Letters to the Editor category, Page 296

Numerous people from Springdale, Cheswick and Harmar have complained to me about the outrageous Allegheny Valley School District taxes. Harmar Township supervisors have lowered taxes three of the past four years and will lower them again next year for our homeowners. We accomplished this by electing honest, intelligent supervisors. If...

Again, the Norwin School Board is planning on spending money it does not have. Every year, school directors raise taxes to the maximum allowed without voter approval. Now they want to borrow money to pay for improvements, necessitating tax increases in the future. Let’s say you are a homeowner and...

It appears that Hillary voters are crawling out of the woodwork now that they think President Trump might be impeached. Reasons for impeachment are still not clear to me. The investigation should be into how Hunter Biden got his positions with Ukrainian and Chinese companies. Instead, it is centered around...

Apparently our youthful, pageant contest winner, first-term Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli, has proven that beauty and brains can get you far. Since she also functions as an attorney in Pittsburgh, is commissioner, at a salary of $82,000 per year, only a part-time job? Is there a conflict of interest...

Four years ago, I opined in this paper that the then-Democratic presidential candidates — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Jill Stein — were a collection of washed-out, used-up, worn-out hippies who hadn’t had a new idea since the ’60s and who would ultimately be rejected by America. I...

Dr. David MacPherson’s op-ed “Illness from vaping highly predictable” (Oct. 9, TribLIVE) ) is a must read for parents and teens who believe that vaping is not dangerous. The fact that the most vulnerable entry of toxins through the lungs does the most damage to the body tells us everything...

I think the time has come when our president should step down even before an impeachment hearing is completed. This man calls people names, points fingers and claims he is always right. I believe he has proven he sleeps with the enemy with the Kurds, and has violated national security...

Here is the situation created by current Franklin Regional School Board: In the last three years, school taxes increased the maximum amount allowed by the state. Already approved increases in future salaries, pensions and health care will keep taxes increasing at the maximum. To fund the Sloan project, the school...

Regarding the letter “Greta Thunberg deserves Medal of Freedom” (Oct. 2, TribLIVE): Suggesting a medal for a 16-year-old for pushing her ideas is ludicrous. Where did Greta attain this knowledge that even scientists don’t all agree on? I believe we have climate change occurring. It has been happening for millions...

Three years ago, candidate Trump promised to get our troops out of the bellicose Middle East. Today President Trump, recognizing that a thousand of our troops have been caught between warring factions in Turkey and Syria, has moved to get them out of harm’s way. He is being accused of...

I’ve recently written disparaging remarks in letters and on social media regarding the closing of St. Raphael School in Morningside and how covertly it was done. I have been told to accept what I cannot change and/or to leave the “dying” Catholic faith and explore others. I’m not ready to...

We had the opportunity to meet Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held a number of years ago at a “Refuse To Be A Victim” program put on by a local church. While he towered over us in height, he came across as a friendly, congenial law enforcement officer. We asked him...

It slays me to listen to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders refer to the Constitution in regards to these clownish impeachment hearings. Pelosi has characterized any defense by President Trump or his administration as “obstruction of justice.” Invoking attorney-client or executive privilege is not obstruction. White House Counsel...

Obama broke the rule for ex-presidents to not criticize their successor. He has been uncharacteristically silent on the Joe Biden Ukrainian situation, and his buddies in the biased media have not pressed him on it. He was president at the time. Was he aware of it or not? Did he...

Pirates’ fans are fed up with the circus. Back in the Kevin McClatchy era, we were told the Pirates needed a new stadium to be competitive. Perhaps that’s true, but it won’t work unless we build a winning team. We need an owner who cares about our team and Pittsburgh....

Leaders of Dor Hadash and New Light congregations who lost members in the Tree of Life massacre in October 2018 wrote to Attorney General William Barr weeks ago asking the U.S. Justice Department to avoid pursuing the death penalty. They asked instead that the Pittsburgh killer be incarcerated for the...

Lynne Henry’s letter about the blessing of the hounds (“Strange way to treat God`s creatures,” Oct. 19, TribLIVE) is way off the mark. Obviously she knows very little about America’s oldest organized sport. I have been riding to the hounds for the past 16 years in over 350 hunts. It...

Just a couple of thoughts in response to Louis D’Emilio’s letter “Columbus Day feature biased” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE). In his praise of Columbus’ legacy, he states that “discovery is discovery.” If you go somewhere, and there are already people there, you didn’t discover that place. Perhaps Columbus was the first...

Randy Finfrock, as head of Greensburg City Council’s accounts and finance for the past 10 years, has delivered as promised: no tax increase — with no cuts to city services. His unparalleled list of noteworthy accomplishments and qualifications, as he seeks a fourth term as one of our city councilmen,...

I was not surprised to read the article “As always, Bryan Rust is filling several roles for the Penguins” (Sept. 25, TribLIVE), as Rust has been one of the Pens’ top players the last few seasons. It should be noted that Rust fills another important role: inspiring young people who...

I can take a lot of crap from people about President Trump. But when you align him with Jesus, you are going a bit too far. Jesus would have never mocked a person with physical issues; cheated on his wife; aligned himself with an alleged mobster from Azerbaijan to build...

It’s getting old hearing President Trump’s defenders use the fake news or hoax arguments to cover every lie he tells. The “most transparent president of our time” seems to be the exact opposite, blocking legal subpoenas, hiding personal documents in this nation’s most secure server, obstructing legal congressional oversight. How...

In adjunct to Tom Pevarnik’s letter “We don’t need Saudi oil” (Oct. 6, TribLIVE): If the United States has reserves of oil coming out of our ears and we don’t need Saudi oil, then why are we still adding engine-fouling ethanol to our fuel? If anyone wants to use ethanol,...

The difference between the “right” and the “left” was on full display at the recent Trump rally in Minnesota. A capacity crowd of 20,000 people filled the venue. They enjoyed a big, raucous, spirit-filled celebration of life, liberty, patriotism, Judeo-Christian values and a booming economy as President Trump spoke. Military...

In one of the most absurd scenarios being played out in American history, Donald Trump commands corruption investigations of his political opponents … again. Trump supporters laud Trump as the one trying to clean up corruption in a Washington swamp? Hilarious, if it were not so threatening to democracy. This,...