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Arthur Keller Beavertown 76% of black voters, 80% of Hispanic voters, and 83% of American people think we should have voter ID across America, yet every Democratic congressperson voted against voter ID including Chuck Schumer who was a staunch proponent of voter ID in 1990. 38 states already have voter ID but 12 states plus the District of Columbia let you vote at the polls without any documentation. Pennsylvania is one of them. Why? Perhaps voter fraud! Biden’s team lost over 300,000 children crossing the border, the Trump team found 167,000 of them the first year. Thank ...

Rich Wykoff

MICHAEL RENDOS Lock Haven Kudos to the selection of Rich Wykoff to fill the Region VIII position on the KCSD School Board. Mr. Wykoff is a seasoned former educator, with extensive experience in both the classroom and administrative side of the educational process, and will make a seamless transition to the function of board policy. He is a soft spoken individual, but I suspect his voice will ring loud and clear when it comes to what he believes is best for the kids sitting in the classroom seats. Mr. Wykoff is a man of solid conviction who truly believes in the overall picture of KCSD.

WHYY/WPSU advancing

Kelly Hastings Mill Hall As a member of a group working to preserve public media for our region, I want to address some concerns that have been raised about the proposed partnership that would result in WHYY in Philadelphia acquiring our local WPSU stations. The planned transfer of the WPSU broadcast license to WHYY is still happening. Pending the completion of the asset transfer and transitional services agreements, the broadcast license transfer requests of the FCC will be filed. Successful outcomes to all of these steps will trigger final closing of the acquisition. WPSU’s ...

From humility to grift

Ed Satalia State College As our nation approaches its 250th birthday, former President George W. Bush reflected on George Washington’s defining trait: humility. In “For a Leader, Humility Is the Ultimate Strength,” Bush reminded us that Washington understood power as a trust, not a possession. He surrendered command of the Continental Army after the Revolution and stepped down after two presidential terms — choosing country over ego and setting a precedent that shaped the republic. Bush never mentioned Donald Trump. He didn’t have to. Washington relinquished power. ...

At war against everything that moves

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross President Trump is at war with the entire globe, either by means of tariffs, or by means of missiles and bombs. Unpopular autocrats like himself go to war primarily to keep themselves in power. War brings out an attraction to evil and to illegitimate power. That is why Benjamin Netanyahu won’t stop warring against Muslims and why Muslim theocrats won’t stop warring against Israel. That is why Vladimir Putin won’t quit war against Ukraine. Trump is made for staying in power, so he is made for war. He is made for life-long war against women who ...

Thompson doesn’t deliver

Beverly Crow State College When announcing his re-election campaign, Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) said he takes his “responsibility to be your voice and your vote with a commitment to service, leadership and problem-solving.” That sounds good. But his record tells a different story. As Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, Thompson should be leading at a time of real strain in farm country. Instead, he has remained silent after receiving a letter from a bipartisan coalition of 27 agricultural leaders warning that current economic conditions and Trump ...