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Top Court weakening voting rights

Letters to the Editor

The U. S. Supreme Court has been weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965, effectively giving conservative states the power to create Jim Crow Laws that had ended. The Supreme Court's first decision was Shelby County v. Holder, where they struck down Section 5 of the VRA, ending the federal requirement that jurisdictions with a history of discrimination get federal approval before changing voting laws. 2. Shelby County v. Holder section 2: The court's interpretation in this decision narrowed Section 2, which prohibits voting practices that dilute minority voting power, making it ...

Residents must turn out to vote

Letters to the Editor

The USA, although not perfect, is the greatest country in the world. All the hardworking people across America love this country as the land of the free, one nation under God and respect the American flag that millions have fought and died defending. America is under attack, this time within our country, by the far-left Socialist Democrats and the New Communist wing of their party. People across the U.S. must stand united and vote out the elected officials running for offices in the blue states like Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania. We must turn these states red. We must elect ...

New train service needs local support

Editorials

“Amtrak sets debut for second train” was the headline atop the Mirror’s Aug. 25 edition. However, there is much more to the story than that headline was able to communicate, and that includes the message that appeared beneath the headline: “Added Pennsylvanian route scheduled to start in November.” That “much more to the story” came from Mark Spada, president of Western Pennsylvanians for Passenger Rail. His message, one that cannot be spoken or referred-to too often, is that the ridership that the second Pennsylvanian draws will be key to any further service ...

Legislature must modernize small games of chance

Opinion

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Pennsylvania, with a membership of nearly 60,000 combat veterans encompassing more than 400 posts, is a vibrant and vital part of our local communities. We provide safe havens for our veteran population — venues for active-duty, honorably discharged, and retired military personnel to congregate, socialize, and bond — and assist veterans with accessing support and vital federal benefits. Individual VFW Posts across Pennsylvania improve local communities through beautification projects; donations to police, fire, and EMS departments; ...

Republicans must put Americans first

Letters to the Editor

Despite controlling the House, Senate, White House and Supreme Court, Republicans can’t manage to accomplish anything for average Americans although they have no problem enriching the Mar-a-Lago class and serving the president. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” eliminated food assistance for needy children and will cause millions of Americans to lose their health insurance. Republicans deliberately delayed many healthcare cuts until after the midterm election. Republicans let Trump start an unnecessary war costing American lives and depleting our munitions stockpile while costing ...

Garrity better choice for governor

Letters to the Editor

Stacy Garrity is simply the better choice in November’s governor race. Gon. Josh Shapiro now is leaning toward using the measles outbreak as reason to repeat the COVID rules, close down businesses, wear masks, enforcement including illegal search of home without the need for warrants. This governor wants ICE dismantled but claims he supports police. Also, he will build all those data storage on farmland and elsewhere, where he lies when recently said he had decided against the data centers, they paid him $5 million to fast track the construction before the public could find ...