Letters to the Editor category

The Tribune-Review will accept submissions of election-related letters until Oct. 21....

I am writing to urge Pennsylvania regulators to take immediate action to rein in methane pollution from oil and gas production. The consequences of unchecked emissions from this industry threaten public health and the future of our planet. As program manager and data scientist at the Environmental Health Project, I...

Like many Pennsylvanians, I am not afraid to call out a liar. Dave McCormick keeps lying about working as a farmer, when we know he actually made millions on Wall Street. It’s a slap in the face to all our farmers. McCormick has proved that he is totally out of...

If you’ve lived in Pennsylvania and paid attention over the years, you know that Sen. Robert Casey has been an empty suit for his whole Senate life. He is a career politician from a political family that has lived in a lake of our tax dollars for decades. His campaign...

Polls show that voters trust former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris on handling the U.S. economy. But which candidate would actually be better for the U.S. economy if elected? Under the Biden/Harris administration, the U.S. emerged from the pandemic with the strongest economy in the industrialized world....

The Joe Biden economic plan is not working for me and my family. I shed tears of pain for all the people trying to pay their outrageous bills in this tough economy. As a businessman in the New Kensington area for over 35 years, my heart has been broken to...

The political landscape in our country seems to change by the minute. But, in the North Hills, one factor has remained the same for years: Republican extremist Jeremy Shaffer running unsuccessfully for another office. After trying (and failing) to get elected and spending nearly $1.7 million of his fortune to...

An open letter to Kamala Harris: In your public statements since being appointed a candidate for president, you’ve stated your values haven’t changed, and that you would create opportunity for all Americans. Further, you’ve stated you were generally the last person in the room counseling President Biden on decisions that,...

There are 538 votes in the Electoral College for president, with 270 required for winning. In 2020, Joe Biden received 306 votes to Donald Trump’s 232. In 2016, Trump reversed that outcome, receiving 306 votes to Clinton’s 232. In 2008, Obama received 365 votes to McCain’s 175. A political landslide...

During the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump promised to hire the best people. He appointed them from all walks of life in a mission to “drain the swamp.” It is interesting to note that, throughout his presidency, a revolving door of people were hired or appointed and just as quickly were...

The presidency should not be a popularity contest but rather a choice of who is more competent of governing. We know the results of four years of Donald Trump and likewise the last few years of Joe Biden/Kamala Harris. Harris supports increasing taxes, controlling prices, subsidizing home purchases and taxing...

Last month in Pittsburgh, Vice President Kamala Harris detailed her economic philosophy to help the middle class. Raised by a working mom in a middle-class home, she will build an opportunity economy by: • Giving more than 100 million Americans a tax break with a middle-class tax cut. • Making...

I cannot wait until the lies in the commercials and speeches are over … from both sides. Each candidate lies about the opponent they face. Honesty would be so welcome. Hannelore Miller Hempfield...

Regarding the article “Inflation explained: Cheaper consumer electronics an outlier among industries” (Sept. 30, TribLive): This really has nothing to do with inflation, which is a purely monetary phenomena. This is about competition, which continues to operate in any environment. No matter what the product or service is, if somebody...

While the editorial “Are cellphone bans the right move for schools?” (Sept. 10, TribLive) does a good job at expressing both sides of the argument, it neglects the potential usefulness of phones for students. Many students use their phones as an educational tool. They take pictures of classwork on whiteboards,...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers from the ’70s were winning Super Bowls, it was because each team member bought into the fact they would need to change their mindset. They put the team ahead of themselves. They got rid of the “I am going to get mine” attitude and checked their...

Many have wondered about the future of the Republican Party should Donald Trump lose a second consecutive presidential election. Some believe his populist and anti-institutional views will continue to dominate the party, while others think there could be a return to the politics of Mitt Romney and other moderates. In...

With the school year back in full swing, many teenagers are hitting the books during the day and working after school and on weekends. As parents, teachers and community members, we all want to ensure that teens in our communities have safe, healthy jobs that don’t hinder their educational opportunities....

Well, Donald Trump is at it again, spreading vitriol and untruths. The last time he ran against a woman, the story was they (whoever “they” are) were running a child sex trafficking ring from a Washington, D.C., pizza shop. This time running it’s that his female opponent let people into...

Kamala Harris has proposed building 3 million homes for the middle class and giving first-time homebuyers $25,000 for a downpayment. I am middle class, as are my neighbors and friends for over 60 years. We all have homes we worked for and raised our children in and are very happy...

What does state Rep. Leslie Rossi have against seniors? She has consistently voted against legislation that would help older adults, even when her fellow Republicans vote in favor. She’s against cost-of-living adjustments for Pennsylvania public employees (HB 1416); against creating an Alzheimer’s office to help seniors with dementia (HB 2400);...

Even if Joe Biden isn’t on the ballot this November, he’ll make sure that you’re thinking of him. As ballistic missiles fly, the U.S. has a choice. Acknowledge that we’re being pulled into a disastrous war and take steps to make peace. Or, put pedal to the metal and dive...

If you want commonsense protections and freedoms from the democracy we live in, vote for Democrats, in both our Pennsylvania and federal elections. For years now we’ve being seeing what the “revised,” now MAGA Republican party, is all about. If you want freedom from gun violence, vote for Democrats. Republicans...

After 18 long years with a feckless senator representing Pennsylvania, we have the opportunity to elect Dave McCormick, an intelligent and patriotic man of action, to the U.S. Senate. McCormick is a West Point graduate who proudly served in uniform and at high levels of government. In addition, he spent...

Take no notice of any candidate’s personalities or their rhetoric — which “ism” have they truly supported? This November’s election is about which “ism” do you want — capitalism, socialism, Marxism or communism. There is only one “ism” that supports freedom and liberty and co-exists with democracy: capitalism. The other...