Letters to the Editor category, Page 329
Letter to the editor: Schools need librarians
Pennsylvania’s system to fund public education is inherently flawed, perpetuating disparities among communities and their constituents, most negatively impacting the youngest. Because property taxes factor so heavily into school budgets, it pushes the weight of responsibility onto the shoulders of those who have children attending school, but also those who...
Letter to the editor: PPE provided to abortion clinics?
“If you’re doing elective procedures, we’re not giving you any more PPE,” Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said on May 4. “If you have enough PPE to do important but not emergency procedures, then we’re not going to be pushing out PPE to that hospital.” I think a...
Letter to the editor: Why didn’t U.S. lock down during 2017-18 flu season?
A question every American should be asking is why the United States wasn’t locked down during the flu season of 2017-18. According to the CDC, the U.S. had 48.8 million cases, 959,000 hospitalizations and 79,400 flu-related deaths. James Beyerl Shaler...
Letter to the editor: We need to keep feeding children
The coronavirus has caused both a catastrophic health crisis and an economic one, pushing thousands of families into poverty and hunger here in Pennsylvania. Even in this crisis, we’ve been able to make sure children are still fed. Nationwide child nutrition waivers issued by the USDA gave school districts and...
Sounding off: Regulations not infringing on religion
Regarding the Rev. Tony Joseph’s letter "Government shouldn’t keep us from church": These are extraordinary times. For those of you who compare this virus with the flu, there is no comparison. This virus is new and more contagious than any other virus. It has killed more people in two months...
Letter to the editor: Thanks to volunteers feeding hungry in Freeport
When businesses and schools started shutting down with the covid-19 pandemic, Jackie Gaughan, Heidi Powell and 14 other volunteers stepped up to the plate, serving warm lunches weekdays at Nexthome Dynamic’s drive-thru window for people living in the Freeport area. This is not Jackie’s first rodeo. Over the past few...
Letter to the editor: Legacy of Trump the ‘wartime president’
Up to now, it has all been fun and games, voicing my opinion on President Trump and making friends, but enough is enough. People are dying. We all know you can’t trust China, but we should be able to trust the president of the United States. Trump made sure that...
Letter to the editor: Let your dog stop and smell the roses
People who yank their dogs along on walks instead of letting them stop and smell the roses (or anything else) are more than just a pain in the neck — they’re causing serious harm. According to a study recently published in Veterinary Record, the force from a light tug on...
Letter to the editor: Coronavirus & control
When I listen to the mainstream media, I notice that when they report deaths with respect to this pandemic, they carefully choose their words. They often say the death toll is (pick a number) with the covid-19 virus. They do not always say from the covid-19 virus. Are they crafting...
Letter to the editor: Safety more important than open churches
Well said, Edna Martorell (“Regulations not infringing on religion,” May 10, TribLIVE). I am stunned by the words of the Rev. Tony Joseph (“Government shouldn’t keep us from church,” May 4, TribLIVE). Despite over 1.3 million cases of coronavirus in our country, and an abundance of medical data on the...
Letter to the editor: New Kensington mural ideas
Nostalgic New Ken wants a mural idea for the Walt’s Deli building (“Pitt-Greensburg seeks input for planned New Kensington mural,” April 14, TribLIVE). Everybody misses the good ol’ days. How about a painting of a clock? The clock across the street hasn’t worked right in years. How about a painting...
Letter to the editor: Are our true colors showing during pandemic?
I’ve grown tired of reading, and writing, about President Trump’s lies, outlandish comments, disrespect of science, etc. Instead, a comment on Americans’ “true colors.” Crises can shine light on our true colors. Americans have risen to do what is right and work together in the past. American resolve was demonstrated...
Letter to the editor: Will you dive in, or wait till it’s safe?
President Trump has been trying to pass on to Americans a bill of goods that everything is fine, we have everything under control. He reminds me of the mayor in “Jaws” who has advance warnings of a danger in the water but ignores them for the sake of his small...
Letter to the editor: Facts about shutdown’s effects
Opinions are like faces: Everyone has one. And while each person’s opinion should be respected, there are those expressed that often are inane, ignorant and uninformed — opinions that should never be publicly expressed. To me, Jay Londino’s letter “Shutting down not way to deal with virus” (April 23, TribLIVE)...
Letter to the editor: Clean up your garbage, Arnold residents
My friend and I walk every day. We see what is happening to the alleys of Arnold, and it is disturbing. We have been asked by our officials to bag everything and put the bags in cans with lids. This is not happening. Boxes are strewn everywhere and garbage lies...
Letter to the editor: Addressing school injustices
The article “School districts plan summer learning, fearing learning loss from time outside classroom” (May 5, TribLIVE) highlighted the huge toll that school closures have on students’ learning and well-being. For many students of color and students living in poverty, public schools may be the only place they can turn...
Letter to the editor: Corporations must support workers
Policy analysts claim the American response to coronavirus faces a dilemma. Either we reopen businesses immediately, causing infection surges that will kill tens of thousands, or stay closed as we are now and ruin the economy. That’s a false dichotomy. There are other alternatives, as Daniel Markovits, author of “The...
Letter to the editor: Can Gov. Andrew Cuomo explain NY coronavirus death rate?
Regarding Ed Collins’ letter “Gov. Andrew Cuomo a responsible leader” (May 9, TribLIVE): Has Cuomo ever explained why New York has 26% (21,845 out of 83,082) of the country’s deaths? The other 49 states account for 73% of the deaths or 1.5% on average per state. Just wondering. Brian Krupar...
Letter to the editor: Pa. citizens suffering with real-estate shutdown
Across Pennsylvania, consumers are being denied the ability to obtain shelter. Gov. Tom Wolf deemed real estate a nonlife-sustaining business, which has caused a significant hardship for Pennsylvanians. While real estate agents in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties can return to work when the state moves to the yellow phase May...
Letter to the editor: Squirrels must have high IQs
A recent letter-writer (“Voters’ IQs,” May 6, TribLIVE) took issue with assertions I put forth in my letter (“Democrats’ ads disrespectful during crisis,” April 2, TribLIVE), writing that “all Republicans must have the IQs of a squirrel.” Respectfully, I once watched a squirrel running through the treetops on one of...
Letter to the editor: Trump a great president doing his best
Donald Trump seemed to be favored by Hollywood and the media. When he decided to run for president, that all mysteriously changed, and they turned on him like he was their mortal enemy. It’s obvious to me that this is what these people do, and this is what they are;...
Letter to the editor: Disjointed efforts to fight covid-19
Multiple sources have reported that the White House ignored warnings from U.S. intelligence in November 2019 about a deadly virus outbreak in China. Various government agencies had briefings which resulted in a detailed outline of the threat in the president’s daily briefing in early January. For the next two months...
Letter to the editor: Biden entitled to presumption of innocence
Regarding Jonah Goldberg’s column “Burden of proof on Joe Biden to deflect Tara Reade accusations”: Even though I wouldn’t vote for Biden, I think that he is entitled, as is every American, to be presumed innocent until he is proven guilty by a jury of his peers. He already stated...
Letter to the editor: Sloan building continues
I wish I had the mystical resources that some members of the Franklin Regional School Board seem to have, so confidently voting to continue building at the Sloan school site (“Franklin Regional board votes to restart Sloan construction project,” April 14, TribLIVE). They must have had the advantages of some...
Letter to the editor: As Pa. plans to track us, remember the Gestapo
I once believed the Jewish community worried needlessly about people forgetting the horrors of the Holocaust. But it is now becoming apparent that most Americans do not remember or even know about the horrors of the German Gestapo, which tracked down and arrested any German citizen who did not follow...
