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Letters to the editor

Are we a democracy or a republic?

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross Is this nation a Republic or a Democracy? That is the question on the minds of many political party members today. Some conservative Republicans don’t like the term “democracy” to describe our government. They have read a book or two that say this ...

Don’t leave pets in parked cars

ROBIN GANZERT West Palm Beach, Fla. As the dog days of summer bring scorching temperatures, animal lovers should remember hot dogs belong on the grill, not in parked cars. While never a good idea, leaving your pet alone in a vehicle—even during a quick errand—is especially dangerous ...

GOP rhetoric on freedom contradicted by actions

William J. Rothwell State College It’s evident: Republicans tout freedom and limited government, but their actions contradict these principles. In Florida, amid a climate crisis where it is now cost prohibitive for homeowners to buy hurricane insurance, the State legislature spends ...

America’s new servitude

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross America has experienced some embarrassingly cultic, racist and repressive moments over the past couple hundred years: the Mormon polygamy experiment in the 19th century; Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow politics in the south after the Civil War; the anti-Chinese ...

Outdoor Static Airplane display at Piper Museum

Mellanie ‘Mel’ Boone Mill Hall I am so happy to see the outdoor static display of (I think) a Piper Seneca up on a three pole standard. It greets people coming into the museum. I mentioned in a Letter to the Editor last year, I thought it would be a great idea... whether they got the ...

All the Wrong Reasons

Karen Elias Lock Haven Clinton County has made the national news — and for all the wrong reasons. Several of our major news outlets, as well as media sources from as far away as Alaska, have published articles over the past several days about the incident that occurred on the ...