Letters to the Editor category, Page 190
Letter to the editor: Republicans supporting liars
Words matter. Truth matters more. I learned this decades ago at my mother’s knee. Many Republicans seem to have missed these lessons. Continuing fealty to a defeated, twice- impeached, thrice- married, womanizing, lying, foul-mouthed former president and confessed assaulter, and supporting candidates of his choosing, brings shame to a once-proud GOP. In...
Letter to the editor: Burned twice by Hempfield
I’ve read about Hempfield Area School District’s plan to move students around and begin a multimillion-dollar overhaul of the high school (“Hempfield School Board decides to tear down existing high school to its bare bones, building up from there,” March 8, TribLIVE). I wonder what it’s going to cost me....
Letter to the editor: We need prayer back in schools
In her column “Stop telling me what won’t work” (May 26, TribLIVE), Lori Falce, community engagement editor, explains how upset she is with people who constantly comment that suggestions to stop school shootings won’t work, so nothing gets done. Her closing comment, “Start telling me what might keep me from...
Letter to the editor: Some thoughts from the last century
These are some thoughts I think I thought. I have used up most of my first 100 years on Earth. It hasn’t been all peaches and cream; we have had the setbacks most families have — leukemia, colon cancer, bypass surgery. But thanks to my wife’s faith, we have overcome...
Letter to the editor: Hypocrisy of the right
How obvious is the hypocrisy of Fox commentators and many Republican legislators? The emails and recordings, now public, from Jan. 6, 2021, say it all. This from the people who claim they’re the “moral authority,” the holier than thou club. They, together, blame Democrats for moral decay in America? Yet,...
Letter to the editor: Speaking up for vulnerable is the Christian way
In response to Dave Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion”: Jesus also never preached about drug cartels or nuclear war, which are evils that plague everyday society. Ninehouser seems elated to make his point that abortion was an accepted practice in Rome as if Rome was anything but a...
Letter to the editor: We need background checks and ban on military-type guns
The U.S. Constitution on guns: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The shooter who murdered 19 children and two teachers was not a member of a well-regulated militia. I...
Letter to the editor: Throwing money at the Russia problem
Oh dear, Russia invaded Ukraine. How horrible! What can we do to fix this? I know the answer. Let’s print billions of dollars and throw it at the problem. That’s sure to fix it. Never mind that this will fuel inflation. Never mind about any type of military or diplomatic...
Letter to the editor: Abortion doesn’t belong in court system
I believe letter-writer Leo Nagorski’s statement that “most Americans favor keeping Roe exactly the way it is” is untrue (“Blame for the Roe v. Wade uproar,” May 24, TribLIVE). I’d be interested in his source. As for any uproar, the Supreme Court decision (if what we hear holds) will deny...
Letter to the editor: We must move forward from Trump
Kudos to William Hite’s letter “What’s a Trump endorsement worth?” (May 6, TribLIVE). Donald Trump and his family ran their private businesses while living at the White House at taxpayers’ expense. Since 2016, he’s promised to reveal his taxes but never did so. Obviously, he never intended to do so...
Letter to the editor: Pa. treasurer promoting a lie
How comforted would Pennsylvanians be to know that the individual who is responsible for handling tens of billions of dollars of our money is a bald-faced liar? That is regrettably what we face in state Treasurer Stacy Gerrity. She appeared at a rally which was ostensibly to promote the U.S....
Letter to the editor: Choice matters for electricity consumers
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) is warning consumers they could see sharp increases in default service energy costs, ranging between 6% and 45%, as utilities adjust their prices for electric generation on June 1. The editorial “The high cost of electricity — or electric deregulation?” (May 14, TribLIVE) missed an...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to Voice of Westmoreland
I want to thank Voice of Westmoreland for working diligently to raise awareness about the need to improve the capacity of our county’s mental health services and the request to spend some of the public covid relief funds for this purpose. Mental health professionals are often the only people that...
Letter to the editor: A deeper look into the Bible for guidance on abortion
In reference to David Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion” (May 20, TribLIVE) that “Jesus speaks not a single, solitary word about abortion”: I am guessing Ninehouser is concluding that Jesus then condones it. This is misleading logic. Just because I don’t specifically say, “Don’t kick my dog,” doesn’t...
Letter to the editor: Honoring a true warrior and protector
We just lost another brave warrior and protector of our country. For those of you who never met Bob Brink, I would like to tell you a little about him. Bob was a strong family man. He had a huge heart and was there for you any time you needed...
Letter to the editor: Where is our decency and common sense?
I am a gun-owning wife of a military veteran, daughter of a lifelong member of the NRA and mom to a son who was on his school’s rifle team. I would never relinquish our weapons. However, as a responsible gun owner, I am appalled that those on the right have...
Letter to the editor: Teacher Jon Gentile was a powerful influence for good
Many have said much about Bethel Park High School teacher Jon Gentile, who died last week. I remember him through a lens different from that of most others. Mr. Gentile was one of the first people I met when I moved to the United States in 2014. I had little...
Sounding off: Consequences of ending legal abortion
It is uncommon to think beyond the immediate consequences and side effects of an action … but it shouldn’t be. Consider the action of ending legal abortion in America. The immediate consequence would be increasing births. A side effect would be higher death rates among women because even when risks...
Letter to the editor: All lives matter
My response to legalized abortion: First, I hold to a conservative biblical teaching on abortion with both personal and Christian conviction. All lives matter. Second, born with a physical disability (congenital defect on my left hand), I learned the true worth and value of human life through loving and caring...
Letter to the editor: Dirty deeds may end democracy
All evil men mostly have others do their dirty deeds. Putin sits in the safety of his own country and watches. His ill-trained forces are due to Putin and his oligarchies having most of the country’s wealth. Russia’s own people are starving because of this. Why doesn’t Putin personally go...
Letter to the editor: Citizens kicked to curb
So unbelievable and disgusting is the fact that our governmental officials in Washington and in some of our states seem to have kicked the legal citizens of the United States of America to the curb. Unbelievable that the day has come when we have to consider whether we buy a...
Letter to the editor: Biden, Pelosi have no power with Catholic church
Recently the San Francisco Examiner editorial board made an appeal to the pope to dismiss Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for his action of banning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion due to her support of abortion. Their assumed opinion, thinking the pope will listen to them, is as absurd...
Letter to the editor: Will we survive Biden destruction?
OK, enough is enough. When President Obama was in office, he declared that he would fundamentally change America. Look back with an honest eye and you will see what I see: that Obama started the great divide of our citizens and promoted racism at every opportunity. And don’t forget his...
Letter to the editor: We should do what we can on climate change
I take issue with op-ed writer Dave Murray (“What would I give up for a climate emergency?”) on many counts. He doesn’t want to treat climate change as an emergency, describing a future without so many products made from fossil fuels, while not mentioning the biggest ones, transportation and electricity...
Letter to the editor: Jesus on abortion — thou shalt not kill
I am writing in response to David Ninehouser’s letter “Jesus never preached about abortion” supporting the supposed “right” to abortion. To paraphrase, Ninehouser criticized Republicans (and Christians) for opposing abortion. To support his argument, Ninehouser wrote that Jesus spoke of God’s “all-embracing love” but never once mentioned abortion. Apparently, in...
