Letters to the Editor category, Page 269

The grocery store employees working to supply food to the American people are undeniably heroic and often unappreciated. Grocery store workers risk high levels of exposure to the wickedly contagious coronavirus, yet work diligently on the front lines, helping to sustain lives. Following public health guidelines to social distance is...

Regarding the editorial “Don’t forget broadband after lockdown” (April 19, TribLIVE): You write that “broadband access needs to be viewed as a utility a little different from water, electricity or gas. It needs to be as accessible as sidewalks that connect us to our jobs, schools and banks.” I guess...

Vice President Mike Pence disgusts me. Does he think he is better then all of us? Think of all the people that didn’t get to be with their loved ones before they died. And he’s allowed to go to the Mayo Clinic without a mask (“Pence comes under fire for...

I believe the PLCB is breaking federal law by requiring payment by credit card for curbside pickup. Marked on every paper bill is the term “this note is legal tender for all debts public and private.” By not accepting cash for any transaction, is the PLCB in violation of federal...

I need to speak out concerning our president’s desire to reopen public schools before this school year ends (“Trump urges states to consider opening schools before summer,” April 28, TribLIVE). Some people say we need to open schools so that parents can go back to work. But schools are not...

There are people who are saying we are sacrificing people’s lives to open up business too soon. But don’t we send young men off to die in war so others may live in peace? Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

In response to the letter “Disappointed in Wolf’s veto”: There has be no such anger or vitriol from Democrats in regards to matters related to covid-19. This letter perpetuates a false narrative that Democrats and Gov. Tom Wolf are against working families and want to stifle economic prosperity for Pennsylvanians....

Imbleachment. Injecting with disinfectants is called embalming. That’s what the Egyptians did to the pharaohs. Anybody who defends this indefensible stupidity, including the hydroxychloroquine quackery, is probably a Trump boot licker. During President Obama’s eight years the national debt went from $12 trillion to $19 trillion, mostly due to the...

The Electoral College is just one part of the election process that applies only to the executive branch. Letter-writer Ron Slabe (“Electoral College is archaic,” Feb. 25, TribLIVE) makes the failed assumption that the USA is a democracy. America is a constitutional republic, and the Founding Fathers in their wisdom...

After hearing Rich Fitzgerald’s announcement that Allegheny County would try to send mail-in ballots to every registered voter (“Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald calls for primary election to be conducted by mail”), I heard the backlash of those opposing such a move, mostly those fearing fraudulent voting as a reason....

Letter-writer David Bastl reasonably indicated that “China is our enemy.” I would consider China to be a serious threat to the United States. Consider the following headlines from various sources from 2018 to the present: “With Ships and Missiles, China Is Ready to Challenge U.S. Navy in Pacific” “China Commissions...

Diseases don’t respect borders. If the coronavirus outbreak has taught us anything, it’s that global health security is only as strong as its weakest link. That’s why we need a global strategy to defeat this pandemic. There is no silver bullet to stopping preventable diseases like the coronavirus from spreading,...

Westsylvania was proposed in the 1770s as our nation’s 14th state. It ran along the Allegheny Mountains from Kentucky to southwestern Pennsylvania and included all of West Virginia. Gov. Tom Wolf has exposed his heavy-handed liberal agenda. It is time for southwest Pennsylvania residents to fulfill their destiny and secede...

The Democrats and liberal media excoriate President Trump for his unyielding commitment to strong borders, one tenet of the “Trump doctrine.” They seem to hate that the president, well, puts America first. For most liberals, Trump’s “America First” doctrine is racist, xenophobic and wrong. Obviously, secure borders help keep terrorists...

Regarding the stress of staying home all the time: We spent a lot of money on buying and upgrading our house, so it’s nice to be enjoying it more. Lawrence E. Howard Jr. Plum...

Left-wing politicians advocate using the pandemic to shape the country with liberal ideology. What would happen if right-wing politicians used the pandemic to shape the country with conservative ideology? Imagine if in addition to spending $2 trillion on a coronavirus emergency response bill, we also placed a one-year moratorium on...

Ever notice that during almost every commercial break on TV, at least one commercial is for a pharmaceutical company’s drug, a drug that only can be provided via a doctors’ prescription? Instead of trying to convince us to talk our doctors into prescribing a drug we think may help us,...

It has been said that the devil can quote Scripture for his purpose. In the same vein, one can cite statistics to promote a point of view. The article “8 new coronavirus cases in Westmoreland County, state total tops 4,000” (March 30, TribLIVE) told us that from March 29 to...

I believe the quality of life for the vast majority, if not all, Americans has diminished. Of course the coronavirus is a huge factor, but the Draconian, seemingly arbitrary shutdowns by Gov. Tom Wolf, other governors and some mayors have hurt us greatly. The state now is planning to reopen...

Jay Londino’s letter “Shutting down not way to deal with virus” (April 23, TribLIVE) offers no clue as to what is the answer. He states that we “cannot shut down our country every time there is a virus outbreak.” Well sir, we don’t. In my 69 years I have never...

The problem in applying a model to a real-world situation is always the inadequacy, even more so when the model cannot be worked through to the end of the argument. So it is with Dr. Christopher Koman’s model of the lily pad in the pond (“Normalcy bias hampers fight against...

Since everybody is so quick to put the president’s head on the chopping block, first try taking a look at your own pitiful governor. If anyone deserves to be impeached, it’s him. How can someone who holds such an office care so little about the people in his own commonwealth?...

Covid-19 has turned our world upside down. After isolation ends, people will want to start re-exploring their community and world. When this time comes, I implore you to support small businesses. The livelihoods of boutiques, local restaurants and travel agents have been devastated, and we need your support. Yes, travel...

Engaging in a game of Chinese checkers as a kid was fun. But as senior citizens, engaging in warfare with a deadly virus that started in China is life-threatening and disruptive. It’s no surprise that China spies and lies, cheats and steals and wishes for our economy, the dollar and...

In a pandemic, facts and competency are important. If elected president, Joe Biden will instruct government agencies to award government contracts for life-saving equipment to the most reputable businesses with a history of reliability, not to his campaign donors and friends. Biden will ensure that front-line workers have all the...