Letters to the Editor category, Page 228

Barring some unforeseen circumstance, the 2020 presidential election is apparently over. Big tech, mainstream media, Wall Street oligarchs and the extreme liberal left wing of the Democratic Party have won. The sanctity of life, standing for the anthem and the Holy Trinity as well as other traditional conservative values came...

What a difference a week makes. People really weren’t choosing Joe Biden as much as they were making sure Donald Trump didn’t win. It remains to be seen if Biden will make it four years given issues that were addressed in the final weeks of the campaign. Here are the...

No matter who you voted for, what this election shows to the world is there is no integrity in our elective government, and never again will most people believe in the process. This election looks like something you would find in a communist or third-world country. It’s 2020, and with...

Past U.S. foreign affairs agents did not really want peace in the Mideast. The status quo of there being peace through the threat of war served a political and economic purpose. Politicians served the best interest of the big war-machine industry. Business remained vibrant. Politicians received expected financial donations. Peace...

Well, you may think it’s over. I for one think it’s just beginning. Joe Biden must have had an epiphany after his 47-year sleep. Now he suddenly has all the answers to the nation’s problems. He’s miraculously going to stop the virus in days and going to add 5 million...

I was surprised that voting decisions of many Pennsylvanians remained unaffected by covid-19, despite the fundamental effects of the pandemic on the 2020 election (“How covid-19 did and didn’t affect the election in Pennsylvania”). What covid-19 has undeniably affected is housing insecurity in our state. The Center on Budget and...

Pennsylvania legislators should pay close attention to Carbon Tracker’s recent report, “It’s Closing Time: The Huge Bill to Abandon Oilfields Comes Early.” Consider: • Drilling companies, legally obligated to set aside funds to plug abandoned wells, may be carrying only 10% of its true cost (they use “historical costs” based...

This election has been the biggest fiasco in our country’s history. Mail-in voting is a disaster; I think that’s the way the Democrats want it to be, so they can cheat and get away with it. To have an honorable and fair election, we must require photo ID and vote...

Shh, if you listen carefully you can hear Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un laughing and celebrating the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the most powerful office in the world. In my opinion, these two career politicians will destroy our great nation and take us back...

Now that President Trump will be out of the White House soon, maybe it’s time for the politicians to act as Americans first and Republicans or Democrats second. It’s time for everyone to pull together to do what’s best for the country. In the words of JFK, ask not what...

Every born-again, blood-bought Christian must be in an outrage over Pope Francis’ recent decree concerning the sacred institution of marriage and his attempt to redefine “family” for a segment of society, in his own eyes. Perhaps the pope should read and apply the Book of Genesis to learn the truth,...

When the Greater Latrobe School District surveyed parents earlier this year regarding a return to school after the “online learning” that ended the 2019-20 school year, a large majority said they favored a return to the the traditional brick-and-mortar model for a variety of individual reasons. I believe the number...

I can’t stand sore losers. I also hate cheaters. I have no problem with letting this election be investigated carefully to see which is which. If one side won fair and square, the other side is a sore loser. If one side cheated, the other side may actually not be...

We’re often asked what the public can do to help Pennsylvania’s taverns and restaurants in light of the financial struggles being caused by covid-19 mitigation efforts. Since the holiday shopping season has started early this year, here’s an idea: Include on your shopping lists gift cards from locally owned small...

With Veterans Day this week, I feel the timely need to say something. Stores are required to have handicapped parking spots. Meanwhile, all the necessities are usually located at the rear of stores. This requires a “travel” of about 50 to 100 yards depending on the store. If you need...

I want to commend all teachers who have stepped up and adjusted their curriculum to provide their students with the best possible education during this pandemic. To members of the community who think teachers are working less and to disgruntled school board directors, please walk in their shoes. Teachers and...

If I read the word “hatred” one more time to describe a reaction to President Trump, I’ll scream! Admittedly, the media and critics have often been biased in their comments on him. However, using such an intense word to describe almost any disagreement in viewpoint is rampant and reflects a...

Regarding Dr. Rachel Levine’s holiday advice (“Pa. health secretary urges that gatherings be limited to households”): Limit holiday gatherings to those within your own home? Will you be avoiding your elderly mother this holiday season, Dr. Levine? I will never forgive myself for following your advice this Easter. Many of...

The birthplace of America’s oil industry was Titusville in 1859. Today, Pennsylvania is again an energy powerhouse as the nation’s second-largest producer of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale basins. We have the primary building block of all successful economies — abundant and inexpensive energy. We have a...

Postmodern theory, the concept that nothing is verifiably true, simply doesn’t work for everyone. For many, truths of religion and science still undergird their worldview. Today’s progressive ideology seeks to reshape all belief systems to fit its cultural vision. This deconstructionist exercise is occurring in part through psychological manipulation known...

Everyone is familiar with the joke about the drunk looking for his keys under the streetlight, because that is where the light is best, even though he dropped his keys elsewhere. I feel there is something similar going on with the notion that closing schools will somehow affect the spread...

The mall walkers who have been walking at Pittsburgh Mills for years would like to see the mall open a littler earlier in these colder months. It is such a wonderful, well-maintained mall where we all have made such great friendships. Florence Henderson Fox Chapel...

As we led up to the election Tuesday, we all “worried and wondered” what it would be, triumph or tragedy? For those who wanted President Trump to win, they saw a win for Joe Biden as a tragedy and vice versa. Voters saw a vast difference between what the two...

A recent series by Spotlight PA detailed pipeline safety in the commonwealth through the eyes of the statewide Mariner East pipeline system, which cuts through this region (“Along Mariner East pipelines, secrecy and a patchwork of emergency plans leave many at risk and in the dark”). So often with this...

In a recent news clip about protesters, a reporter said at 2 a.m. that “the protesters were out but not as many as earlier in the day.” After watching them smash windows, take items and run, he said, “It looks like the protesters are going to have a long night.”...