defense renaming...
Letter to the editor: A Catholic education is a blessing for many
Compliments to Jack Troy for the interesting and well-written article “Retirees live it up at retired school buildings” (June 1, TribLive). Except for the first paragraph — which is an inappropriate, unnecessary and offensive dig at Catholic education. I understand an author’s desire to lead into a story with an...
Letter to the editor: 2 sides to economy — spending and revenue
The common perception is that the right is better than the left at handling the economy and that conservatives tend to be cautious regarding spending. This opinion overlooks the fact that there are two sides to the economic equation: spending and revenue. When it comes to debt, we must consider...
Letter to the editor: Norwin fact check, again
The letter “Petty election decisions will be costly” (May 28, TribLive) is right about one thing: Petty decisions are costly. Just not in the way the writer thinks. Let’s clear up the record — again. In just two election cycles, the faction the writer supports has lost nine out of...
Letter to the editor: Steelers should be above political fray
To the entire Steelers organization, As a season ticketholder and lifelong fan of the Black and Gold, I am writing to express my deep disappointment and concern following the recent decision by Rocky Bleier, Mason Rudolph and Miles Killebrew to name President Trump as an “honorary Steeler.” The Steelers have...
Letter to the editor: Legacy media no longer credible
The “legacy media” spent much of the last four years trying to cover up the fact that President Biden was diminished physically and mentally to the point that many believed him to be unfit to serve. In my opinion, they helped the Democrats hide Biden from scrutiny by ignoring his...
Letter to the editor: Shapiro working on our clean energy future
I’m sure the millions of people living in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas felt the effects of the brutal April 29 storm that left over 325,000 local residents without power. The storm was unprecedented, leaving major parts of the city nonfunctional for weeks. However, devastating storms with high winds are...
Letter to the editor: Better speed limit enforcement would make Cedar Street exit safer
Route 30 near Cedar Street has long been a concern for motorists and local residents alike (“Cedar Street exit improvements planned to boost safety on Route 30 in Hempfield,” May 22, TribLive). While the posted speed limit stands at 55 mph, many drivers consistently exceed this limit, traveling at 65...
Letter to the editor: Supporting public education will make US great
School vouchers and cyber charter tuition payments are causing irreparable harm to public schools. They take money away from public schools and funnel it to people who don’t need it. Most surveys show that around two-thirds of voucher money goes to students whose families were already paying for private school....
Sounding off: Pirates, politics among week’s topics
Nutting has an obligation to do better A message to Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting: Mr. Nutting, as an owner, you have a moral obligation to the fans, the city, the region and the MLB to field a winning team. Reinvest your MLB earnings to pay Paul Skenes real money...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman transformed
Sen. John Fetterman, given his wardrobe and trash talking vocabulary, may appear different, but unfortunately he has proven to fit right in when it comes to those in Congress, who have become a class unto themselves when it comes to pay and benefits. Despite what I see as the rampant...
Letter to the editor: Easy to see where we’re headed with Trump
The letter “Rantings about Trump” (May 15, TribLive) mentioned “deep personal hatred” for President Trump. The hatred is for what he and his propaganda minister Steven Miller are doing to our country and democracy. Let’s talk about rantings. I will stop the war in Ukraine and conflict in Israel in...
Letter to the editor: Pirates will never get better, ever
Tough loss for the Pirates, but good loss for us. We had started to believe again in the Pirates, and by this we include the team on the field and in the office and the ownership. Yet alas, we had ice water dumped on us again; the reality is the...
Letter to the editor: Protect Medicaid and SNAP
I strongly oppose the current regime’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which proposes deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP — programs thousands of our neighbors rely on daily. Roughly 16,000 Butler County residents depend on SNAP to put food on the table. More than 63,000 rely on Medicaid and other public health...
