Letters to the Editor category, Page 58

Front page: Hunter Biden’s “legal team” steps into fray: Hunter lies to get a gun (felony), attorney (attorneys, plural), challenge Second Amendment to Supreme Court. Page B8, sports section: Felon homeless man in Springdale in jail (lack of $20,000 cash bond) for possessing firearm while walking down a railroad track...

Biden’s dog looking out for him Recent news reports of President Biden’s German shepherd Commander biting Secret Service agents at least 10 times in the past year are troubling but not surprising. I have owned German shepherds for over 35 years and know them as a highly intelligent, loyal and...

Last week, Republican Pennsylvania state representative and congressional hopeful Rob Mercuri sent out an exploitative fundraising email using the anniversary of 9/11 to ask for donations. He invoked the nearly 3,000 American victims and the later sacrifices of American service members in a pathetic attempt to fundraise off their deaths....

During the primary election, Mitchell Karaica’s opposition stated he was the “only” constitutionally eligible and qualified candidate for magisterial district judge in District 05-3-03. While that may have held some weight then, that is no longer the case. Karaica spent June in Harrisburg, where he completed the intensive certifying course...

Recent news reports of President Biden’s German shepherd Commander biting Secret Service agents at least 10 times in the past year are troubling but not surprising. I have owned German shepherds for over 35 years and know them as a highly intelligent, loyal and protective breed. I believe Commander was...

I have a few suggestions on how to fix the national teacher shortage, since the teachers union and the government won’t do it. Immediately raise the salaries of new teachers just out of college, $40,000 to $50,000 at least. I can hear the howls of school boards and taxpayers now....

I had a hard time believing what I was reading in Nathan Benefield of the Commonwealth Foundation’s op-ed “Shapiro, lawmakers must choose — students or special interests?” (July 18, TribLIVE). The money that they accused the teachers unions of spending is chump change to the foundation and their ultra-wealthy contributors....

I believe the main reason both parties do not want President Trump elected is there are many lifetime pols as guilty as President Biden in selling out the country to get rich. They know Trump will go after them for the way he has been treated. Clem Zahrobsky Delmont...

An opinion formed by research, facts, observation, logic and common sense: President Obama promised to “fundamentally transform” our country. We elected him anyway! So, gradually, MLK’s dream of a colorblind society was replaced with reignited racial tension. The IRS, DOJ and FBI began to be politicized and weaponized against the...

In response to the letter “Defund Planned Parenthood” (Sept. 14, TribLIVE), we have several corrections. 1. Half of Pennsylvania is not anti-abortion. The latest polling shows that as much as 89% of Pennsylvanians support access to abortion. 2. The governor did not veto funding for Real Alternatives. His administration terminated...

What a surprise! A defendant with seven prior arrests, two misdemeanor convictions and two pending cases in New York — one for grand larceny and one for sexual assault — didn’t show up for a court hearing after he was released on nonmonetary bond thanks to District Judge Xander Orenstein,...

As fall approaches, one of the best weather periods of the year begins. It’s also a reminder to begin preparing for winter heating bills. For families with limited incomes, Pennsylvania’s Responsible Utility Consumer Protection Act (also known as Chapter 14 of the Public Utility Code) can help. Enacted in 2004,...

Oh, Pittsburgh City Council! The city authorities who allow our bridges to decay and fall down while protecting cats from declawing is at it again. First, you encourage the shedding of the blood of innocents in the womb, proclaiming Pittsburgh to be a sanctuary for abortion. Now, you welcome the...

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Join us for the Pittsburgh Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Oct. 14 at Highmark Stadium as we come together as a community to fight the disease, honor...

There are three bills dealing with public school funding that the Pennsylvania Senate must address. Contact Sen. Kim Ward to let her know you support House Bill 1422, the cyber charter reform bill. In 2021-22, these schools pulled $1 billion away from our public school districts. Almost one-half of that...

In my letter “Biden’s proposed Title IX changes no way to help children” (April 16, TribLIVE), I wrote of the danger of the Biden administration’s proposed rule change to Title IX. Among other harms, I speculated that it would lead to a mixing of boys in girls’ locker rooms. Unfortunately,...

The problem with cuts to education is that you are shorting the future. The future is bright for certain people who possess certain skill sets. If they don’t develop, we as a nation on’t develop. Lost potential leads to decline in the individual and the nation. It’s expensive, yes. But...

In a recent Allegheny County Jail health care staff survey, there were 10 responses that spoke to the dangers of health care staff being forced to pre-pour medications on a previous shift, which they feel violates licensure and puts the resident at risk. Jeffrey Leonatti, president of Reliant Staff, which...

Most people are moderate. Most people are in the middle. Agreement is found in the middle among moderates. Only disagreement is found in the extremes. Extremism = repression. Extremism breeds hate. Extremism reflects lost perspective. Extremism eliminates critical thinking. Extremists are not concerned with the greater good. Your vote is...

Alert to those folks who may be planning to reside in the Unity Township/ Latrobe area in the future: The Greater Latrobe School Board is considering building a brand new junior high school which would increase the property tax rate by at least 11 mills (8 mills within the first five years)....

The City of Pittsburgh recently approved an inhumane plan to kill some of its most gentle and beautiful inhabitants by allowing the cruel bow hunting of deer in Frick and Riverview parks (“Pittsburgh approves limited deer hunting program in city parks,” Sept. 6, TribLIVE). Claims that these native animals, who...

With the cost of nearly everything escalating, why would anyone advocate for regulations that further complicate life for the average American? The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal aiming to drastically increase electric vehicle sales by 2032 would do just that. Electric vehicles are much more expensive than gas cars. The data...

Let’s dump both Biden, Trump An overwhelming majority of Americans say they want neither President Biden nor former President Trump on the 2024 ballot. Yet both are considered prohibitive favorites to win their party’s nomination. This is because extremists on both sides have co-opted the two major political parties by...

The latest outrageous act perpetrated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to accommodate the extremist members of his party’s Freedom Caucus by initiating a revenge-based inquiry into an impeachment of President Joe Biden. I do not believe the speaker is a stupid or naive man. He is, though, one whose...

Global warming, primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, is becoming more difficult to deny. Record-breaking temperatures, increased wildfires and coastal regions hard hit by hurricanes are becoming the norm. The insurance companies are pulling out of states like California and Florida due to the high cost of covering the destruction...