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Opinion

Putin on the blitz

Columns

The cliche has been that the ball is now in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s court. Not any longer. Putin has responded to U.S. appeals for a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine with a strong backhand, rejecting a ceasefire in his unprovoked invasion. Now the ball is in President Trump’s ...

Dear Annie: Navigating teen turmoil

Columns

Dear Annie: My girlfriend and I have been together for four years, and most of that time has been great. The last year and half, however, has become quite complicated and strained due to her 14-year-old daughter. I’ll call her “Rose.” When her mother and I got together, Rose was 10, ...

Man fails to respond to oral medications and injections for ED

Columns

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have erectile dysfunction (ED). I am 71, and this has been an issue for over a year. But it seems to be getting worse. I have used sildenafil and Cialis with no effect. I also received testosterone injections for over a year. I have used Trimix and Quadmix, which worked ...

Words matter

Letters to the editor

Jennifer Jewell Bellefonte Words Matter. Centre Region Down Syndrome Society would like to encourage you to delete the R-word from your vocabulary. I know, I grew up in the 80’s. It may be a habit, but it’s a painful slur that marginalizes people with disabilities, like hate language ...

Mahmoud Khalil has rights, damn it

Columns

Mahmoud Khalil could have been cooked up in a lab to offend — no, worse — to disgust me. And yet, despite temptation, I cannot endorse what the Trump administration is doing to him. Based upon the postings of his group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, Khalil, who was born in Syria, ...

The price of a few feathers

Letters to the editor

Sam Stea Cogan Station Putin was holding out all along for exactly what happened, the re-election of DJT. If Trump stood up against him, the war would have been won in favor of Ukraine. Instead, we are left with the collapse of an European ally, a potential humanitarian catastrophe beyond ...