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Not entirely to blame

Letters to the editor

Sam Stea Cogan Station Lots of folks are blaming the president these days for: — Out of control inflation — Out of control debt — Out of control world — Growing risk of widespread famine and infectious diseases — Backstabbing allies — Attack on the rule of law — Widespread insider trading — Cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes — Attack on science and medical research — Building monuments to his greatness — Using tax dollars to buy votes — MOVING US CLOSER TO NUCLEAR WAR But these are not entirely his fault. Our spineless representatives in ...

Trump, Putin

Letters to the editor

Robert Workman Lock Haven I’ll speak in plain English. No big words or comparing apples to oranges with fancy charts or examples of things in the past. I live in the present and think about the future. I’m not going to go through everything that Trump has wrecked in this country. The list would be too long. But one main one is his buying diesel from Putin, against his own bill. Then blaming President Zelenskky for high diesel costs. The war he started with Iran is the cause. And to the people who call Democrats communists, is that the best you can do? First and foremost, we are ...

Big money vs. the people

Columns

America makes its choice two weeks from tomorrow. It’s not really a choice between two parties. After all, a record 45% of American voters now call themselves “independent” and don’t align with either party. And most of us who still describe ourselves as Republicans or Democrats don’t have much love for whichever party we’re registered with. Nor will it be a choice between the “left” and the “right,” as those terms have been used for the last half-century — representing preferences by the left for more and bigger social safety nets and by the right for lower ...

Thompson’s words vs. actions

Letters to the editor

Marilyn Goldffarb State College Glenn Thompson talks a good game. His self-promotion, however, far exceeds his performance. Take health care. In a recent newsletter, Thompson celebrated his bipartisan legislation to expand veterans’ access to mammograms. An important pursuit, certainly. But why did he feature it under “Bad News”? This constituent would rather hear what he’s doing to address the real bad news: inflation, high gas prices, hospital closures and the Iran war. I applaud efforts to improve health care. But one promising initiative hardly compensates for ...

Dear Annie: Leaving the nest

Columns

Dear Annie: I need your advice. My very musically gifted high school senior appears to want to go to college and major in music performance. But he is refusing to visit colleges. He won’t discuss why; he just gets very belligerent when the subject comes up and won’t expand on any reasons. Should I let it be or make the contacts for him and force him to go? — Music Man’s Mom Dear Music Man’s Mom: It’s possible that your son is afraid to leave home — which would show his intelligence; it’s a big scary world out there. Courage arises not when we suppress our fears but when ...

Get Involved

Letters to the editor

Stephen Poorman Lock Haven Thank you to folks who enjoyed articles about people and places in “Old Town,” Lock Haven’s (“LH”) original name. Years ago, I audited LH expenses. But little weight is often given to historical performance and destructive actions unless young people get involved. Everyone should be made aware of numbers that affect them. Property owners should understand why taxes skyrocketed. As a member of the Pennsylvania Retailers Association Board of Directors, we studied influencers and I brought results to the city so it might minimize negative ...