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Letters to the Editor category, Page 120

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Letter to the editor: Death penalty warranted for killers
Regarding the article “Shapiro calls for ban of death penalty in Pennsylvania” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE): Gov. Josh Shapiro must never have lost someone to gun violence. Every life has meaning; when you take a life, your life should not be spared. Why should taxpayers pay for someone who will never...
Sounding off: Shootings, Bushy Run, Fetterman, Ziccarelli among week's topics
Why can’t we stop the mass shootings? I always read the editorials and letters on the opinion page. The column by Jason Park, “A 3-part strategy to reduce mass shootings” (Feb. 14, TribLIVE), was wonderful. It is indeed a clear and knowledgeable read on the subject and was quite apropos...
Letter to the editor: Burning regulations should be updated
The recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has illuminated the health risks associated with burning polyvinyl chloride. Polyvinyl chloride is a component of plastics manufacturing and an extremely common part of our household waste. According to data from stopburning.org, Pennsylvania is one of 26 states that do not have...
Letter to the editor: Reimagining our food system
Our food system is broken. Giant corporations continue to rake in astronomical profits from industrial livestock, poultry and feed production at the expense of our communities, animals, farmers, workers and the environment. Fortunately, there is a growing movement to steer our food system away from the production of grains to...
Letter to the editor: Heinz Chapel spire among Overly's work
Regarding the article “$11.5M preservation of Heinz Memorial Chapel’s spire planned” (Feb. 23, TribLIVE): I think your readers will be interested to learn that the Heinz Chapel spire was built, and possibly designed, by Greensburg’s Overly Manufacturing Co. My recollection is that it was the first of many architectural metal...
Letter to the editor: Where's our government's common sense?
I found it interesting that all letters in the Trib on Jan. 31 dealt with the lack of logic and common sense in our government. One letter showed how Westmoreland County plans to spend $3.6 million to build a 12-bed homeless shelter. As the author notes, that’s $300,000 per bed....
Letter to the editor: Vote out climate change deniers
Over the past 50 years, oil and gas companies have spent a small fortune spreading misinformation to the public about climate change. Not surprisingly, the Republican Party seems to be the only political organization to swallow their lies. In fact, they might be the only governing body in the world...
Letter to the editor: What would Jesus do?
Jesus was a refugee. Jesus welcomed the stranger. Jesus cared for the poor. Jesus healed the sick. Jesus fed the hungry. Jesus stood for the oppressed. Jesus forgave his debtors. Jesus blessed the meek. Jesus opposed the proud. Jesus loved his enemies. Jesus was anti-racist. Jesus didn’t carry a weapon....
Letter to the editor: Our country is crumbling from within
Thank goodness we have F-22 fighter jets using $400,000 Sidewinder missiles to shoot down a cheap, innocuous hobby balloon. Our circus sideshows have now taken to the skies. But no matter what the distraction, the inevitable collapse of the big-top tent can’t be stopped. No need to worry about China...
Letter to the editor: Commission should help, not hinder, Bushy Run
I am a past president of the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society and have been a volunteer at Bushy Run for many years. During my term as president, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission tried to close Bushy Run. Thanks to the society members, friends and Sen. Kim Ward, we...
Letter to the editor: What Republicans voted against
One hundred percent of Republicans in Congress voted against prosecuting rich tax cheats, cheaper insulin and cheaper prescription drug prices. They voted against cheaper gas, voting rights bills, ending gerrymandering, fighting climate change, the stimulus checks, Roe v. Wade and the child tax credits. How will you vote the next...
Letter to the editor: It's time to legalize marijuana
Regarding the article “Pa. Department of Health sues to keep medical marijuana program data secret” (Feb. 20, TribLIVE), on Spotlight PA’s open records request about how often physicians approve patients for medical marijuana use: Privacy and transparency often are at odds but don’t have to be. Pittsburgh’s Management Science Associates...
Letter to the editor: Fetterman should be removed from Senate
John Fetterman should be expelled from the Senate. Just look at a short timeline. In October, he tells the audience at the debate with Dr. Mehmet Oz to have a “good night” before it even started. Then we find out he needed a teleprompter. He wins in November and is...
Letter to the editor: Reschenthaler and socialism
I believe, after reading the letter “Does Reschenthaler know what socialism is?” (Feb. 17, TribLIVE), that there is a good reason to perhaps question his ability to represent the people in the area — or any area of the country. If he can’t recognize socialism practices in our own country,...
Letter to the editor: Shapiro must protect RGGI
Pennsylvania recently joined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state, bipartisan program to cut carbon pollution coming from power plants. This pollution is a leading contributor to climate change, and Pennsylvania produces more of it than all but four other states in the country. RGGI has been a big...
Letter to the editor: The wealthy do pay more
My thanks to the writer of the letter “The facts on who pays income tax” (Feb. 13, TribLIVE), for supporting my point that roughly 50% of wage earners don’t pay income tax (“What’s ‘fair share’ when it comes to taxes?” Jan. 24, TribLIVE). He correctly pointed out that the writer...
Letter to the editor: Anti-Israel propaganda 
The letter “Stop funding Israeli violence” (Feb. 10, TribLIVE) provides an excellent illustration of what I had cited in my letter about anti-Israeli propaganda (“Israel not apartheid government,” Jan. 30,TribLIVE). In a letter bereft of facts and laden with emotional anti-Israeli propaganda, the writer attributes all violence to Israel while...
Letter to the editor: American greatness disappearing
America today is a fractured nation. Some would frame this as a civil war between two political and ideological extremes, with the majority of people somewhere in the middle. I believe the war has been waged by leftist extremists intent on demolishing traditional America and replacing it with a new...
Letter to the editor: Why can't we stop the mass shootings?
I always read the editorials and letters on the opinion page. The column by Jason Park, “A 3-part strategy to reduce mass shootings” (Feb. 14, TribLIVE), was wonderful. It is indeed a clear and knowledgeable read on the subject and was quite apropos for Valentine’s Day. Since then, we have...
Letter to the editor: Recalling Pelosi's SOTU rudeness
In response to the letter “State of the Union rudeness uncalled for” (Feb. 21, TribLIVE), regarding rude behavior from some members of Congress during President Biden’s address: What would you call it when the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, looks into a camera and tears up a copy of...
Letter to the editor: Hospital war has repercussions for patients
The war between Allegheny Health Network and UPMC was unfortunate, but it now seems that some of the smaller area hospitals are having a fight of their own. My doctor works for Armstrong County Memorial Hospital. ACMH’s medical director sent me a letter telling me that, as of mid-April, my...
Letter to the editor: How is Biden responsible for people who don't want to work?
Regarding the letter griping about President Joe Biden (“Pity the fools who support Biden,” Feb. 20, TribLIVE), I’m only questioning one of the writer’s many implications. That one would be “He touted the grandeur of all these infrastructure jobs that are in our future, but we can’t even get folks...
Letter to the editor: Has America turned its back on God?
“We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government (but) on the capacity of mankind for self government to control ourselves according to the Commandments of God.” — James Madison. Founding Father also hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” Why cannot America control...
Letter to the editor: Ziccarelli should pay for repairs
In the article “Westmoreland DA crash racks up nearly $33,000 in SUV repairs” (Feb. 16, TribLIVE), it was reported that Nicole Ziccarelli “has voluntarily paid for the $2,500 deductible out her own pocket so the cost does not fall onto the taxpayer.” Well, how generous you are. What about the...
Letter to the editor: Destroying Social Security, Medicare no way to help budget deficit
Some Republicans have lied repeatedly about the state of Social Security and Medicare. I would really like to know how doing away with these programs will help reduce the budget deficit. These programs are paid for by American employees and employers. If they go away, does Congress expect workers to...


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