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A good laugh

To the editor: Everyone needs a good laugh every now and then. I received mine reading the Sentinel editorial page on Oct. 12. It was the cartoon of John Fetterman trick or treating and neighborhood parents did not recognize him in a suit. It was a classic image of art imitating life. Don’t be fooled, Fetterman’s general uniform of a hoodie and shorts is no lie. It confirms his level of maturity. There is nothing wrong with shorts and a hoodie going to the gym but running for The United States Senate? I don’t think so! Sponging off his parents until middle age is another ...

Today’s problems same as those of past

To the editor: There are many excuses given for the problem in our nation and the world today. Economy, inflation, national and world leadership, etc., I find that the problem today is the same problem that started with Adam. Man was created with the ability to serve and obey God (Eccl.7:29) but he chose not to. When Adam chose to eat the forbidden fruit he chose to be his own God and not to serve the true God. His choice to sin against God caused him to lose his ability to serve God as he was able to when he was created. The fallen image he now possessed was passed on to all of his ...

A date that should live in infamy

To the editor: It was Oct 8, 1984, at the first Reagan-Mondale debate when moderator Fred Barnes asked a rather odd question for a presidential debate and got even odder answers. The following was taken from a transcript of that debate. Q. Mr. President, would you describe your religious beliefs, noting particularly whether you consider yourself a born-again Christian and explain how these beliefs affect your Presidential decisions? REAGAN: Well, I was raised to have a faith and a belief and have been a member of a church since I was a small boy. In our particular church we ...

How fascism works

To the editor: Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy during WWII, thought fascism would be more appropriately title corporatism. His vision of corporatism was the perfect marriage between the wealth and oppressive power of corporations over workers, with the law making and judicial powers of enforcement of state government (fascism defined). Following the path of Mussolini and Hitler, Margaret Thatcher in the U.K. And Ronald Reagan in the U.S. first attacked organized labor unions by labeling them as communist or socialist. The second attack in the unwashed masses of ...

Thanks for success of Apple Festival

To the editor: It is a great pleasure to thank so many people for their volunteerism and contributions to the Reedsville Community Association’s sixth annual Apple Festival held on Sept. 17. Many people help bring the day’s events together with planning and hands on work. The snitzing crew included Dave, Jeff, Neil, Leonard, Missy, Carol, Ruth, Keri, Valeria, Sid, Teri, Jim and Jan. The overnight apple butter makers were Loren, Levi, Mark, Jethro, Gerald, Danny, and Rich. Working the Association booth were Jo Ann, Josh, Cassandra, Chelsea, Liz and Lindsay. Valerie, Keri and ...

Biden did not cause inflation

To the editor, This letter is in response to Patrick Buchanan’s editorial that appeared in The Sentinel on Tuesday, Oct. 4. In it, he claims that President Biden and the Democrats in the House and Senate have “run up inflation, that cancer of America’s currency to 8%.” While government spending may be partially to blame for inflation in the United States it is not the main cause. Below are facts that may surprise many readers and questions I’d love to see Pat Buchanan answer. Last month’s inflation rate in France was 5.9%, the United Kingdom 9.9%, Mexico 8.7%, Brazil ...