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Voters should consider voting against Democrats To the Editor: After observing the news broadcasting lately and seeing the demonstration going on, it brings a few thoughts to my mind. As for the antisemitic things being displayed, I think the following: (1) Most professors at universities that espouse these anti-Jew thoughts are liberal democrats. (2) Most of the anti-Jew students at the universities are left leaning or would call themselves liberal democrats. (3) Most of the people that you see demonstrating in the streets are most likely liberal democrats. Now taking this ...

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Teach your children well in age of misinformation To the Editor: On Jan. 20, 1942, 15 senior government officials of Nazi Germany met in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee for the purpose of planning and implementing the “final solution to the Jewish question.” The “final solution” was to deport most of the Jews of German-occupied Europe to Poland for extermination, a polite euphemism for murdering, killing, or gassing. Eighty-one years later, it is still difficult for the civilized world to grasp the grisly horror of what happened at Wannsee: A group of highly civilized ...

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National disability employment awareness To the Editor: The Joinder Board of Commissioners of Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata Counties proclaimed October 2023 to be National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month. They recognize people with disabilities have a diverse skill set to meet specifications and deliver results. This year’s local theme was “Be the change. Create an impact.” On Oct. 12, 2023, the Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata Regional Collaborative’s Employment Coalition held its fifth Recognition Event. We extend our gratitude to Ms. Kathy Whalen, administrator, and ...

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God is in control of all that happens To the Editor: GOD is the Almighty, all knowing, absolute Sovereign ruler over all that He has created. He is under no rule of law outside of His own will and nature. He is a law unto himself and not obligated to give account of His doings to anybody. He does what He pleases, only as He pleases, and always as He pleases (Ps.11:3). He does “all after the counsel of His own will” (Eph.1:11). “He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand or say unto Him, What does ...

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Thank you to all for suicide prevention walk To the Editor: The eighth annual Juniata Valley Out of the Darkness Community Walk for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) was held Sunday, Oct. 1, at Kish Park, Lewistown. The three-county community walk welcomed residents and agencies offering resources within Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata Counties. With 275 registered participants and 36 teams, over $33,000 was raised to be used for research, advocacy, education and to promote awareness. AFSP’s mission is to support prevention efforts, save lives and bring hope ...

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Tax coal and natural gas companies To the Editor: When the market for coal collapsed, the coal companies “closed their doors and left town.” Leaving behind acid mine drainage, coal breakers, deep mines, open strip mines and pits and other environmental perils, and no money with which to pay for the cleanup. When the coal market was booming, the coal-producing states should have been taxing the coal companies profits to establish environmental funds to restore the environment to its natural state. At the present time, the natural gas-producing states should be taxing the ...