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When courts fall, democracy dies

Tim Mannello Williamsport The legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch are three co-equal branches of government. One of the functions of the judicial branch is to check the unconstitutional and illegal actions of the executive and legislative branches. The Republican controlled House and Senate are already a presidential rubber stamp. Judges play a crucial role in protecting our democracy. They are the final safeguards who can stop laws or government actions that might break the rules of the Constitution. When they issue a “stay,” it means those ...

What’s best for us

George Polycranos Port Matilda Everyone wants what’s best for themselves and their families. We try to elect candidates who will work to make our lives better. That’s why it’s so hard to understand the greed and cruelty of Trump and elected Republicans focused only on their own self-interests while causing tremendous suffering for so many Americans. The Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” extends another huge tax break for Trump and his fellow billionaires ballooning our national debt by trillions. It causes children to go hungry withholding SNAP food assistance and closes ...

How is he president? (part two)

Robert H. Workman Lock Haven Editor’s note: This is part two of a very long letter to the editor. Part one ran Wednesday. Nov. 12. May 2017 to March 2019: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation: Following accusations that Trump’s 2016 election campaign involved illegally conspiring with Russia, former FBI investigator, Robert Mueller, spent almost two years investigating any possible wrongdoing. Mueller’s team were unable to find enough evidence to prove Trump’s team directly “colluded” with Russia, but it ascertained that Russia did interfere with the ...

How is he president? (part one)

Robert H. Workman Lock Haven Trump has amassed, over his 79 years on the planet, a great deal of accusations over his actions. Many he got away with due partly by judges he picked and did as he wanted them to do, which range from accusations of raping a teenager in 1994 to rigging the 2016 election and declarations that he incited violence that led to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capital. Overall, Trump has 34 felony counts to his name, one official conviction and two impeachments on his CV (along with six instances of bankruptcy, which also feels super reassuring for the ...

Charlie Mike

Eric Hoover Lock Haven My fellow patriots, I would like to share my growing concerns with you this Veterans Day. Allow me to explain. The NATO phonetic alphabet is a set of 26 code words used to spell out letters to avoid confusion in radio communications. The code words are sometimes used to spell out acronyms, and the military loves their acronyms. But there is one that holds profound meaning to me. A phrase that most who served will recognize. “Charlie Mike,” which simply means, continue mission. At times you would hear this phrase crackle across a radio transmission or ...

Remembering Veterans

Donald Moskowitz and Elizabeth (Jones) Moskowitz Londonderry In recognition of the 250th birthdays of our Army, Navy and Marine Corp, and the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of our country, the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the 110th anniversary of WWI, and in recognition of Veterans Day 2025, we extend our appreciation and thoughts to Americans who are serving in our military and to all veterans. We also wish to acknowledge the veterans of the Jones and Moskowitz families who served during major wars from the Civil War to the War On Terror, including ...