Letters to the Editor category, Page 341
Letter to the editor: Hillary & the Electoral College
Those who worship Hillary Clinton just never give up. Letter-writer Paul Messich (“Voters wanted Hillary Clinton as president,” Jan. 17, TribLIVE) knows that we don’t elect our presidents by popular vote. If we did, the states with the largest populations would choose our president every four years while other states...
Letter to the editor: Less fret, more hope & love
I am weary after reading the letters to the editor that stress the imbalance of Pittsburgh and Greensburg politics, and the sorry global situation in Iraq and Iran, and then those that stress the struggles with traffic congestion between Greensburg and Latrobe. Occasionally, and only occasionally, can we not sing...
Letter to the editor: Impeachment a perversion of law, common sense
The lack of objective truth is the real reason for the insanity that we see each day. Removing objectivity and replacing it with emotions destroys common sense and one’s ability to reason. This is no clearer today than the impeachment trial. The desperate attempts to get rid of a duly...
Letter to the editor: Republican Party has no honor
The vote in the Senate to refuse to hear witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump puts the last nail in the coffin of what was formerly known as the Republican Party. Instead, we have a party filled with Trump sycophants and lap dogs lacking any integrity, moral character...
Letter to the editor: Loving the warmth from climate change
Feb. 3, 2020, 4:40 p.m.: Temperature 63 degrees in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Ya gotta love this climate change. … Robert Ritchey Penn Township, Westmoreland County...
Letter to the editor: Trump tramples Constitution
Letter-writer Kathleen Bollinger says President Trump should be reelected for the judges he appoints who will “uphold the Constitution” (“Supreme Court in peril,” Feb. 1, TribLIVE). Well, to begin with, Justice Neil Gorsuch holds a stolen seat because of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s abuse of constitutional responsibilities, refusing to recognize President...
Letter to the editor: We should support Trump for pro-life stand alone
You may not like President Trump because he looks and acts like a dictator. He insults people and at times is very rude. I am still going to vote for him because he is for the unborn and religious freedom for everyone. He is the only sitting president to participate...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court’s peril
In response to Kathleen Bollinger’s letter “Supreme Court in peril”: I have to agree it is in peril. It is in peril because the Supreme Court lost its credibility due to the court packing done by Sen. Mitch McConnell starting in 2016. After Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13,...
Letter to the editor: We’ll never have a fair accounting of Trump’s actions
I read Bob McBride’s letter “Trump haters should be mindful of facts” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE) and had to smile. His claim of only hearsay, assumptions and accusations would be laughable if a fair hearing of facts were permitted. But because President Trump barred most eyewitnesses from testifying at congressional hearings,...
Letter to the editor: Sen. Pat Toomey’s cowardice
So Sen. Pat Toomey has admitted that his vote for acquittal was largely due to fear of “societal upheaval” if the president was convicted and removed from office. I hoped never to see the day when our leaders voted based on intimidation. That hope is now dashed, as the cowardice...
Letter to the editor: Hatred & the privilege of voting
Regarding Edward A. Svitek’s letter “Trump & hatred” (Feb. 3, TribLIVE): I find it hard to read such hatred spewed against one man who happens to be our standing president. Elections come and go, and as Americans, our privilege is to vote. I would encourage you to do whatever you...
Letter to the editor: Buyer’s remorse on Trump
I’m finally hearing from Trump supporters who express buyer’s remorse on their vote in 2016. Really! Trump made his ideas clear in the pathetic preelection rally stops. Constant name calling of those who disagreed with him. Encouraged violence at rallies when he said about a protester, “Try not to hurt...
Letter to the editor: Who is Mitt Romney?
Mitt Romney. What is he? Is he a conservative? Is he a RINO? Is he a liberal in disguise? What I do know about a person like him is that he is a lowlife, and that is why he did not even get close to becoming president. His identity was...
Letter to the editor: Nancy Pelosi’s act shows her character
We have had presidential candidates for whom I did not vote and some whom I do not respect much, but how rude was it for one of our high leaders to deliberately tear up President Trump’s speech in multiple sections behind the back of the president of the United States...
Letter to the editor: Common sense is biggest loser in impeachment
Near the beginning of President Trump’s impeachment trial, one of the House managers suggested that senators shouldn’t leave their common sense at the door. That message fell on the deaf ears of most Republicans. Common sense would have dictated that jurors hear witnesses and see documents. Common sense would have...
Sounding off: CTE is real, and it kills
Regarding John Steigerwald’s insensible and disheartening piece on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (“It might be time to show skepticism about CTE research.”): To date, we have come to realize that 1) the world is not flat, 2) asbestos is bad, 3) cigarettes cause cancer and 4) lead will poison you. Humanity...
Letter to the editor: Thank an old vet for your freedom
If you like your freedom, thank an old man or woman — who served in the Marines, Air Force, Army, Navy, Merchant Marines or Coast Guard. If not, leave the country. Edward C. Shoemaker Hempfield The writer is a World War II Navy veteran....
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland’s dire budget situation
I was alarmed by the article about Westmoreland County Commissioner Gina Cerilli’s square off with County Controller Jeffrey Balzer (“Westmoreland controller calls for bigger county tax increase,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE). Our county had to use $5.5 million from its surplus fund to balance this year’s budget, leaving only a projected...
Letter to the editor: Turnpike safety
Regarding Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton’s op-ed “Safety drives every decision at turnpike commission” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE): Speed cameras in work zones are for revenue. If not, then why do we not do things like adopt the zipper merge, and post 85th percentile speed limits? Low speed limits cause...
Letter to the editor: When voting, think of your children’s future
U.S. Senate, I figured you would do this. The only thing is, I’m sure he is guilty of the impeachable crimes. Are people forgetting that the House impeached him and took the articles of impeachment to the Senate for removal from office, which in past impeachments did not lead to...
Letter to the editor: Ideas for Westmoreland commissioners
This year, you can’t fault our new Westmoreland County commissioners for inheriting a bloated budget and almost zero reserve funds. Someone in Harrisburg should’ve admonished the former commissioners for falling below the recommended $20 million reserve fund threshold for emergencies. Will their current plan to build up the Mon Valley,...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Bessie Alberts’ encouragement
My lifelong dream was to work in politics. During the past two decades I have worked on a dozen political campaigns, been an intern for a U.S. senator, served as a staffer for a Pennsylvania lieutenant governor and spent several years as an aide to a Virginia legislator. I now...
Letter to the editor: Gas industry/cancer study applauded
We should all be pleased that Gov. Tom Wolf has allocated public money, namely $3 million, to study gas industry effects and cancer, especially child cancers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As a chemist, I can only imagine how complex it will be to study multiple possible effects of a controversial heavy...
Letter to the editor: Senate bill would undo environmental progress
Going back to the ’80s for a mile-high perm and a John Hughes film? Sign me up. Going back to undo 36 years of regulations? That’s a scheme that’s risky at best. Pennsylvania Senate Bill 790 would undo years of progress on environmental and health protections on oil and gas...
Letter to the editor: A conversation for the nation
It’s what I said, it’s what I meant, I do not like the president. Listen, listen and you may, Listen and you may, I say. Would you like him here or there? I would not like him anywhere. I don’t care what you insist, I’ll continue to resist. Is there...
