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Letters To The Editor

Thoughts on the killing of George Floyd

The first time that I watched the video of the Minneapolis cop nonchalantly pressing his knee to the neck of George Floyd, I felt sick to my stomach. I hoped there was some sort of justification for this, but I know there isn’t. It was plain and simple murder.But that said, I wonder how can ...

Dear Residents of Fayette County:Over the past three months, your diligence helped Fayette County flatten the curve to mitigate the spread of COVlD-19. Your efforts to follow the PA Department of Health and the CDC guidelines made a tremendous difference. Thank you for doing your part.As a ...

Rome wasn't built in a day. Nor is unity and equality among all the races. With positive change, can we reach that goal? A "sore spot" can be temporarily managed by the application of a Band Aid, but after countless applications over a period of many, many years that "sore spot" remains ...

Now here's the deal. We're in a crisis. Words like: epidemic and pandemic have slithered into our vocabulary and we're even saying goofy stuff like "new normal" There's nothing normal about it. It's a new "abnormal."Our oldest and most vulnerable are dying; from complications to their existing ...

Right to make our own choices

I joined the Marine Corps and met guys that were just as afraid as I was because we did not know if we would have to fight for our Country but we knew that we would. I served as a Police Officer for 28 years. Everyday we went to work, we didn't know if we would see our Family again. We had our ...

In union there is strength

I have watched this week's unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words "Equal Justice Under Law" are carved in the pediment of the United States Supreme Court. This is precisely what protesters are rightly demanding. It is a wholesome and unifying demand — one that all of us should be ...