Letters to the Editor category, Page 375
Letter to the editor: More information on U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant
Your article “How residents grapple with life in the shadows of U.S. Steel’s Clairton Plant” (June 15, TribLIVE) appears incomplete in several respects. First, Clairton supplies almost all of the coke to U.S. Steel’s operations in the U.S. If shut, U.S. Steel would need to import coke to operate and...
Letter to the editor: Call for Styrofoam ban
The unsustainable amount of single- use plastics that Americans use every day terrifies me: 150 million tons of plastic produced each year are used only once, and the problem continues to worsen. Styrofoam, which is very difficult to recycle, is a big contributor to this problem. It makes up a...
Letter to the editor: Wealth tax could decrease poverty
I would like to see Congress pass a new program into law to replace the former Aid To Families With Dependent Children program, which was passed under FDR in 1935 and abolished in 1996. Since its abolition, there has been a large increase in the number of people (especially children)...
Letter to the editor: Standing up to China on trade
Here’s why President Donald Trump needed to stand up for American workers and stop the bleeding on our economy: Our trade deficit with China went from $29 billion to $83 billion under President Bill Clinton between 1994-2000; from $83 billion to $268 billion under President George W. Bush from 2001-08;...
Letter to the editor: Peduto on Pittsburgh terrorist bomb plot
Had the refugee’s plot been carried out (“Syrian refugee charged with plotting to bomb Pittsburgh church”), Mayor Bill Peduto would have known how to shine. Virtue-signaling his way through the myriad of press conferences like a virtuoso, he’d condemn any animosity Pittsburghers might dare have, sermonize ad nauseam in an...
Letter to the editor: On abortion, let’s build bridges
Believe it or not, most individuals who identify as pro-choice are not cold blooded baby-killers seeking to advance a culture of death. And guess what? Most individuals who identify as pro-life are not religious bigots and misogynists hell-bent on oppressing women. After over 40 years of emotional rhetoric and demeaning...
Letter to the editor: Fight to end Alzheimer’s
During June, Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Association needs you to get involved to help raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Everyone is at risk to develop Alzheimer’s, a disease that is often misunderstood. Alzheimer’s is not normal aging; it’s a progressive brain disease without any...
Letter to the editor: Vaccination wards off disaster
This country was once full of plagues and short life expectancies, but when immunizations changed everything. Unfortunately, now some people view immunizations as a right rather than a requirement. When we stop vaccinating, epidemics ensue. Take Japan in 1974. When pertussis was at all-time lows, the country stopped requiring vaccination...
Letter to the editor: Stop Iranian oil tanker attacks
After two more oil tankers were attacked in the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump stated Iran was responsible for the attacks. This brings to six the number of oil tankers attacked by Iran. Iran is attempting to get the United States to lift its crippling...
Sounding off: ‘Dangerous & Crazy’ party could bring all together
Let me get this straight. The left thinks President Trump is dangerous and crazy, the right thinks Pelosi and Schumer are dangerous and crazy, both groups think Bernie is dangerous and crazy, and everybody thinks Ocasio-Cortez is dangerous and crazy. Put this all together and it proves that Americans are...
Letter to the editor: Opportunities for women in energy
When I got started in the energy industry years ago, there weren’t many women. That’s beginning to change. My own trajectory is indicative of the growing influence women have in the natural gas sector. In 1994, I started in street service. My duties included meter reading, locating gas lines, and...
Letter to the editor: Walter Williams’ wisdom
Walter Williams had another brilliant, easy to understand and very insightful piece in the Trib (“How government creates conflict,” June 14, TribLIVE). He points out that a great proportion of the divide in America today is the result of the government deciding for us how to spend our tax dollars....
Letter to the editor: UPMC-Highmark decision will cause patients to suffer
The ruling from Judge Robert Simpson regarding the UPMC-Highmark debate (“Judge: UPMC-Highmark split set for June 30,” June 14, TribLIVE) may be the letter of the law, but it is a huge disappointment to chronically ill and disabled individuals. Qualifying for in-network access to a provider of choice by age...
Letter to the editor: Love, hate for Donald Trump
If you honestly love truth, humility, grace, dignity and gentleness, then it stands to reason that you must hate the obverse. That is why, I maintain, that hatred has a legitimate place in the panoply of human emotions. I never thought that anyone could “unlove” Donald Trump more than myself....
Letter to the editor: Learn truth about global warming
Rudolph Puchan’s letter “Climate-change hogwash” (June 4, TribLIVE) is on the right track, although he seems to conclude that the issue of climate change is not all that important. In fact, it is very important because many who promote this myth have vested interests. Some want to garner research money,...
Letter to the editor: Video games & violence
It seems every day somewhere in this country there is some sort of incident in a school, be it a shooting, a threat or a weapon of some sort found on a student. Then we hear from experts and highly educated people that they cannot figure out the why. My...
Letter to the editor: Tariffs vs. free trade
Those who disagreed with President Trump’s planned tariff on Mexican products, understanding that it would most likely have resulted in higher prices for the American consumer, as well as higher costs to American businesses, are probably right. Their first response should be to contact their Democratic (and Republican) representatives and...
Letter to the editor: Dreaming of Democrats loving America
I had a dream that the Democrats and far left started to love America, defend America and most of all appreciate America. Some dream, huh. John W. Newhouse Shaler...
Letter to the editor: Highlands’ taxes
David Poskin hit the bullseye in his letter “Highlands budget woes” (March 19, TribLIVE) when he challenged the value received for the tax dollars being spent. He wrote that last year Highlands’ tax rate was the eighth highest among Allegheny County’s 45 school districts, yet the district requested a tax...
Letter to the editor: Support action on lymphedema treatment
I am a cancer survivor who also has lymphedema, which is painful, debilitating and incurable but is treatable with compression garments and a systemic massage/pumping system that assists in removing the excess fluids from affected tissue. Medicare and many insurances currently do not cover these treatments, and many lymphedema patients...
Letter to the editor: Pittsburgh’s air must be improved
Pittsburgh’s air As someone who just moved to Pittsburgh, I was shocked to discover the gruesome facts surrounding air quality. One out of every three days has unhealthy air quality. The area has become unhealthy to live in. You, your family and your neighbors can play a role in paving...
Letter to the editor: The meaning of ‘free’
free adjective 1. not under the control or power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. 2. not or no longer confined or in prison. free adverb 1. without cost or payment. free verb 1. release from captivity, confinement or slavery. Seventy-five years have passed since...
Letter to the editor: Nothing to admire about media
Letter-writer Richard Davis states that the Mueller investigation vindicates journalists (“Mueller report vindicates journalists,” May 28, TribLIVE). How so? Where’s the evidence of Russian collusion we’ve been promised for the last two years? Turns out it was all wishful thinking. He also states that the media’s “constant vigilance protects our...
Letter to the editor: Shout-outs to Greenburg merchants
I want to give a shout-out to Bob at Lapels in downtown Greensburg. Our grandson came into town for a job interview. At the last minute he realized he had forgotten his tie. As we only have bow ties in the house, I went to Lapels in a panic. Bob...
Letter to the editor: GOP started obstructionism
I would like to enlighten letter-writer Ron Raymond (“Obama vs. Trump”) and refresh his memory. President Obama wasn’t ineffective by choice. He was obstructed from passing laws by Republicans, namely Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham. They even refused to let Obama follow his presidential duties to nominate a Supreme...
