Letters to the Editor category, Page 143

The current media drumbeat is that nothing new in the Russian collusion scandal can be learned from Special Counsel John Durham’s filings. That’s not true. In a recent filing, Durham says that a private contractor, Rodney Joffe of Neustar, collected internet data from surveillance of Trump Tower and the White...

Thank you, President Biden, for having the honor and integrity to nix making military aid to beleaguered Ukraine contingent on the heroic President Volodymyr Zelensky providing dirt on a political opponent. Oren Spiegler Peters...

The writer of the letter “Bradshaw, not Roethlisberger, the greatest quarterback” (Feb. 22, TribLIVE) said people forget that Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls. The writer needs to be informed that Bradshaw was only one of nine Hall of Fame players who played in their prime the same time the...

On the recent St. Patrick’s Day, the sun warmed the winter ground as the brown grass started to turn green. It reminded me of the centuries-old love of literature and poetry and books. In Armagh, Ireland, above the door of the 1771 library, an inscription reads “The healing place of...

President Biden’s first State of the Union address was a meandering tale full of irony and misinformation complete with the typical theatrics common to all such addresses, and a few classy moments such as recognizing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer and the Ukrainian U.N. ambassador. The irony started when Biden boasted...

My husband and I are both of Eastern European heritage. My grandparents and great-grandparents emigrated from Poland. My husband’s grandparents emigrated from Poland and Slovakia. Regarding the war in Ukraine, never have we been more proud of our Polish and Slovak roots and embarrassed by the actions of our president...

I have been hearing about “shrinkflation” like it is news. Shrinkflation is nothing new to consumers who have been paying attention over the past three decades. Back in the day, fun-sized Snickers candy bars were sold in a 12-pack for 99 cents. Now at Walmart, a 6-pack of smaller-sized Snickers...

It’s a shame that reporter Joe Napsha decided to highlight a very brief display regarding critical race theory at the end of the March 14 Norwin School Board meeting (“Norwin debate continues in regards to systemic racism, critical race theory,” March 16, TribLIVE). Much more impactful were the presentations by...

In order to appease the Squad and the rest of the Democratic Party and counteract President Trump’s policies, President Biden’s first actions were to cancel plans for the Keystone XL gas pipeline to cross into the United States and stop our drilling on government lands. He also waived sanctions on...

Seeing an autocracy in real time, I wonder if insurrectionist supporters have given pause to their goals. Democracy nearly died, and America was headed toward an autocracy. How fortunate we are to live in a democracy. In Ukraine, we see Putin showing no compassion for life. Americans cry and are...

With the recent addition of Ohio, 10 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance. Maybe Pennsylvania should do likewise. Many of our elected politicians are clearly defective in their understanding of basic finance. President Biden proudly cites his Scranton roots. Sen. Bob Casey and Rep....

2024: Kamala Harris, president. Nancy Pelosi, vice president. Francois Vukosic Bridgeville...

America, once again your president is trying to pull the wool over your eyes. He’s blaming high gas and fuel prices on Putin. Meanwhile, that has been happening almost since day one, when he canceled plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, halted exploration drilling and stopped selling leases. Yes, there...

Regarding the letter “Nice pandemic plan, Biden”: I can provide an answer as to why the pandemic is still in our lives. It’s because covid was denied, then politicized; anti-masking was the fight for the excuse “my body, my choice.” Then the vaccine was poison, it doesn’t work, I will...

That the City of Greensburg parking enforcement officers are ticketing the sheriff’s inmate transport vans for parking in metered spaces smacks of petty, partisan politics and that stinks (“Parking tickets pile up for Westmoreland Sheriff’s Department due to courthouse garage project,” March 15, TribLIVE; “Prison van prompts petty parking tickets,”...

Despite a global pandemic, Allegheny County residents shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need last year. Generosity resulted in 13,834 gifts collected in Allegheny County at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Shoeboxes reached children in Ivory Coast, Honduras, Mali, Dominican Republic, Lesotho,...

March 22 is World Water Day, a day set aside to increase awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to clean water. Here in Pennsylvania with our abundant rainfall and miles of rivers and streams, you might think that World Water Day is a cause we can ignore....

I was disappointed to see the six-page spread on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments March 17. Why haven’t the NCAA Division 1 wrestling championships, which began March 17 in Detroit, garnered one sentence of coverage? Is anyone at the sports desk aware of the number of local men...

Government subsidies can have a very positive effect. Think miracle drugs, the computer and internet. However, some could use scrutiny. Take Elon Musk, who has received $4.9 billion in subsidies, is worth $266 billion and some years paid little or no taxes. Or Jeff Bezos, who is worth $198 billion....

Five days before his election (November 2008), Barack Obama declared, “we are five days away from fundamentally changing America.” Assuming one does not fundamentally change that which he loves, Democratic leadership must hate America. I believe they desire America to be a socialist nation, in a new one world order....

So, Joe, you would rather direct money to Saudi Arabia or, God forbid, Venezuela instead of allowing Americans to produce needed energy? I understand that you are pandering (Democrats need environmentalist votes) to the ill-informed who believe that if energy is not produced in the U.S. then “their Earth” is...

Sen. Bob Casey — just who do you work for? I thought it was for the citizens of this great state. I believe along with others that you go along to get along in the Senate. You seem to be a rubber stamp for President Biden’s “green deal” agenda. We...

Sitting and reading about the war that is going on between Russia and Ukraine, and seeing all the destruction in the cities and countryside, has brought a question to my mind. When this ends, who is going to pay for the cleanup and rebuilding? My guess is the politicians here...

Two or three times a week we see letters here start with incorrect and hyperbolic claims about open borders and the millions pouring in from Mexico. The similarities in how these are written suggest a campaign or, dare I say, conspiracy. In truth, this administration has maintained the border policies...

A December 2021 Newsweek article states “The number of Americans who do not affiliate themselves with religion is growing.” A Pew Research Center survey found that “nones” (Americans who do not identify as having any religious affiliations) make up about 29% of U.S. adults, up from 23% in 2016 and...