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It’s time to see the real bogeymen

Letters to the Editor

It’s incredible how some people agonize over falling behind financially then sabotage their own economic interests by electing Republicans. You know who you are. The GOP distracts you from the damage of its pro-business agenda on your standard of living with bogus issues that smother rational thought. They purposely enrage and frighten because they know nothing motivates voters like fear and anger. If you doubt it look what happened Nov. 4. They convince you bogeymen like trans people and gays threaten your children and America and only they can save everyone from these fiends. ...

Let’s lead the way in giving this season

Editorials

Charities here and elsewhere across the United States might have experienced a mild “mood boost” in June when the Associated Press reported that, after an adjustment for inflation, charitable giving in 2024 was found to have been up by 3.3% over 2023. But just as the busy “make-or-break” 2025 holiday shopping season is about to kick into high gear, perhaps that less-than-robust mood boost of five months ago might have to be replaced by a sense of caution more significant than any existing a year earlier. Much volatility has impacted the business-industrial climate this year — ...

Charlie Kirk will live on for his work

Letters to the Editor

Sept. 10, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. I believe the assassination of Charlie Kirk was not an act of political violence or part of the Radical Left’s agenda, it was the “Evil One” that murdered Kirk. He was murdered because he was spreading the words of Jesus Christ across America. Charlie’s wife, Erika, explained that his focus was “rebuilding” the family concept as well as motivating the college age individuals and families to attend a place of worship each Sunday. The following quote by Jesus Christ that really clarifies the world we live in today and ...

UPMC must do more to protect workers

Letters to the Editor

I have never worked in health care, but I have deep respect for those who do. Many of my friends and family members serve others through health care, law enforcement and fire service. The recent tragedies, including the York hospital shooting and the assault in Altoona, have shed light on a troubling issue: the lack of adequate protection for those who dedicate their lives to saving others. The response from UPMC has been disappointing. No corporation should allow executives to earn tens of millions of dollars while failing to reinvest in the safety and security of its ...

Christian nationalism is not Christian

Letters to the Editor

For some, Christian Nationalism simply means loving your country and using Christian beliefs to guide voting decisions. But there is a form of Christian Nationalism gaining traction in our country that is not really Christian at all. And this ideology is being stressed in some of our churches and in the political sphere. Christian Nationalism is based on several fallacies: 1. Our founding fathers intended our nation to be a Christian nation. In fact, our founding fathers believed in the separation of church and state and religious freedom for all. Under the constitution, all ...

Gov’t shutdown is about Epstein

Letters to the Editor

The House of Representatives has been out of session for 136 days. They have not been in session since Sept. 19. Speaker Johnson says he will open the House once the shutdown ends. Saying of course that Democrats are the cause of the shutdown. But let’s be honest. Speaker Johnson can call the House back in session anytime. There is work to do. But he is not for only one reason: Jeffery Epstein. This is an Epstein shutdown. It has nothing to do with Medicaid or ACA subsidies. As we know, the Senate has the power to fund the government without a single Democrat’s vote. They just ...