Letters to the Editor category, Page 325
Letter to the editor: Trump’s leadership on coronavirus lacking
During the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World War II, three of our most significant conflicts, we were blessed with three great presidents. Historians rank Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt as our greatest presidents because of their outstanding leadership during the three greatest conflicts our nation has faced....
Letter to the editor: Trump is best leader in time of crisis
I grew up in New York not too far from a guy named Donald J. Trump. New Yorkers are different; a little crude, overly aggressive and extremely hungry to get ahead. Maybe it’s the cost of living or heavy traffic that makes us impatient. Only a New Yorker will truly...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in voting problems
I am opposed to the mail-in vote movement. It fails the smell test. Follow the money to see who is paying for it. It does not provide a signed receipt. You know you sent the mail-in vote, but you do not know if it got to where it will be...
Letter to the editor: Politicians use crisis to push agendas
“Never let a crisis go to waste”: As we remain under Gov. Tom Wolf’s yellow restrictions with no defined path even under green to return Pennsylvania to pre-covid-19 conditions, Wolf seems to have adopted this mantra from Obama’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Before this pandemic, our country was...
Letter to the editor: On masks, noncompliance is selfish
Even during Pennsylvania’s red phase, what I witnessed in stores such as Walmart was incomprehensible. People would wear masks just to gain admittance, and then take them down to their necks. Only when ready to check out would many bother to put it back on. They were playing a dangerous...
Letter to the editor: No planes, blue skies
No child since us boomers has seen such azure skies as we currently have. Cut the wings off all the parked jetliners and use the cabins for homeless shelters! Don Miller Mt. Pleasant Township...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s covid-19 ‘accomplishments’
Recently I had the misfortune to witness a president bask in his own self-indulgent praise of his courageous response to our ongoing plague. Later I observed the following statistics: • The United States has 4.25% of the world’s population. • The U.S. has approximately 33% of the total worldwide coronavirus...
Letter to the editor: Another coronavirus scenario
Consider this scenario: The CDC approaches Madam President Hillary Clinton with projections of 2 million deaths and 50 million infected. Knowing the stock market will tumble from its record high 34,000, the president makes the grave decision to shut down the country and close all borders for the next 30...
Letter to the editor: Legislation would curb elder abuse
As executive director for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, I understand personally and professionally the impact this disease has on families across Pennsylvania and our country. Alzheimer’s and all dementia are often emotionally and financially devastating. As the number of people living with dementia rises, so, too, will their...
Letter to the editor: Coronavirus power grab
As we continue our way back from this event, let’s all put aside emotions and politics for a minute. There have been far worse outbreaks in history and there will be more. Life can’t just shut down or stop. The majority of deaths are the elderly and some with other...
Letter to the editor: Local governments need federal funding
I am a licensed practical nurse providing care to individuals with intellectual disabilities. I am on the front lines of this battle against covid-19. I have not been able to stay home and isolate myself. I need to go to work. My workplace is a state-funded entity, and I fear...
Letter to the editor: Global partnership needed on coronavirus
I’m so excited that my favorite bakeries are finally opening up again (“Let them eat Torte: Prantl’s Bakery reopens in Greensburg, Shadyside,” May 21, TribLIVE). Life feels like we’re going back to normal again. However, I’m concerned that this will happen again. With the phase 4 roll-out of the covid-19...
Letter to the editor: Listen to scientists on climate change
The covid-19 pandemic has led to enormous changes in both our daily and our civic lives, most of which are unwelcome. But I have noticed one change that bodes well for our future. Ask most Americans whom they trust the most for information about the disease and its spread, and...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in voting safeguards
I have a question on where letter-writer Daniel C. Mahon Sr. (“Mail-in voting would damage election process,” May 24, TribLIVE) got his information. You see, Mr. Mahon, if you did participate in the mail-in ballot process, you would have learned two things from the beginning to the complete process. First,...
Letter to the editor: Science has made our lives better
Science has given us so many things to make our lives better, such as microwave ovens, televisions and computers, and amazing technologies such as medical imaging and genetic engineering. We gladly accept these conveniences, but whenever they tell us something inconvenient, too many of us would rather believe a scientifically...
Letter to the editor: Nazi comparisons disrespectful
I cannot believe people are equating our current situation to the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. It is an insult and not respectful of the millions who died at the hands of the Nazis. It is an insult to the survivors. We are not being herded into cattle cars, we are...
Sounding off: We need both faith, masks
In response to letter-writer Cindy Wallace (“We need faith, not masks”): There is an old Irish saying, “God is good, but never dance in a small boat,” meaning God takes care of us when we do our part to take care of ourselves. Jesus’ message is to love our neighbor...
Letter to the editor: Missing the smiles during covid-19
Dear Monica Bensko (“Thoughts from a front-line cashier,” May 21, TribLIVE): Bless your heart for your concern and your letter. I understand what you are going through — and many are going though the same. I, too, miss the smiles more than anything. Hannelore Miller Hempfield...
Letter to the editor: Supporting Dickinson for Congress
I have always bled black and gold, but does our representative? Since joining Team Jerry, I have seen a lack of representation and care in our communities. I support Jerry Dickinson and his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives because of what I have seen. Living in New Kensington,...
Letter to the editor: Vote for the best, not straight ticket
Don’t vote straight ticket. Vote for whoever you feel really will be the right ones in office. The last 12 years have been terrible, so let’s make it great again (although it always has been) by electing the right people. It’s up to us to decide. Remember, “by the people,...
Letter to the editor: We need both faith, masks
In response to letter-writer Cindy Wallace (“We need faith, not masks”): There is an old Irish saying, “God is good, but never dance in a small boat,” meaning God takes care of us when we do our part to take care of ourselves. Jesus’ message is to love our neighbor...
Letter to the editor: Trump and responsibility of presidency
“I don’t take responsibility at all.” President Trump, March 13, 2020 These words will go down in history alongside “we have nothing to fear but fear itself,” “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” and “with malice towards none and...
Letter to the editor: Squandering military sacrifices to covid-19
I was standing at the Memorial Day observance in Vandergrift, having taken advantage of the long weekend to spend time with my elderly parents. As the ceremony was winding down, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” was played. I can’t shake the irony of listening to the chorus of that...
Letter to the editor: America threatened by Democratic insanity
I hold out hope that our nation will somehow right itself — but I am beginning to lose all hope, because the ongoing hierarchy of Democratic buffoonery and insanity is limitless and, in concert with old-world Republican stupidity, will ultimately cause the destruction of our democratic system. “Anarchy” already is...
Letter to the editor: Bud Cook making difference in Mon Valley
Many Mon Valley residents have perceived for years that Pennsylvania government has neglected the needs of its citizens, directing its efforts instead to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. One lifelong Mon Valley resident decided four years ago to try to change the status quo. He successfully ran for office to put himself...
