Letters to the Editor category, Page 375
Letter to the editor: Stopping school shootings
The NRA called yesterday. It was my choice not to answer the phone; however, yesterday was different. I was listening to the news regarding the Colorado school shooting and firsthand accounts from students. I opted to answer the phone knowing it was the NRA. I asked how could they call...
Sounding off: Not vaccinating has consequences
Many readers, politicians and media types do not understand that freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. Yes, we live in a country with many freedoms and the right to exercise those freedoms. But there are consequences, both good and bad, for exercising those freedoms. Colin Kaepernick exercised...
Letter to the editor: Remembering Tim Conway
I had the privilege and thrill of attending a “Carol Burnett Show” reunion show taping in Hollywood in August 2001. The whole cast was assembled, including the beloved Tim Conway, one of the great comedians of our day. My wife and I managed to be seated in the front row....
Letter to the editor: Thanks for helping Stamp Out Hunger
Stamp Out Hunger Westmoreland County Food Bank appreciates all the hard work by the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) during the 27th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive held May 11 across the nation. We recognize that it is not easy for them to deliver mail and collect food...
Letter to the editor: With abortion outlawed, who will take care of the babies?
“Heartbeat ban” is an attempt to outlaw abortion. At least 15 states to date are trying to enact laws that ban abortion as early as six weeks of gestation or when a heartbeat can be heard. Most women don’t even know they are pregnant six weeks into a pregnancy. My...
Letter to the editor: Murrysville-Export GOP not endorsing
If you received an envelope in your mailbox this month with “2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTER GUIDE — URGENT OPEN” in place of the return address — beware! This mailing from “Conservative Friends” is misleading voters into thinking it came from the Murrysville Export Republican Committee. The committee is not endorsing...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield voters will have say
Still stunned by outrageous property assessment challenges by the Hempfield Area School Board targeting individual homeowners, I thought that there is no better time to revisit the topic than now. Hempfield homeowners were set upon by bounty hunters (actually attorneys, but why argue semantics?) hired by a majority of the...
Letter to the editor: Donate to charity instead of politicians
I have a novel idea. Instead of donating to a politician, why don’t we donate that money to a charity? This way the politicians will be able to do their jobs instead of prostituting themselves for campaign donations. If we donate to charities, maybe cancer could be cured or the...
Letter to the editor: Will Westmoreland well testing lead to tax?
I suppose I should be encouraged that the county would be so concerned with the quality of my well that they will spend $250,000 in federal money to establish a “baseline” for private wells throughout the county (“Westmoreland County could be region’s first to get water wells tested by feds,”...
Letter to the editor: Doug Weimer lives by Scout Oath
The Boy Scout Oath and Law have been lived by over 2 million young people who have become Eagle Scouts since the founding of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Doug Weimer, running for Hempfield Township supervisor, became an Eagle Scout and continues to live by the principles of...
Letter to the editor: Jon Wian will be an advocate
As a licensed title agent and the Westmoreland County treasurer, I am casting my vote for Jon Wian for Westmoreland County recorder of deeds. Wian’s long list of credentials gives voters the opportunity to have someone with industry knowledge leading one of the most used offices in the county. Wian...
Letter to the editor: LIFEPAC politicized?
So stunned, I have to ask: Is LIFEPAC, the single-issue, pro-life group, politicized? Since 1980, LIFEPAC’S mission has been to “identify and support all pro-life candidates.” The process of “identifying” included the candidate filling out a questionnaire. Then, LIFEPAC would create a blue-and-white flier and deliver a thousand to churches...
Letter to the editor: Wian for Westmoreland County recorder of deeds
With the May primary election just around the corner, there is one candidate who stands out as the clear choice for Westmoreland County recorder of deeds: Jon Wian. While serving as deputy treasurer, Wian has demonstrated the leadership skills, work ethic and dedication needed to successfully run a county row...
Letter to the editor: Donald Trump & George Washington
President Trump is, and has been, pulling out every stop to hide information about himself, his tax records, bank and business dealings, etc. He calls it harassment and a coup attempt to be asked about such things. Well, the coup may have already taken place in 2016. Who can trust...
Letter to the editor: Where are the good guys in politics?
There are so many corrupt politicians that it impossible to identify the good guys. The same goes for the Department of Justice and the FBI. Why do Americans stand for this? John W. Newhouse Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Changes needed on Plum school board
I moved to Plum several years ago with the hopes of sending my kids to quality schools. My son just started kindergarten this year, and I fear for his future if we don’t see changes on the school board. First, I find it hard to understand how a board can...
Letter to the editor: Voting and voter suppression
Anticipating Election Day, May 21, I am forced to face two of my greatest disappointments: citizens who don’t take the time to vote, and the Republican Party’s promotion of voter suppression. The right to vote is the bedrock principle of our democracy. For someone to casually forego this opportunity is...
Letter to the editor: Keep Logan, Weimer as Hempfield supervisors
Doug Weimer and Tom Logan have done a great job as our Hempfield Township supervisors and we need to keep them in. This year more than ever it’s important to look at the candidates and see what they have done, not what they are saying they will do. These two...
Letter to the editor: Where’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
I am very concerned about the condition and whereabouts of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We’ve heard unsubstantiated stories of her working out with trainers, walking a mile a day, sparring with Chuck Norris, etc. We’ve seen and heard a few vague photos and sound clips, also. All after...
Letter to the editor: Politicians choose deadlock over cooperation
How is it that our government has so rapidly slipped into levels of incompetence, arrogance and corruptive behavior never imagined by the Founding Fathers? Ranting and raving ignoramuses with little understanding of the basics of the Constitution spew ridiculously stupid, inaccurate and blatantly false interpretations of the simplest tenets of...
Letter to the editor: Help for those who stutter
I’d like to ask your readers: Do you stutter? Do you know someone who does? Most people do. More than 3 million Americans and 70 million people across the globe stutter, but sadly, stuttering is still quite misunderstood. Help us change that. May 13-19 is National Stuttering Awareness Week. To...
Letter to the editor: Robert Mueller should say something
We have now witnessed both the Trumpwash and the Hirono megaslander approaches. But I can’t help but place the blame for all this sturm und drang on … Robert Mueller. The guy had unlimited resources. And after all that (and setting aside that he probably knew no collusion well before...
Letter to the editor: Presidential candidates sound incompetent
After listening to presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and others talk, here are my thoughts on: • Letting prisoners vote: These people gave up their rights when they committed crimes. They lost this freedom as a part of their punishment. • College loan forgiveness: What about all the people who did...
Sounding off: Pittsburgh Marathon’s inclusion illusion
The Pittsburgh Marathon brings great energy to the city, a feeling that everyone there — runner and spectator alike — is united in the common purpose of supporting each other through a difficult endeavor. This purpose transcends race, ethnicity, religion, gender, economics, and politics: Anyone who can run or who...
Letter to the editor: Another Chick-fil-A boycott?
Letter-writer Erik Rueter (“Pittsburgh Marathon’s inclusion illusion,” May 4, TribLIVE) took P3R, the nonprofit that organizes the Pittsburgh Marathon, to task for accepting a sponsorship from local Chick-fil-A franchises in support of the Kids of Steel youth marathon. He explained that through a relationship called “transitive reasoning,” the donation could...
