Letters to the Editor category, Page 81

The Biden administration’s proposed change to Title IX is yet another example of government run afoul of common sense and decency. This change would force our schools to allow boys and men to compete on the same playing fields as girls and women. This can only result in the end...

Electricity and/or natural gas affects every household in Pennsylvania in one way or another. Aren’t we fortunate to live in a state that produces more natural gas through fracking than nearly every other state in the nation? If that is indeed the case, do you wonder why our prices have...

The founders recognized that the Constitution might need adjustment in the future and that all circumstances requiring attention might not have been appreciated as the Constitution was originally conceived. Thus, Article V was included, which allows for amendment of the Constitution. Time and experience moved the will of the people...

I don’t think it’s fair that elderly people who never had children in school have to pay school taxes. The government gives more money back on tax returns when families have children, but single people don’t get money like that back. It’s not fair to the elderly. Lisa Illinsky Springdale...

Time to end taxpayer-paid vehicles for county employees Let’s continue to beat the dead horse and reclassify it as living impaired. Why does any Westmoreland County employee have a taxpayer-paid vehicle to commute to work? According to Rich Cholodofsky’s latest expose (“Westmoreland DA vehicle usage declines as a result of...

The moral and courageous Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.” So, where are our journalists and authors denouncing censorship and demanding free speech? Where are the doctors upholding their Hippocratic oath of “first, do no harm” and exposing the medical malfeasance that’s destroying lives?...

In addition to the Stormy Daniels incident described in the op-ed “This is just the beginning for Trump” (April 5, TribLIVE), the 34 counts in the indictment against Donald Trump include “catch and kill” actions to suppress stories potentially damaging to Trump’s presidential hopes. Prosecutors claim payments were made to...

The day we have long waited for has come. Welcome home, Cutch. Our Pittsburgh icon has come home where he has always belonged, and our jerseys and No. 22 gear that were lovingly packed away are now proudly on display. We can now start to watch Pirates baseball again after...

Allegheny County District Attorney Steven Zappala’s announcement that his office will seek the death penalty against Jonathan Morris (“DA to seek death penalty against man charged in Pittsburgh triple homicide,” March 26, TribLIVE) says all that local Democrats should need to know about his unfitness to represent the party in...

The state of Tennessee added another chapter to its sordid history of racism when Republican legislators voted to expel three duly elected colleagues charged with violating a laughable rule of acceptable “decorum.” Guilty only of joining protesters demanding gun control, following the killing of six people at a nearby school,...

Judge Harry F. Smail Jr. has been a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Westmoreland County since 2014. He was appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett and then won both parties’ nominations to a full term. Initially, Smail served in the Family Court division, proving to be very effective...

The North defeated the South in the Civil War. The Civil War has parallels to the war between Ukraine and Russia. The North had more factories, a standing army, a greater population and more raw materials to manufacture munitions. What it didn’t have was good generals. The South lacked many...

$25 million to $30 million to revitalize Route 981 (“Design in final phase for Route 981 upgrade between Palmer airport and Pleasant Unity,” Feb. 12, TribLIVE)? This plan is to moderate sharp curves and steep grades and improve drainage and traffic flow. So then we add in the roundabouts, at...

Regarding the editorial “Make E-ZPass easier for low-income drivers” (April 3, TribLIVE): You forget the people who don’t use E-ZPass because they seldom drive on toll roads. E-ZPass does have a cost. Although I live in Pennsylvania near Washington, the only time I use a toll road is when I...

I wish something could be done about gun violence. I think nothing will ever get done. I deeply feel sorry and sad for the three children and three adults killed at the school in Nashville. There is nothing anyone can say or do to appease their loss. It seems this...

I would like to address two recent letters to the editor: “Saturday deer opener takes fun out of hunting” (March 24, TribLIVE) and “Saturday deer opener works fine” (March 25, TribLIVE). I agree with the writer of the second letter, that we had to accept antler restrictions. None of my...

Let’s continue to beat the dead horse and reclassify it as living impaired. Why does any Westmoreland County employee have a taxpayer-paid vehicle to commute to work? According to Rich Cholodofsky’s latest expose (“Westmoreland DA vehicle usage declines as a result of crash,” April 5, TribLIVE), the county coroner uses...

In February, I started a new job in the City of Pittsburgh. I was thrilled to start working downtown in a bright new space. I’ve made Allegheny County my home for more than 30 years. I have seen and heard from various media outlets that the City of Pittsburgh “is...

I read the article “Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6” (March 12, TribLIVE). Former Vice President Mike Pence said, “I had no right to overturn the election. And (Trump’s) reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold...

The letter “DeSantis would be better than Biden” (March 28, TribLIVE) notes that “Over the last two years, our (shining city on a hill) has been tarnished” by illegal immigration. Both political parties use immigration as a political football. Neither one wants to solve the issue. They would rather have...

Eric Nelson is proposing legislation to decrease funding to the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. These are premier public schools in the state. The University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League school and supports one of the few veterinary schools in the nation. This legislation is...

America last: This phrase becomes more true every day. Seems our government is more worried about everybody except Americans or America. We now have people from over 140 countries plowing our so-called “under control” border, including Chinese and Russians. This, mind you, is a border that the so-called border czar...

In his op-ed “Now is the time for transformational change in Pa. education” (March 28, TribLIVE), state Rep. Jesse Topper fails to mention that the majority of K-12 funding for public education comes from property taxes — not from state revenues. Pennsylvania ranks 43rd nationally for state share of funding,...

I don’t know if global warming is real or a theory, but I do know that the U.S.A. has some of the best engineers in the world. I suggest the oil companies hire a top-rated engineering firm to build a small scale model of the earth/atmosphere and prove that CO2...

The writer of the letter “Taxpayers not responsible for student debt” (March 16) gives us his sage wisdom, surprisingly free of charge. You see, he doesn’t seem to like the idea of the government easing some of the financial burden for those who are struggling. It’s strange though, that he...