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What wars has Trump ended?

Roberta Doyle Mackeyville President Trump has repeatedly said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for the 7 or probably 10 wars he has ended. I feel so stupid because I don’t know what wars he is talking about. So I emailed Senator McCormick and Rep. Thompson asking what wars he was talking about. I didn’t get any response but I had emailed while they were on recess and I know they were busy avoiding Town Hall meetings at the urging of Speaker of the House. But I thought GT would include this in his emails, “The Good, The bad and The Local.” I think ending wars is ...

The greatest grift in history

Sam Stea Cogan Station Donald Trump and his sons have majority ownership in World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company founded by them in 2024. They receive a majority share of the profits. The company involves the trading of something called Stablecoin which are units of digital currency. On July 18, The Genius Act was passed by Congress. This legislation establishes a regulatory framework for the issuance of Stablecoin backed by US Dollars or US Treasuries. If Stablecoin becomes widely accepted as mainstream currency, the Trumps stand to make billions on top of the ...

Ambition for power subverts democracy

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross In the early days of this country, after the Revolution and before the Civil War, it was considered subversive of democracy to exhibit personal ambition for the office of the Presidency. In a democracy, men and women are supposed to be called to serve out of the obscurity of ordinary citizenship because of their reputation for honesty, administrative ability, and love of consensual government. Candidates did not travel around the country crying out for the votes of the people with speeches, promises, benefits, and disbursements of money like they do ...

Loss of freedoms in our country

Robert H. Workman Lock Haven I am writing this while I’m still allowed to freely speak out against Trump and what he is doing with this country. He’s militarizing Democratic cities, trying to stop free speech on those who speak against him, allowing yes men and women to do his dirty work in every branch of government to shut down democracy and put his political enemies in prison. He has filled every branch of government with people who have no clue about the true meaning of what that position entails. They just do what Trump tells them to do. And if they don’t, he fires them ...

Illegal immigrant impact

Arthur Keller Beavertown Let’s be clear regarding the Democrat position on illegal immigrants. Illegals are counted in the US census which determines the congressional districts and electoral college votes a state gets. States with high numbers of illegal immigrants are typically Democratic (i.e. California, New York, Minnesota…) giving them more electoral votes and more seats in Congress meaning they greatly benefit from illegal immigration. So why open borders — to control Congress and the presidency. The Democrats basically voted to shut down the government by blocking ...

To anyone who burns the American flag

John Thomas Cranberry Township I’m writing this not to condemn you, but to share a perspective forged by generations of service to this country. My family has a deep history of military service: my grandfather and son are combat Veterans, my father is a Veteran and I had the privilege of serving over 26 years in the Army, and the flag has always meant something deeply personal to us. When you burn a piece of cloth, you may think you are destroying a symbol, and in a physical sense, you are. But the flag is more than just fabric and colors. It’s a symbol of the principles that ...