Letters to the Editor category, Page 170

This year and last year, some utility company made a full road cut across Donohue Road at Roseytown Road near 84 Lumber. Both of these road cuts were about 2 feet wide and the asphalt settled down, leaving a very significant bump and sharp road edge, which caused cars to...

It seems like every day, every day, the news has a story of a shooting, a murder or some kind of violence. This is what I think should be done. The perpetrator in every case, whether Black or white, young or old, male or female, should not be sent to...

Chameleons change the color of their skin to suit their surroundings. It’s no surprise Pennsylvania Republicans scratched their heads when Donald Trump endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz for Senate. The collective gasp heard was “Dr/Who?” David McCormick in similar fashion attempts to “spice up” his street cred by covering himself with...

Without swift action from Congress, children in Pennsylvania are at risk of losing access to meals this summer and many more next school year. That’s because critical child nutrition waivers will expire soon and, so far, Congress has failed to authorize the USDA to extend them. These waivers are an...

The Steelers are obsessing over the QB position. The QBs in this draft are not franchise quarterbacks. Kevin Colbert should trade down in this draft and stockpile choices for next season when the QB crop will be at a higher level. Concentrate on the OL to make Najee Harris a...

Joe Biden and his administration knew last fall that Putin was going to invade Ukraine. What did they do to prevent this catastrophe? Nothing! Did Biden, who I find incoherent , and Kamala Harris, who does not seem to have the faintest idea what her role is, just laugh it...

So the Democrat from Swissvale, Summer Lee, is upset over how the Republicans treated judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during the confirmation hearings (”Pittsburgh Black leaders celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation,” April 7, TribLIVE). Was she this outraged over how Justice Brett Kavanaugh was treated? How about how Judge Amy Coney...

Recent articles and fan comments in the Tribune-Review pretty well reflect people’s loss of interest in attending any Pirates games. I think most people in the Pittsburgh area are fed up with what the owner’s acumen reflects. No interest in developing a winning, or competitive, team, as long as he...

Gene Barr’s op-ed supporting probation “reform” is not only misleading but absurd in its suggestion that it would increase employment for people with convictions (“Probation reform a solution to Pa.’s workforce crisis,” March 24, TribLIVE). Barr points to a real issue of onerous probation regulations that keep people from seeking...

On April 29, Richard Bernard Moore, a man on South Carolina’s death row, will be executed by firing squad. That’s right. Firing squad! As an ordained Roman Catholic deacon, serving as a chaplain to our incarcerated sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, I most strongly urge my fellow...

I loved the article “Saint Vincent monks hit sweet spot with handmade hot cross buns” (April 13, TribLIVE). I’ve been making them for ages but always only on Good Friday. Made on that special day, the buns are to have curative powers. I have tried several traditional recipes but never...

So, Saint Vincent College invited a speaker that made the liberal-leaning administration “cringe” (“Saint Vincent College responds to racism claims following weekend lecture,” April 14, TribLIVE)? Their response — to make sure that it never happens again. I guess they just don’t want to hear something that may offend their...

I wonder … . I wonder what Pittsburgh would have been like today if the innovative Skybus had been passed by the Allegheny County commissioners in the 1960s. Back then, steel was all that mattered to Pittsburgh. Population drain? With steel mills going 24/7? What need was there for Skybus?...

The Trib recently reported 168 drug overdose deaths in Westmoreland County in 2021, up 37% from the prior year (“Coroner’s report shows 168 accidental overdose deaths in 2021 in Westmoreland County”). What a senseless tragedy this is for families that have needlessly lost loved ones. Sadly, addiction is an illness,...

The letter “Pandemic fraud is an eye-opener” referenced the Associated Press article “Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs” spotlighting a tidal wave of fraud. Unfortunately, this is only the tip of the fraud iceberg. Two years ago, lawmakers passed a series of spending bills to provide pandemic relief and shore up...

The author of the letter “Let’s tell the truth about racism” states that systemic racism “has and continues to be prevalent in all facets of our society.” From my perspective, our country has arguably been more successful at eradicating all forms of racism than perhaps any other. Just look at...

Presidents Obama and Biden must share responsibility for the war in Ukraine. In 2014, Putin walked into Crimea without a shot being fired. This came after Obama told Russia’s president at the time to tell Putin (then prime minister) he would have “more flexibility” after he won the 2012 election....

I have read a number of Trib stories recently outlining controversies over local school districts’ curricula. There has been criticism of parents’ efforts to prevent the use of materials deemed by them as not appropriate for their children. This has been decried as “censorship” equivalent to book burnings by liberals...

In his letter “Actions speak louder than words”, Bill Herald suggests that Voice of Westmoreland, a nonpartisan grassroots group, should bring the homeless and mentally ill into their homes instead of writing letters. Herald glosses over the security and liability issues involved in individuals attempting to take on this responsibility....

To all you fine working-class folks having trouble with the skyrocketing price of gas, your “compassionate” Democrats have a friendly message for you: Quit whining and buy a $60,000 electric car already. Jeff Novotny Mesa, Ariz....

I ride Lake Shore Drive in North Park almost daily from Ingomar Road to the boathouse and back. I do two trips. It’s a great place to ride, well maintained, and even the restrooms and portable toilets are meticulously clean. The problem is traffic exceeding the speed limit, even with...

Who doesn’t love guessing games? So, guess which silver-tongued orator said this: “Inflation doesn’t exist. Inflation is temporary. Inflation is transitory. Inflation will be going away. Inflation is Trump’s fault. Inflation is the greedy oil companies’ fault. Inflation is Putin’s fault.” Stumped? OK, maybe this will help. Who has criticized...

“Home is where the heart is.” “There is no place like home.” “Home sweet home.” There are hundreds of quotes and song lyrics expressing the importance of “home.” However, if my home was in one of Westmoreland County’s public housing buildings, I don’t think I would feel “there is no...

Think about this: You take a job as a nurse and you work one day afternoon shift, then the next day daylight shift, then the third day you work the midnight shift (not the same 8-hour shift all week). Either you have little time to rest between shifts or twice...

Regarding the article “Small-dollar donors fuel Trump’s $19M haul in first quarter” (April 17): The Republicans’ only message lately seems to be looking in the rearview mirror. For decades, they have been trying to snatch away our rights (voting, civil, human, environmental) with nothing to replace them. They seem to...