Letters to the Editor category, Page 92

Which PennDOT division is responsible for keeping our highways free of litter, trash and animal carcasses? Whoever they are, they’ve either retired, been fired, quit, moved or died. Route 28 north of Pittsburgh looks like a dump, both north and southbound lanes. It’s embarrassing! I guess all of the PennDOT...

Isn’t this special. Westmoreland County Community College has created a “Center for Equity, Inclusion and Belonging,” according to a glowing newspaper report (“Westmoreland County Community College opens Center for Equity, Inclusion, Belonging,” Jan. 27, TribLIVE). Lots to unpack here, but let’s pick one nit: equity. “Equity” is not “equality.” Equality...

If there is one thing we know at AARP, it’s that Pennsylvanians 50-plus vote. That’s why we want to ensure that people age 50-plus and their families know about the quick-­approaching elections in Allegheny County. Although the first opportunity to vote in the 2023 election cycle was anticipated to be...

According to news reports, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush say they have no classified documents. Really? Does anyone believe them, given their history of veracity? I.e., Monica Lewinsky and Iraq WMDs. Gerald Schiller Penn Hills...

Columnist Joseph Sabino Mistick claimed there are now nihilists in the House Republican Party (“Kevin McCarthy and the GOP nihilists” Jan. 14, TribLIVE). He was referring to the 20 House members who “wrecked McCarthy’s plans to smoothly assume” speaker of the House. Nihilists, as most know, are people with no...

On the corner of Freeport Road and Elizabeth Street in New Kensington stands an architectural beauty, commonly known as the Old Nurse’s Residence. Circa 1923 red bricks are punctuated by a row of stately arches I’ve admired since I was a kid. For years, the vacant property was maintained, never...

The new Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission’s guidelines that have resulted in the cancellation of reenacted battles at Bushy Run Battlefield is a classic example of unelected “woke” appointees mandating their insecurities upon us without any public input (“Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE)....

We are at the mercy of our politicians. All of our problems started with giving the rich and companies tax breaks. They gave tax incentives for our companies to go overseas. We had the fear of Donald J. Trump. Now we have the fear of the new Congress. They want...

I feel overwhelmed when I get an alert from my weather app warning me about dangerous air quality conditions within my community. Are local residents expected to stay in the house and drop all responsibilities during this time to protect our health? Action is needed now to ensure that residents...

Considering two local stories over the weekend, the state-mandated end of historical reenactments at Bushy Run, which seems to have started with one out-of-state person’s complaint (“Bushy Run Battlefield reenactment canceled amid new state guidelines,” Jan. 28, TribLIVE)) and the plan to spend $3.6 million for a homeless shelter in...

The letter “What’s ‘fair share’ when it comes to taxes?” (Jan. 24, TribLIVE) repeated the tired old saw that “Roughly 50% of wage earners pay no federal income tax at all.” This is simply not true. 6.2% of each employee’s wages is deducted as a dedicated tax, matched by an...

In January, many of us look at our bills after Christmas and ask, “How am I going to pay for everything I bought?” I have not heard this asked of our elected officials. Everyone seems to want to ignore this elephant in the room and push it onto the next...

Regarding the editorial “Does Norwin director’s book challenge require more context?” (Jan. 18, TribLIVE): Talk about the liberal Trib calling the kettle black! They are attacking the messenger, not the message. Only conservatives require “context.” It’s quite OK for liberals to rewrite the meaning of words or history, even though...

In the letter “Republicans holding us hostage” (Jan. 26, TribLIVE), the writer accused the Republicans of blackmail in which all of us are held hostage by playing a high stakes game of chicken over whether or not to increase the debt ceiling. It would be highly appreciated if the writer...

I find it necessary to correct false statements in the letter “Trump and antisemitism” (Jan. 19, TribLIVE) responding to my letter “The real antisemitism” (Dec. 17, TribLIVE) regarding the antisemitic statement of Rep. Rashida Tlaib accusing Israel of being an apartheid government. The writer incorrectly defined Israel as an apartheid government...

I am writing to compliment Jonathan Silver on his excellent reporting and prose in the article “Forever Changed” (Jan. 22, TribLIVE) marking the anniversary of the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse. He not only filled in many of the gaps in the story that had piqued my curiosity, but he also...

Tim Benz trying to make sense of the comments regarding Ivan Provorov’s protest on Pride Night in Philadelphia was confusing if not amusing (“I’m not a fan of Ivan Provorov’s Pride Night jersey boycott, but also dislike hypocritical media fallout,” Jan. 20, TribLIVE). The CBC (government owned) is not the...

In 2021 and 2022, Churchill faced a proposal to build a 2.9-million-square-foot Amazon distribution center at the former George Westinghouse R&D site. During planning commission meetings and public hearings, we learned of the historic significance of the site, which is potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic...

It should have never happened in our country, but it did. The attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago was an attempted coup, an attack on our democracy to try and stop a free and fair election. It certainly wasn’t a tour of the Capitol. I knew that day,...

We must stop demonizing each other I am tired of reading letters to the editor from so called “conservatives” who equate worshipping at the altar of Donald Trump as being “real Republicans.” Conservatives come in an array of flavors, including this never-Trumper. Apparently if you don’t agree with the far...

I am tired of reading letters to the editor from so called “conservatives” who equate worshipping at the altar of Donald Trump as being “real Republicans.” Conservatives come in an array of flavors, including this never-Trumper. Apparently, if you don’t agree with the far right section of the party that...

In his op-ed ”Now’s the time to tackle the charter vs. public school problem” (Jan. 17, TribLIVE), Isaiah Trumbull blamed charter schools for the Pittsburgh School District’s (PPS) poor performance. Unfortunately, his op-ed is full of misinformation. Far from “underfunded,” PPS receives $27,700 per student, about $12,000 more than the national...

I had the opportunity to have met police Chief Justin McIntire. Our community will never forget the dedication and love he gave us. We fly our colors of our police departments proudly. God bless all police officers in our country. We salute you, Justin. Gloria J. Parobeck Brackenridge...

In the Jan. 16 Dallas Cowboys/Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four extra points. After he missed two extra points, why in God’s name did they still let him in there instead of replacing him with a backup kicker? Maher went on to miss two more extra...

Last Friday, my husband and I traveled with our three young children, ages 6, 5 and 3, to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Having marched many times in the past in hopes that one day Roe v. Wade would be overturned, this trip was an expression of...