Letters to the Editor category, Page 306

It feels like we’re all actors on a movie set. In the face of yet another tragic and horrifying mass shooting — two, actually — it’s like the director yelled “Action!” and we all assumed our positions. The responses to two hate-inspired shootings last weekend, one in El Paso, Texas,...

You would think that having a parking pass for the Brownsville-Sankey parking lot would exempt you from tickets. Apparently not. I forgot to display my pass one day and received a ticket. Now keep in mind that I have parked in the same spot with the same vehicle for seven...

I believe “white anger” lays solely at the feet of Congress. For many years, since President Reagan’s time, little or nothing has been done to control our borders and visa overstays. We Americans, of whatever color, etc., are expected to obey our laws; and yet total lawlessness is allowed to...

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has added to her platform a proposal to “pay reparations to gays” on the grounds that, prior to being allowed to marry, LGBT couples had to file separate tax returns and thus pay more in taxes. Democrat presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten,...

Why wasn’t James Come(D)y prosecuted? I will give you three guess and the first two don’t count. John Newhouse Shaler...

Many families are busy preparing their children for “back to school” by buying new clothes and supplies. Unfortunately, not every child has the opportunity to start the school year, and each school week, with that same level of preparation. Right here in the Alle-Kiski Valley, hundreds of children live in...

Liberal cities and states raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which causes businesses to cut people’s hours or lay them off. Now the liberals will say Trump’s economy is not good — just look at these people losing their jobs. They will hurt hard-working people to get back...

The recent rash of mass shootings once again stimulates the knee-jerk reaction to ban semiautomatic and other guns without any observation of the moral breakdown in our society that may be contributing to such violent behavior. There are signs posted in schools and government buildings banning guns and noting gun-free...

A wise man once said, “Our problems are many, while our solutions are few.” I think a wise man said it? Or did I just make that up? Truthfully, I’m not sure. I’ve read and viewed so much on TV, social media, newspapers, books and magazines, etc., over the past...

I begin by pointing out what common sense tells us — that even after the tragedies of last weekend, a constitutional repeal of the Second Amendment would never pass. Too many conservatives would oppose it. It would have the same chance of passing as a constitutional amendment to reverse Roe...

Regarding the letter “Will grant pay for drug awareness?” (Aug. 5, TribLIVE): Overdose deaths in Westmoreland County decreased significantly in the last 19 months due to the Drug Overdose Task Force and its director, Tim Phillips. We have estimated that it costs the county $3,000 for each drug overdose investigation...

In Ron Slabe’s letter “Inhumane treatment of migrants” (Aug. 5, TribLIVE), he asserts that government policy promotes horrid treatment of migrants. What would his position be if he returned home to find them in his house, refusing to leave? Days of reckoning are reserved for those who break the law...

What is now happening in our country is tragic. All too often there are people trying to make a statement through violence. Individuals now feel it is heroic to gun down innocent people — 20 in El Paso and nine in Ohio in one weekend. The catalysts for this are...

Much has been made that President Trump’s election was invalid because he lost the popular vote. Accordingly, efforts are underway by the left to derail the Electoral College process in ways that would elect the presidency by popular vote. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a little...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly must hold hearings to determine the effectiveness of Pennsylvania’s parole system after a recent Associated Press report found six homicides allegedly committed by five Pennsylvania parolees in two months. The report also found 93 murders were committed last year by parolees, according to the Department of...

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making our trip to downtown Greensburg for Antiques on the Avenue Aug. 3 a pleasant experience. We received a parking ticket that really made our day. That is a great way to make folks want to come back and support the downtown...

Regarding the article “Visits to border detention centers widen Congressional divide” (July 22, TribLIVE): Back in 2014 President Obama said that there was a crisis at the southern border. Back in 2016 President Trump said that there was a crisis at the southern border and now is trying to do...

I awoke this Sunday to the news of the horrific shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. This is nothing more than mass murder by sick individuals. What do I mean by sick? These individuals suffer from the same disease that we all suffer from: original sin that started...

Last year fracking water trucks ran past our houses on Route 908 extension in Frazer and Fawn for three months for what seemed like 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This road has weight limits and was not made to withstand the constant pounding of these heavily loaded...

I’d like to dissect Steven Ignatz’s letter “We shouldn’t tolerate ‘the Squad’”. First, a physics lesson: Neither white nor black are colors, because they do not have specific wavelengths. A color is visible light with a specific wavelength. Now that we have gotten the science part of this response out...

Another day, another mass shooting, another NRA anthem: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. If this was a virus that was killing people every day, the federal government would use all means at its disposal to stop and eradicate the virus. Could this be the time when the U.S....

I have a few comments and corrections on Carl Mochak’s letter “Disagreeing with Trump supporters.” First off, who do you think you are? You are telling all veterans who support our president that we should be ashamed of ourselves and we should realize everything we fought for means nothing? I...

Regarding Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar’s op-ed “Trump putting patients in control” (July 22, TribLIVE): We should consider what buying a house or a car would cost if the price was government controlled and a secret. They would be harder to find and more expensive. Mysterious middlemen...

I’m wondering why a 76-year-old man who has lived in Unity Township all his life pays taxes. I have lived in Edgewater Terrace for 29 years. I have complained for years, to no avail, about cars going through stop signs and speeding, since my house is in the middle of...

Gov. Tom Wolf has been traveling the state like a salesman pitching RestorePA, but his sales pitch glosses over how he will pay for it (“Wolf tours Greensburg blight, touts proposed gas severance tax,” June 6, TribLIVE). What consumers need to know is that this plan will be funded through...