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Ensure Iran’s nuclear sites are destroyed

Donald Moskowitz Londonderry, NH Hopefully, the U.S. airstrikes on the Iranian nuclear development sites were highly successful and destroyed Iran’s capability to develop nuclear weapons. Our military performed well to complete a complex operation. Some members of the administration said the U.S. strike destroyed the Iranian nuclear sites, which I hope is accurate. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) initial damage assessment report said the sites were partially destroyed, entrances were blocked and Iran’s nuclear development program was pushed back a few months. Also, the ...

Vote YES to retain Pennsylvania’s judges: Truth, transparency and democracy

Sheri Berenbaum and Patty Satalia State College Judicial retention elections in Pennsylvania are usually quiet, nonpartisan affairs. Not this year. A normally routine process has become a high-stakes political battle over control of the state’s highest court, with national attention, six-figure spending from wealthy donors and a flood of deceptive advertising that has left many voters understandably confused. The question before voters is straightforward: Should three Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices — Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht — be retained for ...

Vote yes to retain our judges

Julianna Cooper Lewisburg Prior to Nov. 4, I will vote YES to retain our Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court judges and mail in my ballot. That is my right, granted by our commonwealth’s Constitution. So when I received fliers that were full of lies about our Supreme Court judges, I became concerned that my civil rights were being threatened. The truth is, dark-money interests are trying to steal our courts. This is a coordinated attempt to mislead voters and politicize retention elections to tilt future rulings toward extremist priorities. The Pennsylvania ...

Elect experienced jurists Neuman and Tsai to the bench this November

Josh Portney State College Every November, we hire elected officials to do the people’s work on a day-to-day basis. We send folks to the halls of every level of government, including the benches in courts across the Commonwealth. In these races, we want people who can hit the ground running on day one. We need individuals who possess the necessary qualifications and relevant experience, with the shortest learning curve possible. That is especially important for our judiciary. Pennsylvania voters hold a unique power to elect judges at every level. With great power comes great ...

Save WPSU

Nancy Parks Aaronsburg I am a Pennsylvania State University alumna twice over with a BS in Science and Human Genetics in 1973 and an MS in Agronomy/Soil Genesis and Morphology in 1985, with a minor in Geography. I have been an alumna for 52 years. I have frequently spoken out with concerns for the management of this University and I do so again. No one should be writing about the destruction of WPSU. This venerable institution has provided truthful, unbiased reporting for decades. WPSU is, in fact, the only forum where I can find reporting that I trust outside of specific print ...

Where’s the outrage from GT Thompson about WPSU?

Patty Satalia State College Penn State’s recent announcement to shutter public media stations WPSU-TV & FM has sparked community backlash. An online petition to save the stations has secured thousands of signatures. But not a peep from Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson. Nothing in his recent newsletter, “The Good, the Bad, and the Local.” This certainly qualifies as “Bad” and “Local” news to his constituents! If you’re wondering why there’ve been no public statements of concern about the shutdown, and no announcements to meet with constituents from GT’s ...