Patty Satalia
State College
The response to President Biden’s State of the Union again showed that Republicans just don’t get it.
It was delivered by Katie Britt, a young Alabama Senator reported to be a potential VP candidate. Unfortunately, she didn’t help herself or her ...
Rev. Bruce Wallace
Lock Haven
A number of Lock Haven residents have been angry and disappointed by the recent 4-2 decision of City Council to allow the Christian Flag to fly in Triangle Park for the month of April. Some see the decision as an encroachment on the Establishment Clause of the ...
Tom Justice
Lock Haven
Martha Young’s March 5 letter to the editor, “U.S. Constitution keeps religion out of government policies,” is not only philosophically wrong but also wrong as a point of law. She began by quoting the first half of the opening sentence of the First Amendment, ...
William J. Rothwell
State College
After Super Tuesday, Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee. Think about that. A treasonous conman found civilly liable for sexual assault, who has been using election funding to pay his legal bills, and is currently facing 91 ...
Marilyn Goldfarb
Boalsburg
An octogenarian wants to join an Everest expedition, and is told, “No; you’re too old.” No one asks, “Too old for what?” The meaning is clear: too old to meet the requirements to accomplish the job.
If the same octogenarian wants to be President, and a ...
Sheri Berenbaum
State College
Recent events surrounding in vitro fertilization (IVF) emphasize how Republicans’ views of “life” depend on the political winds.
The Republican Party claims that “life begins at conception,” enacting draconian abortion bans with little concern for ...