Letters to the Editor category, Page 35

Johnson right to stop immigration bill Joseph Sabino Mistick is wrong to blame House Speaker Mike Johnson for putting the brakes on the immigration and border security bill that is tied to Ukraine funding (“Mike Johnson won’t be remembered as one of the greats,” Feb. 17, TribLive). Since taking office...

In the three long years of the Biden-Harris administration, I believe America has experienced the greatest failure of governance in its history. President Biden destroyed U.S. border security by issuing executive orders reversing policies President Trump had put in place that reduced illegal immigration to its lowest level since the...

As the most depressing presidential election in my lifetime nears, I have a few thoughts I’d like to share. Never have I seen a candidate not only not try to unite America, but actually tell his base that anyone who is not MAGA is an “enemy of the state.” If...

I would like to respond to the letter “Backward steps on abortion” (Feb. 19, TribLive): I think we could all agree on this issue if we would allow the unwanted babies to reach the age of 18 and then let them decide if they want to be aborted or not....

We are told by the gas industry that they want to be good neighbors. But what they say behind closed doors about us is different. Take Apex Energy’s letter to the Department of Environmental Protection late last year. Apex operates fracking wells in Westmoreland County. When my neighbors and I...

Joseph Sabino Mistick is wrong to blame House Speaker Mike Johnson for putting the brakes on the immigration and border security bill that is tied to Ukraine funding (“Mike Johnson won’t be remembered as one of the greats,” Feb. 17, TribLive). Since taking office in January 2021, President Biden has...

In January 2021 President Joe Biden swore an oath of office to protect our Constitution. The Constitution clearly states our Congress controls coinage and the power of the purse. Biden is now playing “king.” The Supreme Court told him he did not have the authority to forgive student loan debt....

In a democracy, the majority is supposed to rule. But, in Congress, a small minority under Trump-supported Speaker Mike Johnson is determining the fate of a nation by refusing to put Ukraine aid up for a vote even though large majorities in Congress support it. A handful of MAGA, Putin-loving...

On Jan. 20, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed a multitude of executive orders reversing some of the accomplishments of President Donald J. Trump. One of the most destructive orders, in my opinion, opened our borders to the world. Now Biden has announced he may sign an executive order to...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter pollution. This is critical, because too many people live with unhealthy levels of particle pollution — more than 18.8 million people — according to the American Lung Association’s “State of the...

I believe that the Democratic Party has clearly been highjacked by the America-hating, Marxist cancerous tumor in their midst. In a previous letter, I opined that today’s Democrats can be described by a single word: destruction! Here are more examples from the multitude: President Biden’s destruction of the sacredness of...

The letter using a comparison of America today to Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” is a bridge too far (“Trump and Hitler? No comparison,” Feb. 9, TribLive). The writer cites “political instability” and lack of confidence in elections? First, there were no...

Regarding the article “Westmoreland DA will review Penn Township police video before public release” (Feb. 22, TribLive): Law enforcement just keeps getting more arrogant toward the taxpayers who pay for all their salaries, benefits, equipment and pensions. Who is “the township” referenced in the paragraph below, from the article? Is...

On the Steelers’ 2024 NFL draft: The Steelers should trade with the Green Bay Packers, giving them their 20th pick for their 41 and 58 picks, giving them no first-round pick but three second-round picks. The Steelers should trade their picks at 196 and 237 to Chicago for their 142nd...

After reading the article “Bitter pill: Customers lament loss of small-town pharmacies as reimbursement formulas become unsustainable” (Feb. 21, TribLive), it is unclear to me how a shadowy alliance of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), drug manufacturers and insurance providers can force the closure of many local pharmacies. Is this even...

Have the politicians forgotten who they work for? Time and time again, I have taken the time to contact my government representatives via phone, email or regular mail with concerns or issues. These representatives are from local, state and federal governments. I have found, 99% of the time, my concerns...

Imagine you’re in the grocery checkout with a loaf of bread. Two people behind you have the same loaf. The cashier says, “You live in Greensburg. Your bread is $3.50.” To the next person, “You live in Ligonier. $4.” To the third, “You’re from Latrobe. $3.74.” Same bread. Same store....

I am constantly amazed at Republicans’ total disregard for truth. They say they want immigration reform, and come up with a bipartisan agreement then refuse to support it because Donald Trump, who probably never saw it, said it was no good. This is the typical hypocritical response to anything that...

Strange days indeed when the elephant in the room is actually a donkey, one wearing aviator shades and eating an ice cream cone. But half the electorate and most of the mainstream media are in denial of this fact. As Mark Twain said, “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.”...

Something has to be done about our border crisis. President Biden claims he cannot do anything about it without Congress. What? You practically opened the border and stopped the agreement with Mexico to hold illegal immigrants. Without Congress. President Trump closed the border without Congress. Stop playing politics and close...

This is to our wonderful county commissioners, water company officials, Comcast and the illustrious Greensburg Salem school directors (who seem to be ruled by the money-grabbing teachers union). Everyone is expected to pay up for pay raises, raises in taxes, retirement funds. No one pays for our retirement or funds...

“If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” — “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens God forbid that the writer of the letter “Backward steps on abortion” (Feb 19, TribLive), who offers to sacrifice the lives of preborn children to decrease...

There has been a severe decline in applicants for police jobs. “Defund the police” politicians and other groups, ultra liberal district attorneys, and the liberal media-bashing has definitely had its ill effects. But one thing that no one talks about is the one thing that has always amazed me. A...

A parody of Mark Antony’s funeral oration for Julius Caesar: Friends, Americans, countrymen, lend me your ears, I come to bury the Porn Patron not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones — so let it be with...

Regarding the article “Armstrong County golf resort sells for $2.5M, leaving weddings, other events in limbo” (Feb. 16, TribLive): To those who started Lenape Heights Event Center & Golf Resort, a community that was a great venue for golfers to enjoy the game we truly love, I thank you. Some...