Letters to the Editor category, Page 75

In response to the letter “Government should default on national debt” (April 30, TribLIVE): Well, I do agree that as citizens we have no input on the national debt and someone has to be responsible, but this is what you overlooked. Experts agree the following events would occur: • Unemployment...

My God, what the hell is happening to our country? My opinion is that we are going to collapse, and our government seems to be standing by watching it happen. All of them. Everyone can see the economy is in the tank. Go to the market or to buy gas...

Age and faulty memory have combined to force me to come to terms with both fond and unpleasant recollections of things that I know never happened. Reading media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s testimony in the defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News is one example. Under oath and...

President Barack Obama described conservative Americans as “bitter people, clinging to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them.” Wannabe president Hillary Clinton described us as a “basket of deplorables.” Supporters of the Democrats described us as “smelly Walmart shoppers.” Now, President Joe Biden describes conservative Americans...

Philadelphia recently released a study showing its plastic bag ban has been successful at tackling plastic pollution throughout the city and its suburbs. From October 2021 to August 2022, the amount of plastic bags being used decreased by 94%. So far, the ban has prevented the use of over 200...

Now that President Biden has announced (by videotape, not in person) that he is running for reelection and the DNC has decided there will be no presidential primary debates, we have moved ever closer to anarchy and socialist government with single-party rule. And I guess Biden will once again hide...

It seems like everyone you talk to notices that the weather is getting more intense. Not everyone agrees on what is causing it. Some say it’s caused by the burning of oil, gas and coal and the cutting down of trees, which causes more carbon dioxide to be in the...

I agree with Greensburg City Council about providing names to the roads in Mount Odin for the purpose of responding to emergencies (“Greensburg eyes contract for repaving streets,” May 2, TribLIVE). I do hope, though, they take into consideration Frank Cowan’s love of Norse mythology. I was raised near Mount...

One of us, John Opdycke, founded the national advocacy group Open Primaries in 2009: “Back then it was like opening an institute for UFO research. People thought I was wasting my time on an irrelevant and illegitimate reform issue. I wasn’t a very sought after dinner guest.” Times have certainly...

It is disturbing to hear the news of the day — gun violence, attacks on individuals, robberies, etc. And it usually ends up with the conclusion that there should be a law. We have so many laws that I don’t believe there is anyone who knows all the laws. Whether...

We are used to politicians lying to us from the time they swear to abide by their Oath of Office and beyond. President Biden swore to enforce the laws of our land and protect us from enemies domestic and foreign. A large disservice of Biden is his ignoring our immigration...

As I sat in construction traffic recently, I was reminded of a statement I heard in 2001 when Heinz Field and PNC Park were built: “Can you imagine how nice our region would be if the hundreds of millions spent on the stadiums was spent on infrastructure?” At the time,...

I believe the Trib is doing a disservice to its readers when it publishes articles promoting the natural gas industry. We know all too well the devastation the industry causes to our health and environment. Yes, natural gas produces about half the carbon dioxide emissions than coal power when burned,...

It’s amazing how the extremes of the two major parties are ruling the day in America and have been for quite some time. There is perhaps 1% of kooks on each end of the spectrum, yet they have a large portion of the other 98% rushing to take one side...

I enjoy the Tribune-Review. It is a very focused hometown newspaper. Sometimes, however, when it publishes an article that affects the entire state, it really goes overboard in trying to be a big metropolitan newspaper. The article that provided that impression was “Party affiliation can be misleading in some local...

“The boogeyman is at my door, he’s turning around in my driveway, he’s trying to get into my car, he’s rolling a ball into my yard.” Illogical, impulsive fear, coupled with the plethora of easily accessible guns, has led to multiple incidents of high-profile gun violence recently. Is this the...

Regarding the editorial “Revamp laws for legal guardians” (April 24, TribLIVE): Much as the desperately flawed and often harmful Pennsylvania guardianship system itself, Senate Bill 506, while presumably well-­intended, falls short of its purported goal of protecting our precious elderly and disabled populations. I’m glad to learn it is not...

I received a mailer from a Republican challenger to Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, which stated if elected, he’d downsize from three commissioners to one and that he’d distribute the remaining covid Relief Funds to the people. I don’t think he has a clue. The county code...

As the May primary election nears, Westmoreland County residents need to pay attention to the commissioners race. County commissioners make decisions that impact our day-to-day lives. I am alarmed at proposals made by a Republican candidate running as a challenger to incumbents Doug Chew and Sean Kertes. In a campaign...

I support our current magisterial district judge, Cheryl Peck Yakopec, because of her experience. Yakopec worked with the Burrell School District to develop a plan to solve issues like truancy, handling them at the school instead of the courtroom . Parents, administrators and Yakopec worked together so that, instead of...

After reading the hateful characterizations made in the letter ”Don’t vote for radical Franklin Regional board candidates” (May 9, TribLIVE), I rushed to my computer to respond to his judgmental remarks regarding an outstanding candidate for Franklin Regional School Board, Deb Buccerio. I would be proud to have Buccerio representing...

I’m voting for John Weinstein for Allegheny County executive on May 16. Weinstein gets it. Under law, the assessment office is run by the executive as chief assessor. Is the assessment office prepared to reassess 585,000 parcels? Nope. Although I favor cyclical reassessment, Allegheny County government keeps moving the goal...

I appreciate all that Commissioner Doug Chew is doing for the overall well-being of people in Westmoreland County. I shout his praises any time his name is mentioned. In my 20-plus years working in the mental health field, he has been more present and involved than any other elected official....

I am writing to support Judge Cheryl Peck Yakopec because she is a public servant who gives back to the community. She is an excellent judge, but it is all the other things that she does that make her irreplaceable. She has students do community service at the American Legion...

I am writing in support of Leslie Uncapher Zellers for district judge. The incumbent judge in District 10-1-04 is touting her 28-plus years in office as the reason we should vote for her. After nearly three decades in office from this career politician, it is time to give this office...