Letters to the Editor category, Page 334
Letter to the editor: Covid-19 numbers don’t add up
I don’t pretend to be a statistician, and I understand the numbers I’m using are just raw data, but I’m concerned about the numbers being discussed during the covid-19 White House and state briefings. With our country having only 4% of the world’s population, we have 31% of the confirmed...
Letter to the editor: Destruction of life, liberty, happiness
Sun Tzu wrote “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” The Chinese military strategist is long dead but like-minded people of power still exist. America and the world are fighting an invisible enemy, and it’s not just the microscopic virus that we can’t see. We...
Letter to the editor: Using tax money to pick winners, losers
When the government decides the coronavirus crisis is over, rest assured that the politicians will review their response, find minor areas of improvement and ultimately pronounce a job well done. Our parents and grandparents gave the governor the authority to close businesses — and to choose which businesses must close....
Letter to the editor: Freedom & rallies to reopen
Well, President Trump is agitating against his own government. His tweets, with the help of Russian trolls, bring out people who do not understand “self-interest.” They are the usual set of “freedom lovers” who use “freedom” as a mask for their warped ideology. The “rallies” expose the people who care...
Letter to the editor: Conor Lamb, Joe Biden & fracking
As a resident of District 17 represented by U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, I’m troubled by his continued support of Joe Biden for president when he’s clearly against the shale industry here in Pennsylvania. I’m a natural gas industry employee, and we are an energy family in Lamb’s district. To hear...
Letter to the editor: Too early to reopen Pa.
Amid a pandemic, where social distancing is crucial to our survival, Pittsburghers are gathering outside to demand that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen businesses (“Protesters in Pittsburgh demand Gov. Wolf to reopen businesses amid coronavirus pandemic,” April 20, TribLIVE). This would be a tragic decision, as there are, as of April...
Letter to the editor: Nowhere to buy shoes
I have for two weeks been trying to find soccer shoes — not to play soccer, but for grass cutting. No stores that are open have them, and I have no internet to do online shopping. Because of covid-19 I can’t even get through when I try to call stores,...
Letter to the editor: How about a moratorium on income tax?
Left-wing politicians advocate using the pandemic to shape the country with liberal ideology. What would happen if right-wing politicians used the pandemic to shape the country with conservative ideology? Imagine if in addition to spending $2 trillion on a coronavirus emergency response bill, we also placed a one-year moratorium on...
Sounding off: School taxes should be reduced during pandemic
Since Gov. Tom Wolf has made the decision to close all schools for the remaining school year and with school taxes coming due, we taxpayers should be contacting the governor and our school districts asking for a reduction in our school taxes. Understanding that the teachers are still working and...
Letter to the editor: Get rid of Squirrel Hill Tunnel
I saw on the news that they want to build a new Commercial Street Bridge, which is part of Parkway East just before the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. What will that accomplish? It will just give you a nicer road to get stuck on before you get into the tunnel. This...
Letter to the editor: Use your stimulus money to help others
The government stimulus checks are out. This raises the question, “How many of us really need the money?” Western Pennsylvania is basically a working-class community both historically and currently. Most of us know what it means to live from paycheck to paycheck and feel nobody really cares. With so many...
Letter to the editor: Taxes, regulations, shutdown push people out of Pa.
I have 11 brothers and sisters. All of them except one have moved out of Pennsylvania. Four of my children have moved out of state. Many people I know have moved away. A family I have known for 40 years said they are moving out as soon as their house...
Letter to the editor: Federal government doing great job
In Michael DiVittorio’s article “6 employees at Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold test positive for coronavirus” (April 13, TribLIVE), union president Wendell Young was quoted as saying, “We wish we had better guidance out of the federal government.” Where have you been, Wendell? The federal government created the Coronavirus Task...
Letter to the editor: The Trump circus
I read letters stating how President Trump restricted travel in January. It was Jan. 31, and he never stopped flights. He stopped people in China from flying here, but Americans, dual citizens and permanent residents still could fly here. Travel from Europe was not restricted until mid-March, even though Italy...
Letter to the editor: Parties should join together, not blame
The editorial page often includes opposing “pro Trump” letters that approve the president’s policies and results and “blame Trump” letters that attack him but offer few solutions. Many hate what he says, not what he has done. Some letter-writers twist the president’s words out of context and echo the Democratic...
Letter to the editor: Keep the free press free
As if we don’t have enough laws and regulations limiting our freedom and open-ended society, along come some politicians seeking to further erode the precious constitutional right to a free press. Although its premise describes a change in the manner in which we receive our news, the change is no...
Letter to the editor: When will risk be low enough?
A framework for reopening was offered by the federal government to the states based on a decreasing number of new coronavirus cases over a 14-day period. I haven’t seen a trigger number for this process to begin. There should be a certain number of cases that allow health officials to...
Letter to the editor: Coming together is the American way
Letter-writer Dave Majernik (“Hysteria shouldn’t kill our economy”) asked why we lock down for coronavirus when we don’t lock down for other fatal diseases. It’s not rocket science. Think contagion. If we all go back to work with some of us infected, 10,000 sick turn into 100,000 sick, and then...
Letter to the editor: If liquor stores can open, why not other Pa. businesses?
The decision to allow some Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores to reopen (“Pennsylvania to reopen some liquor stores for curbside sales”) is good news. Common sense is prevailing when it comes to this shutdown. Yes, many businesses can open with enhanced procedures in place. But after it sank in,...
Letter to the editor: Year-round resort would boost Ligonier Valley
Earlier this year, Ligonier Township manager and zoning administrator Terry Carcella said township officials are making plans for the Ligonier Beach property (“Ligonier Township committee to consider plan for reopening Ligonier Beach,” Jan. 7, TribLIVE). One possibility mentioned was a master comprehensive parks, recreational and open space plan that could...
Letter to the editor: Shutting down not way to deal with virus
Coronavirus has caused huge numbers of small businesses here in Pittsburgh to close. Inventories are spoiling, families are being torn apart and countless other disruptions have overwhelmed our society. We cannot shut down our country every time there is a virus outbreak. We have thousands of interlocking parts that must...
Letter to the editor: Contempt for Trump irresponsible
I could only laugh at how some “environmental warriors” can’t let a good crisis go to waste, especially letter-writer Hana Koob (“We need candidates who respect science,” April 16, TribLIVE). Funny how some have to proclaim their view of science (without providing any firm basis or reference) is the only...
Letter to the editor: Celebrate Earth Day by reducing meat, dairy consumption
With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, we are already reducing our carbon footprint during the pandemic by curtailing travel. But we can do so much more by cutting our consumption of animal meat and milk products. Yes, that. A recent article in the respected journal Nature...
Letter to the editor: Rep. Reschenthaler, why block WHO funding?
A message to Rep. Guy Reschenthaler: Your initiative to block funding to the World Health Organization via U.S. House Resolution 917 has alerted many of us in Westmoreland County. Last week, President Trump “officially” defunded the USA’s long-standing contribution to WHO, once its largest contributor. You’ve now actively participated in...
Letter to the editor: Incompetence meets a pandemic
Some countries are responding to covid-19 with competent leadership. Germany and New Zealand took action with early, aggressive testing and quarantining. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern communicate with consistency and honesty, explaining to the public the magnitude of the threat, and, like Winston Churchill...
