Letters to the Editor category, Page 179

Glad to read that Norwin pulled the plug on CNN 10. I have always enjoyed reading Lori Falce’s columns, except “Yes, your kid should watch the news at school” (Jan. 14, TribLIVE). I found Peter Busowski’s letter “Teaching kids how to consume news” (Jan. 24, TribLIVE) interesting and especially noted...

Attention, Donald Trump and your band of followers: time for a lesson in reality. Reality is defined as fact, truth and authenticity. Unfortunately, there has been a loss of touch with reality, with people living in an altered world filled with misconceptions and misinterpretation. Embedded in their misguided thinking is...

Joe Biden looked us in the eye through his aviator sunglasses and said: “I’m gonna raise your taxes.” Inflation is at a 40-year high. Inflation is a tax. Groceries that cost $35 last year now cost $75, and a barrel of gasoline that cost $60 last year now costs $100....

Critics say critical race theory teaches that Americans are guilty of racism and responsible for past American racism and must make amends. Yet, the same critics subscribe to a religion that is premised on the very same beliefs when they teach biblical original sin and that the sins of the...

After reading Jonah Goldberg’s column “In GOP embrace of truckers, some see racist double standard” (Feb. 18, TribLIVE) and then watching a Black man on social media preach against critical race theory, I have come to the conclusion that the Black man was correct when he stated that the only...

I feel sad that there are people like letter-­writer Cindy Wallace (“Losing our freedoms,” March 3, TribLIVE), who are unwilling to endure even the most minor inconvenience of masks and vaccinations while other people are dying of covid. Wallace says “only God can control the pandemic.” God controls pandemics by...

If President Biden had imposed sanctions on Russia as severe as he has imposed on his own country, Russia would be on its knees already. Just like us. Kenneth Minyon Saxonburg...

I am a retired PennDOT employee and embarrassed by what I see happening to our roads’ safety and repairs. On Route 981 south of Latrobe, it is appalling to see the so-called “dip” repair and re-repair by what I am assuming is done by our District 12 maintenance crew. Also,...

Thank you, John Gregory Parks, for your letter “Vaxxed and unvaxxed divisions” (Jan. 27, TribLIVE). I’ve been saying for two years that we’re losing our freedom due to the dictators of government instilling such fear over something only God can control. Why are we the people allowing elected politicians to...

As a former member of the Norwin School Board, it is very distressing to me to see the education of our students being challenged. An unbiased education of current events gives them the freedom to make informed decisions. This curriculum at Norwin has been ongoing for years, and it has...

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the cost overruns for the expansion of the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority plant (“Harmar sees 47% sewage fee hike as cost of new treatment plant soars,” Feb. 18, TribLIVE). Where is the accountability for the near 200% increase in the cost...

I’m ashamed. I own a restaurant; next to me is a farmer who eats in my restaurant, and from whom I buy produce to use in my restaurant. On the other side of the farmer lives a small quiet family. Driving by yesterday, I saw the farmer assaulting the neighbor...

In the 1950s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin terrorized the nation by claiming communist sympathizers permeated all levels of government and the military. Paranoia ensued, resulting in the firing of government workers and blacklisting of Hollywood stars. Forced “loyalty oaths” became commonplace. Many lives were ruined. McCarthy provided no proof....

What is the most significant action the Biden administration could do to pressure Vladimir Putin without getting us involved in an unpopular war? If you said, “return to reinstating our own domestic oil production,” go to the head of the class. By reversing Biden’s executive orders that canceled plans for...

Letter-writer Joan Heinz’s reality seems to be whatever the triad of Donald Trump, Fox News and RT tell her it is (“Democrats, the party of lies.”) Her inability to see that Jan. 6 was a Trump coup attempt is not surprising. The Jan. 6 committee will soon televise hearings with...

I’m waking to the sober reality that our leadership in the world is waning. I’m an America-first person who has always believed in America’s greatness, but today I find myself in disbelief of our status in the world. Our collective failures at the hands of our president, the Democrats and...

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” said Republican patriotic icon President Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987, standing at the Berlin Wall. By sorry contrast, ex-President Trump last week said Vladimir Putin made a “genius” decision when he recognized two pro-Kremlin breakaway states in eastern Ukraine and ordered Russian troops...

Are all you Donald Trump fans ready to admit that your guy is a traitor and a Putin puppet? He praises Putin’s unprovoked and lawless invasion of Ukraine and criticizes President Biden’s response. It could be seen to be giving aid and comfort to the enemy. And make no mistake,...

Mark Twain is credited with the quote “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” Putin says one reason for his invasion of Ukraine is to “de-Nazify” Ukraine. That statement operates on an Orwellian level as a vile and malignant lie. It is Putin who is following the Nazis’...

We are doing the same thing with Putin that we did with Germany and Japan and many other diplomatic failures over the years. I can still remember British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain holding a paper stating “peace for our time” in September 1938 after he gave Hitler what he wanted....

Journalists need to ask candidates two fundamental questions: 1. Was Joe Biden legitimately elected Nov. 3, 2020, in a free and fair election? 2. Were the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol “legitimate political discourse,” or were they a violent insurrection aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer...

So, how dumb are we when we pull a book from the classrooms, and it flies off the shelves of Amazon and booksellers? What do we accomplish? The same scenario applies to Dr. Seuss. Seriously? Children are glued to their iPads and can pull up a host of unworthy materials...

I encourage the tax-paying citizens of Hempfield Township to contact the supervisors for a detailed explanation of the cost to taxpayers and what will be gained and lost, as I believe their plans are to move away from a volunteer fire department and establish a paid department. Public records report...

For those who do not know how other democracies treat voting laws, here are the facts. Forty-six of 47 European countries require government-issued photo ID to vote. The United Kingdom is the exception, but the British Parliament is considering a nationwide voter ID requirement, which will make photo ID a...

Recent trends of banking institutions and investment firms adopting ESG scoring should disturb small and medium-sized businesses and the public at large. ESG (environment, social, governance) scoring is a metric standard devised by the world’s largest banks and the World Economic Forum to determine how closely corporations are following the...