Letters to the Editor category, Page 330

I’m sure everyone is tired of the childish way our government is being run. No longer is our government for the people but strictly for party only. I’ve not talked to one person who is against a wall. Recently I was getting a haircut at Quinio’s barber shop in Natrona...

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunters only represent 4 percent of the national population. So why should a single-digit minority control how the majority enjoy the outdoors (“Sunday hunting clears first hurdle in state Senate,” Feb. 5, TribLIVE)? Traditionally, Sundays are a time for families to be...

Regarding the editorial “Voices heard at gun control hearing?” (Jan. 25, TribLIVE): I know Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and other Democrats would like to rid Pittsburgh of guns. A gun is worthless without a human “behind it.” I have yet to see a gun kill anyone without someone pulling the...

The level of ego displayed in the letter addressing the JFK assassination is astonishing (“Wecht`s JFK myth is ‘nonsense’,” Jan. 30, TribLIVE), and to call Dr. Cyril Wecht, a world-renowned forensic pathologist with firsthand knowledge of the case, a “conspiracy theorist” is completely illogical. It’s an ad hominem attack no...

Where’s the property tax relief we were promised? Pennsylvania is second in the nation in gambling revenue intake behind Nevada. In 2017 Pennsylvania took in 3.2 billion — and that was before we started keno and sports betting. Some estimates project that this will create an additional $1 billion to...

The attitude of our elected representatives, on both the state and federal level, is talk-talk-talk while digging their heels in and throwing a tantrum to get their own way. Solutions addressing critical problems never get beyond the talking stage. These do-nothing representatives who consider themselves privileged need an incentive to...

Regarding the article “Did Pittsburgh forget how to winter?” (Feb. 1, TribLIVE): I attempted to go to work on Feb. 1, and I did experience the “35 minutes to drive one mile” speed rate. However, I only drove that one mile, from my home in Oakmont to the second light...

The February 2019 issue of the AAA Motorist newsletter had a great article titled “Driving while high can double your risk of a crash.” States that have legalized marijuana are experiencing many more fatal crashes. It is a proven fact that marijuana affects balance, coordination and judgment, thus impairing a...

So now we have most communities being forced to recycle certain garbage items (glass, only certain colors, metal cans). What exactly is this supposed to accomplish? Other than good gubmint jobs, complete with a golden pension plan. This is financially irresponsible. Glass is basically worthless (How much do you buy...

While President Trump reopened the government and a committee is trying to broker an agreement, it is critical that compromise is reached. But current reports state that Trump still wants $5.7 billion for the wall. Speaker Nancy Pelosi still says there will be no wall. This reflects the very extremes...

Before Trump was elected president, I had a feeling he wanted to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Why else would he want to protect Putin from being accused of tampering with our election? Trump is willing to sell out the United States for his own financial gain in Russia...

After the news of the gun rally in downtown Pittsburgh and Mayor Bill Peduto’s plan to create his own staunch “gun control” policies, I have to wonder why there is a constant attack on guns. I understand they can kill, but so could any blunt or sharp object in the...

With all due respect to letter-writer Thomas C. Spallone (“Cosmic luck,” Jan. 18, TribLIVE): Yes, I was born in America. M grandparents came to this country as legal immigrants. The security I enjoy today was not given to me by others. My father was an unemployed coal miner, my mother...

There’s something odd about Alex Honnold’s brain. He’s the subject of “Free Solo,” the best movie thriller you’ll see in years, even more so because it’s real life, not Hollywood. Technically a documentary, “Free Solo” tracks the motivation and physical skills of a man driven to climb the 3,000-foot granite...

This letter is in response to letter-writer Thomas C. Spallone (“Cosmic luck,” Jan. 18, TribLIVE): Reading your letter was so inspirational and thought-provoking. You are absolutely right when you say we had nothing to do with where we were born and under what conditions. The arrogance and disdain that so...

In his letter “Cosmic luck” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE), Thomas C. Spallone claims that “If you were born in America, you didn’t earn your citizenship” because your good fortune came from “random cosmic luck,” and therefore we are no better than immigrants trying to cross our borders. To understand why his...

In his op-ed “Free press, elections help debunk ‘official’ lies” (Jan. 12, TribLIVE), Joseph Sabino Mistick includes a typically sordid narrative portraying Joe McCarthy as a hoaxer. Unfortunately, it’s outdated. M. Stanton Evans’ landmark 2009 “Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s...

This is an answer to Jim Blahovec’s letter “What if Native Americans had built walls?” (Jan. 22, TribLIVE): As I view the Smithsonian Channel’s “Aerial America,” I think about the killing, burning and pillaging of the Native Americans by immigrants who took away their land. This leads me to want...

The only thing new in the world is the history you haven’t read. This country was conceived by wealthy white men who wanted to retain the fruits of their labor. The big government across the waves wanted to confiscate that wealth to pay for wars without giving “we the people”...

Mayor Bill Peduto and Pittsburgh City Council, who do you think you are? Your lazy, unlawful attempts to further burden the fine people of Pittsburgh with absurd laws are asinine. You are well aware that your attempt at a gun ban in the city of Pittsburgh, and that’s what it...

After learning about the controversy surrounding the retirement of Harrison Police Chief Mike Klein, I attended the Jan. 28 township commissioners meeting (“Harrison moving toward retirement plan for police Chief Klein,” Jan. 29, TribLIVE). Clearly, the controversy is not only manufactured, but completely disrespectful. The votes to accept the retirement...

Some thoughts concerning Bob Jacobs’ letter “Impeach Pelosi” (Jan. 29, TribLIVE): First: Since when has it been acceptable to label a whole category of people “stupid”? Intelligent political discourse does not include name-calling; instead, it relies on facts and logic. Second: The United States has controlled borders, requiring valid documentation...

One is hard-pressed to find a more brilliant characterization of the Trump phenomenon than George Will’s recent column “Trump is a sad specimen” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE). Will continues his Trump resistance, begun with his early take on 45 as “a bloviating ignoramus” when the “sad specimen” first emerged on the...

America has been on the rise since President Trump took over as commander in chief. Here are some of the stats, courtesy of a Jan. 20 White House fact sheet titled “The Historic Results of President Donald J. Trump’s First Two Years in Office”: 5 million new jobs; unemployment rate...

I wanted to recognize Democratic Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Kamala Harris of California for their upright, dignified and scrutinizingly scrupulous inquisition of Brian Buescher earlier this month amid his confirmation process for U.S. District Court. After hours of prudent investigation, our hyper-tolerant heroines discovered ties between Buescher and...