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LETTER: Kudos on Fourth event

Kudos to Waynesburg Lions Club on another fantastic Fourth of July celebration. The family-oriented day with so many variety of opportunities met everyone's interests. The hard work and dedication of Lions members is so very much appreciated.Many of these members, like Tom Dorazio, have given ...

What rights will be taken away next?

Forty-nine years ago the Supreme Court rendered a decision on Roe vs. Wade giving women the right to make informed and safer choices if they wanted to terminate a pregnancy. Prior to that decision, women were forced to turn to back-street butchers using coat hangers or tried to end their ...

Dowling not fulfilling duties

Elected officials have a singular, awesome responsibility – to represent all the people in their jurisdiction. An elected official cannot carry out that solemn duty, however, when his/her personal behavior is irresponsible, making them incapable of serving their constituents.For a second time ...

The January 6 committee

For those with open eyes and a love of our country and its democratic system of governance, the kickoff of the January 6 committee public hearings constituted a blockbuster.Although those who pay attention knew a great deal about what happened on our modern day of infamy and how it happened, ...

Dowling misses mark on mass shootings

After the massacres in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., I read with interest Republican Rep. Matthew DowlingÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ predictable excuse for doing nothing to curtail the epidemic of mass shootings. He says thereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no sense in doing anything because “criminals do not abide by laws, and laws will ...

Some solutions to stop killing sprees

As we again find ourselves grieving and being enraged over savagery in which innocent children and teachers were mowed down in rapid succession by an American terrorist, we ponder what we can do to make it less likely that this plague which is unique to the United States will continue to ...