Letters to the Editor category, Page 107

When our “Greatest Generation” fought World War II, they did so to preserve our American traditionalism of God, family and country. Yet every day we witness their erosion piece by piece. If one believes in all three, God, family and country, he or she is often labeled a racist, supremacist...

I pose a simple question to our voters: Are you happy with the following? 1. Soaring costs of necessities such as groceries, gasoline, utilities and housing. 2. China’s purchase of huge swaths of U.S. real estate such as farmland — some reported in proximity to U.S. military installations. 3. Unsecure...

The moderates need to take charge It’s supposed to be majority rule and minority representation, but instead we have a noisy and dangerous left and right minority turning things upside down. Moderate conservative Republicans have no home in today’s Republican Party, and centrist Democrats see the radical left calling too...

I have two subjects I would like Lt. Gov. John Fetterman to address. First, he states he lowered crime in Braddock. That is a partial truth. If you go on crime websites and look for Braddock, they show “major” crime decreased. However, “minor” crime remained the same. We are talking...

Heading into the midterm election, we face a lot of real problems. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused worldwide inflation. Ballooning medical and college costs have been squeezing families for years. A changing climate is driving stronger storms and worse floods. Democrats have been working hard — for example, the...

New anti-abortion laws in Louisiana criminalize women who have miscarriages with suspicion of crimes that potentially carry the death penalty. Five to 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriage. These are devastating events for the women involved. Now these women are going to be put through more trauma! One...

It is my opinion that the No. 1 issue in this year’s election — other than skyrocketing inflation or millions of immigrants being welcomed with open arms into our country or President Biden signing an executive order that allows the government to spy on Americans to assess “political instability” —...

Abortion is not health care. Liberals can sugarcoat it any way they want, but abortion is premeditated (“to plan or consider beforehand”) murder (“the intentional killing of one human being by another”). I could not imagine a more odious (“highly offensive, disgusting, hateful”) act. What have we become? Godless barbarians...

When I think of French philosopher Voltaire’s words — “Truly, whoever can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities” — my thoughts are immediately drawn to Donald J. Trump, former president and perpetrator of lies, hate, discord, etc. An instigator who has created instability and uncertainty among U.S....

The Democratic Party’s major catchphrase to lure young women to vote for them is in fact a double standard lie. If a woman wants an abortion, that is her right, because “her body, her choice,” but when members of our military and police forces and our municipal employees chose not...

Polls show the majority of citizens support Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative with the benefits of increased job growth and decreased pollution and carbon emission. However, our Legislature, with the backing of the fossil-fuel industry, has been blocking that effort. They have gone to court to stop us...

Allegheny County’s Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review is performing a disservice to taxpayers. The board shut the entire hearing process down indefinitely. Its solicitor says it is a “waste of resources” to continue having hearings until a court appeal is resolved. The county executive has publicly said it...

Our country’s problems today are so significant and far-reaching that we need to put in office only leaders whose policies would help heal our country. It now costs our typical family about $600 more a month for food, gas, housing and utilities than when President Biden took office in 2020,...

Are you happy with your quality of life under the current Democratic regime? Wait until winter and your home heating cost skyrockets. Inflation, crime, education — all are worsening, with no end in sight. If you voted Democrat in the last presidential election, you should have buyer’s remorse. Gov. Tom...

Given all we’ve learned from the Jan. 6 hearings, there’s only one question I need to ask any Republican running for any office: Do you think the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump? If the answer is anything other than an unequivocal “no,” I vote for the Democrat no...

With all due respect to Freeport officials, frankly I was disappointed and embarrassed after attending the Freeport Halloween Carnival. All you read about in the news is how this or that community received either a state or federal government grant for improvement of local facilities. The location of this event...

The answer to who leaked the Roe v. Wade decision is still out there. It was to be found out in days of the leak happening. So far, no answer, and the midterm elections are weeks away. The leak made the abortion issue a great distraction for President Biden’s failures...

Is there anyone out there who can honestly list what the Republicans and Democrats stand for? What is the main difference between the parties? Does anyone know the answer? It could make voting much easier. Helen Hopkinson Hempfield...

During a recent interview, the Rev. James Altman, a Catholic priest, opined, “If you are Catholic, you cannot vote for a Democrat.” His statement, guided by knowledge of sacred Scripture written by the Catholic Church, is a challenge to all Catholics. As a Navy veteran, I am loyal to my...

The hypocrisy of the majority of the Republican Party is not surprising. It’s just difficult to understand their support against democracy, women’s rights and, really, all rights. All this concern for President Biden’s cognitive abilities, even though he has passed numerous major bipartisan legislation in these unprecedented times. Lt. Gov....

Regarding Dennis Smiddle’s letter “Schools must work harder to protect children” (Oct. 6, TribLIVE): While I agree with the overall premise of working harder to protect children in schools, I disagree that another mandatory clearance will be sufficient. First, the fact that the letter was written indicates that the background...

Governing in these troubled times takes exceptional skills to develop policies that chart the best course for America and her 330 million citizens — not just for today, but for future generations. Further he must be able to convincingly articulate that course to the people of Pennsylvania and all America,...

Steelers owner Art Rooney doesn’t seem to have the backbone or will to bring in a new brain trust for his woeful team. Mike Tomlin’s Irish luck has run out; he didn’t have the guts to conduct a legitimate quarterback competition and leaves his best, Mason Rudolph, in purgatory despite...

During these trying times for our nation, I attempt to reduce my thoughts to simple, commonsense phrases and sayings. I say to people, “I can’t afford to vote for Democrat politicians; their economic policies are killing me financially.” Some of my phrases can be a little dark. I say to...

Republicans have weaponized the Supreme Court with the overturning of Roe v. Wade. I see this as the first move in a projected series to strip Americans of reproductive and other individual rights that will include the right not only to safe abortions without exception, even for rape, incest or...