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Letters to the editor

Thompson owes constituents the truth

Norita Chyle State College Pennsylvanians in the 15th Congressional District deserve a Representative who respects and represents their interests—and Glenn Thompson does neither. Month after month, his partisan online newsletter peddles subtle, and not-so-subtle, disinformation aimed at ...

April Rural Road Safety

Justin Snook Loganton The Clinton County Farm Bureau is recognizing Rural Roads Safety Week April 14-20, by encouraging county motorists to travel safely on roadways this spring and throughout the year. You may have noticed that farmers are returning to the fields to begin planting ...

Replying to predator hunting

Karen Neidrich Beech Creek I found David Kveragas’s letter (printed in the April 3 edition) in response to my thoughts on the predator contest hunts very interesting with all the information on coyotes, rabies and raccoons. I did not, however, approve of his remarks aimed at our state ...

The Real Invasion

Joseph R. Fischer Northumberland On March 26, the 25-story Frances Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the frigid river below. Eight Central American immigrants working on the road crew patching asphalt went down with the mangled steel. Two survived; six perished. They were fathers, sons and ...

Things people don’t seem to know

Mary Randolph Valencia, Pa. With all the opportunities to keep up with the issues, it’s disturbing that so many people are unaware of the facts. Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick laments that “crime is up and wages are down.” In fact, it’s the exact opposite. ...

Understanding pretend

Willow Eby-Fischer Northumberland Four-year-olds understand pretend. Recent bomb threats in Lancaster have me shaking my head. Adults, heavily male, are so frightened of drag queen story-hour they can’t see that which is clear to a four-year-old. Four-year-olds understand someone ...