Letters to the Editor category, Page 198

Today I write to you not as a social worker or as a front-line worker. Today I write to you as a granddaughter who feels powerless in helping her vulnerable grandparents secure appointments for covid vaccines. I am a proud Excela Health employee, and my employer ensured I had quick...

Come on, now: The president and Congress have the power to get hundreds of millions of the covid-19 vaccine produced faster, but they haven’t, contributing to more deaths. Intellectual property regulations allow Pfizer and Moderna to keep their vaccine processes to themselves. They’re both working at capacity. Well, get them...

In response to Teri Krause’s letter “Monitor reps’ votes before casting yours” (April 1, TribLIVE): I would suggest that she read the changes made to the Violence Against Women Act, and maybe then she would realize why people would vote against it. It’s obvious the eight GOP representatives she mentions...

Let me get this straight. Voters who actually have jobs and actually pay taxes voted for this president. Why didn’t you just take most of your money and give it to charity instead of taking the rest of us with you? Now President Biden is going to seriously raise taxes...

President Trump: Paid $750 in federal taxes in 2016 and 2017 and zero in past years. There’s either something seriously wrong with the U.S. tax code or some big-time corruption happened. We’ll see. William Barr: The attorney general is supposed to be the people’s attorney general and not the president’s...

There have been a number of letters to the editor regarding the need for a Westmoreland County health department. Other than help to get the covid-19 vaccines, I have not read anything about what other functions the department would provide. I don’t think authorizing and building a new county agency,...

Letter-writer Jonathan Love (“Urge reps to support gun background check bill,” March 9, TribLIVE) makes it naive to sound so petty. All gun bills are a disaster. In my opinion, anti-gunners aren’t really worried about gun violence, and these small bills are nothing but steppingstones to complete the disarming of...

In his column “In D.C., politics springs eternal” (March 29, TribLIVE), Tom Purcell mentioned a suggestion that PETA made more than 20 years ago to park officials in Washington, D.C.: Humanely trap the three beavers who were chewing on cherry trees and release them together in a more suitable natural...

I was disappointed to read the Associated Press article “Democrats make case for voting overhaul” (March 27, TribLIVE). In my opinion, it was just a lengthy and biased repetition of Democratic talking points. Democrats criticize the recent Georgia election rules law, calling it an attack on democracy and a suppression...

It is encouraging that the number of vaccinations in Westmoreland County is on the rise. However, I am concerned about the large number of people who are reluctant or have even refused to be vaccinated. As an example, I recently heard a nurse discussing why she was not getting vaccinated,...

Keep your Trump signs and flags up to let people know you didn’t vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Rick Tatano Hempfield...

By now, educators and support professionals across Pennsylvania have been given the opportunity to receive the covid-19 vaccine through a special initiative to get school employees vaccinated. I want to thank the Joint Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force, Gov. Tom Wolf and supportive policymakers and state officials for making this happen...

In response to Bob Serena’s letter "Decades of marijuana use haven`t harmed health” (April 2, TribLIVE): A study I’ve read about reported that not all marijuana users move on to more addictive drugs, but most, if not all, addicts that have used hard drugs started with marijuana. He stated that...

Commissioner Doug Chew does not think you, the voter in Westmoreland County, want a mail-in ballot option (“Westmoreland commissioner says county voters want end to no-excuse mail-in ballots, another disputes that,” March 23, TribLIVE). He appeared before the Senate committee on election integrity and reform, laying blame on everyone but...

As a white person close to 60, I am thoroughly disgusted by the disingenuous actions of the Democrats and the mainstream media. The media proclaims systematic racism and white privilege. I am certain that in the past systemic racism existed. You need not look further than our history of slavery...

Dear Mr. President: Did I hear you correctly in your press conference ? You were hired to “solve problems.” I have a problem that you created. I just paid over $3/gallon filling up my tank , and it isn’t getting any cheaper. I noticed this trend after you killed the...

I have a few things to get off my chest. First, I hope all you people who voted for President Biden are happy that gas is up 50 cents a gallon since he shut down the Keystone XL pipeline, and that illegals are pouring into our country. Second, striking workers...

Wealthy, I am not, but I try to give some of my hard-earned (and taxed) money to several organizations that help veterans. Many veterans are in trouble, and many are homeless. Now the Biden administration is using millions of taxpayer dollars to put up in hotels people who come to...

On March 25, I watched two presidents have news conferences. Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II had one that lasted 20 minutes, and he answered 15 questions coherently from all reporters in the room about the Steelers. President Biden had one that lasted over an hour, and he took 10...

Letter-writer Carol Carion of Harrison (“Voting for Biden was critical mistake,” March 31, TribLIVE) “thanks” voters for voting for President Biden and describes all the “bad” he has done so far in his term. Let’s ask the over 500,000 families who lost loved ones — in my opinion, because of...

During my lifetime as a resident of Pennsylvania, events happened that we seem to still be paying for. Why are Pennsylvania taxpayers still paying for the Johnstown Flood? Why is the Pennsylvania Turnpike still a toll road? When this idea was sold to residents, it was to become a free...

There was a yard sign on a lawn I passed the other day. It had a depiction of former President Trump groping a U.S. flag with the caption, “Miss Me Yet?” I thought to myself, absolutely, no! Here are just a few of my reasons why. President Biden: • Has...

Don’t waste the ink printing the link to the Allegheny County Health Department patient portal for scheduling covid vaccines, because it is next to impossible to get an appointment. I spent hours online before finally getting an appointment for a first dose through ACHD at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville....

Be the voice to be heard. May 18 is the primary election. I encourage all eligible voters to defend their rights regarding the two constitutional amendments concerning our governor’s emergency powers. In addition, I earnestly suggest those ignorant of political verbiage make sure they comprehend the gun control bill House...

President Biden’s new plan to fund American public programs is by taxing the wealthiest Americans. It’s not a question of if they should, but how much. Yet the question that is never asked is, “Why do we deserve their money?” The seemingly overlooked answer is we do not. Elon Musk,...