Letters to the Editor category
Letter to the editor: Trouble in Trump paradise
Well, on the outside it looks like there is trouble in paradise. President Trump’s followers are asking questions, maybe even demanding answers. Could these blind disciples suddenly be seeing the light? Time will tell if the erosion of support will continue, but what a breath of fresh air to finally...
Letter to the editor: New budget an abomination
The Senate passed a budget that gave the top richest 0.1% Americans the largest tax break in this country’s history. It throws an estimated 14 million to 20 million Americans off Medicaid and will probably close the majority of rural hospitals over the next six years. Billions of cuts to...
Letter to the editor: Good men must do something
You reported, when discussing Congress’ reluctance to challenge President Trump on almost anything, that “… a compliant Congress is ceding more and more of its prerogative to the presidency” (“Trump’s approval motivates Congress,” July 20). That critique of the interaction between Congress and the president reminds me of the quote...
Letter to the editor: We need strong methane rules to protect kids
As a pediatrician in Pittsburgh and secretary/treasurer of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, I’m deeply concerned about the impact of methane emissions on children’s health. While these views are my own, they reflect what I see daily in my clinic. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is...
Letter to the editor: Divine intervention on Trump assassination attempt?
Recently Speaker Mike Johnson insinuated that the President Trump assassination attempt in Butler was a case of divine intervention. Really? That’s an insult to my intelligence, as well as any religious beliefs I may have. Are we to believe that God stood by while a man hatched a plan to...
Letter to the editor: Attacking law enforcement officers
After reading the letter “What is lunatic politicians’ agenda?” (July 19, TribLive) all I can say is, where were you when President Trump pardoned terrorists who attacked police officers on Jan. 6? So it’s OK for law enforcement people to be attacked if it fits your political agenda? I don’t...
Letter to the editor: What’s wrong with the Steelers?
What’s wrong with the Steelers? Only everything! The latest is T.J. Watt being given this ridiculous contract while he had a year to go on the old one. Jellyfish have more spine than Art Rooney, Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin. Watt wasn’t earning his last contract so you extend him...
Letter to the editor: Congress should work for the people, not flee from accountability
At a time when trust in government is hanging by a thread, the American people deserve leaders who show up, do the work and tell the truth. What they don’t deserve is a Congress that cuts and runs. Last week, House Republicans refused to even hold a vote on releasing...
Letter to the editor: Treason accusations? This is not who we are.
Open letter to Sen. Dave McCormick: Senator, this is not who we are! President Trump now has, without any evidence, stated that former President Obama committed treason. Sitting in the room that is at the heart of the longest standing democracy in history, Trump said, “Whether it’s right or wrong,...
Letter to the editor: Springdale parking ordinance payback?
On July 15, Springdale Borough Council passed new parking restrictions that few people seem to want except borough council. Why? I believe it is to punish the Allegheny Valley School District for merging facilities for the football program into the soccer and track programs by making repairs to the field...
Letter to the editor: Lessons for America as we approach 250 years
The concept of entropy refers to the tendency toward increasing disorder over time in the dispersal of energy. Entropy applies to political entities, such as empires, as well as to the physical world. Although Americans may not think of our country as an empire, much of the world does. According...
Letter to the editor: Protect our forests
In one of the most remote yet beautiful areas of Pennsylvania lies Allegheny National Forest, home to several endangered species as well as the Eastern hellbender salamander — our state amphibian, whose population also is threatened. In 2025, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans to roll back the Roadless...
Letter to the editor: Government policies power our inequality
Our income and wealth inequality are a significant concern for Americans, and rightly so, because the United States is the most unequal high-GDP economy in the world. And the situation is worsening: The top 20% own 86% of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 80% own 14%. Our government’s policies...
Letter to the editor: Did you vote for stopping the pollution fight?
Regarding the letter “My choice — Trump” (July 11, TribLive): When you voted for Donald Trump and Dave McCormick and Guy Reschenthaler, did you know you were voting to: “Repeal funding to Address Air Pollution at Schools” and to “Repeal EPA Rules Relating to Multi-pollutant Emissions Standards.” These are in...
Letter to the editor: A critical decision on prisoner leg restraints
Voters need to be aware of a serious matter regarding emergency rooms and the need to provide security. There have been three critical incidents this year where an individual from the Allegheny County Jail has attempted to escape and had to be tackled on a hospital floor in the presence...
Letter to the editor: Reasons to release Epstein list
First Jeffrey Epstein’s client list was on the Attorney General Pam Bondi’s desk for review. Then it became Jeffrey who? The question is, who is being protecting? There is no reason to doubt that President Trump is on the list. Just about everyone in the world has seen the video...
Letter to the editor: Pirates need to find better work ethic
Pittsburgh is an exceptional, hard-working town. We work shifts and overtime; we are known as the highest coffee consumers to get us through those long, late hours, a variety of jobs, a spectrum of skills. People show up and stay until relieved. I think the Pirates’ ownership, management, coaches and...
Letter to the editor: RIP Ozzy, a musical god
Heard the news of Ozzy (Osbourne)’s passing with a heavy heart. I’ve been a huge fan since the ’60s, as were millions of others over the years. Never be another like him. The song “American Pie” is about “the day the music died” about the deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie...
Letter to the editor: America’s quagmire
In 1981, CIA Director William Casey is quoted as saying, “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” In many ways this quote sums up what I believe is the modus operandi (mode of operating) of our government. With this in mind, I...
Letter to the editor: Donald Trump’s life’s work
A well-known “urban myth” posits that a thousand chimpanzees pounding away on a thousand typewriters would eventually create the complete works of Shakespeare. Never believed that one, but Prez 45/47 has convinced me that one human with 98.8% of a chimp’s DNA (as we all do), one black Sharpie and...
Letter to the editor: Protect children by releasing Epstein list
Would we want a criminal history check done if a person applied for a position at a bank, a police department, a casino? Why do any less to protect our children than we would do to protect our money? Children deserve to be protected from pedophiles, child abusers, child rapists....
Letter to the editor: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and the ‘Great Die Off ‘
Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t health care reform — it’s a death sentence. By slashing Medicaid, dismantling the ACA and triggering automatic Medicare cuts, this bill will by some estimates cause more than 500,000 preventable deaths over the next decade. So while the rich get tax breaks, the...
Letter to the editor: Instead of right and left, let’s look at what Trump has accomplished
Our politics seems to have evolved mostly into the outspoken haters of President Donald J. Trump versus his loyal Make America Great Again supporters. To me, it’s basically lifetime left-wing socialist politicians attacking a conservative, capitalist businessman president. When you ask their reasons, they both produce lists of conflicting “facts”...
Letter to the editor: Get a real job and get over it
The writer of the letter “United against Trump” (July 14, TribLive) states that he and his family are referred to as “scum” and he has lost his job and retirement. Please elaborate on your job loss. Are you an unemployed government employee who thinks I should pay your salary and...
Letter to the editor: Disturbing developments
Among so many things, here are two very disturbing recent news items: The stable genius, in touting his Big Beautiful Bill, stated: “I have never seen a wind farm in China.” His ignorance is staggering; actually, maybe not if you’ve ever listened to his statements. If he actually ever read...
