Letters to the Editor category, Page 80
Letter to the editor: Why should Pittsburgh Mills businesses get money back?
After reading the article “Deer Lakes to refund more than $700K to 3 Pittsburgh Mills properties after reassessments” (May 28, TribLive), I wonder why rich companies that have businesses in the Pittsburgh “Travel at Your Own Risk” Mills complex get to get money back for assessments. Who pays people for...
Letter to the editor: Propaganda about Zelensky
I’m vexed about a book I picked up at the library, “The Showman,” by Simon Shuster. I wonder if that’s the author’s real name. The book appears to be a sweetheart story and is very flattering toward Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Vladimir Putin is a brutalitarian, true enough, but is...
Letter to the editor: Ending corporate price gouging
We sometimes hear inflation is driving the high cost of food. But, looking at the data, we see a different story. Over four years, from 2019 to 2022, inflation increased 15.7%, or roughly 4% a year. However, grocery prices during that same time have increased 30%, or almost double the...
Letter to the editor: Voting for evil people
ISO a liberal to make it make sense. We understand politicians doing evil things to gain power and wealth, but we cannot wrap our brains around why people vote for them. They say we are scared Donald Trump will lead us into World War III. Trump did not lead us...
Letter to the editor: Examining Gretzky’s stats
To the writer of the letter “Message to Madden on Negro League stats” (June 5, TribLive), who wrote that if Mark Madden thinks that Negro League stats shouldn’t be counted for Major League Baseball players, then Wayne Gretzky’s WHA stats shouldn’t be counted: If you visit this site, www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gretzwa01.html, you...
Letter to the editor: Vote Zelenak as 59th District rep
Margie Zelenak is running to oppose Leslie Rossi this fall for the House of Representatives 59th District. I ask you to think carefully about your choice, do your homework and put politics aside. Such an examination will show the right woman to represent the people of the 59th and Westmoreland...
Letter to the editor: Trump trial destroys public trust in judicial system
The only recourse for this sham trial in Lower Manhattan is for Republican state attorneys general to sue the state of New York, which would create a path to the Supreme Court using original jurisdiction allowing the court to hear and decide a case for the first time before any...
Letter to the editor: Pa. delegation should overturn EPA gas car ban
President Biden’s EPA recently finalized a regulation that will, in practice, ban most new gas cars and trucks by 2032. The end game is to force American drivers into electric vehicles by taking away most non-plug-in vehicle options. This policy is unlawful and un-American. It’s bad for consumers, our economy...
Letter to the editor: Farm Bill doesn’t go far enough
The House’s long-awaited Farm Bill is a doggone mess. On May 30, the House Agriculture Committee approved a Farm Bill that neglected to address the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decades-long failure to fulfill its obligations under the Animal Welfare Act. This means the extreme suffering of dogs in puppy...
Letter to the editor: Pa. must invest in Alzheimer’s
In Pennsylvania, there are more than 280,000 people living with Alzheimer’s and another 465,000-plus people providing unpaid care for their loved ones, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. I am one of these individuals. I have been the primary care partner for more than 6 years for my wife, Sara, and...
Letter to the editor: Trump convicted? Can’t wait to vote!
A convicted felon … of 34 counts? What a joke! Can’t wait to vote in November. Joe Marmo Cheswick...
Letter to the editor: Teachers should be respected
Perhaps if teachers were shown the respect they deserve from both parents and their children, more individuals would consider teaching as a career and, for sure, more teachers would not be leaving the profession. Monica Yuhas Smock...
Letter to the editor: Turning the tide on climate worries
What a weekend! I confessed my climate sins at the first of its kind Climate Confessional at the Center for Post-Natural History, at first Fridays on Penn Avenue Bloomfield. The climate “priest” listened to my climate worries and my friend Elizabeth’s. He absolved us, because he knows that the real...
Letter to the editor: Trump trial perspectives
I have often said, “you cannot win an argument with an idiot.” An idiot is unwilling to process factual information and adjust their opinion accordingly. In the recently completed trial of former President Donald Trump, there are many idiots who celebrate the guilty verdict and crow the jury’s decision justifies...
Letter to the editor: Gazebo honors beloved Latrobe teacher
Thank you to all of the family and friends who joined us in dedicating the Canterna Gazebo at Loyalhanna Senior Suites on May 25. It was an overwhelming feeling to see so many attend this honor on behalf of our mother, Shirley Canterna. Our mom was a lifelong resident of...
Letter to the editor: Trump lacks respect for military
Many of us have friends and relatives who have been in the U.S. military. I had a cousin in the Army who died from friendly fire. His memory is becoming faint, which I am so sorry about. So many of us have been through this agony of losing a loved...
Letter to the editor: Biden may not be the Democratic nominee
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the presidential political tide has turned. President Trump is up in the polls in spite of the what I believe are corrupt attempts to prosecute him out of the race because the Democrats know they can’t beat him on policy. The majority of America knows...
Letter to the editor: If you follow the Bible, you must vote against abortion
Abortion is a religious issue, not a political one. Read Jeremiah 1:4. Then the Sixth Commandment. Anyone who believes in the Bible should understand this. It couldn’t be clearer. If you are a follower of its teachings, you must vote against it. Eileen Condie Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Rename Offutt Field — Greensburg Salem’s Hall of Fame Field
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....
Letter to the editor: Biden’s chaos worse than Trump’s
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...
Letter to the editor: Choose happiness and kindness
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...
Letter to the editor: Where are all our flags?
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...
Sounding off: Trump and Biden top readers’ thoughts
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...
Letter to the editor: Some buglers need a little help
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...
Letter to the editor: Trump is scary
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....
