Letters to the Editor category, Page 326
Letter to the editor: Thankful for support of small business
Covid-19 hit my small business very hard, as well as so many others. I am fortunate that I was able to open for Mother’s Day with online and phone orders, curbside pickup and no-contact deliveries. Our wholesalers and the flower farms they purchase from had all been shut down for...
Letter to the editor: Sports can be played, watched safely
Sports for kids are being canceled this summer even when we go green. It seems that under green the number of fans will still be restricted. Please let me do the math. A typical playing area for baseball, soccer and various other sports is 3 acres. An acre is approximately...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s dangerous mask belittling
We never had a president who weighed in on culture wars. They were usually too busy running the country to spend almost a day a week on Twitter. Really scary, though, to see President Trump jump right in and turn the wearing of a mask during a pandemic into a...
Letter to the editor: Pittman supporting Pa. during crisis
In his first year as state senator for the 41st District, after winning the special election in May 2019, Joe Pittman was appointed chairman of the Urban Affairs and Housing Committee and vice chairman of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. Pittman is also an active member of the Senate...
Letter to the editor: Conklin for auditor general
Pennsylvania residents continue to be devastated by coronavirus cases and deaths throughout the state. We need honest, hardworking leaders willing to make tough ethical decisions to save people’s lives and shore up our society and economy. Democratic auditor general candidate Scott Conklin of Centre County is the leader we need...
Letter to the editor: Joe Biden has big problems
In her letter “Joe Biden knows how to be president” , Renalda Arndt states that facts will be important to Biden and he will never put his own interests ahead of Americans’. Biden has some big problems, including accusations of corruption and inappropriate contact, and he shows signs of confusion....
Letter to the editor: Protecting special-needs adults
Special-needs adults need protection. Often a parent is vindictive through a divorce or separation, keeping a special-needs child away from the other parent once the child turns 18. Orphans Court is an option, but it’s complex and can eliminate rights of a parent. Special-needs adults have no voice in some...
Letter to the editor: Consolidated polling places a liberal scheme?
Let me see if I understand this: When people were told they needed a photo ID to vote, the liberals and the ACLU went nuts. They said the elderly would be disenfranchised because they can’t obtain documents needed to get a photo ID. Now that most areas have consolidated polling...
Letter to the editor: Expecting honesty from elected officials
It has been brought to light that prior to the May 4 Franklin Regional School Board meeting, a board member sent an email to the other board members and James Heck, director of facilities, with information concerning a bid on musical equipment. The email was discussed during the May 18...
Letter to the editor: I will happily pay extra in restaurants
I’m no economist, but I understand need and money. I need to enjoy some of my favorite restaurants, from the pierogies in the South Side to terrific fish at the top of Mount Washington. My co-workers are in their early 30s and want to enjoy a wonderful meal with their...
Letter to the editor: People, not government, the solution
What do you find to be the most distressing thing that you have faced in the last two months? Is it the loss of security and hope, loss of job, loss of freedom, loss of a family member or friend, loss of a financial fortune? Between the news coverage, social...
Letter to the editor: Opening up Pa. is good for everyone
Our practice has had to negotiate our way through the pandemic and mandated quarantine/shutdown. On March 24, we laid off 75% of our employees and saw only emergency patients. Last week our employees returned, and we are working at about 50% capacity. Our practice will survive, but smaller businesses and...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s legacy
What legacy is the Trump administration leaving for our grandchildren? It appears Trump and his cronies place today’s profits above concerns for our future. It began in 2017 with tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%, continued with dismantling the Clean Water Act, abolishing workers rights and withdrawal from the Paris...
Letter to the editor: Can they hate Trump any more?
The latest hate is over President Trump using hydroxychloroquine as a preventative medicine for the coronavirus. The Democrats say this is so wrong. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says he should not take it because of his age, and he is morbidly obese. Nice talk there, Nancy. I thought you Democrats...
Letter to the editor: Lazy Americans let politicians have free rein
The answer to letter-writer Lisa Messineo’s “whys” (“Disjointed efforts to fight covid-19,” May 14, TribLIVE) is simple: The American people have been lazy. We have let politicians have free rein. When is the last time you voted? When is the last time you attended a commissioners, supervisors or school board...
Letter to the editor: Dickinson has vision for Mon Valley
My husband and I found it quite refreshing that Jerry Dickinson, candidate for Congress in the 18th District, found time to stop at our home to discuss his candidacy and to hear concerns about our community. Over the years, Mon Valley communities have been left behind, the borough of Rankin...
Letter to the editor: Thank veterans for sacrifices
My father was a Marine in World War II. He fought in four campaigns in the Pacific theater, Guadalcanal, Eniwetok, Kwajalein and Guam. He was an artilleryman manning a 75mm howitzer. He was awarded a Bronze Star. On Guam, his gun and four others blasted over 300 Japanese soldiers in...
Letter to the editor: Vote for candidates who rebuke hate, embrace diversity
As we pay attention to the impact of covid-19 during Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, we must renew our commitment to supporting this community beyond May 31. Racism and xenophobia run deep in American culture, and President Trump’s suggestion that China is to blame for the pandemic may embolden people to...
Letter to the editor: Thank the heroes
As an Army veteran, I would like to thank our doctors, nurses and all who continue to serve on the front lines as we fight to defeat this cruel virus. All veterans know the horror of war, fighting the enemy who wants to destroy. Today our brave military are fighting...
Letter to the editor: We need to unite in covid-19 fight
Life during World War II was difficult, as government imposed many regulations. Food and gas were rationed, and everything from nylon stockings to cars and tires were difficult to find. Manufacturing was government mandated, geared to the war effort. But these things did not divide us. There was a feeling of...
Letter to the editor: Government not intended to protect us from microorganism
After two months of observing the situation with the coronavirus and government’s response to it, I have come to the conclusion that we created government to protect us from force and fraud, not a microorganism. Nick Kyriazi Deutschtown...
Letter to the editor: We need faith, not masks
In the past month I have become a rebel and an outcast because I can’t obey the mandate to wear a mask in public. I feel this is a violation of my constitutional rights as a citizen of a free democracy, not a dictatorship. The government can give advice. Advice...
Letter to the editor: We already have religious freedom
I just read the article “Religious freedom bill proposed in Pennsylvania as churches navigate reopening” (May 19, TribLIVE). Really? Don’t we already have a law covering that freedom? We do. It’s called the First Amendment to the Constitution. Wake up, people, and take our lives and country back, today! Al...
Letter to the editor: Weigh the risks, make your choices
Common sense is now an uncommon virtue. In statistics it is important to understand that figures can lie and liars can figure. Statisticians can have a bias, and the numbers may be unreliable and not relevant. Political polls predicted Thomas Dewey would win the 1948 presidential election. Most polls were...
Letter to the editor: Drug store’s nice gesture makes her day
Recently, when opening the bag with my refilled prescription from The Medicine Shoppe in Latrobe, I was pleasantly surprised. Inside was a packet of honeybee-friendly wildflower seeds. Such a nice gesture. It’s the little things. Evelynne M. Majernik Latrobe...
