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Letters to the editor

Sen. Tim Scott

Jim Newton Itasca Former president Donald Trump did better in the 2020 U.S. presidential election among Black voters than in 2016. Wouldn’t it pay the Republicans to have more Black spokespersons? I thought that the GOP might be moving in that direction when South Carolina Sen. Tim ...

Work days and play days, off and on are both a problem

Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross Americans have a problem with what we do on our days off. We also have a problem with what we do with our days on. With our days off, we feel like we are morally and socially free to do whatever we want. Same with our days on. In a democratic society, however, ...

Baby changing stations

Katelyn Smith Mill Hall If you're a parent, you know how annoying it can be when you go to a public bathroom to change your child's diaper and find that there's no baby changing station. So, what do you do? I've had to lay my child on a dirty bathroom floor to change them or I've even ...

Of rules, schools … and lies

FRED BUCHEIT Howard Rules, how we love to hate them. But rules and their enforcement are the foundation of every society, and a sense of justice is above all else. Rules and votes make up the backbone of our democracy, and both are under attack. Rules are the glue that holds society ...

A growing problem

BARBARA IRVIN Lock Haven One of the hardest things to deal with as a visually impaired person is being unemployed. It's becoming more of a problem. Not only does it affect one's wellbeing, but it also makes one feel as though no one understands. This is what I've been going through in ...

What should Congress do?

Sylvia Neely State College I will grant that it would be best not to have the Saudi government interfering in our golf tournaments. But let’s do the numbers. Attendance at the US Open this year was limited to 22,000 a day. The crowd at the Masters reaches a top of 50,000 a day. This ...