Letters to the Editor category, Page 338
Letter to the editor: Trump’s leadership will cost us
For weeks hospitals, doctors, nurses, first responders and caregivers have been clamoring for masks, shields, gowns and other personal protective equipment. Yet, day in and day out at his daily coronavirus press briefings, President Trump has been touting how many “millions and millions” of masks and respirators are being produced...
Letter to the editor: US should make its own necessities
Medical necessity made searching for a drug that was not made in China or a third-world country a yearlong endeavor for me. I was prescribed a name-brand pharmaceutical by my doctor and had it filled at a well-known pharmacy in Greensburg. My medical insurance would only pay for generic. The...
Letter to the editor: Beware government takeover
Although the coronavirus situation must be taken with concern, there is an even greater threat to our country. The declarations of emergencies by federal, state and even some local governments pose a potential takeover of our lives by these entities. I understand the need based on our current system for...
Letter to the editor: Chewing through Tolstoy
As one of the few fortunates to stock up at the local library before they were shuttered due to the coronavirus, I decided to return to reading classic Russian novels. A book I’m currently reading quoted some passages from Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” which I struggled, and failed, to read in...
Letter to the editor: Cared for via church’s livestream
On Sunday mornings I feel comforted, loved and cared for by my church, which livestreams worship services. The Lord finds me at home. I don’t feel as if the church is being attacked at all (“Hempfield church pastor apologizes for open services on Sunday,” March 23, TribLIVE). In fact, many...
Letter to the editor: Hempfield property tax late payment relief
In response to the letter “Leaders must act on property tax relief” (April 2, TribLIVE): Hempfield residents will be happy to hear that at our last public township meeting, I requested our solicitor to prepare the appropriate legislation to abate (eliminate) the property tax late payment penalty of 10% until...
Letter to the editor: Westmoreland County, please stay home
Westmoreland County, please help us help you: Please stay home! Please accept this plea from the physicians, nurses and first responders in our county fighting covid-19 on your behalf. We will be OK and we are doing our part, but all of you have a huge influence on how things...
Letter to the editor: Will Constitution survive coronavirus?
The Democrats tried the Russia investigation, impeachment, then Russia a second time. The American people are getting wise to the Democrats’ tricks. They didn’t create the coronavirus, but they will use it to try to win the election in November. This virus has caused panic on Wall Street and an...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s covid-19 response incompetent
History may judge the handling of the covid-19 pandemic as the greatest failure of an American president in modern times. The Trump administration’s failure to heed warnings of a pandemic in early January allowed 70 days to pass before President Trump admitted how serious this crisis is. He attempted to...
Letter to the editor: Help our candymakers survive coronavirus
The article “Coronavirus taking big bite out of Easter candy sales for region’s makers” (April 1, TribLIVE) detailed local candy companies’ struggles during this pandemic and how, with Easter sales way down, they fear their companies might not survive. Well, we can do something about that. Let’s all do our...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s inaction on coronavirus
I am enraged to hear our president imply that he is doing a good job since only 100,000 or more American citizens will apparently die from the coronavirus (March 29 news briefing). When he became president in 2017, he was given a pandemic playbook and pandemic director and staff. He...
Letter to the editor: We must fight infectious disease globally
At least one county in West Virginia is trying to prevent people from crossing borders by stopping the sale of liquor to out-of-state residents (“West Virginia county bans liquor sales to out-of-state residents including Pennsylvanians,” April 4, TribLIVE). This may be effective to stop the movement of some people, but...
Letter to the editor: Trump’s swift action saved lives
It’s tough facing daily pandemic questions armed only with spotty data. It’s even tougher when biased media seek to influence rather than inform the public. Has President Trump made mistakes discussing the severity of coronavirus? Sure, just as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and...
Letter to the editor: Why did couple bring coronavirus back home?
Thanks to the Hempfield couple who left their cruise ship in Florida with coronavirus and brought it home to us in Pittsburgh (“Hempfield couple who tested positive for covid-19 after cruise describe what it’s like to have virus,” March 23, TribLIVE). I have read stories of hundreds of people quarantined...
Letter to the editor: Schools as coronavirus hospitals
Hospitals in other parts of the country are setting up medical tents if there is an overflow of sick people from covid-19. All of our schools are closed down. Why couldn’t hospitals here use school gymnasiums, cafeteria areas and large classrooms? They have power, lighting, restrooms and refrigeration needed for...
Letter to the editor: Time for Trump to step aside
It is well past time for President Donald Trump to step aside and relinquish control of our nation’s response to the coronavirus. We need real leadership and compassion, not excuse-making, blaming of others and preposterous ad-lib comments about Easter timelines and miracle cures. Seeing our commander in chief, surrounded by...
Letter to the editor: Stimulus money is for survival, not pet projects
A $2.2 trillion stimulus bill has been approved by our federal government. These funds were designated to help our country survive this crisis by helping people, companies, airports, etc. to get through this time of lost income and revenue. My fear is that this money will be used for projects...
Letter to the editor: Officials trying to profit from coronavirus
When news about the coronavirus started coming out, some elected officials made money or wanted something for their own personal gain. Sens. Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler and others sold their stock and made money after receiving information about the coronavirus. We didn’t get to sell our stock with that...
Letter to the editor: Health care, socialism & capitalism
While reading Walter Williams’ column “We have no ‘right’ to health care” (March 13, TribLIVE), I thought it puzzling to find the term “moral decency” used as an argument against health care for all. I disagree with the author’s premise, and I believe there is a solid argument that free-market...
Letter to the editor: Coronavirus treatment and health insurance
The recently passed federal stimulus legislation makes coronavirus testing free to all patients, regardless of health insurance status. Anyone who is experiencing symptoms can now get tested without worrying about costs. To ensure that hospitals don’t simply jack up their testing prices once health insurers, self-insured employers and the government...
Letter to the editor: Gov. Cuomo would be good Democratic candidate
Even though I am a Trump supporter, I hope Democrats are watching N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo giving his daily summary. He is the real deal. President Trump will wipe out Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders — not even close. Cuomo would be a formidable candidate, causing Trump serious problems. He...
Letter to the editor: God gives us tools to fight covid-19
Regarding the the Word of Life Church gathering “Hempfield church pastor apologizes for open services on Sunday,” March 23, TribLIVE): I am reminded of the story of a man who was waiting for God to save him from an impending flood. He was offered a way out by a neighbor’s...
Sounding off: Church members put us all at risk
I was truly believing we were all coming together to quell this coronavirus. I was seeing less traffic and more people heeding the advice of our officials and our medical professionals. Then, the news that 200 people congregated together at Word of Life Church on March 22 (“About 200 attend...
Letter to the editor: News sources for the informed, uninformed
Letter-writer Richard Boley (“Politics & covid-19 pandemic decisions,” March 26, TribLIVE) states that President Trump’s supporters who “probably can be called ‘uninformed’ ” can get their information from Fox News “if they need further assurance” beyond Trump. I guess “informed” Richard Boley gets all his excellent news from CNN. Bill...
Letter to the editor: Cruise ship passengers must be sequestered
As a former medical readiness officer who advised three chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretary of Defense at the Pentagon on biological, chemical and nuclear warfare during 9/11, I once made the same decision as our Coast Guard on sequestering a ship transporting infected passengers. To...
