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Letters to the editor

Is Trump up to the debate?

Bob Potter Boalsburg Representative Glenn Thompson issued a statement saying he was “surprised that President Biden has ended his campaign, pushed out under pressure of Democratic party elites” adding that Biden is “clearly not up to the task.” Meanwhile, the Republicans, ...

God’s greatest gift — free will

Dean Phillips Ambler Twenty-six million children of God are starving in Sudan, 17 students and staff were killed in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas school shooting in Parkland, Fla., more than a thousand settlers were massacred in Israel on Oct. 7, tens of thousands of Gazans are dead and more ...

Hearing to close Salladasburg on Monday, Aug. 5

Lillie Langlois Cummings Township That’s right, quietly and without a board motion or vote, the Jersey Shore School Board will hold a hearing to close Salladasburg. On July 12, out of the blue, a notice was posted on their website stating: “a Public Hearing of the Board will be held in ...

Not buying GOP gaslighting

Patty Satalia State College Donald Trump, the master manipulator, attempts to use last Saturday’s tragic shooting to silence the most persuasive and cogent argument against his reelection: he IS an existential threat to Democracy and unfit for office. Republicans would have us believe, ...

Media bias

Diane Ebken Port Matilda Widespread claims of an anti-Trump media bias abound, despite scant evidence. But post-Presidential Debate reporting reveals unquestionable bias — in favor of Donald Trump. A media frenzy, teeming with inaccuracies and irresponsible speculation, is unrelentingly ...

Responsible leadership

Marilyn Goldfarb Boalsburg No president decides policy in a vacuum. A responsible president surrounds himself with policy advisors with expertise in subject areas to develop policies in the best interests of the country. President Biden and his economic advisors have enacted policies ...