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Gun violence vs. abortion

To the editor: Mr. Geedey, to your letter in the July 26 edition of the Sentinel: The main topic of the letter you referred to was the hypocrisy laden policy of the progressive left. Gun deaths bad — vacuum abortion deaths good. The collective absurdity of progressive logic is not being able to correlate between common sense and statistics. We don’t live in other countries where nudity is common on TV or like in Ireland where the “F” word is used by children as a natural adjective or adverb. Or countries where women cannot go to school and must be covered from head to ...

Supreme Court acting as politicians

To the editor: Behold the majesty and power of the nine unelected gods on America’s Mount Olympus, the Supreme Court of the United States. Gaze upon the power of transmutation, the magic that transformed Dred Scott, an enslaved human being into an object, a thing to be exploited for personal profit by its owner. Alchemists of old envy the legerdemain of these pseudo-gods as they alter natural laws and create, through bribery, a living being from the dust called corporate personhood. It matters not to these living deities that the 14th amendment was never decided favorably for ...

Nation must not worship false idols

To the editor: When I look at what is happening in our country I can see some similarity to the nation of Israel and the sin of worshiping idols. There were many idols (false gods) that were in the Gentile nations around them. When they were in Egypt and understood the idols that they worshiped we can see that each one of these plagues were not only against the Egyptian people but a defeat of the gods they worshiped. Showing the Egyptians and Israel that none of these idols could stand against the only true God. Before the nation of Israel entered the land of Canaan God gave them ...

Writer clarifies message of letter

Editor’s note: Dave Quay’s letter to the editor published Monday was edited for length. The change removed some historical context regarding Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Mr. Quay also stated that his message was intended for all, not just those of a particular political persuasion. The remainder of his original letter: The opening statement by Nikita Khrushchev and printed Aug. 8 was made when Russia was a much powerful country. Russia is not as much of a threat to our country now as it was in the 1960s. But in ...

Liberal Democrats need to wake up

To the editor: I recently received an email that took me back to the possible Russian atomic bomb attack practices (foolishly under our desks) in my elementary school in the 1960s. The email was a reissuing of the former Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s statement during his speech 69 years ago on Sept. 29, 1959. That statement was directed at the American people in that time of history and ironically is so applicable today. His statement was, “Your children will live under a socialist government. You Americans are so gullible! No, you won’t accept communism outright but ...

Why is gas price so much higher here?

To the editor: After watching the wholesale cost of gasoline drop significantly in the past couple of weeks, coupled with a steep difference in prices between Mifflin County gas stations and those in Duncannon and Harrisburg, the Mifflin County Commissioners believe companies need to take a hard look at what they are charging Mifflin County drivers. The price of gasoline at the major gas providers at Clark’s Ferry (Duncannon) stands at $4.09 per gallon, and at the Front Street Exxon in Harrisburg the price is $3.91 per gallon. By contrast, Mifflin County stations are now basically ...