Letters to the Editor category, Page 2
Letter to the editor: Phony protests
The constant anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis and other Democrat-controlled sanctuary cities are becoming mob riots. Democrats and their media sycophants try to tell the public that these are peaceful protests, but in my opinion, they have become illegal, violent actions against law enforcement personnel and against law-abiding citizens, including storming...
Letter to the editor: McCormick’s response to Good killing is ‘inappropriate’
Sen. Dave McCormick’s response to the murder of a 37-year-old mother of three on a residential street in Minneapolis, Minn., seems to have implications for every 13-year-old boy on playgrounds across the country. Apparently, it is now a crime punishable by death to “act inappropriately.” Wow! I, myself, should have...
Letter to the editor: Stop legislators’ automatic pay raises
I was elated to see state Rep. Jeremy Shaffer introduce a bill to stop lawmakers’ automatic pay raises. As per the Pennsylvania Bulletin, their pay has gone up over $28,000 in the last 10 years. Who in the regular work force gets raises like that? To our state reps, please...
Letter to the editor: Madden calling Tomlin ‘fraud’ over the top
Mark Madden’s column “Assessing the Mike Tomlin era, where Steelers go from here” (Jan. 14, TribLive) is classless. Madden’s dislike of Tomlin has been evident in his columns over the years. His argument that some of Tomlin’s greatest achievements, i.e. winning a Super Bowl, were done with Coach Bill Cowher’s...
Letter to the editor: ICE, law enforcement gone rogue
In disbelief, I watched the video of the ICE agent shooting Renee Good on Jan. 7. This despair only deepened as I listened to President Trump and high-level members of his administration blatantly and deliberately lie to us. How could they state facts that were demonstrably false? They were gaslighting...
Letter to the editor: Jail doctors need oversight
In the Allegheny County Jail’s 2025 correctional officer survey, an officer made the following observations: “We currently have two doctors employed for the mental health department who refuse to medicate sick individuals properly. Inmates who are lucky to be sent to Torrance State Hospital are placed on a medication routine...
Letter to the editor: Impeach Trump
If Democrats want to take back the House and the Senate in 2026, they must stop lying to voters by omission. This is not a normal presidency, and it does not deserve a normal campaign. They should run on one platform — unapologetically: impeach Donald Trump. Trump’s approval rating is...
Letter to the editor: Can Steelers follow River Hounds’ example?
Boo hoo, Steeler Nation. Was a big fan at one time. Huge Pirates fan also. Year after year, lackluster seasons filled with disappointment. Steeler Nation is more like a third-world country. Riverhounds won their championship. Maybe the others will follow their example next season. I won’t hold my breath. Mike...
Letter to the editor: Who’s behind autocratic ideas?
Where are these autocratic ideas coming from? Better yet, who is pushing these ideas? President Trump leans toward being a “global dominator” with his administration’s policies. It’s interesting as to who is behind the scenes. I doubt that these ideas are coming from Trump. I don’t believe he understands the...
Letter to the editor: Rail merger will negatively impact Western Pa.
The freight rail system is critical to Western Pennsylvania’s economy. It supports farms, factories and businesses that all depend on timely deliveries and competitive rates to thrive. I know, because I spent much of my career as a supply chain manager for a major glass manufacturer in the Pittsburgh area....
Letter to the editor: Garrity should replace Shapiro as governor
Gov. Josh Shapiro is clean cut and speaks well; don’t let that fool you. Here are some of the policies he has voted against or will not support: He is anti-ICE and wants Pennsylvania to be a sanctuary state. He wants transgender athletes to be allowed to compete in girls...
Letter to the editor: Legislature must enact sales tax plan
As TribLive has reported, a plethora of local and county governments, along with school boards, have followed political status quo by increasing property taxes in order to pay for doing business. Gotta hand it to Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas, as he stated, “We need to rethink the way we...
Letter to the editor: Congress must step up
The invasion of Venezuela and threats of the president’s little team of thuglings (Miller, Hegseth, Bondi, Noem) to Colombia, Cuba and Denmark tragically show the world the U.S. as an aggressor. Yes, yes, to Venezuelan democracy, but, fellow citizens, do you want sons and daughters to die in Latin America...
Letter to the editor: Collaboration can save Shaler pool
The planned closure of the Shaler Area School District (SASD) pool is more than a school district decision — it is a regional loss. For decades, this indoor pool has been one of the few accessible, year‑round aquatic facilities serving Shaler, Etna, Reserve and Millvale. Its disappearance would leave a...
Letter to the editor: Vote in people who can stop Trump
Typically I submit my letters a week to 10 days before publication. Forgive me if this imitation of a leader does something else to harm this nation in the meantime, and I fail to address. We the People? Does anyone who can slow or stop this criminal exist in Congress?...
Letter to the editor: ICE are the domestic terrorists
Masked ICE agents are the domestic terrorists, not 37-year-old mothers. An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Some government officials have called Good’s attempt to drive away from the ICE agents as an act of domestic terrorism. The reason for ICE presence in Minneapolis, and elsewhere,...
Letter to the editor: ‘Ugly war’ against Palestinians began in 1948
Regarding the letter “Thoughts on two recent letters” (Dec. 11, TribLive): The author claims that two Dec. 3 letter-writers distort history about the Gaza war by decrying Israel’s genocide of Palestinian women and children. (To date up to 70% of over 71,000 total deaths.) He further claims the letter-writers are...
Letter to the editor: More advice for Hegseth
In response to the letter “Suggested reading for Hegseth” (Jan. 4, TribLive): For Charles Brown and Franz Stigler, things turned out well that day, but many others died at the hands of each afterwards. Before Stigler escorted the B-17 to safety, he attempted to get the pilot (Brown) to surrender...
Letter to the editor: Supreme Court corruption
After reading Chief Justice John Roberts’ words concerning our Constitution (“Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’,” Jan. 2), I almost choked. Those words from a man whose court is, in all probability, the most corrupt in our history, who shredded our Constitution through its shadow docket, who enabled...
Letter to the editor: Inflation lesson
Many people think inflation causes prices to increase. In fact, it is just the opposite. Inflation is a measure of how fast prices are rising. The faster prices increase, the higher the inflation rate. More importantly, prices remain at their elevated levels and continue to increase even as inflation decreases....
Letter to the editor: Trump blind to human dignity
President Trump’s deepest flaw has always been his blindness to human dignity. This was visible from the “Access Hollywood” tape, the playground‑level insults, the smears against anyone who checks his power and the broad slanders of whole communities. That same contempt now shapes ICE, an agency that can only succeed...
Letter to the editor: Hostility doesn’t get things done
Winter makes me think of dogs like Saint Bernards and Huskies. With the holiday season bounding away, and a new year skittering on linoleum like a puppy, it’s a swell time to evaluate relations between New York City and Washington, D.C. Lucky for all, the new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, hasn’t...
Letter to the editor: After Renee Good, any of us could be next
According to the Gospel of Matthew, Christ listed bearing false witness as an evil that comes from the heart, alongside murder and adultery, illustrating its deep moral corruption. In fact, one of the most egregious examples of false testimony in the Bible is that during his trial, the chief priests...
Letter to the editor: Some things I think I think
1. If John McCain would have voted yes to do away with the Affordable Care Act during President Trump’s first term, we would not be in this predicament we are today. But he let hate vote instead what is best for the country. 2. If President Biden would have continued...
Letter to the editor: Well wishes for Mayor O’Connor
On behalf of the Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, I congratulate Mayor Corey O’Connor on being sworn in as the 62nd mayor of Pittsburgh. I have had the privilege of working with O’Connor and witnessing his steady growth into the leader he is today. From his early days representing District...
