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Letters to the editor

Dishonesty, not policies

Patty Satalia State College The response to President Biden’s State of the Union again showed that Republicans just don’t get it. It was delivered by Katie Britt, a young Alabama Senator reported to be a potential VP candidate. Unfortunately, she didn’t help herself or her ...

A word of clarification regarding the Christian flag in Triangle Park

Rev. Bruce Wallace Lock Haven A number of Lock Haven residents have been angry and disappointed by the recent 4-2 decision of City Council to allow the Christian Flag to fly in Triangle Park for the month of April. Some see the decision as an encroachment on the Establishment Clause of the ...

The free exercise of religion

Tom Justice Lock Haven Martha Young’s March 5 letter to the editor, “U.S. Constitution keeps religion out of government policies,” is not only philosophically wrong but also wrong as a point of law. She began by quoting the first half of the opening sentence of the First Amendment, ...

Are you as outraged as I am?

William J. Rothwell State College After Super Tuesday, Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee. Think about that. A treasonous conman found civilly liable for sexual assault, who has been using election funding to pay his legal bills, and is currently facing 91 ...

Too old for what?

Marilyn Goldfarb Boalsburg An octogenarian wants to join an Everest expedition, and is told, “No; you’re too old.” No one asks, “Too old for what?” The meaning is clear: too old to meet the requirements to accomplish the job. If the same octogenarian wants to be President, and a ...

Embryos have more rights than women

Sheri Berenbaum State College Recent events surrounding in vitro fertilization (IVF) emphasize how Republicans’ views of “life” depend on the political winds. The Republican Party claims that “life begins at conception,” enacting draconian abortion bans with little concern for ...