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Letters To The Editor

We’ve got a failure to communicate

"What we've got here is: 'Failure to Communicate.'"That quote's from the 1967 movie: "Cool Hand Luke." It was said by The Captain (Strother Martin), the ad hoc warden at the prison farm that held prisoner Lucas Jackson (Paul Neuman).If you haven't seen this movie, chances are you live in a ...

Are right-wingers whiny sissies?

Has that thought ever crossed your mind?It's true! They have an uncanny tendency to make mountains from mole hills and pull boogeymen out of thin air.Birdwatchers and kids playing basketball in the street? Violent thugs. Skittles and bottles of mountain dew? Weapons. A handful of people walking ...

For the past several months, the newspaper headlines and the evening new is about the virus that has gripped this county. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on every aspect of daily living and changed the way we go about our daily routine. This pandemic has taken thousands of lives and has financially ...

Someone once said, "It takes a village to raise a child." That may be true but if a village raises a child to act and do the same old same old over and over that child will not be able to change or enact changes that go against previously taught norms.I personally believe it takes a generation ...

Pa.needs to strengthen gun laws

I would like to ask a favor of all my Pennsylvania friends. This will cost you nothing and the effort will be minimal.I stand to gain nothing financially nor will I benefit professionally or in any other way other than in the manner that all of us might.I’m asking you to call your state ...

Opening schools safely is a fantasy

As a retired teacher and coach, I've thought about what it would be like going back to school this fall. It makes me very happy to be retired and not to have to make that decision.I agree with many in that kids need to get back to face to face instruction safely and I don't need a politician to ...